Historical significance
A prolific and versatile attacker who became the central figure of Liverpool's difficult post-war and Second Division years.
Liddell's importance cannot be reduced to the trophies Liverpool did not win during much of his career. His scoring, versatility and durability gave a struggling side continuity, while his prominence with supporters explains why the period is still commonly associated with his name.
Reading the record
The season links below are drawn from the archive's reviewed master record. They identify campaigns in which Billy Liddell was Liverpool's leading scorer; the honour list is limited to trophies won during the player's actual Liverpool career span.
Leading-scorer seasons
- 1949–50Leading scorer: 19 goals; league finish 8th
- 1950–51Leading scorer: 15 goals; league finish 9th
- 1951–52Leading scorer: 19 goals; league finish 11th
- 1952–53Leading scorer: 13 goals; league finish 17th
- 1955–56Leading scorer: 32 goals; league finish 3rd
- 1956–57Leading scorer: 21 goals; league finish 3rd
- 1957–58Leading scorer: 23 goals; league finish 4th