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Liverpool Football Club season archive

1954–55

Liverpool completed the 1954–55 Division 2 campaign in 11th, taking 42 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 16 wins, 10 draws and 16 defeats, with 92 goals scored and 96 conceded for a goal difference of -4.

CompetitionDivision 2
League finish11th
ManagerDon Welsh
Leading scorerJohn Evans (33 goals)

League record

42Played
16Won
10Drawn
16Lost
92Goals for
96Goals against
42Points
11thPosition

What the league record shows

Liverpool won 38.1% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 26 of 42. The side averaged 2.19 goals scored and 2.29 conceded per match; the resulting -4 goal difference gives more context to the 11th finish than position alone.

Compared with 1953–54, the recorded league position improved by 11 places, while goal difference moved from -29 to -4.

Place in Liverpool’s wider history

The campaign formed part of Liverpool’s Second Division years, when promotion rather than a top-flight title defined the central league objective.

Cup and scoring picture

The recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. John Evans led the season scoring record with 33 goals in all competitions.

How this reading was produced: rates, comparisons and competition summaries are calculated from the verified season record shown on this page. They are descriptive analysis rather than claims about matches or events not contained in the dataset.