1937–38 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1937–38 season was the 46th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club ended the season in 11th place. Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup but were knocked out by Huddersfield Town.
| 1937–38 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | George Kay | ||
| Stadium | Anfield | ||
| First Division | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alf Hanson (14) All: Alf Hanson (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 57,682 (v Huddersfield Town, FA Cup, 12 February) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,656 (v Birmingham, League, 6 April) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 27,690 | ||
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | ENG | Jack Balmer | 31 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ernie Blenkinsop | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Tom Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | John Browning | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Matt Busby | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tom Bush | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tommy Cooper | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ben Dabbs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Harry Eastham | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie Fagan | 36 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Alf Hanson | 42 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Jim Harley | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Ted Harston | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Alf Hobson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Billy Hood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Fred Howe | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | WAL | Ronnie Jones | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | RSA | Dirk Kemp | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jimmy McDougall | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jimmy McInnes | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | RSA | Berry Nieuwenhuys | 45 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Barney Ramsden | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | RSA | Arthur Riley | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Fred Rogers | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ted Savage | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | John Shafto | 16 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Alex Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Phil Taylor | 34 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | RSA | Harman van den Berg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 69 | 0.928 | 43 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 41 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 71 | 0.915 | 41 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 40 |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 0.759 | 40 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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