Date of birth | 10 January 1922 |
Place of birth | Dunfermline |
Nationality | Scottish |
Position | Forward |
Scottish international Billy Liddell is amongst the greatest players to have played for Liverpool. He was fast and powerful and remained loyal to the club through difficult times. With Liverpool he won the 1st Division Championship in 1947 and became an FA Cup runner-up in 1950. He scored on his Liverpool debut versus Chester City and it was Liddell who scored at the end of the fifth round tie against Manchester City in 1956 only for the referee to claim he had blown for time as the ball was in mid-air.
Billy also played for Chelsea, Cambridge Town, Toronto Scottish (Can),Dunfermline Athletic & Linfield (war guest).
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Lochgelly Violet | 17 Apr 1939 | ||
Liverpool | 17 Apr 1939 | 01 May 1961 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1939-40 | Liverpool | League War Cup | 2 | ||||
1939-40 | Liverpool | West Region War League | 14 | 9 |
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1940-41 | Liverpool | League War Cup | 2 | 2 |
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1940-41 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 35 | 10 |
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1941-42 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 17 | 11 |
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1941-42 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 18 | 11 |
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1942-43 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 13 | 4 |
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1942-43 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 2 | 1 |
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1943-44 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 1 | ||||
1943-44 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 5 | 4 |
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1944-45 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 4 | 1 |
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1944-45 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 11 | 12 |
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1944-45 | Scottish Services XI | Scottish Tour | 2 | ||||
1945-46 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1945-46 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 28 | 17 |
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1946-47 | Great Britain | Anniversary | 1 | ||||
1946-47 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 6 | 1 |
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1946-47 | Liverpool | League Division One | 35 | 7 |
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1947-48 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1947-48 | Liverpool | League Division One | 37 | 10 |
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1948-49 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1948-49 | Liverpool | League Division One | 38 | 8 |
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1949-50 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 7 | 2 |
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1949-50 | Liverpool | League Division One | 41 | 18 |
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1950-51 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1950-51 | Liverpool | League Division One | 36 | 15 |
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1951-52 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
1951-52 | Liverpool | League Division One | 40 | 19 |
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1952-53 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1952-53 | Liverpool | League Division One | 39 | 13 |
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1953-54 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1953-54 | Liverpool | League Division One | 36 | 6 |
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1954-55 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1954-55 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 40 | 30 |
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1955-56 | Great Britain | Anniversary | 1 | ||||
1955-56 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | 5 |
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1955-56 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 39 | 28 |
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1956-57 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1956-57 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 41 | 21 |
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1957-58 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
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1957-58 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 35 | 22 |
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1958-59 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 19 | 14 |
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1959-60 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 17 | 5 |
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1960-61 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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06 Jan 1945 | Belgium v Scottish Services XI | W | 2-3 | SCOTTISH TOUR | |
07 Jan 1945 | FLANDERS v SCOTTISH SERVICES XI | L | 6-4 | SCOTTISH TOUR |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1941-42 | Scotland | War Time | 1 | 1 |
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1942-43 | Scotland | War Time | 2 | ||||
1944-45 | Scotland | War Time | 1 | ||||
1945-46 | Scotland | Bolton Disaster | 1 | ||||
1945-46 | Scotland | Victory | 3 | 4 |
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1945-46 | Scotland | War Time | 1 | ||||
1946-47 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
1946-47 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1947-48 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
1949-50 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
1949-50 | Scotland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
1950-51 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | 2 |
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1950-51 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1951-52 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
1951-52 | Scotland | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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1952-53 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | 1 |
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1953-54 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
1954-55 | Scotland | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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1955-56 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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18 Apr 1942 | Scotland v England | W | 5-4 | War Time | |
10 Oct 1942 | England v Scotland | D | 0-0 | War Time | |
17 Apr 1943 | Scotland v England | L | 0-4 | War Time | |
03 Feb 1945 | England v Scotland | L | 3-2 | War Time | |
10 Nov 1945 | Scotland v Wales | W | 2-0 | War Time | |
02 Feb 1946 | Ireland v Scotland | W | 2-3 | VICTORY | |
13 Apr 1946 | Scotland v England | W | 1-0 | Victory | |
24 Apr 1946 | England v Scotland | D | 2-2 | Bolton Disaster | |
15 May 1946 | Scotland v Switzerland | W | 3-1 | VICTORY | |
19 Oct 1946 | Wales v Scotland | L | 3-1 | British Home Championship | |
27 Nov 1946 | Scotland v Ireland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
04 Oct 1947 | Ireland v Scotland | L | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
12 Nov 1947 | Scotland v Wales | L | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
10 Apr 1948 | Scotland v England | L | 0-2 | British Home Championship | |
09 Nov 1949 | Scotland v Wales | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 1 |
15 Apr 1950 | Scotland v England | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 1 |
21 May 1950 | Portugal v Scotland | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
27 May 1950 | France v Scotland | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
21 Oct 1950 | Wales v Scotland | W | 1-3 | British Home Championship | |
01 Nov 1950 | Scotland v Ireland | W | 6-1 | British Home Championship | |
13 Dec 1950 | Scotland v Austria | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
14 Apr 1951 | England v Scotland | W | 2-3 | British Home Championship | |
06 Oct 1951 | Ireland v Scotland | W | 0-3 | British Home Championship | |
14 Nov 1951 | Scotland v Wales | L | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
05 Apr 1952 | Scotland v England | L | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
30 Apr 1952 | Scotland v USA | W | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
25 May 1952 | Denmark v Scotland | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
30 May 1952 | Sweden v Scotland | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
18 Oct 1952 | Wales v Scotland | W | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
05 Nov 1952 | Scotland v Ireland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
18 Apr 1953 | England v Scotland | D | 2-2 | British Home Championship | |
04 Nov 1953 | Scotland v Wales | D | 3-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
04 May 1955 | Scotland v Portugal | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
15 May 1955 | Yugoslavia v Scotland | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
19 May 1955 | Austria v Scotland | W | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
29 May 1955 | Hungary v Scotland | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
08 Oct 1955 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | L | 2-1 | British Home Championship |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.