Louis Bimpson
| Date of birth | 14 May 1929 |
| Place of birth | Rainford |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Centre forward |
| Died | 15 November 2021 |
Louis Bimpson was bought from Burscough and was Liverpool's leading scorer in 1953-54. He was occasionally brilliant, scoring a hattrick against Manchester United and four against Burnley, but failed to establish himself as a first team regular.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 28 Jan 1953 | 19 Nov 1959 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 19 Nov 1959 | 01 Feb 1961 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 01 Feb 1961 | 01 Aug 1961 | |
| Rochdale | 01 Aug 1961 | 30 Jun 1963 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | Liverpool | League Division One | 8 | 3 |
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| 1953-54 | Liverpool | League Division One | 24 | 13 |
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| 1954-55 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1954-55 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 8 | 2 |
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| 1955-56 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1955-56 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 8 | ||||
| 1956-57 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 21 | 6 |
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| 1957-58 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1957-58 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 6 | 4 |
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| 1958-59 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1958-59 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 15 | 11 |
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| 1959-60 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 5 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 1953 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1953 | Liverpool v Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1953 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 5-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1953 | Cardiff City v Liverpool | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1953 | Liverpool v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1953 | Blackpool v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1953 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1953 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1953 | Liverpool v Portsmouth | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1953 | Liverpool v Manchester United | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1953 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1953 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1953 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1953 | Liverpool v Preston North End | L | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1953 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1953 | Liverpool v Burnley | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1953 | Charlton Athletic v Liverpool | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1953 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1953 | Liverpool v Aston Villa | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1953 | Liverpool v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1953 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1953 | Liverpool v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1953 | Cardiff City v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1953 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1953 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1953 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1954 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1954 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1954 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1954 | Blackpool v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1954 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Aug 1954 | Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Aug 1954 | Derby County v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1954 | Liverpool v Ipswich Town | W | 6-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1954 | Ipswich Town v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1955 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Jan 1955 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Sep 1955 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1955 | Leicester City v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1955 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1955 | Bristol City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1955 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Jan 1956 | Liverpool v Accrington Stanley | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 30 Mar 1956 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Mar 1956 | Liverpool v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Apr 1956 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Aug 1956 | Bury v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Aug 1956 | Liverpool v Notts County | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1956 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1956 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Sep 1956 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Sep 1956 | Liverpool v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Oct 1956 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Oct 1956 | Bristol City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Oct 1956 | Liverpool v Fulham | W | 4-3 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Oct 1956 | Barnsley v Liverpool | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1956 | Liverpool v Port Vale | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1956 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Nov 1956 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1956 | Leyton Orient v Liverpool | W | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Dec 1956 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Jan 1957 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Jan 1957 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1957 | Fulham v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Mar 1957 | Liverpool v Barnsley | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Mar 1957 | Port Vale v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Apr 1957 | Liverpool v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1957 | Stoke City v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1957 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Jan 1958 | Southend United v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 11 Jan 1958 | Liverpool v Fulham | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Liverpool v Northampton Town | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1958 | Leyton Orient v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Feb 1958 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 19 Feb 1958 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Mar 1958 | Notts County v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Oct 1958 | Fulham v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Oct 1958 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Nov 1958 | Stoke City v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Nov 1958 | Liverpool v Leyton Orient | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Nov 1958 | Derby County v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Nov 1958 | Ipswich Town v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Dec 1958 | Liverpool v Swansea Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Dec 1958 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Dec 1958 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1958 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1958 | Liverpool v Rotherham United | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Jan 1959 | Liverpool v Sunderland | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Jan 1959 | Worcester City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 20 Mar 1959 | Liverpool v Stoke City | L | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1959 | Liverpool v Barnsley | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1959 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Aug 1959 | Cardiff City v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1959 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Sep 1959 | Derby County v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Sep 1959 | Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Oct 1959 | Liverpool v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.