| Club: | Liverpool |
| Season: | 1949–50 |
| Manager: | George Kay |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (19) |
| Highest Attendance: | 58,757 (v Chelsea, League 27 December) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 33,464 (v Blackpool, League, 8 March) |
| Average Attendance: | 45,783 |
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| Prevseason: | 1948–49 |
| Nextseason: | 1950–51 |
The 1949–50 season was the 57th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing eighth in the table. Liverpool had played the first 19 games of the season unbeaten up to the middle of December and despite losing games after this, still remained top of the league on Good Friday. On Easter Sunday, Liverpool lost 5–1 away to Newcastle and went on to lose three of their last four games, ultimately finishing the season in eighth place, five points off ultimate league winners Portsmouth.
They also reached the FA Cup Final but lost 2-0 to Arsenal.
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| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-49 | H | 4–2 | 49,811 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Aug-49 | A | 0–0 | 27,255 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Aug-49 | A | 0–0 | 70,812 | Report | Report | |||
| 31-Aug-49 | H | 1–1 | 38,097 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Sep-49 | A | 2–1 | 51,866 | Report | Report | |||
| 07-Sep-49 | H | 1–1 | 51,857 | Report | Report | |||
| 10-Sep-49 | H | 1–1 | 44,212 | Report | Report | |||
| 17-Sep-49 | A | 3–2 | 37,859 | Report | Report | |||
| 24-Sep-49 | H | 3–1 | 54,512 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-Oct-49 | A | 1–0 | 44,219 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Oct-49 | H | 2–0 | 49,569 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Oct-49 | A | 0–0 | 33,675 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Oct-49 | H | 2–2 | 48,987 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Oct-49 | A | 1–0 | 41,870 | Report | Report | |||
| 05-Nov-49 | H | 4–0 | 50,536 | Report | Report | |||
| 12-Nov-49 | A | 3–1 | 41,166 | Report | Report | |||
| 19-Nov-49 | H | 2–1 | 50,293 | Report | Report | |||
| 26-Nov-49 | A | 1–1 | 52,509 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Dec-49 | H | 2–2 | 44,851 | Report | Report | |||
| 10-Dec-49 | A | 2–3 | 25,767 | Report | Report | |||
| 17-Dec-49 | A | 2–3 | 46,515 | Report | Report | |||
| 24-Dec-49 | H | 3–1 | 50,485 | Report | Report | |||
| 26-Dec-49 | A | 1–1 | 55,920 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Dec-49 | H | 2–2 | 58,757 | Report | Report | |||
| 31-Dec-49 | H | 2–0 | 55,020 | Report | Report | |||
| 14-Jan-50 | A | 2–3 | 41,507 | Report | Report | |||
| 21-Jan-50 | H | 2–0 | 37,668 | Report | Report | |||
| 04-Feb-50 | A | 2–2 | 36,835 | Report | Report | |||
| 18-Feb-50 | H | 2–1 | 46,634 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Feb-50 | A | 1–4 | 31,804 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Mar-50 | H | 0–1 | 33,464 | Report | Report | |||
| 11-Mar-50 | A | 0–2 | 40,820 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Mar-50 | A | 0–0 | 45,283 | Report | Report | |||
| 18-Mar-50 | H | 0–2 | 41,216 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Mar-50 | A | 2–1 | 22,661 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-Apr-50 | H | 1–0 | 39,721 | Report | Report | |||
| 07-Apr-50 | A | 2–0 | 33,025 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Apr-50 | A | 1–5 | 48,639 | Report | Report | |||
| 10-Apr-50 | H | 0–1 | 43,716 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Apr-50 | H | 1–1 | 36,274 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Apr-50 | A | 1–2 | 46,927 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-May-50 | H | 2–3 | 35,763 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1949–50 FA Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 07-Jan-50 | A | 0–0 | 52,468 | Report | Report | |||
| 11-Jan-50 | H | 2–1 | 52,221 | Report | Report | |||
| 28-Jan-50 | H | 3–1 | 45,209 | Report | Report | |||
| 11-Feb-50 | A | 2–1 | 27,833 | Report | Report | |||
| 04-Mar-50 | H | 2–1 | 53,973 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Mar-50 | A | 2–0 | 72,000 | Report | Report |
| GK | 1 | George Swindin | ||
| RB | 2 | Laurie Scott | ||
| LB | 3 | Walley Barnes | ||
| HB | 4 | Alex Forbes | ||
| HB | 5 | Leslie Compton | ||
| HB | 6 | Joe Mercer (c) | ||
| OF | 7 | Freddie Cox | ||
| IF | 8 | Jimmy Logie | ||
| CF | 9 | Peter Goring | ||
| IF | 10 | Reg Lewis | ||
| OF | 11 | Denis Compton | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | ||||
| GK | 1 | Cyril Sidlow | ||
| RB | 2 | Ray Lambert | ||
| LB | 3 | Eddie Spicer | ||
| RH | 4 | Phil Taylor (c) | ||
| CH | 5 | Laurie Hughes | ||
| LH | 6 | Bill Jones | ||
| OR | 7 | Jimmy Payne | ||
| IR | 8 | Kevin Baron | ||
| CF | 9 | Albert Stubbins | ||
| IL | 10 | Willie Fagan | ||
| OL | 11 | Billy Liddell | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| George Kay | ||||
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