| Club: | Liverpool |
| Season: | 1952–53 |
| Manager: | Don Welsh |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 52,079 (v Cardiff City, League, 3 April) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 23,204 (v Charlton Athletic, League, 28 March) |
| Average Attendance: | 40,172 |
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| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
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| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 23-Aug-52 | A | 1–1 | 38,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Aug-52 | H | 1–0 | 46,614 | Report | Report | |||
| 30-Aug-52 | H | 3–2 | 40,062 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Sep-52 | A | 2–0 | 41,183 | Report | Report | |||
| 06-Sep-52 | A | 2–0 | 42,965 | Report | Report | |||
| 10-Sep-52 | H | 2–1 | 49,809 | Report | Report | |||
| 13-Sep-52 | H | 1–1 | 49,771 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Sep-52 | A | 1–3 | 37,331 | Report | Report | |||
| 20-Sep-52 | H | 4–1 | 40,715 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Sep-52 | A | 0–3 | 33,774 | Report | Report | |||
| 04-Oct-52 | H | 5–3 | 48,002 | Report | Report | |||
| 11-Oct-52 | A | 2–2 | 35,251 | Report | Report | |||
| 18-Oct-52 | H | 0–2 | 42,573 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Oct-52 | A | 1–3 | 50,555 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-Nov-52 | H | 2–1 | 46,487 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Nov-52 | A | 2–3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Nov-52 | H | 1–5 | 45,010 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Nov-52 | A | 2–3 | 20,758 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Nov-52 | H | 2–2 | 32,336 | Report | Report | |||
| 13-Dec-52 | H | 1–2 | 34,450 | Report | Report | |||
| 20-Dec-52 | H | 2–2 | 27,659 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Dec-52 | A | 0–2 | 35,858 | Report | Report | |||
| 26-Dec-52 | H | 1–1 | 46,589 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Jan-53 | A | 1–3 | 25,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 17-Jan-53 | H | 0–1 | 41,191 | Report | Report | |||
| 24-Jan-53 | A | 1–3 | 27,045 | Report | Report | |||
| 07-Feb-53 | A | 3–2 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 14-Feb-53 | H | 3–0 | 24,890 | Report | Report | |||
| 21-Feb-53 | A | 2–1 | 35,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 04-Mar-53 | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 07-Mar-53 | A | 0–4 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 14-Mar-53 | H | 2–0 | 40,409 | Report | Report | |||
| 21-Mar-53 | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 23-Mar-53 | A | 0–3 | 40,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 28-Mar-53 | H | 1–2 | 23,204 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Apr-53 | H | 2–1 | 52,079 | Report | Report | |||
| 04-Apr-53 | A | 3–5 | 40,564 | Report | Report | |||
| 06-Apr-53 | A | 0–4 | 20,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 11-Apr-53 | H | 1–1 | 34,064 | Report | Report | |||
| 18-Apr-53 | A | 1–3 | 22,073 | Report | Report | |||
| 20-Apr-53 | A | 1–3 | 20,869 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Apr-53 | H | 2–0 | 47,699 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1952–53 FA Cup.