| Club: | Liverpool |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Manager: | Phil Taylor |
| League: | Second Division |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | Billy Liddell (21) |
| Highest Attendance: | 49,344 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 18 August) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,108 (v Bristol City, League, 1 May) |
| Average Attendance: | 35,735 |
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| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the Second Division. For the second consecutive year, the club finished third in the table, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.
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| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 18-Aug-56 | H | 2–3 | 49,344 | Report | Report | |||
| 23-Aug-56 | A | 1–1 | 14,671 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Aug-56 | A | 2–0 | 17,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Aug-56 | H | 3–3 | 41,095 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-Sep-56 | H | 3–2 | 43,222 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Sep-56 | A | 1–1 | 25,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Sep-56 | A | 1–1 | 13,580 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Sep-56 | H | 0–2 | 47,119 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Sep-56 | A | 1–1 | 23,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Sep-56 | H | 2–0 | 41,126 | Report | Report | |||
| 06-Oct-56 | H | 2–3 | 41,538 | Report | Report | |||
| 13-Oct-56 | A | 1–2 | 26,042 | Report | Report | |||
| 20-Oct-56 | H | 4–3 | 36,735 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Oct-56 | A | 1–4 | 13,941 | Report | Report | |||
| 03-Nov-56 | H | 4–1 | 32,334 | Report | Report | |||
| 10-Nov-56 | A | 2–2 | 11,524 | Report | Report | |||
| 17-Nov-56 | H | 4–0 | 29,672 | Report | Report | |||
| 24-Nov-56 | A | 1–1 | 18,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-Dec-56 | H | 5–1 | 34,159 | Report | Report | |||
| 08-Dec-56 | A | 0–1 | 17,624 | Report | Report | |||
| 15-Dec-56 | A | 3–0 | 11,577 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Dec-56 | H | 2–0 | 18,754 | Report | Report | |||
| 25-Dec-56 | H | 1–0 | 22,001 | Report | Report | |||
| 26-Dec-56 | A | 4–0 | 10,332 | Report | Report | |||
| 29-Dec-56 | A | 0–0 | 15,001 | Report | Report | |||
| 12-Jan-57 | H | 2–1 | 35,954 | Report | Report | |||
| 19-Jan-57 | A | 0–1 | 31,144 | Report | Report | |||
| 02-Feb-57 | H | 1–2 | 38,890 | Report | Report | |||
| 09-Feb-57 | A | 2–3 | 39,622 | Report | Report | |||
| 16-Feb-57 | A | 2–2 | 27,100 | Report | Report | |||
| 02-Mar-57 | A | 2–1 | 26,500 | Report | Report | |||
| 09-Mar-57 | H | 2–1 | 30,672 | Report | Report | |||
| 16-Mar-57 | A | 2–1 | 14,241 | Report | Report | |||
| 23-Mar-57 | H | 4–1 | 33,307 | Report | Report | |||
| 30-Mar-57 | A | 3–3 | 8,449 | Report | Report | |||
| 06-Apr-57 | H | 2–0 | 34,773 | Report | Report | |||
| 13-Apr-57 | A | 0–3 | 24,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 19-Apr-57 | H | 4–1 | 40,776 | Report | Report | |||
| 20-Apr-57 | H | 3–1 | 47,621 | Report | Report | |||
| 22-Apr-57 | A | 0–0 | 14,794 | Report | Report | |||
| 27-Apr-57 | H | 1–0 | 36,236 | Report | Report | |||
| 01-May-57 | H | 2–1 | 15,108 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1956–57 FA Cup.