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Louis Bimpson: Forward |
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Date of Birth:
14.05.1929 |
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With the Reds: 1952-1959 |
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Weight: |
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Bought from: Burscough |
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Signed for LFC:
Ј0 - 28.01.1953 |
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Debut: 07.03.1953 (Aged 23) |
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Last match: 24.10.1959 |
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Debut
goal: 03.04.1953 |
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1st team league
games: 96 |
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1st team league
goals: 38 |
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Total 1st team
games: 102 |
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Total 1st team
goals: 39 |
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Contract expiry:
19.11.1959, transfer to Blackburn R |
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International caps:
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goals: |
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International debut: |
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Former clubs:
Burscough (amateur), Blackburnn Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Rochdale,
Wigan, Burscough (2 - amateur) |
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Birth Place:
Rainford, England |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1952-53 |
8 |
3 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
8 |
3 |
| 1953-54 |
24 |
12 |
|
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|
|
|
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24 |
12 |
| 1954-55 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
2 |
| 1955-56 |
8 |
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1 |
|
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|
|
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9 |
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| 1956-57 |
21 |
6 |
|
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|
|
|
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21 |
6 |
| 1957-58 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
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10 |
5 |
| 1958-59 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
|
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|
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16 |
11 |
| 1959-60 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
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| Total |
96 |
38 |
6 |
1 |
|
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102 |
39 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 102 |
Started |
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96 |
League |
| 0 |
On the bench |
|
6 |
FA Cup |
| 0 |
Substitute |
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| 0 |
Substituted |
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Career Milestones for Louis Bimpson:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
07.03.1953 |
Aston Villa |
4-0 |
Villa Park |
League |
| 50 |
02.04.1956 |
Doncaster R |
1-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
19.09.1959 |
Derby C |
2-1 |
Baseball Ground |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
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03.04.1953 |
19 |
Cardiff C |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Total LFC
games/goals for Reserves
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Reserves |
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League |
L S Cup |
La S Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1952-53 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
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7 |
2 |
| 1953-54 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
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9 |
6 |
| 1954-55 |
17 |
3 |
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2 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
| 1955-56 |
22 |
11 |
1 |
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7 |
4 |
30 |
15 |
| 1956-57 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
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2 |
3 |
18 |
14 |
| 1957-58 |
30 |
16 |
1 |
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3 |
2 |
33 |
18 |
| 1958-59 |
9 |
5 |
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1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
| 1959-60 |
5 |
3 |
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5 |
3 |
| Total |
111 |
55 |
6 |
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15 |
12 |
132 |
67 |
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PROFILE
Louis Bimpson was joint top-scorer for Liverpool in 1953-4, and that season he scored all
four goals against Burnley at Anfield, all the goals coming in the first half. But this
flourish was an isolated outburst from the big, strong centre-forward. He was always an
energetic trier who gave 100 per cent, but had too many short-comings to be a truly class
player, despite all the faith Liverpool showed in him. He joined them from Burscough and
made his League debut in March 1953, scoring three goals in eight games that season. He
could never command a regular place, however, and after reaching his personal peak in
1953-4, he did not play more than half the games in any one season. His 11 goals in 15
appearances in 1958-9 proved a futile gesture, for Liverpool replaced him with Dave
Hickson. Yet for all that, Bimpson's career record of 40 goals in 100 League and Cup games
for the Reds compares favourably with most other Liverpool forwards of the same period,
Liddell excepted. Bimpson signed for Blackburn in November 1959 and later played for
Bournemouth, Rochdale and Wigan.
Slater in the middle with his team-mates; John
Molyneux on his right and Louis Bimpson on his left, autumn 1959
Update: 14.10.2009
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