Liverpool F.C. seasons

Liverpool's team during its first season, 1892–1893

Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. This list details Liverpool's achievements in major competitions, together with the top scorers and the average attendances for each season. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.

The club has won the League Championship eighteen times, the FA Cup and League Cup seven times, the Community Shield fifteen times (including five shared), the European Cup five times, and the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup three times.[1]

Contents

History

Liverpool F.C. were formed in 1892, following a rent dispute between the leaseholder of Anfield, John Houlding, and Everton Football Club, which left Houlding with a ground but no club playing in it. In their first season Liverpool won the Lancashire League, and were elected to the Football League Second Division for the 1893–94 season,[2] going on to win the title without losing a match.[3] Their first season in the First Division ended in relegation, before they were promoted back the following season. Liverpool won the First Division for the first time in the 1900–01 season,[1] and reached their first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. They won their first back-to-back titles in the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons; this was their last success until the 1946–47 season, when they regained the league title. Relegated in the 1953–54 season, they did not regain their place in the First Division until the 1962–63 season under the management of Bill Shankly.[4]

Liverpool first participated in European competition during the 1964–65 season, a season which represented Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph.[5] They won their first European trophy, the UEFA Cup, during the 1972–73 season.[6] The club won the European Cup during the 1976–77 season and retained the trophy the following year. Liverpool won a unique treble of the League, the European Cup and League Cup during the 1983–84 season.[7] They won their first double of league championship and FA Cup in 1986, and during the 2000–01 season they won another treble, this one consisting of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[7]

Key

Key to league record:

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

  • DNE = Did not enter
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • R6 = Round 6
  • Grp = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • S = Shared
  • W = Winners
Champions * Runners-up ¤ Promoted # Relegated †

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup[A]		 Europe / Other Top goalscorer(s)[8][B] Avg.
Att.[C]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1892–93 LL 22 17 2 3 66 19 36 1st * QR3 John Miller 27 2,707
1893–94 Div 2 28 22 6 0 77 18 50 1st *[D] R3 James Stott 14 6,235
1894–95 Div 1 30 7 8 15 51 70 22 16th †[E] R2 Thomas Bradshaw 18 11,529
1895–96 Div 2 30 22 2 6 106 32 46 1st *[F] R2 George Allan 29 8,055
1896–97 Div 1 30 12 9 9 46 38 33 5th SF George Allan 18 13,055
1897–98 Div 1 30 11 6 13 48 45 28 9th R3 Frank Becton 13 13,055
1898–99 Div 1 34 19 5 10 49 33 43 2nd ¤ SF Hugh Morgan 13 15,634
1899–1900 Div 1 34 14 5 15 49 45 33 10th R2 Tom Robertson
John Walker		 10 12,684
1900–01 Div 1 34 19 7 8 59 35 45 1st * R1 Sam Raybould 18 15,647
1901–02 Div 1 34 10 12 12 42 38 32 11th R2 Sam Raybould 18 15,388
1902–03 Div 1 34 17 4 13 68 49 38 5th R1 Sam Raybould 32[G] 15,470
1903–04 Div 1 34 9 8 17 49 62 26 17th † R1 Jack Cox 9 15,411
1904–05 Div 2 34 27 4 3 93 25 58 1st * R1 Robbie Robinson 23 15,222
1905–06 Div 1 38 23 5 10 79 46 51 1st * SF Joe Hewitt 27 18,240
1906–07 Div 1 38 13 7 18 64 65 33 15th R4 Sam Raybould 17 18,666
1907–08 Div 1 38 16 6 16 68 61 38 8th R3 Joe Hewitt 22 18,380
1908–09 Div 1 38 15 6 17 57 65 36 16th R2 Ronald Orr 23 18,047
1909–10 Div 1 38 21 6 11 78 57 48 2nd ¤ R1 Jack Parkinson 30[H] 24,052
1910–11 Div 1 38 15 7 16 53 53 37 13th R2 Jack Parkinson 20 16,900
1911–12 Div 1 38 12 10 16 49 55 34 17th R2 Jack Parkinson 13 22,350
1912–13 Div 1 38 16 5 17 61 71 37 12th R3 Arthur Metcalf 18 23,423
1913–14 Div 1 38 14 7 17 46 62 35 16th RU ¤ Tom Miller 20 29,281
1914–15 Div 1 38 14 9 15 65 75 37 13th R2 Fred Pagnam 26 18,100
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
1919–20 Div 1 42 19 10 13 59 44 48 4th R4 Harry Chambers 15 31,507
1920–21 Div 1 42 18 15 9 63 35 51 4th R2 Harry Chambers 24 36,636
1921–22 Div 1 42 22 13 7 63 36 57 1st * R2 Harry Chambers 21 37,333
1922–23 Div 1 42 26 8 8 70 31 60 1st * R3 Charity Shield RU ¤ Harry Chambers 25 34,790
1923–24 Div 1 42 15 11 16 49 48 41 12th R4 Charity Shield DNE[I] Jimmy Walsh 19 30,434
1924–25 Div 1 42 20 10 12 63 55 50 4th R4 Dick Forshaw 19 30,225
1925–26 Div 1 42 14 16 12 70 63 44 7th R4 Dick Forshaw 29 27,894
1926–27 Div 1 42 18 7 17 69 61 43 9th R5 Harry Chambers 21 30,032
1927–28 Div 1 42 13 13 16 84 87 39 16th R4 Gordon Hodgson 23 29,738
1928–29 Div 1 42 17 12 13 90 64 46 5th R4 Gordon Hodgson 32 29,475
1929–30 Div 1 42 16 9 17 63 79 41 12th R3 Jimmy Smith 23 31,276
1930–31 Div 1 42 15 12 15 86 85 42 9th R3 Gordon Hodgson 36 26,652
1931–32 Div 1 42 19 6 17 81 93 44 10th QF Gordon Hodgson 27 25,443
1932–33 Div 1 42 14 11 17 79 84 39 14th R3 Gordon Hodgson 24 23,381
1933–34 Div 1 42 14 10 18 79 87 38 18th R5 Gordon Hodgson 25 32,482
1934–35 Div 1 42 19 7 16 85 88 45 7th R4 Gordon Hodgson 29 25,198
1935–36 Div 1 42 13 12 17 60 64 38 19th R3 Fred Howe 17 28,686
1936–37 Div 1 42 12 11 19 62 84 35 18th R3 Fred Howe 16 23,817
1937–38 Div 1 42 15 11 16 65 71 41 11th R5 Alf Hanson 15 30,141
1938–39 Div 1 42 14 14 14 62 63 42 11th R5 Berry Nieuwenhuys 16 32,160
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War
1945–46 R4[J] Willie Fagan 3
1946–47 Div 1 42 25 7 10 84 52 57 1st * SF Jack Balmer
Albert Stubbins		 28 47,193
1947–48 Div 1 42 16 10 16 65 61 42 11th R5 Albert Stubbins 26 44,496
1948–49 Div 1 42 13 14 15 53 43 40 12th R5 Jack Balmer 16 45,125
1949–50 Div 1 42 17 14 11 64 54 48 8th RU ¤ Billy Liddell 19 49,532
1950–51 Div 1 42 16 11 15 53 59 43 9th R3 Billy Liddell 15 38,292
1951–52 Div 1 42 12 19 11 57 61 43 11th R5 Billy Liddell 19 39,690
1952–53 Div 1 42 14 8 20 61 82 36 17th R3 Billy Liddell 13 40,172
1953–54 Div 1 42 9 10 23 68 97 28 22nd † R3 Sammy Smyth 13 40,979
1954–55 Div 2 42 16 10 16 92 96 42 11th R5 John Evans 33 36,888
1955–56 Div 2 42 21 6 15 85 63 48 3rd R5 Billy Liddell 32 39,295
1956–57 Div 2 42 21 11 10 82 54 53 3rd R3 Billy Liddell 21 35,735
1957–58 Div 2 42 22 10 10 79 54 54 4th QF Billy Liddell 23 39,494
1958–59 Div 2 42 24 5 13 87 62 53 4th R3 Jimmy Melia 21 36,653
1959–60 Div 2 42 20 10 12 90 66 50 3rd R4 Roger Hunt 23 31,859
1960–61 Div 2 42 21 10 11 87 58 52 3rd R4 R3 Kevin Lewis 32 29,731
1961–62 Div 2 42 27 8 7 99 43 62 1st * R5 DNE[K] Roger Hunt 42 40,463
1962–63 Div 1 42 17 10 15 71 59 44 8th SF DNE[K] Roger Hunt 26 43,854
1963–64 Div 1 42 26 5 11 92 45 57 1st * QF DNE[K] Roger Hunt 33 45,710
1964–65 Div 1 42 17 10 15 67 73 44 7th W * DNE[K] European Cup SF Roger Hunt 37 45,192
Charity Shield S *[L]
1965–66 Div 1 42 26 9 7 79 34 61 1st * R3 DNE[K] UEFA Cup Winners' Cup RU ¤ Roger Hunt 33 47,214
Charity Shield S *[L]
1966–67 Div 1 42 19 13 10 64 47 51 5th R5 DNE[K] European Cup R2 Roger Hunt 19 45,772
Charity Shield W *
1967–68 Div 1 42 22 11 9 71 40 55 3rd QF R2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R3 Roger Hunt 30 47,214
1968–69 Div 1 42 25 11 6 63 24 61 2nd ¤ R5 R4 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Roger Hunt 17 46,818
1969–70 Div 1 42 20 11 11 65 42 51 5th QF R3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 Bobby Graham 21 44,185
1970–71 Div 1 42 17 17 8 42 24 51 5th RU ¤ R3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF Alun Evans 15 46,934
1971–72 Div 1 42 24 9 9 64 30 57 3rd R4 R4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R2 John Toshack 13 46,150
1972–73 Div 1 42 25 10 7 72 42 60 1st * R4 R5 UEFA Cup W * Kevin Keegan 22 44,863
1973–74 Div 1 42 22 13 7 52 31 57 2nd ¤ W * R5 European Cup R2 Kevin Keegan 19 43,362
1974–75 Div 1 42 20 11 11 60 39 51 2nd ¤ R4 R4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R2 Steve Heighway 13 43,242
Charity Shield W *
1975–76 Div 1 42 23 14 5 66 31 60 1st * R4 R3 UEFA Cup W * John Toshack 23 39,847
1976–77 Div 1 42 23 11 8 62 33 57 1st * RU ¤ R2 European Cup W * Kevin Keegan 20 49,224
Charity Shield W *
1977–78 Div 1 42 24 9 9 65 34 57 2nd ¤ R3 RU ¤ European Cup W * Kenny Dalglish 31 48,621
UEFA Super Cup W *
Charity Shield S *[L]
1978–79 Div 1 42 30 8 4 85 16 68 1st * SF R1 European Cup R1 Kenny Dalglish 25 45,922
UEFA Super Cup RU ¤
1979–80 Div 1 42 25 10 7 81 30 60 1st * SF SF European Cup R1 David Johnson 27 43,738
Charity Shield W *
1980–81 Div 1 42 17 17 8 62 42 51 5th R4 W * European Cup W * Terry McDermott 22 39,666
Charity Shield W *
1981–82 Div 1 42 26 9 7 80 32 87[M] 1st * R5 W * European Cup R3 Ian Rush 30 35,387
Intercontinental Cup RU ¤
1982–83 Div 1 42 24 10 8 87 37 82 1st * R5 W * European Cup R3 Ian Rush 31 35,677
Charity Shield W *
1983–84 Div 1 42 22 14 6 73 32 80 1st * R4 W * European Cup W * Ian Rush 47[N] 35,793
Charity Shield RU ¤
1984–85 Div 1 42 22 11 9 68 35 77 2nd ¤ SF R3 European Cup RU ¤ John Wark 27 38,056
UEFA Super Cup RU ¤
Intercontinental Cup RU ¤
Charity Shield RU ¤
1985–86 Div 1 42 26 10 6 89 37 88 1st * W * SF Banned[O] Ian Rush 33 33,928
1986–87 Div 1 42 23 8 11 72 42 77 2nd ¤ R3 RU ¤ Charity Shield S *[L] Ian Rush 40 35,538
1987–88 Div 1 40 26 12 2 87 24 90 1st * RU ¤ R3 Charity Shield S *[L] John Aldridge 29[P] 42,267
1988–89 Div 1 40 22 10 6 65 28 76 2nd ¤ W * R4 Charity Shield W * John Aldridge 31 38,713
1989–90 Div 1 38 23 10 5 78 37 79 1st * SF R3 Charity Shield W * Ian Rush 40 36,690
1990–91 Div 1 38 23 7 8 77 40 76 2nd ¤ R5 R3 Charity Shield S *[L] Ian Rush 26 36,389
1991–92 Div 1 42 16 16 10 47 40 64 6th W * R4 UEFA Cup R4 Dean Saunders 23 33,844
1992–93[Q] Prem 42 16 11 15 62 55 59 6th R3 R4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R2 Ian Rush 22 34,741
Charity Shield RU ¤
1993–94 Prem 42 17 9 16 59 55 60 8th R3 R4 Ian Rush 19 35,847
1994–95 Prem 42 21 11 10 65 37 74 4th QF W * Robbie Fowler 31 34,743
1995–96 Prem 38 20 11 7 70 34 71 3rd RU ¤ R4 UEFA Cup R2 Robbie Fowler 36 39,010
1996–97 Prem 38 19 11 8 62 37 68 4th R4 R5 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SF Robbie Fowler 31 38,436
1997–98 Prem 38 18 11 9 68 42 65 3rd R3 SF UEFA Cup R2 Michael Owen[R] 23[S] 39,100
1998–99 Prem 38 15 9 14 68 49 54 7th R4 R4 UEFA Cup R3 Michael Owen[T] 23[U] 39,427
1999–2000 Prem 38 19 10 9 51 30 67 4th R4 R3 Michael Owen 12 42,598
2000–01 Prem 38 20 9 9 71 39 69 3rd W * W * UEFA Cup W * Michael Owen 24 42,768
2001–02 Prem 38 24 8 6 67 30 80 2nd ¤ R4 R3 UEFA Champions League QF Michael Owen 29 41,484
UEFA Super Cup W *
Charity Shield W *
2002–03 Prem 38 18 10 10 61 41 64 5th R4 W * UEFA Champions League Grp[V] Michael Owen 28 42,803
UEFA Cup R5
FA Community Shield RU ¤
2003–04 Prem 38 16 12 10 55 37 60 4th R5 R4 UEFA Cup R4 Michael Owen 19 41,777
2004–05 Prem 38 17 7 14 52 41 58 5th R3 RU ¤ UEFA Champions League W * Milan Baroš
Steven Gerrard
Luis García		 13 41,303
2005–06 Prem 38 25 7 6 57 25 82 3rd W * R3 UEFA Champions League R2 Steven Gerrard 23 43,913
UEFA Super Cup W *
FIFA Club World Cup RU ¤
2006–07 Prem 38 20 8 10 57 27 68 3rd R3 QF UEFA Champions League RU ¤ Peter Crouch 18 43,505
FA Community Shield W *
2007–08 Prem 38 21 13 4 67 28 76 4th R5 QF UEFA Champions League SF Fernando Torres 33 42,940

Notes

A. ^  The League Cup was founded in 1961.

B. ^  Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and European) are counted.

C. ^  Attendance in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European and other FA and Football League domestic cup competitions) at games classed as home fixtures are counted towards the average.[9]

D. ^  Liverpool were promoted after defeating Newton Heath 2–0 in a test match. Promotion and relegation were decided by test match until the 1898–99 season.

E. ^  Liverpool were relegated after losing 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers in a test match.

F. ^  Liverpool were promoted after defeating Small Heath and West Bromwich Albion over two test matches.

G. ^  31 goals in First Division.

H. ^  30 goals in First Division.

I. ^  The 1923 Charity Shield was contested between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.

J. ^  All FA Cup ties in 1945–46 were played on a two legged basis.

K. a b c d e f  Despite entering the first League Cup in 1960–61, like many other major clubs Liverpool declined to take part again until the 1967–68 season.

L. a b c d e f  From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months.

M. ^  The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.

N. ^  32 goals in First Division.

O. ^  Following the Heysel Stadium Disaster, English clubs were banned from European competition from 1985 to 1990. Liverpool were originally banned for ten years, but were allowed back in 1991.

P. ^  26 goals in First Division.

Q. ^  The 22 top English clubs break away from the Football League to form the FA Premier League as the new top tier of the English football pyramid.

R. ^  Joint top scorer with Chris Sutton of Blackburn Rovers and Dion Dublin of Coventry City.

S. ^  18 goals in Premier League.

T. ^  Joint top scorer with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of Leeds United and Dwight Yorke of Manchester United.

U. ^  18 goals in Premier League.

V. ^  Teams finishing third in their group at the first group stage of the Champions League enter the UEFA Cup at round three.

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LFC Honours". Liverpool F.C.. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
  2. ↑ Williams, John (2001). "Out of the Blue and into the Red: The Early Liverpool Years". in Williams, John, Long, Cathy, and Hopkins, Stephen (eds.). Passing Rhythms: Liverpool FC and the Transformation of Football. Oxford: Berg. ISBN 1-85973-303-4. 
  3. ↑ Pead, Brian. Liverpool A complete record 1892-1986. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-15-1. 
  4. ↑ "Bill Shankly's managerial profile". LFChistory. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
  5. ↑ "All the official games for the 1964-1965 season". LFChistory. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool in Europe: The Early Years 1964-1973". LFChistory. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Football: Multiple Trophy Winners". KryssTal. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
  8. ↑ "English League leading goalscorers 1889–2007". RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Season Archive". LFChistory. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.

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