This is a list of seasons played by Liverpool F.C. in English and European football. For a written history, see History of Liverpool F.C., and for a list of honours, see the club's main article.
Season | Division | Position | FA Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield | Europe | Top scorer | Average attendance |
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1892-93[1] | Lancashire League | 1st | 3Q | John Miller (27) | 2,707 | |||
1893-94 | Division 2 | 1st | R3 | James Stott (14) | 6,235 | |||
1894-95 | Division 1 | 16th | R2 | Thomas Bradshaw (18) | 11,529 | |||
1895-96 | Division 2 | 1st | R2 | George Allan (29) | 8,055 | |||
1896-97 | Division 1 | 5th | SF | George Allan (18) | 13,055 | |||
1897-98 | Division 1 | 9th | R3 | Frank Becton (13) | 13,733 | |||
1898-99 | Division 1 | 2nd | SF | Hugh Morgan (13) | 15,624 | |||
1899-1900 | Division 1 | 10th | R2 | Tom Robertson (10) John Walker (10) |
12,684 | |||
1900-01 | Division 1 | 1st | R1 | Sam Raybould (18) | 15,647 | |||
1901-02 | Division 1 | 11th | R2 | Sam Raybould (16) | 15,388 | |||
1902-03 | Division 1 | 5th | R1 | Sam Raybould (32) | 15,470 | |||
1903-04 | Division 1 | 17th | R1 | Jack Cox (9) | 15,411 | |||
1904-05 | Division 2 | 1st | R1 | Robbie Robinson (23) | 15,222 | |||
1905-06 | Division 1 | 1st | SF | Joe Hewitt (27) | 18,240 | |||
1906-07 | Division 1 | 17th | R4 | n/a[2] | Sam Raybould (17) | 18,666 | ||
1907-08 | Division 1 | 8th | R3 | Joe Hewitt (21) | 18,380 | |||
1908-09 | Division 1 | 16th | R2 | DNQ | Ronald Orr (23) | 18,047 | ||
1909-10 | Division 1 | 2nd | R1 | DNQ | Jack Parkinson (30) | 24,052 | ||
1910-11 | Division 1 | 13th | R2 | DNQ | Jack Parkinson (20) | 16,900 | ||
1911-12 | Division 1 | 17th | R2 | DNQ | Jack Parkinson (13) | 22,350 | ||
1912-13 | Division 1 | 12th | R3 | DNQ | Arthur Metcalf (18) | 23,423 | ||
1913-14 | Division 1 | 16th | Runner-Up | DNQ | Tom Miller (20) | 29,281 | ||
1914-15 | Division 1 | 13th | R2 | DNQ | Fred Pagnam (26) | 18,100 | ||
League suspended from 1915-1919 due to World War I | ||||||||
1919-20 | Division 1 | 4th | R4 | DNQ | Harry Chambers (15) | 31,507 | ||
1920-21 | Division 1 | 4th | R2 | DNQ | Harry Chambers (24) | 36,636 | ||
1921-22 | Division 1 | 1st | R2 | DNQ | Harry Chambers (21) | 37,333 | ||
1922-23 | Division 1 | 1st | R3 | Runner-Up | Harry Chambers (25) | 34,790 | ||
1923-24 | Division 1 | 12th | R4 | DNE [3] | Jimmy Walsh (19) | 30,434 | ||
1924-25 | Division 1 | 4th | R4 | DNQ | Dick Forshaw (19) | 30,225 | ||
1925-26 | Division 1 | 7th | R4 | DNQ | Dick Forshaw (29) | 27,894 | ||
1926-27 | Division 1 | 9th | R5 | DNQ | Harry Chambers (21) | 30,032 | ||
1927-28 | Division 1 | 16th | R4 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (23) | 29,738 | ||
1928-29 | Division 1 | 5th | R4 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (32) | 29,475 | ||
1929-30 | Division 1 | 12th | R3 | DNQ | Jimmy Smith (23) | 31,276 | ||
1930-31 | Division 1 | 9th | R3 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (36) | 26,652 | ||
1931-32 | Division 1 | 10th | QF | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (27) | 25,443 | ||
1932-33 | Division 1 | 14th | R3 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (24) | 23,381 | ||
1933-34 | Division 1 | 18th | R5 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (25) | 32,482 | ||
1934-35 | Division 1 | 7th | R4 | DNQ | Gordon Hodgson (29) | 25,198 | ||
1935-36 | Division 1 | 19th | R3 | DNQ | Fred Howe (17) | 28,686 | ||
1936-37 | Division 1 | 18th | R3 | DNQ | Fred Howe (16) | 23,817 | ||
1937-38 | Division 1 | 11th | R5 | DNQ | Alf Hanson (15) | 30,141 | ||
1938-39 | Division 1 | 11th | R5 | DNQ | Berry Nieuwenhuys (16) | 32,160 | ||
League suspended from 1939-1946 due to World War II | ||||||||
1945-46 | n/a[4] | R4 | Willie Fagan (3) | 23,227 | ||||
1946-47 | Division 1 | 1st | SF | Jack Balmer (28) Albert Stubbins (28) |
47,564 | |||
1947-48 | Division 1 | 11th | R5 | Albert Stubbins (26) | 44,271 | |||
1948-49 | Division 1 | 12th | R5 | DNQ[5] | Jack Balmer (16) | 45,273 | ||
1949-50 | Division 1 | 8th | Runner-Up | DNQ | Billy Liddell (19) | 45,597 | ||
1950-51 | Division 1 | 9th | R3 | DNQ | Billy Liddell (15) | 38,180 | ||
1951-52 | Division 1 | 11th | R5 | DNQ | Billy Liddell (19) | 39,928 | ||
1952-53 | Division 1 | 17th | R3 | DNQ | Billy Liddell (13) | 40,172 | ||
1953-54 | Division 1 | 22nd | R3 | DNQ | Sammy Smyth (13) | 40,979 | ||
1954-55 | Division 2 | 11th | R5 | DNQ | John Evans (33) | 36,888 | ||
1955-56 | Division 2 | 3rd | R5 | DNQ | DNQ | Billy Liddell (32) | 39,295 | |
1956-57 | Division 2 | 3rd | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Billy Liddell (21) | 35,725 | |
1957-58 | Division 2 | 4th | QF | DNQ | DNQ | Billy Liddell (23) | 39,494 | |
1958-59 | Division 2 | 4th | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Jimmy Melia (21) | 36,653 | |
1959-60 | Division 2 | 3rd | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Roger Hunt (23) | 31,859 | |
1960-61 | Division 2 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Kevin Lewis (32) | 29,731 |
1961-62 | Division 2 | 1st | R5 | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Roger Hunt (42) | 40,463 |
1962-63 | Division 1 | 8th | SF | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Roger Hunt (26) | 43,854 |
1963-64 | Division 1 | 1st | QF | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Roger Hunt (33) | 45,710 |
1964-65 | Division 1 | 7th | Winner | DNE | Shared | EC - SF | Roger Hunt (37) | 45,192 |
1965-66 | Division 1 | 1st | R3 | DNE | Shared | ECWC - Runner-Up | Roger Hunt (33) | 47,214 |
1966-67 | Division 1 | 5th | R5 | DNE | Winner | EC - R2 | Roger Hunt (19) | 45,772 |
1967-68 | Division 1 | 3rd | QF | R2 | DNQ | ICFC - R3 | Roger Hunt (30) | 47,214 |
1968-69 | Division 1 | 2nd | R5 | R4 | DNQ | ICFC - R1 | Roger Hunt (17) | 46,818 |
1969-70 | Division 1 | 5th | QF | R3 | DNQ | ICFC - R2 | Bobby Graham (21) | 44,185 |
1970-71 | Division 1 | 5th | Runner-Up | R3 | DNQ | ICFC - SF | Alun Evans (15) | 46,394 |
1971-72 | Division 1 | 3rd | R4 | R4 | DNQ | ECWC - R2 | John Toshack (13) | 46,150 |
1972-73 | Division 1 | 1st | R4 | R5 | DNQ | UEFA - Winner[6] | Kevin Keegan (22) | 44,863 |
1973-74 | Division 1 | 2nd | Winner | R5 | DNE | EC - R2 | Kevin Keegan (19) | 43,362 |
1974-75 | Division 1 | 3rd | R4 | R4 | Winner | ECWC - R4 | Steve Heighway (13) | 43,242 |
1975-76 | Division 1 | 1st | R4 | R3 | DNQ | UEFA - Winner | John Toshack (23) | 39,847 |
1976-77 | Division 1 | 1st | Runner-Up | R2 | Winner | EC - Winner | Kevin Keegan (20) | 49,224 |
1977-78 | Division 1 | 2nd | R3 | Runner-Up | Shared | EC - Winner ESC - Winner |
Kenny Dalglish (31) | 48,621 |
WCC - DNE | ||||||||
1978-79 | Division 1 | 1st | SF | R1 | DNQ | EC - R1 | Kenny Dalglish (25) | 45,992 |
ESC - Runner-Up | ||||||||
WCC - DNE | ||||||||
1979-80 | Division 1 | 1st | SF | SF | Winner | EC - R1 | David Johnson (27) | 43,748 |
1980-81 | Division 1 | 5th | R4 | Winner | Winner | EC - Winner | Terry McDermott (22) | 39,666 |
1981-82 | Division 1 | 1st | R5 | Winner | DNQ | EC - R3 ESC - DNE |
Ian Rush (30) | 35,387 |
WCC - Runner-Up | ||||||||
1982-83 | Division 1 | 1st | R5 | Winner | Winner | EC - R3 | Ian Rush (31) | 35,677 |
1983-84 | Division 1 | 1st | R4 | Winner | Runner-Up | EC - Winner | Ian Rush (47) | 35,793 |
1984-85 | Division 1 | 2nd | SF | R3 | Runner-Up | EC - Runner-Up ESC - Runner-Up WCC - Runner-Up |
John Wark (27) | 38,056 |
1985-86 | Division 1 | 1st | Winner | SF | DNQ | Banned[7] | Ian Rush (33) | 33,928 |
1986-87[8] | Division 1 | 2nd | R3 | Runner-Up | Shared | Banned | Ian Rush (40) | 35,538 |
1987-88 | Division 1 | 1st | Runner-Up | R3 | DNQ | Banned | John Aldridge (29) | 42,267 |
1988-89 | Division 1 | 2nd | Winner | R4 | Winner | Banned | John Aldridge (31) | 38,713 |
1989-90 | Division 1 | 1st | SF | R3 | Winner | Banned | Ian Rush (40) | 35,538 |
1990-91 | Division 1 | 2nd | R5 | R3 | Shared | Banned | Ian Rush (26) | 36,389 |
1991-92 | Division 1 | 6th | Winner | R4 | DNQ | UEFA - R4 | Dean Saunders (23) | 33,844 |
1992-93 | Premier League[9] | 6th | R3 | R4 | Runner-Up | ECWC - R2 | Ian Rush (22) | 34,741 |
1993-94 | Premier League | 8th | R3 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Ian Rush (19) | 35,847 |
1994-95 | Premier League | 4th | QF | Winner | DNQ | DNQ | Robbie Fowler (31) | 34,743 |
1995-96 | Premier League | 3rd | Runner-Up | R4 | DNQ | UEFA - R2 | Robbie Fowler (36) | 39,010 |
1996-97 | Premier League | 4th | R4 | R5 | DNQ | ECWC - SF | Robbie Fowler (31) | 38,436 |
1997-98 | Premier League | 3rd | R3 | SF | DNQ | UEFA - R2 | Michael Owen (23) | 39,100 |
1998-99 | Premier League | 7th | R4 | R4 | DNQ | UEFA - R3 | Michael Owen (23) | 39,427 |
1999-2000 | Premier League | 4th | R4 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Michael Owen (12) | 42,598 |
2000-01 | Premier League | 3rd | Winner | Winner | DNQ | UEFA - Winner | Michael Owen (24) | 42,768 |
2001-02 | Premier League | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Winner | CL - QF[10] | Michael Owen (29) | 41,484 |
ESC - Winner | ||||||||
2002-03 | Premier League | 5th | R4 | Winner | Runner-Up | CL - 1GS[11] UEFA - R5 |
Michael Owen (28) | 42,803 |
2003-04 | Premier League | 4th | R5 | R4 | DNQ | UEFA - R4 | Michael Owen (19) | 41,777 |
2004-05 | Premier League | 5th | R3 | Runner-Up | DNQ | CL - Winner | Milan Baroš (13) Steven Gerrard (13) Luis Garcia (13) |
41,303 |
2005-06 | Premier League | 3rd | Winner | R3 | DNQ | CL - R2 | Steven Gerrard (23) | 43,913 |
ESC - Winner | ||||||||
WCC - Runner-Up | ||||||||
2006-07 | Premier League | 3rd | R3 | QF | Winner | CL - Runner-up | Peter Crouch (18) | 43,505 |
2007-08 | Premier League | – | – | – | DNQ | CL | – | – |