Liverpool completed the 1964–65 Division 1 campaign in 7th, taking 44 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 17 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats, with 67 goals scored and 73 conceded for a goal difference of -6.
Liverpool won 40.5% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 27 of 42. The side averaged 1.60 goals scored and 1.74 conceded per match; the resulting -6 goal difference gives more context to the 7th finish than position alone.
Compared with 1963–64, the recorded league position fell by 6 places, while goal difference moved from +47 to -6.
Place in Liverpool’s wider history
This season falls within Bill Shankly’s reconstruction of Liverpool, spanning promotion, renewed domestic success and the club’s emergence in European competition.
Cup and scoring picture
The season produced silverware in the FA Cup. Roger Hunt led the season scoring record with 37 goals in all competitions.
How this reading was produced: rates, comparisons and competition summaries are calculated from the verified season record shown on this page. They are descriptive analysis rather than claims about matches or events not contained in the dataset.