Liverpool completed the 1970–71 Division 1 campaign in 5th, taking 51 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 17 wins, 17 draws and 8 defeats, with 42 goals scored and 24 conceded for a goal difference of +18.
Liverpool won 40.5% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 34 of 42. The side averaged 1.00 goals scored and 0.57 conceded per match; the resulting +18 goal difference gives more context to the 5th finish than position alone.
Compared with 1969–70, the recorded league position was unchanged, while goal difference moved from +23 to +18.
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
Liverpool also finished as runners-up in the FA Cup. Alun Evans led the season scoring record with 15 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.