Liverpool completed the 1973–74 Division 1 campaign in 2nd, taking 57 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 22 wins, 13 draws and 7 defeats, with 52 goals scored and 31 conceded for a goal difference of +21.
Liverpool won 52.4% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 35 of 42. The side averaged 1.24 goals scored and 0.74 conceded per match; the resulting +21 goal difference gives more context to the 2nd finish than position alone.
Compared with 1972–73, the recorded league position fell by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +30 to +21.
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. Kevin Keegan led the season scoring record with 19 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.