Liverpool completed the 1974–75 Division 1 campaign in 2nd, taking 51 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 20 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats, with 60 goals scored and 39 conceded for a goal difference of +21.
Liverpool won 47.6% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 31 of 42. The side averaged 1.43 goals scored and 0.93 conceded per match; the resulting +21 goal difference gives more context to the 2nd finish than position alone.
Compared with 1973–74, the recorded league position was unchanged, while goal difference moved from +21 to +21.
Place in Liverpool’s wider history
The campaign belongs to the Boot Room era under Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan, when Liverpool repeatedly competed for domestic and European honours.
Cup and scoring picture
The recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. Steve Heighway led the season scoring record with 13 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.