Liverpool completed the 1981–82 Division 1 campaign in 1st, taking 87 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 26 wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats, with 80 goals scored and 32 conceded for a goal difference of +48.
Liverpool won 61.9% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 35 of 42. The side averaged 1.90 goals scored and 0.76 conceded per match; the resulting +48 goal difference gives more context to the 1st finish than position alone.
Compared with 1980–81, the recorded league position improved by 4 places, while goal difference moved from +20 to +48.
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 season produced silverware in the League Cup. Ian Rush led the season scoring record with 30 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.