League record
What the league record shows
Liverpool won 60.5% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 33 of 38. The side averaged 2.05 goals scored and 0.97 conceded per match; the resulting +41 goal difference gives more context to the 1st finish than position alone.
Compared with 1988–89, the recorded league position improved by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +37 to +41.
Place in Liverpool’s wider history
This was part of the final First Division era, covering Kenny Dalglish’s title-winning teams and the transition that followed Liverpool’s 1990 championship.
Cup and scoring picture
The recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. John Barnes led the season scoring record with 28 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.