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Liverpool Football Club season archive

1991–92

Liverpool completed the 1991–92 Division 1 campaign in 6th, taking 64 points from 42 matches. The record comprised 16 wins, 16 draws and 10 defeats, with 47 goals scored and 40 conceded for a goal difference of +7.

CompetitionDivision 1
League finish6th
ManagerGraeme Souness
Leading scorerDean Saunders (23 goals)

League record

42Played
16Won
16Drawn
10Lost
47Goals for
40Goals against
64Points
6thPosition

What the league record shows

Liverpool won 38.1% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 32 of 42. The side averaged 1.12 goals scored and 0.95 conceded per match; the resulting +7 goal difference gives more context to the 6th finish than position alone.

Compared with 1990–91, the recorded league position fell by 4 places, while goal difference moved from +37 to +7.

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 season produced silverware in the FA Cup. Dean Saunders led the season scoring record with 23 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.