Liverpool completed the 1995–96 Premier League campaign in 3rd, taking 71 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 20 wins, 11 draws and 7 defeats, with 70 goals scored and 34 conceded for a goal difference of +36.
Liverpool won 52.6% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 31 of 38. The side averaged 1.84 goals scored and 0.89 conceded per match; the resulting +36 goal difference gives more context to the 3rd finish than position alone.
Compared with 1994–95, the recorded league position improved by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +28 to +36.
Place in Liverpool’s wider history
The season sits in Liverpool’s first Premier League decade, a period of managerial and squad change that eventually produced the cup successes of 2000–01.
Cup and scoring picture
Liverpool also finished as runners-up in the FA Cup. Robbie Fowler led the season scoring record with 36 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.