Liverpool completed the 2000–01 Premier League campaign in 3rd, taking 69 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 20 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats, with 71 goals scored and 39 conceded for a goal difference of +32.
Liverpool won 52.6% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 29 of 38. The side averaged 1.87 goals scored and 1.03 conceded per match; the resulting +32 goal difference gives more context to the 3rd finish than position alone.
Compared with 1999–2000, the recorded league position improved by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +21 to +32.
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
The season produced silverware in the FA Cup and League Cup and Other European competition. Michael Owen led the season scoring record with 24 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.