Liverpool completed the 2001–02 Premier League campaign in 2nd, taking 80 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 24 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats, with 67 goals scored and 30 conceded for a goal difference of +37.
Liverpool won 63.2% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 32 of 38. The side averaged 1.76 goals scored and 0.79 conceded per match; the resulting +37 goal difference gives more context to the 2nd finish than position alone.
Compared with 2000–01, the recorded league position improved by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +32 to +37.
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 recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. Michael Owen led the season scoring record with 29 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.