Liverpool completed the 2002–03 Premier League campaign in 5th, taking 64 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 18 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats, with 61 goals scored and 41 conceded for a goal difference of +20.
Liverpool won 47.4% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 28 of 38. The side averaged 1.61 goals scored and 1.08 conceded per match; the resulting +20 goal difference gives more context to the 5th finish than position alone.
Compared with 2001–02, the recorded league position fell by 3 places, while goal difference moved from +37 to +20.
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 League Cup. Michael Owen 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.