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Liverpool Football Club season archive

2005–06

Liverpool completed the 2005–06 Premier League campaign in 3rd, taking 82 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 25 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, with 57 goals scored and 25 conceded for a goal difference of +32.

CompetitionPremier League
League finish3rd
ManagerRafael Benítez
Leading scorerSteven Gerrard (23 goals)

League record

38Played
25Won
7Drawn
6Lost
57Goals for
25Goals against
82Points
3rdPosition

What the league record shows

Liverpool won 65.8% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 32 of 38. The side averaged 1.50 goals scored and 0.66 conceded per match; the resulting +32 goal difference gives more context to the 3rd finish than position alone.

Compared with 2004–05, the recorded league position improved by 2 places, while goal difference moved from +11 to +32.

Place in Liverpool’s wider history

This campaign belongs to the modern pre-Klopp period, which combined major cup runs and title challenges with significant changes in ownership, recruitment and management.

Cup and scoring picture

The season produced silverware in the FA Cup. Steven Gerrard 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.