Liverpool completed the 2008–09 Premier League campaign in 2nd, taking 86 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 25 wins, 11 draws and 2 defeats, with 77 goals scored and 27 conceded for a goal difference of +50.
Liverpool won 65.8% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 36 of 38. The side averaged 2.03 goals scored and 0.71 conceded per match; the resulting +50 goal difference gives more context to the 2nd finish than position alone.
Compared with 2007–08, the recorded league position improved by 2 places, while goal difference moved from +39 to +50.
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 recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. Steven Gerrard 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.