Liverpool completed the 2011–12 Premier League campaign in 8th, taking 52 points from 38 matches. The record comprised 14 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats, with 47 goals scored and 40 conceded for a goal difference of +7.
Liverpool won 36.8% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 24 of 38. The side averaged 1.24 goals scored and 1.05 conceded per match; the resulting +7 goal difference gives more context to the 8th finish than position alone.
Compared with 2010–11, the recorded league position fell by 2 places, while goal difference moved from +15 to +7.
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 League Cup. Liverpool also finished as runners-up in the FA Cup. Luis Suárez led the season scoring record with 17 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.