1892–93 to 2025–26

Season by season

The complete senior-season archive: 124 completed Liverpool campaigns from the first Lancashire League season to 2025–26. Switch between the league-position timeline and the detailed record.

Editorial guide to the record

What 124 seasons reveal

The archive begins with Liverpool winning the Lancashire League in 1892–93, then follows two early promotion campaigns, the first championships under Tom Watson, consecutive titles in the early 1920s and the difficult post-war path from the 1947 championship to relegation in 1954. The eight consecutive Second Division seasons that followed make Bill Shankly's reconstruction visible as a change in competitive level, not simply a change of manager.

From 1963–64 to 1989–90 Liverpool won thirteen league championships, but the table also shows how that success was renewed: Shankly's promoted side, Paisley's repeated squad changes, Fagan's 1983–84 treble and Dalglish's transition to player-manager belong to related but distinct phases. The thirty seasons before the 2019–20 title include several different rebuilds rather than one continuous decline.

Raw totals need historical context. League programmes ranged from 22 to 42 matches, Liverpool played in different divisions, and two points were awarded for a win until 1981. For that reason the archive preserves the recorded totals instead of converting old seasons to modern rules. Use the chart for long-run movement, the table for exact records and the records and trends analysis for comparisons with their limitations stated.

Research and review by John Williams · Record reviewed 4 October 2026 · Method and definitions.

124League seasons listed

20English league titles

6European Cups

8FA Cups

10League Cups

League positions are scaled within each division. Select a point to inspect that season in the table.

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Top scorer
1892–93	Lancs	22	17	2	3	66	19	36	1st	QR3	—	—	—	John Miller (25)
1893–94	Division 2	28	22	6	0	77	18	50	1st	R3	—	—	—	James Stott (14)
1894–95	Division 1	30	7	8	15	51	70	22	16th	R2	—	—	—	Harry Bradshaw (18)
1895–96	Division 2	30	22	2	6	106	32	46	1st	R2	—	—	—	George Allan (29)
1896–97	Division 1	30	12	9	9	46	38	33	5th	SF	—	—	—	George Allan (18)
1897–98	Division 1	30	11	6	13	48	45	28	9th	R3	—	—	—	Frank Becton (13)
1898–99	Division 1	34	19	5	10	49	33	43	2nd	SF	—	—	—	Hugh Morgan (13)
1899–1900	Division 1	34	14	5	15	49	45	33	10th	R2	—	—	—	Tom RobertsonJohn Walker (10)
1900–01	Division 1	34	19	7	8	59	35	45	1st	R1	—	—	—	Sam Raybould (18)
1901–02	Division 1	34	10	12	12	42	38	32	11th	R2	—	—	—	Sam Raybould (18)
1902–03	Division 1	34	17	4	13	68	49	38	5th	R1	—	—	—	Sam Raybould (32 ♦)
1903–04	Division 1	34	9	8	17	49	62	26	17th	R1	—	—	—	Jack Cox (9)
1904–05	Division 2	34	27	4	3	93	25	58	1st	R1	—	—	—	Robbie Robinson (23)
1905–06	Division 1	38	23	5	10	79	46	51	1st	SF	—	—	—	Joe Hewitt (27)
1906–07	Division 1	38	13	7	18	64	65	33	15th	R4	—	—	—	Sam Raybould (17)
1907–08	Division 1	38	16	6	16	68	61	38	8th	R3	—	—	—	Joe Hewitt (22)
1908–09	Division 1	38	15	6	17	57	65	36	16th	R2	—	—	—	Ronald Orr (23)
1909–10	Division 1	38	21	6	11	78	57	48	2nd	R1	—	—	—	Jack Parkinson (30 ♦)
1910–11	Division 1	38	15	7	16	53	53	37	13th	R2	—	—	—	Jack Parkinson (20)
1911–12	Division 1	38	12	10	16	49	55	34	17th	R2	—	—	—	Jack Parkinson (13)
1912–13	Division 1	38	16	5	17	61	71	37	12th	R3	—	—	—	Arthur Metcalf (18)
1913–14	Division 1	38	14	7	17	46	62	35	16th	RU	—	—	—	Tom Miller (20)
1914–15	Division 1	38	14	9	15	65	75	37	13th	R2	—	—	—	Fred Pagnam (26)
1919–20	Division 1	42	19	10	13	59	44	48	4th	R4	—	—	—	Harry Chambers (15)
1920–21	Division 1	42	18	15	9	63	35	51	4th	R2	—	—	—	Harry Chambers (24)
1921–22	Division 1	42	22	13	7	63	36	57	1st	R2	—	—	—	Harry Chambers (21)
1922–23	Division 1	42	26	8	8	70	31	60	1st	R3	—	—	—	Harry Chambers (25)
1923–24	Division 1	42	15	11	16	49	48	41	12th	R4	—	—	—	Jimmy Walsh (19)
1924–25	Division 1	42	20	10	12	63	55	50	4th	R4	—	—	—	Dick Forshaw (19)
1925–26	Division 1	42	14	16	12	70	63	44	7th	R4	—	—	—	Dick Forshaw (29)
1926–27	Division 1	42	18	7	17	69	61	43	9th	R5	—	—	—	Harry Chambers (21)
1927–28	Division 1	42	13	13	16	84	87	39	16th	R4	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (23)
1928–29	Division 1	42	17	12	13	90	64	46	5th	R4	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (32)
1929–30	Division 1	42	16	9	17	63	79	41	12th	R3	—	—	—	Jimmy Smith (23)
1930–31	Division 1	42	15	12	15	86	85	42	9th	R3	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (36)
1931–32	Division 1	42	19	6	17	81	93	44	10th	R6	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (27)
1932–33	Division 1	42	14	11	17	79	84	39	14th	R3	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (24)
1933–34	Division 1	42	14	10	18	79	87	38	18th	R5	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (25)
1934–35	Division 1	42	19	7	16	85	88	45	7th	R4	—	—	—	Gordon Hodgson (29)
1935–36	Division 1	42	13	12	17	60	64	38	19th	R3	—	—	—	Fred Howe (17)
1936–37	Division 1	42	12	11	19	62	84	35	18th	R3	—	—	—	Fred Howe (16)
1937–38	Division 1	42	15	11	16	65	71	41	11th	R5	—	—	—	Alf Hanson (15)
1938–39	Division 1	42	14	14	14	62	63	42	11th	R5	—	—	—	Berry Nieuwenhuys (16)
1945–46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	~—	R4	—	—	—	Willie Fagan (3)
1946–47	Division 1	42	25	7	10	84	52	57	1st	SF	—	—	—	Jack BalmerAlbert Stubbins (28)
1947–48	Division 1	42	16	10	16	65	61	42	11th	R5	—	—	—	Albert Stubbins (26)
1948–49	Division 1	42	13	14	15	53	43	40	12th	R5	—	—	—	Jack Balmer (16)
1949–50	Division 1	42	17	14	11	64	54	48	8th	RU	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (19)
1950–51	Division 1	42	16	11	15	53	59	43	9th	R3	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (15)
1951–52	Division 1	42	12	19	11	57	61	43	11th	R5	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (19)
1952–53	Division 1	42	14	8	20	61	82	36	17th	R3	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (13)
1953–54	Division 1	42	9	10	23	68	97	28	22nd	R3	—	—	—	Sammy Smyth (13)
1954–55	Division 2	42	16	10	16	92	96	42	11th	R5	—	—	—	John Evans (33)
1955–56	Division 2	42	21	6	15	85	63	48	3rd	R5	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (32)
1956–57	Division 2	42	21	11	10	82	54	53	3rd	R3	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (21)
1957–58	Division 2	42	22	10	10	79	54	54	4th	R6	—	—	—	Billy Liddell (23)
1958–59	Division 2	42	24	5	13	87	62	53	4th	R3	—	—	—	Jimmy Melia (21)
1959–60	Division 2	42	20	10	12	90	66	50	3rd	R4	—	—	—	Roger Hunt (23)
1960–61	Division 2	42	21	10	11	87	58	52	3rd	R4	R3	—	—	Kevin Lewis (32)
1961–62	Division 2	42	27	8	7	99	43	62	1st	R5	—	—	—	Roger Hunt (42)
1962–63	Division 1	42	17	10	15	71	59	44	8th	SF	—	—	—	Roger Hunt (26)
1963–64	Division 1	42	26	5	11	92	45	57	1st	R6	—	—	—	Roger Hunt (33)
1964–65	Division 1	42	17	10	15	67	73	44	7th	W	—	SF	—	Roger Hunt (37)
1965–66	Division 1	42	26	9	7	79	34	61	1st	R3	—	—	—	Roger Hunt (33 ♦)
1966–67	Division 1	42	19	13	10	64	47	51	5th	R5	—	R2	—	Roger Hunt (19)
1967–68	Division 1	42	22	11	9	71	40	55	3rd	R6	R2	—	R3	Roger Hunt (30)
1968–69	Division 1	42	25	11	6	63	24	61	2nd	R5	R4	—	R1	Roger Hunt (17)
1969–70	Division 1	42	20	11	11	65	42	51	5th	R6	R3	—	R2	Bobby Graham (21)
1970–71	Division 1	42	17	17	8	42	24	51	5th	RU	R3	—	SF	Alun Evans (15)
1971–72	Division 1	42	24	9	9	64	30	57	3rd	R4	R4	—	—	John Toshack (13)
1972–73	Division 1	42	25	10	7	72	42	60	1st	R4	R5	—	W	Kevin Keegan (22)
1973–74	Division 1	42	22	13	7	52	31	57	2nd	W	R5	R2	—	Kevin Keegan (19)
1974–75	Division 1	42	20	11	11	60	39	51	2nd	R4	R4	—	—	Steve Heighway (13)
1975–76	Division 1	42	23	14	5	66	31	60	1st	R4	R3	—	W	John Toshack (23)
1976–77	Division 1	42	23	11	8	62	33	57	1st	RU	R2	W	—	Kevin Keegan (20)
1977–78	Division 1	42	24	9	9	65	34	57	2nd	R3	RU	W	—	Kenny Dalglish (31)
1978–79	Division 1	42	30	8	4	85	16	68	1st	SF	R2	R1	—	Kenny Dalglish (25)
1979–80	Division 1	42	25	10	7	81	30	60	1st	SF	SF	R1	—	David Johnson (27)
1980–81	Division 1	42	17	17	8	62	42	51	5th	R4	W	W	—	Terry McDermott (22)
1981–82	Division 1	42	26	9	7	80	32	87	1st	R5	W	QF	—	Ian Rush (30)
1982–83	Division 1	42	24	10	8	87	37	82	1st	R5	W	QF	—	Ian Rush (31)
1983–84	Division 1	42	22	14	6	73	32	80	1st	R4	W	W	—	Ian Rush (47 ♦)
1984–85	Division 1	42	22	11	9	68	35	77	2nd	SF	R3	RU	—	John Wark (27)
1985–86	Division 1	42	26	10	6	89	37	88	1st	W	SF	—	—	Ian Rush (33)
1986–87	Division 1	42	23	8	11	72	42	77	2nd	R3	RU	—	—	Ian Rush (40)
1987–88	Division 1	40	26	12	2	87	24	90	1st	RU	R3	—	—	John Aldridge (29 ♦)
1988–89	Division 1	38	22	10	6	65	28	76	2nd	W	R4	—	—	John Aldridge (31)
1989–90	Division 1	38	23	10	5	78	37	79	1st	SF	R3	—	—	John Barnes (28)
1990–91	Division 1	38	23	7	8	77	40	76	2nd	R5	R3	—	—	Ian Rush (26)
1991–92	Division 1	42	16	16	10	47	40	64	6th	W	R4	—	QF	Dean Saunders (23)
1992–93	PL	42	16	11	15	62	55	59	6th	R3	R4	—	—	Ian Rush (22)
1993–94	PL	42	17	9	16	59	55	60	8th	R3	R4	—	—	Ian Rush (19)
1994–95	PL	42	21	11	10	65	37	74	4th	R6	W	—	—	Robbie Fowler (31)
1995–96	PL	38	20	11	7	70	34	71	3rd	RU	R4	—	R2	Robbie Fowler (36)
1996–97	PL	38	19	11	8	62	37	68	4th	R4	R5	—	—	Robbie Fowler (31)
1997–98	PL	38	18	11	9	68	42	65	3rd	R3	SF	—	R2	Michael Owen (23 ♦)
1998–99	PL	38	15	9	14	68	49	54	7th	R4	R4	—	R3	Michael Owen (23 ♦)
1999–2000	PL	38	19	10	9	51	30	67	4th	R4	R3	—	—	Michael Owen (12)
2000–01	PL	38	20	9	9	71	39	69	3rd	W	W	—	W	Michael Owen (24)
2001–02	PL	38	24	8	6	67	30	80	2nd	R4	R3	QF	—	Michael Owen (29)
2002–03	PL	38	18	10	10	61	41	64	5th	R4	W	Grp	QF	Michael Owen (28)
2003–04	PL	38	16	12	10	55	37	60	4th	R5	R4	—	R4	Michael Owen (19)
2004–05	PL	38	17	7	14	52	41	58	5th	R3	RU	W	—	Milan BarošLuis GarcíaSteven Gerrard (13)
2005–06	PL	38	25	7	6	57	25	82	3rd	W	R3	R16	—	Steven Gerrard (23)
2006–07	PL	38	20	8	10	57	27	68	3rd	R3	R5	RU	—	Peter Crouch (18)
2007–08	PL	38	21	13	4	67	28	76	4th	R5	R5	SF	—	Fernando Torres (33)
2008–09	PL	38	25	11	2	77	27	86	2nd	R4	R4	QF	—	Steven Gerrard (24)
2009–10	PL	38	18	9	11	61	35	63	7th	R3	R4	Grp	SF	Fernando Torres (22)
2010–11	PL	38	17	7	14	59	44	58	6th	R3	R3	—	R16	Dirk Kuyt (15)
2011–12	PL	38	14	10	14	47	40	52	8th	RU	W	—	—	Luis Suárez (17)
2012–13	PL	38	16	13	9	71	43	61	7th	R4	R4	—	R32	Luis Suárez (30)
2013–14	PL	38	26	6	6	101	50	84	2nd	R5	R3	—	—	Luis Suárez (31 ♦)
2014–15	PL	38	18	8	12	52	48	62	6th	SF	SF	Grp	R32	Steven Gerrard (13)
2015–16	PL	38	16	12	10	63	50	60	8th	R4	RU	—	RU	Daniel Sturridge (13)
2016–17	PL	38	22	10	6	78	42	76	4th	R4	SF	—	—	Philippe Coutinho (14)
2017–18	PL	38	21	12	5	84	38	75	4th	R4	R3	RU	—	Mohamed Salah (44 ♦)
2018–19	PL	38	30	7	1	89	22	97	2nd	R3	R3	W	—	Mohamed Salah (27 ♦)
2019–20	PL	38	32	3	3	85	33	99	1st	R5	QF	R16	—	Mohamed Salah (23)
2020–21	PL	38	20	9	9	68	42	69	3rd	R4	R4	QF	—	Mohamed Salah (31)
2021–22	PL	38	28	8	2	94	26	92	2nd	W	W	RU	—	Mohamed Salah (31 ♦)
2022–23	PL	38	19	10	9	75	47	67	5th	R4	R4	R16	—	Mohamed Salah (30)
2023–24	PL	38	24	10	4	86	41	82	3rd	QF	W	—	QF	Mohamed Salah (25)
2024–25	PL	38	25	9	4	86	41	84	1st	R4	RU	R16	—	Mohamed Salah (34 ♦)
2025–26	PL	38	17	9	12	63	53	60	5th	QF	R4	QF	—	Hugo Ekitike (17)

Sources and verification

Record reviewed 20 July 2026. See the methodology.