Liverpool F.C. league record by opponent
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, which competes in the top tier of English football, for the 2024–25 season. The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding, who owned the club's ground, Anfield. The dispute over rent resulted in Everton leaving Anfield for Goodison Park, which left Houlding with an empty stadium. Not content for his ground to lay idle, he created his own club: Liverpool.[1] Liverpool joined the Lancashire League on their foundation before the 1892–93 season. They ended their inaugural season as league champions,[2] and were elected to The Football League soon afterwards. The club remained in The Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League.[3]
Liverpool's first team have competed in a number of nationally and regionally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that Liverpool have met most in league competition is Everton, against whom they have contested 209 league matches; having drawn 69 of these, Everton are the side Liverpool have tied with most in league competition. The team most often beaten by Liverpool in league competition are Aston Villa; the Anfield club have beaten them 94 times out of 191 meetings. Manchester United have recorded the most league victories over Liverpool, with 69 wins.
Key
- The records include the results of matches played in the Lancashire League (from 1892 to 1893), The Football League (from 1893 to 1992) and the Premier League (from 1992 to the present day). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
- For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Leicester Fosse and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Leicester City and Arsenal, respectively.
- The season given as the "first" denotes the season in which Liverpool first played a league match against that team.
- The season given as the "last" denotes the season in which Liverpool last played a league match against that team.
- † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Liverpool.
- ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
- Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
All-time league record
Statistics correct as of match played 1 September 2024.
Club | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Win% | First | Last | Notes |
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Home | Away | Total | ||||||||||||||
Arsenal † | 100 | 55 | 21 | 24 | 100 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 200 | 79 | 54 | 67 | 039.50 | 1893–94 | 2023–24 | [a] |
Aston Villa † | 96 | 59 | 20 | 17 | 96 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 192 | 94 | 42 | 56 | 048.96 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 058.33 | 1904–05 | 1997–98 | |
Birmingham City | 50 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 100 | 47 | 25 | 28 | 047.00 | 1893–94 | 2010–11 | [b] |
Blackburn Rovers | 64 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 64 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 128 | 54 | 39 | 35 | 042.19 | 1894–95 | 2011–12 | |
Blackpool | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 040.91 | 1892–93 | 2010–11 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 59 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 118 | 53 | 29 | 36 | 044.92 | 1894–95 | 2011–12 | |
Bournemouth † | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 078.57 | 2015–16 | 2023–24 | |
Bradford City | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 069.23 | 1904–05 | 2000–01 | |
Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | 1914–15 | 1920–21 | |
Brentford † | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 052.94 | 1935–36 | 2024–25 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion † | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 053.33 | 1958–59 | 2023–24 | |
Bristol City | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 053.33 | 1904–05 | 1979–80 | |
Bristol Rovers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 062.50 | 1954–55 | 1961–62 | |
Burnley | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 92 | 43 | 21 | 28 | 046.74 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
Burton Swifts ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | 1893–94 | 1895–96 | |
Burton United ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 1904–05 | 1904–05 | |
Burton Wanderers ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 1895–96 | 1895–96 | |
Bury | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 054.00 | 1892–93 | 1961–62 | |
Cardiff City | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 037.93 | 1921–22 | 2018–19 | |
Carlisle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | |
Charlton Athletic | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 051.79 | 1936–37 | 2006–07 | |
Chelsea † | 81 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 81 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 162 | 71 | 40 | 51 | 043.83 | 1907–08 | 2023–24 | |
Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1904–05 | 1904–05 | |
Coventry City | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 057.35 | 1967–68 | 2000–01 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1893–94 | 1895–96 | |
Crystal Palace † | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 060.42 | 1969–70 | 2023–24 | |
Darwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1895–96 | 1895–96 | |
Derby County | 63 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 126 | 66 | 28 | 32 | 052.38 | 1894–95 | 2007–08 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.00 | 1904–05 | 1957–58 | |
Everton † | 105 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 105 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 210 | 82 | 69 | 59 | 039.05 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
Fairfield Athletic ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Fleetwood Rangers ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Fulham † | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 058.06 | 1949–50 | 2023–24 | |
Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1904–05 | 1904–05 | |
Glossop North End | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | 1899–1900 | 1904–05 | [c] |
Grimsby Town | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 050.00 | 1893–94 | 1958–59 | |
Heywood Central ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Higher Walton ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Huddersfield Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 040.28 | 1920–21 | 2018–19 | |
Hull City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 056.25 | 1954–55 | 2016–17 | |
Ipswich Town † | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 047.54 | 1954–55 | 2024–25 | |
Leeds United | 53 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 106 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 051.89 | 1924–25 | 2022–23 | |
Leicester City † | 53 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 106 | 48 | 21 | 37 | 045.28 | 1895–96 | 2022–23 | [d] |
Leyton Orient | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 064.29 | 1956–57 | 1962–63 | |
Lincoln City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 055.00 | 1893–94 | 1960–61 | |
Loughborough ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1895–96 | 1895–96 | |
Luton Town | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 046.67 | 1954–55 | 2023–24 | |
Manchester City † | 88 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 88 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 176 | 83 | 47 | 46 | 047.16 | 1893–94 | 2024–24 | [e] |
Manchester United † | 91 | 43 | 23 | 25 | 92 | 19 | 29 | 44 | 183 | 62 | 52 | 69 | 033.88 | 1895–96 | 2024–25 | [f] |
Middlesbrough | 68 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 68 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 136 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 043.38 | 1902–03 | 2016–17 | |
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1893–94 | 1893–94 | |
Millwall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | |
Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Newcastle United † | 87 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 174 | 87 | 43 | 44 | 050.00 | 1893–94 | 2023–24 | |
Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1965–66 | 1965–66 | |
Northwich Victoria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1893–94 | 1893–94 | |
Norwich City | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 058.62 | 1960–61 | 2021–22 | |
Nottingham Forest † | 52 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 104 | 53 | 24 | 27 | 050.96 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
Notts County | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 056.67 | 1893–94 | 1991–92 | |
Oldham Athletic | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 058.33 | 1910–11 | 1993–94 | |
Oxford United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 083.33 | 1985–86 | 1987–88 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 050.00 | 1954–55 | 1961–62 | |
Portsmouth | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 041.67 | 1927–28 | 2009–10 | |
Port Vale | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 058.33 | 1893–94 | 1956–57 | [g] |
Preston North End | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 040.63 | 1894–95 | 1961–62 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 071.74 | 1968–69 | 2014–15 | |
Reading | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 066.67 | 2006–07 | 2012–13 | [F] |
Rossendale ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Rotherham Town ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1893–94 | 1895–96 | |
Rotherham United | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 062.50 | 1954–55 | 1961–62 | |
Scunthorpe United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 075.00 | 1958–59 | 1961–62 | |
Sheffield United | 62 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 124 | 61 | 27 | 36 | 049.19 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 58 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 116 | 54 | 26 | 36 | 046.55 | 1894–95 | 1999–2000 | |
Southampton † | 48 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 96 | 49 | 22 | 25 | 051.04 | 1960–61 | 2022–23 | |
Southport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | [h] |
South Shore ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Stoke City | 63 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 63 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 126 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 050.00 | 1894–95 | 2017–18 | [i] |
Sunderland | 80 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 80 | 32 | 15 | 33 | 160 | 72 | 37 | 51 | 045.00 | 1894–95 | 2016–17 | |
Swansea City | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 050.00 | 1954–55 | 2017–18 | [j] |
Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1993–94 | 1993–94 | |
Tottenham Hotspur † | 81 | 52 | 23 | 6 | 81 | 26 | 18 | 37 | 162 | 78 | 41 | 43 | 048.15 | 1909–10 | 2023–24 | |
Walsall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 050.00 | 1893–94 | 1961–62 | [k] |
Watford | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 075.00 | 1982–83 | 2021–22 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 67 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 134 | 62 | 40 | 32 | 046.27 | 1894–95 | 2020–21 | |
West Ham United † | 66 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 66 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 132 | 73 | 33 | 26 | 055.30 | 1923–24 | 2023–24 | |
West Manchester ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | |
Wigan Athletic | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 056.25 | 2005–06 | 2012–13 | |
Wimbledon ‡ | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 039.29 | 1986–87 | 1999–2000 | [l] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers † | 53 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 106 | 58 | 17 | 31 | 054.72 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 |
Overall record
- Statistics correct as of 1 September 2024.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home | Away | Total | ||||||||||||||
Premier League (Tier-One) | 615 | 392 | 145 | 78 | 616 | 263 | 157 | 196 | 1,231 | 655 | 302 | 274 | 2,189 | 1,235 | 053.21 | [8] |
Football League First Division (Tier-One) | 1,548 | 924 | 354 | 270 | 1,548 | 483 | 415 | 650 | 3,096 | 1,407 | 769 | 920 | 5,094 | 3,956 | 045.45 | [9] |
Football League Second Division (Tier-Two) | 214 | 162 | 32 | 20 | 214 | 81 | 50 | 83 | 428 | 243 | 82 | 103 | 977 | 571 | 056.78 | [9] |
Lancashire League (Tier-Two; unofficial) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 19 | 077.27 | [10] |
Total | 2,388 | 1,488 | 531 | 369 | 2,389 | 834 | 624 | 931 | 4,777 | 2,322 | 1,155 | 1,300 | 8,327 | 5,780 | 048.61 | [7] |
Footnotes
- ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included.
- ^ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included.
- ^ Record against Glossop included.
- ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included.
- ^ Record against Ardwick included.
- ^ Record against Newton Heath included.
- ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included.
- ^ Record against Southport Central included.
- ^ Record against Stoke included.
- ^ Record against Swansea Town included.
- ^ Record against Walsall Town Swifts included.
- ^ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003 and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. the following year. The club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, and have since regarded themselves as a new club founded in 2004.[6]
References
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- ^ "History of the Premier League". Premier League. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Pead, Brian (1986). Liverpool: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-15-1.
- ^ "Liverpool:Head to Head". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Competition Stats". LFC History. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Premier League All Time Table". LFC History. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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- ^ "Games for the 1892–1893 season". LFC History. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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