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In their first season Liverpool won the Lancashire League, and were elected to the Football League Second Division for the 1893–94 season, [3] going on to win the title without losing a match. [4] Their first season in the First Division ended in relegation, before they were promoted back the following season.
Ian Callaghan holds the record for the most appearances made for Liverpool with 857. Liverpool Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool joined the Football League in 1894, and were founding members ...
Most points in a season for a top-flight team (2 points for a win – 42 matches): 68 (30 wins 8 draws), Liverpool (First Division, 1978–79) Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 42 matches): 92 (27 wins 11 draws), Manchester United ( FA Premiership , 1993–94 )
Liverpool reached their first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. It won consecutive League championships in 1922 and 1923, but did not win another trophy until the 1946–47 season, when the club won the First Division for a fifth time under the control of ex-West Ham United centre half George Kay. [6]
The 1988–89 title race was the closest in the history of the First Division. [17] In the run-up to the Anfield match, Arsenal lost to Derby County and drew with Wimbledon; Liverpool won twice, 2–0 against Queens Park Rangers and 5–1 against West Ham United allowing them to overtake Arsenal with one game to play and take a superior goal difference. [14]
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.
Liverpool won the First Division title for the sixth time in the club's history that season, and for the first time since 1947. On Boxing Day, 66 goals were scored in the division from 10 games, including Ipswich Town's record 10-1 defeat to Fulham. It was the first double digit scoreline in the division since 1958–59.
The 1982–83 season was Liverpool Football Club's 91st season in existence and their 21st consecutive season in the First Division.After winning the title previous season, Liverpool F.C. regained and won their fourteenth league title.