Liverpool F.C. league record by opponent

Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, which competes in the top tier of English football, for the 2023–24 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 The club remained in The Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League.^[3]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 27 April 2024.

Liverpool F.C. league record by opponent^[4]^[5]
Club	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Win%	First	Last	Notes
Club	Home				Away				Total				Win%	First	Last	Notes
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	95	35	21	39	191	94	41	56	049.21	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 †	8	5	2	1	8	3	2	3	16	8	4	4	050.00	1935–36	2023–24
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	30	8	11	11	60	28	19	13	046.67	1954–55	2001–02
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	91	18	29	44	182	61	52	69	033.52	1895–96	2023–24	^[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 †	80	51	23	6	81	26	18	37	161	77	41	43	047.83	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 †	52	36	7	9	53	21	10	22	105	57	17	31	054.29	1894–95	2023–24

Overall record

Statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

Liverpool F.C. overall league record by competition^[7]
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Ref(s)
Competition	Home				Away				Total						Win%	Ref(s)
Premier League (Tier-One)	611	388	145	78	613	261	156	196	1,224	649	301	274	2,173	2,030	053.02	^[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	2,385	1,484	531	369	2,386	830	623	931	4,771	2,317	1,154	1,300	8,311	5,775	048.56	^[7]

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Liverpool F.C. league record by opponent

Contents

Key

All-time league record

Overall record

Footnotes

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