Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, which competes in the top tier of English football, for the 2026–27 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. Liverpool joined the Lancashire League on their foundation before the 1892–93 season. They ended their inaugural season as league champions, 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 The club remained in The Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League.

Liverpool's first team have competed in several nationally and regionally contested leagues, and their 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 214 league matches; having drawn 70 of these, Everton are the side Liverpool have drawn with most in league competition. The team most often beaten by Liverpool in league competition are Aston Villa; the Anfield club have beaten them 96 times out of 195 meetings. Manchester United have recorded the most league victories over Liverpool, with 71 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 20 September 2026.

+Liverpool F.C. league record by opponentClubPldWDLPldWDLPldWDLWin%FirstLastNotes Home Away TotalArsenal 1025622241022435431893–942025–26Aston Villa 98612017983523401894–952025–26Barnsley632164021904–051997–98Birmingham City5032117501514211893–942010–11Blackburn Rovers6438179641622261894–952011–12Blackpool2210572284101892–932010–11Bolton Wanderers59331610592013261894–952011–12Bournemouth 9810107032015–162026–27Bradford City131102137241904–052000–01Bradford Park Avenue311132011914–151920–21Brentford 10631104241935–362025–26Brighton & Hove Albion 171232176741958–592025–26Bristol City151113155281904–051979–80Bristol Rovers870183141954–551961–62Burnley472513947199191894–952025–26Burton Swifts 220021101893–941895–96Burton United 110010011904–051904–05Burton Wanderers 110010011895–961895–96Bury2517712510781892–931961–62Cardiff City15807144291921–222018–19Carlisle United110011001974–751974–75Charlton Athletic28166628132131936–372006–07Chelsea 83502112832220411907–082025–26Chesterfield110010101904–051904–05Coventry City 342653341311101967–682000–01Crewe Alexandra220022001893–941895–96Crystal Palace 2617452614661969–702025–26Darwen101011001895–961895–96Derby County6342156632413261894–952007–08Doncaster Rovers540151221904–051957–58Everton 1075033241073537351894–952025–26Fairfield Athletic 110011001892–931892–93Fleetwood Rangers 110011001892–931892–93Fulham 34239233149101949–502026–27Gainsborough Trinity110011001904–051904–05Glossop North End211022001899–19001904–05Grimsby Town181350185581893–941958–59Heywood Central 110011001892–931892–93Higher Walton 110011001892–931892–93Huddersfield Town3614101236157141920–212018–19Hull City 862083231954–552016–17Ipswich Town 312182321011111954–552025–26Leeds United 5434128542116171924–252025–26Leicester City54321111541810261895–962024–25Leyton Orient761073131956–571962–63Lincoln City10712104331893–941960–61Loughborough 110011001895–961895–96Luton Town15960155461954–552023–24Manchester City 90542115903126331893–942025–26Manchester United 93432426931929451895–962025–26Middlesbrough68381713682122251902–032016–17Middlesbrough Ironopolis 110011001893–941893–94Millwall211022001988–891989–90Nelson110011001892–931892–93Newcastle United 89611711902928331893–942026–27Northampton Town110010101965–661965–66Northwich Victoria110011001893–941893–94Norwich City2919642915771960–612021–22Nottingham Forest 553799541717201894–952025–26Notts County30235230117121893–941991–92Oldham Athletic12912125341910–111993–94Oxford United330032101985–861987–88Plymouth Argyle532052121954–551961–62Portsmouth30161043095161927–282009–10Port Vale651062221893–941956–57Preston North End3218863289151894–951961–62Queens Park Rangers2320212313461968–692014–15Reading330031112006–072012–13Rossendale 110011001892–931892–93Rotherham Town 220022001893–941895–96Rotherham United880082331954–551961–62Scunthorpe United440042201958–591961–62Sheffield United6241129622015271894–952023–24Sheffield Wednesday5836913581817231894–951999–2000Southampton4933115491811201960–612024–25Southport110010101892–931892–93South Shore 110011001892–931892–93Stoke City6347133631620271894–952017–18Sunderland 81402318813315331894–952025–26Swansea City171331174491954–552017–18Swindon Town101011001993–941993–94Tottenham Hotspur 8353246832818371909–102025–26Walsall220020201893–941961–62Watford141301148241982–832021–22West Bromwich Albion67362011672620211894–952020–21West Ham United6848164682917221923–242025–26West Manchester 110010101892–931892–93Wigan Athletic852184312005–062012–13Wimbledon 14653145541986–871999–2000Wolverhampton Wanderers 553979552210231894–952025–26

Overall record

Statistics correct as of 20 September 2026.

+Liverpool F.C. overall league record by competitionCompetitionPldWDLPldWDLPldWDLGFGAWin%Ref(s) Home Away Total (Tier-One)65441615782655280166208 (Tier-One)1,5489243542701,548483415650 (Tier-Two)2141623220214815083 (Tier-Two; unofficial)11100111722Total2,4271,5125433732,428851633943

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