The 2014–15 season was Liverpool Football Club's 123rd season in existence and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Champions League (which they entered for the first time since 2009–10). Having finished third in their group, Liverpool subsequently dropped down to the UEFA Europa League.
This was captain Steven Gerrard's final season at the club due to the expiration of his contract, ending his 17-year spell at Liverpool. It was also the last season without Jürgen Klopp as manager until the 2024–25 season.
Season review Hopes were high at Liverpool, after a title run the previous season had seen them finish runners-up to eventual champions Manchester City. Following the sale of star striker Luis Suárez in the summer, the club spent £117 million on ten new arrivals to Anfield. Expectations were high as the new season started.
However, it did not take long for things to slowly unravel. Without Suarez, Liverpool only accumulated 28 points from a possible 57, equalling their worst league start for 50 years and ending the calendar year in 8th position. They also bowed out of the Champions League at the first hurdle, finishing 3rd in their group.
Despite this awful spell, the Reds eventually recovered after the New Year, and embarked on a 12-match unbeaten run, lifting hopes of Champions League qualification. However, after losing to Manchester United, Liverpool then suffered another poor run, which saw them win just twice in their last eight games. This killed off their hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, although they did seal Europa League qualification for 2015–16 courtesy of Arsenal's 4–0 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup Final.
The Reds reached both the League Cup and FA Cup semi-finals, where they lost to Chelsea and Aston Villa, respectively.
First team As it stood on 24 May 2015
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers1Brad JonesGK Middlesbrough 27 0 022Simon MignoletGK Sunderland 94 0 052Danny WardGK Wrexham 0 0 0Defenders2Glen JohnsonRB/LB Portsmouth 200 9 133José EnriqueLB Newcastle United 96 2 84Kolo TouréCB Manchester City 45 0 26Dejan LovrenCB Southampton 38 1 017Mamadou SakhoCB Paris St Germain 46 1 018Alberto MorenoLB Sevilla 41 2 119Javier ManquilloRB Atlético Madrid 19 0 137Martin ŠkrtelCB Zenit 293 17 538Jon FlanaganRB/LB LFC Academy 42 1 1Midfielders8Steven Gerrard (captain)DM/CM/AM LFC Academy 710 186 14510Philippe CoutinhoAM/LW/RW Inter Milan 102 16 1914Jordan Henderson (vice-captain)CM Sunderland 186 20 2920Adam LallanaAM/LW Southampton 41 6 421LucasDM/CM Grêmio 275 6 1523Emre CanDM/CM/CB Bayer Leverkusen 40 1 124Joe AllenDM/CM Swansea City 95 4 031Raheem SterlingLW/RW/AM Queens Park Rangers 129 23 1732Cameron BrannaganAM LFC Academy 0 0 0 33 Jordon Ibe LW/RW Wycombe Wanderers 17 0 246Jordan RossiterDM/CM LFC Academy 1 1 050Lazar MarkovićLW/RW/AM Benfica 34 3 1Forwards9Rickie LambertFW Southampton 36 3 215Daniel SturridgeFW Chelsea 67 40 1129Fabio BoriniFW Roma 38 3 345Mario BalotelliFW Milan 28 4 0 48 Jerome Sinclair FW West Bromwich 3 0 0
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef1 July 2014 FW 9 Rickie Lambert Southampton£4,000,0001 July 2014 MF 20 Adam Lallana Southampton£25,000,0003 July 2014 MF 23 Emre Can Bayer Leverkusen£10,000,00015 July 2014 MF 50 Lazar Marković Benfica£20,000,00027 July 2014 DF 6 Dejan Lovren Southampton£20,000,00029 July 2014 FW — Divock Origi Lille£10,000,00016 August 2014 DF 18 Alberto Moreno Sevilla£12,000,00025 August 2014 FW 45 Mario Balotelli Milan£16,000,000 Total transfer spending £117,000,000
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubRef6 August 201431 May 2016 DF 19 Javier Manquillo Atlético Madrid
Transfers out Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.11 July 2014 FW 7 Luis Suárez Barcelona£75,000,0006 August 2014 MF 35 Conor Coady Huddersfield Town£500,0008 August 2014 GK 25 Pepe Reina Bayern Munich£2,000,00014 August 2014 DF 34 Martin Kelly Crystal Palace£1,500,00028 August 2014 DF 49 Jack Robinson Queens Park Rangers£1,000,00030 August 2014 DF 5 Daniel Agger Brøndby£3,000,00012 January 2015 MF 11 Oussama Assaidi Al Ahli Club£4,700,00017 January 2015 MF 30 Suso Milan£1,000,000 Total Transfer Sales £88,700,000
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubRef.26 June 201430 June 2015MF6 Luis Alberto Málaga21 July 201430 June 2015FW9 Iago Aspas Sevilla22 July 201430 June 2015DF47 Andre Wisdom West Bromwich Albion29 July 201430 June 2015FW— Divock Origi Lille7 August 201420 October 2014DF44 Brad Smith Swindon Town15 August 201415 April 2015MF53 João Carlos Teixeira Brighton and Hove Albion18 August 201430 June 2015DF26 Tiago Ilori Bordeaux29 August 201415 January 2015MF33 Jordon Ibe Derby County1 September 201430 June 2015DF16 Sebastián Coates Sunderland1 September 201411 January 2015MF11 Oussama Assaidi Stoke City2 February 201530 June 2015MF54 Sheyi Ojo Wigan Athletic16 March 201530 June 2015FW48 Jerome Sinclair Wigan Athletic20 March 201519 April 2015GK52 Danny Ward Morecambe26 March 201530 June 2015MF— Jordan Lussey Bolton Wanderers26 March 201525 April 2015MF41 Jack Dunn Burton Albion26 March 201525 April 2015DF— Kevin Stewart Burton Albion26 March 201530 June 2015MF49 Jordan Williams Notts County
Transfer summary
Expenditure
Summer: £117,000,000
Winter: £0
Total: £117,000,000
Income
Summer: £83,000,000
Winter: £5,700,000
Total: £88,700,000
Total
Summer: £33,550,000
Winter: £5,700,000
Total: £27,850,000
Reserves team and Academy team For more information on Liverpool's Reserve squad and The Academy see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy
Friendlies
Pre-season
International Champions Cup
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Squad statistics
Appearances
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No.Pos.Nat.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeAppearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa LeagueTotalAppsAppsAppsAppsApps1GKBrad Jones302052DFGlen Johnson15 (4)3 (1)1 (1)221 (6)3DFJosé Enrique2 (2)1 (1)115 (3)4DFKolo Touré6 (5)0 (3)3312 (8)6DFDejan Lovren22 (4)3 (1)25 (1)32 (6)8MFSteven Gerrard25 (4)334 (1)35 (5)9FWRickie Lambert7 (17)1 (3)2 (1)1 (2)11 (23)10MFPhilippe Coutinho31 (3)744 (1)46 (4)14MFJordan Henderson35 (1)6 (1)4652 (2)15FWDaniel Sturridge7 (5)3 (1)0212 (6)17DFMamadou Sakho14 (1)53 (1)224 (2)18DFAlberto Moreno25 (2)425 (1)36 (3)19DFJavier Manquillo10224 (1)18 (1)20MFAdam Lallana22 (4)42 (2)3 (3)31 (9)21MFLucas15 (4)3 (1)52 (1)25 (6)22GKSimon Mignolet35 (1)73852 (1)23MFEmre Can22 (4)62 (1)3 (1)33 (6)24MFJoe Allen16 (5)50526 (5)29FWFabio Borini3 (9)0 (2)1 (1)1 (1)5 (12)31MFRaheem Sterling33 (1)545 (2)47 (3)33MFJordon Ibe7 (5)0029 (5)37DFMartin Škrtel335374845FWMario Balotelli10 (6)0 (4)0 (3)4 (1)14 (14)46MFJordan Rossiter0010148FWJerome Sinclair0 (2)0000 (2)49MFJordan Williams000 (1)00 (1)50MFLazar Marković11 (7)5 (1)4 (1)2 (1)22 (10)Players who are on loan/left Liverpool that have appeared this season:30MFSuso000 (1)00 (1)
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeGoals in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa LeagueTotal1MF8 Steven Gerrard9202132MF31 Raheem Sterling7130113MF10 Philippe Coutinho530084MF14 Jordan Henderson600175MF20 Adam Lallana510066FW15 Daniel Sturridge410057FW45 Mario Balotelli101248FW9 Rickie Lambert20013MF50 Lazar Marković2010310DF18 Alberto Moreno2000211DF2 Glen Johnson10001DF6 Dejan Lovren00101MF23 Emre Can10001MF24 Joe Allen10001FW29 Fabio Borini10001MF30 Suso**00101DF37 Martin Škrtel10001MF46 Jordan Rossiter00101#Own Goal40004TOTALS5288674 ** Players who no longer play for Liverpool's current season
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup EuropeBookings in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League Total 8MF Steven Gerrard 7100201010137DF Martin Škrtel 8000101010014MF Jordan Henderson 601010008018DF Alberto Moreno 600000208021MF Lucas 400020107031MF Raheem Sterling 501000107045FW Mario Balotelli 500000207023MF Emre Can 21201010616MF Dejan Lovren 400000206010MF Philippe Coutinho 301000004020MF Adam Lallana 400000004024MF Joe Allen 301000004029FW Fabio Borini 310000003119DF Javier Manquillo 30000000302DF Glen Johnson 20000000209FW Rickie Lambert 200000002017DF Mamadou Sakho 100010002050MF Lazar Marković 00000001014DF Kolo Touré 000010001022GK Simon Mignolet 0010000010Total6637090111934
Awards
Liverpool Players awards The Players' Awards were held on 19 May at the Echo Arena.
Liverpool Player's Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho Liverpool Supporter's Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho Liverpool Supporter's Young Player of the Year Award: Raheem Sterling Goal of the Season Award: Philippe Coutinho for his long range strike v Southampton, February 22. Performance of the Year: Philippe Coutinho v Manchester City, March 1 Outstanding Achievement Award: Steven Gerrard Academy Players' Player of the Year: João Carlos Teixeira Lifetime Achievement Award: Ron Yeats and Ian St John
Liverpool Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com MonthPlayerVotes August Raheem Sterling 54.8% September Jordan Henderson 41.3% October Philippe Coutinho 50.7% November Kolo Touré December Philippe Coutinho January February 73% March Jordan Henderson 34% April Philippe Coutinho 58%
References