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 of the Premier League in 1992.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Liverpool, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Liverpool players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Anfield are also included in the list.
The club have won 20 top-flight titles, and also hold the record for the most European Cup victories by an English team, winning the competition six times. The club's record appearance maker is Ian Callaghan, who made 857 appearances between 1958 and 1978. Ian Rush is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 346 goals in total.
All statistics are correct as of 26 August 2025.
Honours
Liverpool have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the English League title for a joint-record 20 times, the League Cup a record ten times and an English record of six European Cups. In their first season, 1892–93, they won the Lancashire League title and the Liverpool District Cup, and their most recent success came in 2025, when they won their twentieth League title.
+Liverpool F.C. honoursHonourNo.YearsFootball League First Division/Premier League201900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2019–20, 2024–25 Football League Second Division41893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62FA Cup 81965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2022League Cup 101981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022, 2024FA Community/Charity Shield161964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006, 2022 (* shared)Sheriff of London Charity Shield 11906Football League Super Cup11985–86European Cup/UEFA Champions League 61977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019UEFA Cup 31973, 1976, 2001European/UEFA Super Cup 41977, 2001, 2005, 2019FIFA Club World Cup 12019
Player records
Appearances Most appearances in all competitions: Ian Callaghan, 857 Most league appearances: Ian Callaghan, 640 Most FA Cup appearances: Ian Callaghan, 79 Most League Cup appearances: Ian Rush, 78 Most continental appearances: Jamie Carragher, 150 Youngest first-team player: Jerome Sinclair, 16 years and 6 days (against West Bromwich Albion, 26 September 2012) Youngest player to start a first-team match: Rio Ngumoha, 16 years and 135 days (against Accrington Stanley, 11 January 2025) Youngest player to reach 100 appearances: Michael Owen. 19 years and 363 days. Oldest first-team player: Ned Doig, 41 years and 165 days (against Newcastle United, 11 April 1908) Oldest debutant: Ned Doig, 37 years and 307 days (against Burton United, 1 September 1904) Most consecutive appearances: Phil Neal, 417 (23 October 1976 – 24 September 1983) Most seasons playing every minute of every league and cup game: Phil Neal, 9 (from 1976–77 to 1983–84) Longest-serving player: Elisha Scott, 21 years and 52 days (1913–1934) Most red cards while playing for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard, 7
Most appearances Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets.
+Players with most appearances for Liverpool F.C.RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal1 2 1996–2013 3 1998–20154 1967–1981 1967–19796 1980–19871988–19967 1974–19858 1962–19789 1981–199410 1977–1991
Goalscorers
Most goals in all competitions: Ian Rush, 346 Most league goals: Roger Hunt, 244 Most FA Cup goals: Ian Rush, 39 Most League Cup goals: Ian Rush, 48 Most continental goals: Mohamed Salah, 51 First player to score for Liverpool: Malcolm McVean (against Rotherham Town, 1 September 1892) Most goals in a season: Ian Rush, 47 (in the 1983–84 season) Most goals in a debut season: Mohamed Salah, 44 (in the 2017–18 season) Most league goals in a season: Roger Hunt, 41 (in the 1961–62 season) Most goals in a season by a Liverpool player in the Premier League era: Mohamed Salah, 44 (in the 2017–18 season) Most top-flight league goals in a season: Gordon Hodgson, 36 (in the 1930–31 season) Most continental goals in a season: Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, 11 (in the 2017–18 season) Most hat-tricks in a season: Roger Hunt, 5 (in the 1961–62 season) Most games scored in during a single campaign: Mohamed Salah, 34 (in the 2017–18 season) Most different goalscorers in a season: 22 (in the 2015–16 season) Most hat-tricks: Gordon Hodgson, 17 Most consecutive games where a player has scored: Mohamed Salah, 10 (28 August 2021 to 24 October 2021) Most consecutive home games from the start of a season where a player has scored: Mohamed Salah, 6 (19 August 2023 to 12 November 2023). Fastest goal scored in a match: Paul Walsh, 14 seconds, (against West Ham United, 27 August 1984) Fastest hat-trick: Robbie Fowler, 4 minutes, 33 seconds, (against Arsenal, 28 August 1994) Highest-scoring substitute: David Fairclough, 18 Most penalties scored: Steven Gerrard, 47 Most consecutive games a player has scored for Liverpool at Anfield: Mohamed Salah, 9 (13 February 2023 to 6 May 2023) Most seasons with at least 30 goals in all competitions in Liverpool history: 5 (Roger Hunt, Ian Rush, Mohamed Salah) Most consecutive seasons with at least 20 goals in all competitions: Mohamed Salah, 8 (2017–18 to 2024–25) Most games for an outfield player without scoring: Ephraim Longworth, 371 Youngest goalscorer: Rio Ngumoha, 16 years, 361 days (against Newcastle United, 25 August 2025) Oldest goalscorer: Billy Liddell, 38 years, 55 days (against Stoke City, 5 March 1960)
Top goalscorers Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets.
+Top goalscorers for Liverpool F.C.RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal1 1988–1996 2 1958–19693 2017–20264 1925–19365 1938–19616 1998–20157 1993–20012006–20078 1977–19909 1996–200410 1915–1928
International First capped player: Frank Becton, for England on 29 March 1897 Most international caps while being a Liverpool player: Steven Gerrard, 114 for England Most international goals while being a Liverpool player: Mohamed Salah, 37 for Egypt. FIFA World Cup First Liverpool player to appear at a World Cup: Laurie Hughes for England, at 1950 FIFA World Cup Most World Cup appearances while a Liverpool player: Steven Gerrard, 12 for England in 2006, 2010 and 2014 Most World Cup goals while being a Liverpool player: Michael Owen, 4 for England in 1998 and 2002 First World Cup winners: Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan and Gerry Byrne, in 1966 with England First non-British player to appear in a World Cup final: Dietmar Hamann, with Germany, in 2002 Non-British World Cup winners: Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina, with Spain in 2010 Alexis Mac Allister, with Argentina in 2022 Víctor Muñoz, with Spain in 2026 UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship winners while playing for Liverpool: Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Xabi Alonso and Álvaro Arbeloa, with Spain in 2008.
Copa America
Copa America winners while playing for Liverpool: Luis Suárez, with Uruguay in 2011. Alisson and Roberto Firmino, with Brazil in 2019. Alexis Mac Allister, with Argentina in 2024.
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations winners while playing for Liverpool: Rigobert Song with Cameroon in 2000. Kolo Touré with Ivory Coast in 2015. Sadio Mané with Senegal in 2022. OFC Nations Cup Oceanic Nations Cup winners while playing for Liverpool: Harry Kewell with Australia in 2004.
Transfers For consistency, fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary reports of each transfer.
Record transfer fees paid +Record transfer fees paid by Liverpool F.C.Rank Player:From:Fee: Date: Ref.1 Alexander Isak Newcastle United£125 million1 September 20252 Bradley Barcola Paris Saint Germain£123 million31 August 20263 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen£116 million20 June 20254 Virgil van Dijk Southampton£75 million1 January 20185 Hugo Ekitike Eintracht Frankfurt£69 million23 July 2025
Record transfer fees received +Record transfer fees received by Liverpool F.C.RankPlayerToFeeDateRef.1 Philippe Coutinho Barcelona£145 million6 January 2018 2 Luis Suárez Barcelona£75 million11 July 20143 Luis Díaz Bayern Munich£65.5 million30 July 20254 Fernando Torres Chelsea£50 million31 January 20115 Raheem Sterling Manchester City£49 million20 July 2015
Managerial records
First managers: William Edward Barclay and John McKenna, from 15 February 1892 to 16 August 1896 Longest-serving manager by time: Tom Watson, from 17 August 1896 to 6 May 1915 (18 years, 262 days) Longest-serving manager by matches: Bill Shankly managed the club for 783 matches over a period of 14 years and seven months, from December 1959 to July 1974 Most matches managed: 783, Bill Shankly Most matches won as manager: 407, Bill Shankly Most matches lost as a manager: 272, Tom Watson Most goals scored under a manager: 1,307, Bill Shankly Most goals conceded under a manager: 1,056, Tom Watson Most successful manager: Bob Paisley, won 20 trophies with the club
Club records
Matches
Firsts First match: Liverpool 7–1 Rotherham Town, a friendly match, 1 September 1892 First Lancashire League match: Liverpool 8–0 Higher Walton, 3 September 1892 First Football League match: Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Second Division, 2 September 1893 First FA Cup match: Liverpool 4–0 Nantwich Town, first qualifying round, 15 October 1892 First League Cup match: Liverpool 1–1 Luton Town, second round, 19 October 1960 First European match: Liverpool 5–0 KR Reykjavik, European Cup, first round, 17 August 1964
Wins Record win: 11–0 against Strømsgodset in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 17 September 1974 Record league wins: 10–1 against Rotherham Town in the Second Division, 18 February 1896, 9–0 against Crystal Palace in the First Division, 12 September 1989 and 9–0 against Bournemouth in the Premier League, 27 August 2022 Record home league win: 9–0 against Crystal Palace in First Division, 12 September 1989 and 9–0 against Bournemouth in the Premier League, 27 August 2022 Record away league win: 7–0 against Crystal Palace in Premier League, 19 December 2020 Record FA Cup win: 9–0 against Newtown in the second qualifying round, 29 October 1892 Record League Cup win: 10–0 against Fulham in the second round, first leg, 23 September 1986 Most league wins in a season: 38 games: 32 wins (in the 2019–20 season) Fewest league wins in a season: 7 wins from 30 games (in the 1894–95 season) Most home wins in a season (all competitions): 22 (in the 2000–01, 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons Most league wins away from home in a season: 14 (in the 2019–20 season)
Defeats Record defeat: 1–9 against Birmingham City in Second Division, 11 December 1954 Record defeat at Anfield: 0–6 against Sunderland in First Division, 19 April 1930 Record-scoring defeat: 2–9 against Newcastle United in First Division, 1 January 1934 Record Premier League defeat: 1–6 against Stoke City, 24 May 2015, 0–5 against Manchester City, 9 September 2017, 2–7 against Aston Villa, 4 October 2020 Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 against Bolton Wanderers in fourth round, first leg, 26 January 1946 Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 against Aston Villa in quarter-finals, 17 December 2019 Most league defeats in a season: 23 defeats from 42 games (in the 1953–54 season) Fewest defeats in a season: Unbeaten in the 28-game 1893–94 season
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