
Liverpool Football Club is an Englishassociation football club based inLiverpool,Merseyside, which competes in the top tier ofEnglish football, for the2025–26 season. The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board ofEverton and club presidentJohn Houlding, who owned the club's ground,Anfield. The dispute over rent resulted in Everton leaving Anfield forGoodison 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 theLancashire League on their foundation before the1892–93 season. They ended their inaugural season as league champions,[2] and were elected toThe Football League soon afterwards. The club remained in The Football League until 1992, when itsFirst Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formedPremier League.[3]
Liverpool'sfirst 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 213 league matches; havingdrawn 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 areAston Villa; the Anfield club have beaten them 96 times out of 195 meetings.Manchester United have recorded the most league victories over Liverpool, with 70 wins.
Statistics correct as of match played 12 February 2026.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Premier League (Tier-One) | 646 | 413 | 152 | 82 | 646 | 276 | 165 | 204 | 1,292 | 689 | 317 | 286 | 2,309 | 1,311 | 053.33 | [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 | 2,419 | 1,509 | 538 | 373 | 2,419 | 847 | 632 | 939 | error | 2,355 | 1,170 | 1,312 | 8,446 | 5,857 | 048.68 | [7] |