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 2025–26 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 The club remained in The Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League.^[3]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 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 70 wins.

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 25 April 2026.

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 †	102	56	22	24	102	24	35	43	204	80	57	67	039.22	1893–94	2025–26	^[a]
Aston Villa †	98	61	20	17	97	35	23	39	195	96	43	56	049.23	1894–95	2025–26
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 †	9	8	1	0	9	6	0	3	18	14	1	3	077.78	2015–16	2025–26
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 †	9	6	2	1	10	4	2	4	19	10	4	5	052.63	1935–36	2025–26
Brighton & Hove Albion †	17	12	3	2	17	6	7	4	34	18	10	6	052.94	1958–59	2025–26
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 †	47	25	13	9	47	19	9	19	94	44	22	28	046.81	1894–95	2025–26
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 †	82	50	20	12	83	22	20	41	165	72	40	53	043.64	1907–08	2025–26
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 †	26	17	4	5	26	14	6	6	52	31	10	11	059.62	1969–70	2025–26
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 †	107	50	33	24	107	35	37	35	214	85	70	59	039.72	1894–95	2025–26
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 †	33	23	8	2	33	14	9	10	66	37	17	12	056.06	1949–50	2025–26
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	31	21	8	2	31	9	11	11	62	30	19	13	048.39	1954–55	2024–25
Leeds United †	54	34	12	8	54	21	16	17	108	55	28	25	050.93	1924–25	2025–26
Leicester City	54	32	11	11	54	18	10	26	108	50	21	37	046.30	1895–96	2024–25	^[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 †	90	54	21	15	90	31	26	33	180	85	47	48	047.22	1893–94	2025–26	^[e]
Manchester United †	93	43	24	26	92	19	29	44	185	62	53	70	033.51	1895–96	2025–26	^[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 †	89	61	17	11	89	29	27	33	178	90	44	44	050.56	1893–94	2025–26
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 †	54	37	8	9	54	17	17	20	108	54	25	29	050.00	1894–95	2025–26
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 †	49	33	11	5	49	18	11	20	98	51	22	25	052.04	1960–61	2024–25
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 †	81	40	23	18	81	33	15	33	162	73	38	51	045.06	1894–95	2025–26
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 †	83	53	24	6	83	28	18	37	166	81	42	43	048.80	1909–10	2025–26
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 †	68	48	16	4	68	29	17	22	136	77	33	26	056.62	1923–24	2025–26
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 †	55	39	7	9	55	22	10	23	110	61	17	32	055.45	1894–95	2025–26

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)	650	416	153	82	650	278	165	206	1,300	694	318	288	2,325	1,320	053.38	^[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	2,423	1,512	539	373	2,423	849	632	941	error	2,360	1,171	1,314	8,462	5,866	048.70	^[7]

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Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2025–26 season
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Aston Villa Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Charlton Athletic Coventry City Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion Wrexham
League One	AFC Wimbledon Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Burton Albion Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Reading Rotherham United Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Barrow Bristol Rovers Bromley Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Newport County Notts County Oldham Athletic Salford City Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall
Non-League	Darlington York City
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