| 1892-93 | Joined Lancashire League |
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| Lancashire League Champions |
| 1893-94 | Elected to Football League Division Two |
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| Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted after Test Match (Liverpool 2 Newton Heath 0) |
| 1894-95 | Relegated after Test Match (Bury 1 Liverpool 0) |
| 1895-96 | Football League Division Two Champions (2nd time) |
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| Promoted after Test Matches |
| 1896-97 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1898-99 | Football League runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1900-01 | Football League Champions |
| 1904 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1904-05 | Football League Division Two Champions (3rd time) |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1905-06 | Football League Champions (2nd time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1909-10 | Football League runner-up |
| 1913-14 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1921-22 | Football League Champions (3rd time) |
| 1922-23 | Football League Champions (4th time) |
| 1939-40 | Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war |
| 1946-47 | Football League Champions (5th time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1949-50 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1954 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1961-62 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1962-63 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1963-64 | Football League Champions (6th time) |
| 1964-65 | European Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup Winners |
| 1965-66 | Football League Champions (7th time) |
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| European Cup Winners Cup runner-up |
| 1968-69 | Football League runner-up |
| 1970-71 | European Inter Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1971-72 | Missed runner-up spot on goal average |
| 1972-73 | Football League Champions (8th time) |
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| U E F A Cup Winners |
| 1973-74 | Football League runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1974-75 | Football League runner-up (on goal average) |
| 1975-76 | Football League Champions (9th time) |
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| U E F A Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1976-77 | Football League Champions (10th time) |
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| European Cup Winners |
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| European Super Cup Winners |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1977-78 | Football League runner-up |
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| European Cup Winners (2nd time) |
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| European Super Cup runner-up |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1978-79 | Football League Champions (11th time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1979-80 | Football League Champions (12th time) |
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| Football League Cup semi-finalists |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Winners (3rd time) |
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| Football League Cup Winners |
| 1981-82 | Football League Champions (13th time) |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| Football League Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1982-83 | Football League Champions (14th time) |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| Football League Cup Winners (3rd time) |
| 1983-84 | Football League Champions (15th time) |
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| European Cup Winners (4th time) |
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| European Super Cup runner-up |
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| Football League Cup Winners (4th time, in succession) |
| 1984-85 | Football League runner-up (on goal difference) |
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| European Cup runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1985-86 | Football League Champions (16th time) |
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| Football League Cup semi-finalists |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (3rd time) |
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| Screen Sport Super Cup Winners |
| 1986-87 | Football League runner-up |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1987-88 | Football League Champions (17th time) |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1988-89 | Football League runner-up (lost title on goals scored, after |
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| finishing level on points and goal difference with Arsenal) |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (4th time) |
| 1989-90 | Football League Champions (18th time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1990-91 | Football League runner-up |
| 1991-92 | U E F A Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (5th time) |
| 1992-93 | Founder members of FA Premiership |
| 1994-95 | Football League Cup Winners (5th time) |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1996-97 | Missed runner-up spot on goal difference |
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| European Cup Winners Cup Semi-Finalists |
| 1997-98 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 2000-01 | Football League Cup Winners (6th time) |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (6th time) |
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| U E F A Cup winners (3rd time) |
| 2001-02 | European Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| F.A. Premiership runner-up |
| 2002-03 | Football League Cup Winners (7th time) |
| 2004-05 | Football League Cup runner-up |
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| European Champions League Winners (ex European Cup) (5th time) |
| 2005-06 | World Club Championship runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (7th time) |
