Liverpool FC Random Stats

Keane in Liverpool - will celebrate title success with us.
Keane not in Liverpool - will give his medal away.

2006/07

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 0

2007/08

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 2

2008/09

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 28 (so far)

^^^ Shows the progression.

2006/07

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 0

2007/08

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 2

2008/09

Number of times Liverpool in top 2 after a Premier League game: 28 (so far)

This is very encouraging. Can we have the same kind of stats for top 3 positions?

Diego Cavalieri, three games away from 50 unused substitute appearances this season.

Gerrard or Torres to win the strike rate challenge

Gerrard - one goal every 151 mins played.
Torres - one goal every 161 mins played.
N'gog - one goal every 187 mins played.

First team in 30 years to score more than 3 goals in 5 consecutive games.

Sami Hyypia - Played every minute of 57 consecutive European games for the Reds from November 2001 to February 2006.

Diego Cavalieri, three games away from 50 unused substitute appearances this season.

Gerrard or Torres to win the strike rate challenge

Gerrard - one goal every 151 mins played.
Torres - one goal every 161 mins played.
N'gog - one goal every 187 mins played.

i had to laugh at the Cavallieri one.

Quite surprised about the N'gog one but it proves he ain't half bad.

Sami Hyypia - Played every minute of 57 consecutive European games for the Reds from November 2001 to February 2006.

Quite an achievement that is.....  to Sami Hyypia

We'll miss you Sami.

Lucas Leiva more lethal in front of goal than Xabi Alonso.

Leiva - 1 goal and 1 assist every 610 minutes on the pitch.

Alonso - 1 goal and 1 assist every 719 minutes on the pitch.

I'll get me coat. 

As we all know Liverpool have won 18 titles.  It would be fairly logical to think that these represented Liverpool's best 18 seasons in the top flight.

Not so.

These are our top ten seasons (in the top division) in terms of average points per game (at the right).  Seasons have been corrected for 3 points for a win.

Season/Division/Played/Won/Drew/Lost/Scored/Conceded/Goal Difference/Actual Points/Final Pos/Converted Points/Points per game
               
1978-79   D1   42   30   08   4   85   16   69   68   1   98   2.33
1987-88   D1   40   26   12   2   87   24   63   90   1   90   2.25
2005-06   PR   38   25   07   6   57   25   32   82   3   82   2.16
2001-02   PR   38   24   08   6   67   30   37   80   2   80   2.11
1985-86   D1   42   26   10   6   89   37   52   88   1   88   2.10
1989-90   D1   38   23   10   5   78   37   41   79   1   79   2.08
1965-66   D1   42   26   09   7   79   34   45   61   1   87   2.07
1981-82   D1   42   26   09   7   80   32   48   87   1   87   2.07
1922-23   D1   42   26   08   8   70   31   39   60   1   86   2.05
1968-69   D1   42   25   11   6   63   24   39   61   2   86   2.05

Liverpool's third best League campaign saw Benitez walk away with third, and Houllier can count himself unlucky with his second place.  Only twice in the clubs 116 year history have the reds had better league campaigns than Houllier and Benitez brought to Anfield.

Thoughts?

Just thought I would quote my first post in this thread from the end of last season, saying how Benitez had already given us our 3rd best ever league season in terms of performance.

If we win against Spurs our league performance will be our second best ever - eclipsing the great 1987/88 season at 2.26 points per game.  Even if we don't Benitez will still have produced 2 out of Liverpool's 4 best ever league performances. 

Makes you think.

And considering how football and the Premier League has changed, Rafa is doing a pretty good job. We just need to collect more points than 2nd place next season onwards.

1987-88   D1   40   26   12   2   87   24   63   90   1   90   2.25 pts per game
2008-09   PL   37   24   11   2   74   26   48   83   2   83   2.24 pts per game

Considering that was, considered by many, to have been one of our greatest ever teams,  We don't look too shabby in comparison.  15-0 will do us against Spurs.   (Actually be nice to win by 2 to have a GD of +50).

We missed out on the Premier League this season but least we could go for is most clean sheets and be the team to have scored the most. Maybe Stevie should try for the Golden Boot award as well.

The Premier League campaign in 6 game chunks.

1st - W4 L2 (12/18)
2nd - W2 D1 L3 (7/18)
3rd - W2 D2 L2 (8/18)
4th - W4 D2 (14/18)

Last Season

1st - W4 D2 (14/18)
2nd - W5 L1 (15/18)
3rd - W2 D4 (10/18)
4th - W3 D3 (12/18)
5th - W4 D1 L1 (13/18)
6th - W5 D1 (16/18)

Then won final two games (6/6)

IF, and it's a big IF, Liverpool get to the Europa League/UEFA Cup final then Liverpool under Rafa will have been the winners or runners up in every single competition.

Premier League
European Cup
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
European Super Cup
World Club Cup
Charity Shield

Is this a record?

Wow - record or not that's still impressive.

He hasn't taken us to the finals of Johnstone's Paint Trophy. 

Think that could well be.

Under Bob Paisley Liverpool won
Premier League (called simply First Division): 76 77, 79, 80, 82, 83)
European Cup (77, 78, 81)
League Cup (81, 82, 83)
UEFA Cup (76)
European Super Cup (77)
Charity Shield (76, 79, 80, 82)

and
finished runners up in
the FA. cup (77)
World Club Cup (81)

 And, unfortunately, Mr. Scum has won all of the above (except he won the cup winners cup and not the uefa cup)

Under Bob Paisley Liverpool won
Premier League (called simply First Division): 76 77, 79, 80, 82, 83)
European Cup (77, 78, 81)
League Cup (81, 82, 83)
UEFA Cup (76)
European Super Cup (77)
Charity Shield (76, 79, 80, 82)

and
finished runners up in
the FA. cup (77)
World Club Cup (81)

 And, unfortunately, Mr. Scum has won all of the above (except he won the cup winners cup and not the uefa cup)

Yeah, but over how many seasons more than Our Bob.

I dont know if this is correct but Carragher has the most goals for a english player against liverpool (obviouly if u count own goals).

Not really one to be proud of but quite funny!.

I dont know if this is correct but Carragher has the most goals for a english player against liverpool (obviouly if u count own goals).

Not really one to be proud of but quite funny!.

Yep it's true that Carra is the highest English goalscorer against us.  Think he's scored 7.

Under Bob Paisley Liverpool won
Premier League (called simply First Division): 76 77, 79, 80, 82, 83)
European Cup (77, 78, 81)
League Cup (81, 82, 83)
UEFA Cup (76)
European Super Cup (77)
Charity Shield (76, 79, 80, 82)

and
finished runners up in
the FA. cup (77)
World Club Cup (81)

 And, unfortunately, Mr. Scum has won all of the above (except he won the cup winners cup and not the uefa cup)

Now look at the difference in time in which they have done it in....