Liverpool 1988–89: results and record

Every competitive match Liverpool played in 1988–89, in First Division — 51 matches, 32 won, 12 drawn, 7 lost, with scorers and attendances where the record holds them.

51played
32won
12drawn
7lost
93scored
41conceded
John Aldridgetop scorer

Honours this season

FA Cup — Winners

Liverpool 1988–89 results

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponent	Their season	Score	Scorers	Att
20 Aug 1988	Charity Shield	N	Wimbledon	Wimbledon 1988–89	2–1	John Aldridge 23, John Aldridge 69	54,887
27 Aug 1988	First Division	A	Charlton Athletic	Charlton Athletic 1988–89	3–0	John Aldridge 23, John Aldridge 52, John Aldridge 54	21,389
3 Sep 1988	First Division	H	Manchester United	Manchester United 1988–89	1–0	Jan Mølby 38	42,026
10 Sep 1988	First Division	A	Aston Villa	Aston Villa 1988–89	1–1	Ray Houghton 64	41,409
17 Sep 1988	First Division	H	Tottenham Hotspur	Tottenham Hotspur 1988–89	1–1	Peter Beardsley 78	40,929
24 Sep 1988	First Division	A	Southampton	Southampton 1988–89	3–1	John Aldridge 31, Peter Beardsley 47, Jan Mølby 84	21,046
28 Sep 1988	League Cup	H	Walsall	Walsall 1988–89	1–0	Gary Gillespie 44	18,084
1 Oct 1988	First Division	H	Newcastle United	Newcastle United 1988–89	1–2	Gary Gillespie 3	39,139
8 Oct 1988	First Division	A	Luton Town	Luton Town 1988–89	0–1		12,117
12 Oct 1988	League Cup	A	Walsall	Walsall 1988–89	3–1	John Barnes 30, Ian Rush 72, Jan Mølby 83	12,015
22 Oct 1988	First Division	H	Coventry City	Coventry City 1988–89	0–0		38,742
26 Oct 1988	First Division	A	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham Forest 1988–89	1–2	Ian Rush 58	29,755
29 Oct 1988	First Division	A	West Ham United	West Ham United 1988–89	2–0	Ian Rush 69, Peter Beardsley 80
2 Nov 1988	League Cup	H	Arsenal	Arsenal 1988–89	1–1	John Barnes 66	31,951
5 Nov 1988	First Division	H	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough 1988–89	3–0	Ian Rush 44, John Aldridge 75, Peter Beardsley 87
9 Nov 1988	League Cup	A	Arsenal	Arsenal 1988–89	0–0		54,029
12 Nov 1988	First Division	H	Millwall	Millwall 1988–89	1–1	Steve Nicol 15
19 Nov 1988	First Division	A	Queens Park Rangers	Queens Park Rangers 1988–89	1–0	John Aldridge 28
23 Nov 1988	League Cup	H	Arsenal	Arsenal 1988–89	2–1	Steve McMahon 61, John Aldridge 87	21,708
26 Nov 1988	First Division	H	Wimbledon	Wimbledon 1988–89	1–1	Ray Houghton 63
30 Nov 1988	League Cup	A	West Ham United	West Ham United 1988–89	1–4	John Aldridge 34	26,971
4 Dec 1988	First Division	A	Arsenal	Arsenal 1988–89	1–1	John Barnes 46
11 Dec 1988	First Division	H	Everton	Everton 1988–89	1–1	Ray Houghton 30
17 Dec 1988	First Division	H	Norwich City	Norwich City 1988–89	0–1
26 Dec 1988	First Division	A	Derby County	Derby County 1988–89	1–0	Ian Rush 17
1 Jan 1989	First Division	A	Manchester United	Manchester United 1988–89	1–3	John Barnes 70
3 Jan 1989	First Division	H	Aston Villa	Aston Villa 1988–89	1–0	Ronnie Whelan 66
7 Jan 1989	FA Cup	A	Carlisle United	Carlisle United 1988–89	3–0	John Barnes 33, Steve McMahon 65, Steve McMahon 84	18,556
14 Jan 1989	First Division	A	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield Wednesday 1988–89	2–2	Steve Nicol 74, John Aldridge 76
21 Jan 1989	First Division	H	Southampton	Southampton 1988–89	2–0	John Aldridge 73, Ian Rush 78
29 Jan 1989	FA Cup	A	Millwall	Millwall 1988–89	2–0	John Aldridge 57, Ian Rush 63	23,615
4 Feb 1989	First Division	A	Newcastle United	Newcastle United 1988–89	2–2	Ian Rush 15, John Aldridge 50
18 Feb 1989	FA Cup	A	Hull City	Hull City 1988–89	3–2	John Barnes 15, John Aldridge 52, John Aldridge 53	20,058
1 Mar 1989	First Division	H	Charlton Athletic	Charlton Athletic 1988–89	2–0	Peter Beardsley 13, John Aldridge 88
11 Mar 1989	First Division	A	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough 1988–89	4–0	Peter Beardsley 19, Ray Houghton 37, John Aldridge 79, Steve McMahon 88
14 Mar 1989	First Division	H	Luton Town	Luton Town 1988–89	5–0	John Aldridge 34, John Aldridge 42, Peter Beardsley 69, Steve McMahon 74, John Aldridge 76
18 Mar 1989	FA Cup	H	Brentford	Brentford 1988–89	4–0	Steve McMahon 15, John Barnes 62, Peter Beardsley 79, Peter Beardsley 82	42,376
22 Mar 1989	First Division	A	Coventry City	Coventry City 1988–89	3–1	John Barnes 11, John Aldridge 28, Ronnie Whelan 56
26 Mar 1989	First Division	A	Tottenham Hotspur	Tottenham Hotspur 1988–89	2–1	John Aldridge 50, Peter Beardsley 64
29 Mar 1989	First Division	H	Derby County	Derby County 1988–89	1–0	John Barnes 2
1 Apr 1989	First Division	A	Norwich City	Norwich City 1988–89	1–0	Ronnie Whelan 21
8 Apr 1989	First Division	H	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield Wednesday 1988–89	5–1	Steve McMahon 8, Peter Beardsley 42, Ray Houghton 57, Peter Beardsley 68, John Barnes 79
11 Apr 1989	First Division	A	Millwall	Millwall 1988–89	2–1	John Barnes 21, John Aldridge 41
3 May 1989	First Division	A	Everton	Everton 1988–89	0–0
7 May 1989	FA Cup	N	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham Forest 1988–89	3–1	John Aldridge 3, John Aldridge 58, Brian Laws 72	38,000
10 May 1989	First Division	H	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham Forest 1988–89	1–0	John Aldridge 81
13 May 1989	First Division	A	Wimbledon	Wimbledon 1988–89	2–1	John Aldridge 59, John Barnes 73
16 May 1989	First Division	H	Queens Park Rangers	Queens Park Rangers 1988–89	2–0	John Aldridge 45, Ronnie Whelan 57
20 May 1989	FA Cup	N	Everton	Everton 1988–89	3–2	John Aldridge 4, Ian Rush 94, Ian Rush 103	82,500
23 May 1989	First Division	H	West Ham United	West Ham United 1988–89	5–1	John Aldridge 20, Ray Houghton 63, Ray Houghton 80, Ian Rush 84, John Barnes 90
26 May 1989	First Division	H	Arsenal	Arsenal 1988–89	0–2

93 of the goals in this season carry a named scorer.

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