# 2013–14 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Liverpool Football Club's 122nd season in existence and their 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. This was also the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.
Liverpool enjoyed a memorable season, scoring 101 league goals; the highest number of goals scored by a Premier League runner-up, until 2020, when Manchester City scored 106 goals while finishing second. It is also the fifth highest number of goals ever scored in the Premier League.
Luis Suárez finished as the league's top scorer with 31 goals, winning the Premier League Golden Boot as well as the PFA Players' Player of the Year, while Daniel Sturridge was the league's second highest scorer with 21. Steven Gerrard topped the official Premier League assists chart with 13.
Liverpool had a pre-season dominated by speculation about whether Luis Suárez would leave the club. Suárez had served four matches of a ten-match ban for biting Branislav Ivanović in the previous season, and Arsenal reportedly agreed terms and offered £40,000,001 for the player based on a rumoured £40 million release clause in Suárez's contract. Suárez stated he would like to leave the club and was then told to train away from the first-team squad. On 8 August, Liverpool owner John W. Henry stated that Suárez would not be allowed to leave the club.
A Simon Mignolet penalty save on the opening day gave Liverpool the first of three 1–0 victories to begin the season. A subsequent draw and loss saw Liverpool drop to fifth place on the table when Suárez completed his ban. From the next match until the end of the season, Liverpool would average 2.9 goals per game. They were top of the table at Christmas before back-to-back 2–1 losses away at Manchester City and Chelsea. In that key Manchester City fixture, Raheem Sterling was onside by well over a metre but had his goal disallowed for offside in an "awful decision" that both BT Sport commentators called as onside immediately, saying "you could see it with your naked eye".
A 5–1 home win over then league-leaders Arsenal on 5 February featured four Liverpool goals in the opening 20 minutes. With a mid-week 90th minute penalty at Fulham, Liverpool won again and the winning run would eventually extend to 11 games, included Liverpool defeating title rival, Manchester City, on 13 April, in the same week as the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. A subsequent mid-week Manchester City draw meant Liverpool would win the league if they got ten points from their remaining 4 games.
Their next match was a 2–3 away win at Norwich City that secured Liverpool's pre-season aim of qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. However, the following 0–2 home defeat to Chelsea put the title back in Manchester City's favour due to their significantly better goal difference. That pivotal match was marred by Chelsea's "comically brazen" time-wasting, that went unpunished until the 93rd minute by Martin Atkinson (despite José Mourinho telling his players he wanted "at least two bookings for time-wasting before half-time"), and it is foremost known for a Steven Gerrard slip that led to Chelsea's key goal by Demba Ba. Gerrard has spoken of his anguish over the slip, saying it was "even tougher than what people probably think it was". Other key moments cited as playing a part in Liverpool falling short of the title include the previously mentioned incorrectly disallowed goal by Raheem Sterling at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, Kolo Touré passing the ball to Victor Anichebe allowing West Bromwich Albion to earn a draw on 2 February and Jordan Henderson's 93rd minute sending-off (and associated three-match ban) in the home game versus Manchester City, which Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers thought was "a huge miss for us" because Liverpool "couldn't replace Jordan".
Liverpool's attempts to reverse Manchester City's +9 goal difference advantage in their penultimate game against Crystal Palace saw their initial 0–3 lead pegged back to a 3–3 draw. Liverpool finished in second place, two points behind Manchester City, after they defeated Newcastle United on the final day. This represented the closest the club had come to winning the league title since 1990.
The season was the first since 1995–96 without Jamie Carragher, who retired after the 2012–13 season.

## First team

    As it stands on 11 May 2014
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Brad Jones | GK | (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 32) | Middlesbrough | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Simon Mignolet | GK | (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 26) | Sunderland | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Danny Ward | GK | (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 20) | Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Glen Johnson | RB/LB | (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 29) | Portsmouth | 172 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | José Enrique | LB | (1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 28) | Newcastle United | 87 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Kolo Touré | CB | (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 33) | Manchester City | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniel Agger (vice-captain) | CB | (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 29) | Brøndby | 232 | 14 | 8 |
| 17 | Mamadou Sakho | CB | (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 25) | Paris St Germain | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Aly Cissokho | LB | (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (aged 26) | Valencia | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Martin Kelly | RB | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 24) | LFC Academy | 62 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Martin Škrtel | CB | (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 29) | Zenit | 245 | 16 | 5 |
| 38 | Jon Flanagan | RB/LB | (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 21) | LFC Academy | 42 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Brad Smith | LB | (1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 20) | LFC Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Andre Wisdom | RB/CB | (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 21) | LFC Academy | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Luis Alberto | AM/CF | (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 21) | Sevilla | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard (captain) | DM/CM | (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 34) | LFC Academy | 669 | 173 | 144 |
| 10 | Philippe Coutinho | AM/LW | (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 21) | Inter Milan | 50 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | Victor Moses | LW/RW | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23) | Chelsea | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | CM/RM | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 23) | Sunderland | 132 | 13 | 15 |
| 21 | Lucas | DM | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 27) | Grêmio | 243 | 6 | 15 |
| 24 | Joe Allen | DM/CM | (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 24) | Swansea City | 63 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Raheem Sterling | LW/RW/AM | (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 19) | Queens Park Rangers | 77 | 12 | 8 |
| 33 | Jordon Ibe | LW/RW | (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 18) | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | João Carlos Teixeira | AM/LW | (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 (aged 21) | Sporting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Luis Suárez | FW | (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 27) | Ajax | 133 | 82 | 29 |
| 9 | Iago Aspas | ST/LW | (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 26) | Celta | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge | ST | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 24) | Chelsea | 49 | 35 | 10 |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 22 June 2013 | AM | 6 | Luis Alberto | Sevilla | £6,800,000 |
| 23 June 2013 | FW | 9 | Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | £7,000,000 |
| 27 June 2013 | GK | 22 | Simon Mignolet | Sunderland | £9,000,000 |
| 2 July 2013 | CB | 4 | Kolo Touré | Manchester City | Free |
| 2 September 2013 | CB | 26 | Tiago Ilori | Sporting CP | £7,000,000 |
| 2 September 2013 | CB | 17 | Mamadou Sakho | Paris Saint Germain | £15,000,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| 20 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | LB | 20 | Aly Cissokho | Valencia |
| 2 September 2013 | 31 May 2014 | LW | 12 | Victor Moses | Chelsea |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 7 February 2013 | CB | 23 | Jamie Carragher | Retired | Retired |
| 27 May 2013 | CB | 22 | Danny Wilson | Heart of Midlothian | Released |
| 19 June 2013 | ST | 9 | Andy Carroll | West Ham United | £15,500,000 |
| 3 July 2013 | CM | 33 | Jonjo Shelvey | Swansea City | £5,000,000 |
| 8 August 2013 | DM | 20 | Jay Spearing | Bolton Wanderers | £1,500,000 |
| 13 August 2013 | LW | 19 | Stewart Downing | West Ham United | £5,000,000 |
| 2 September 2013 | AM | 12 | Dani Pacheco | Alcorcón | Released |
| 3 January 2014 | ST | 50 | Adam Morgan | Yeovil Town | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
| 10 July 2013 | 9 October 2013 | ST | | Michael Ngoo | Yeovil Town |
| 12 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | AM | 30 | Suso | Almería |
| 19 July 2013 | 1 January 2014 | ST | | Henoc Mukendi | Partick Thistle |
| 22 July 2013 | 1 January 2014 | DM | 35 | Conor Coady | Sheffield United |
| 26 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | AM | | Krisztián Adorján | Groningen |
| 29 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | GK | 25 | Pepe Reina | Napoli |
| 1 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | LB | 49 | Jack Robinson | Blackpool |
| 27 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | 11 | Oussama Assaidi | Stoke City |
| 2 September 2013 | 31 May 2014 | FW | 29 | Fabio Borini | Sunderland |
| 10 September 2013 | 1 January 2014 | FW | 53 | João Carlos Teixeira | Brentford |
| 22 October 2013 | 31 May 2014 | RB/CB | 47 | Andre Wisdom | Derby County |
| 9 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | RB | 43 | Ryan McLaughlin | Barnsley |
| 20 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | CB | 26 | Tiago Ilori | Granada |
| 23 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | CB | 16 | Sebastián Coates | Nacional |
| 31 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | FW | | Michael Ngoo | Walsall |
| 21 February 2014 | 31 May 2014 | FW | 33 | Jordon Ibe | Birmingham City |

### Transfer summary
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Premier League | — | 2nd | 17 August 2013 | 11 May 2014 |
| League Cup | 2nd round | 3rd round | 27 August 2013 | 25 September 2013 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | 5th round | 5 January 2014 | 16 February 2014 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League

This season recorded an all-time high mark of goals scored by Liverpool not only in Premier League seasons, but in all their English top flight seasons. Only in 1895–96 Division 2 did the Reds score more league goals over the course of a season – 106 versus 101 they netted this season.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 37 | +65 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Last updated: 11 May 2014. Source: Liverpool F.C.

#### Aggregate scores

| Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | Points |
| Arsenal | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4 |
| Cardiff City | 3–1 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–1 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 4 |
| Everton | 4–0 | 3–3 | 7–3 | 4 |
| Fulham | 4–0 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 6 |
| Hull City | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 6 |
| Manchester City | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3 |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4 |
| Norwich City | 5–1 | 2–3 | 8–3 | 6 |
| Southampton | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3 |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 4–3 | 2–2 | 6–5 | 4 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | 0–5 | 9–0 | 6 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4 |
| West Ham United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 6 |

### FA Cup

Source: Liverpool F.C.

### League Cup

Source: Liverpool F.C.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of match played 12 May 2014
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Brad Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | José Enrique | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 7 (2) |
| 4 | DF | CIV | Kolo Touré | 15 (5) | 2 | 2 | 19 (5) |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Daniel Agger | 16 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 18 (5) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Luis Alberto | 0 (9) | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 (10) |
| 7 | FW | URU | Luis Suárez | 33 | 2 (1) | 1 | 36 (1) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard | 33 (1) | 3 | 2 | 38 (1) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Iago Aspas | 5 (9) | 1 | 0 | 6 (9) |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Philippe Coutinho | 28 (5) | 2 (1) | 0 (1) | 30 (7) |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Victor Moses | 6 (13) | 2 | 1 | 9 (13) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson | 35 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 38 (2) |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Daniel Sturridge | 26 (3) | 2 | 2 | 30 (3) |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Mamadou Sakho | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 | 18 (1) |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Aly Cissokho | 12 (3) | 3 | 1 | 16 (3) |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Lucas | 20 (7) | 0 (1) | 1 | 21 (8) |
| 22 | GK | BEL | Simon Mignolet | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 24 | MF | WAL | Joe Allen | 15 (9) | 1 | 1 | 17 (9) |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Raheem Sterling | 24 (9) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 27 (11) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly | 0 (5) | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 (6) |
| 37 | DF | SVK | Martin Škrtel | 36 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Jon Flanagan | 23 | 1 (1) | 0 | 24 (1) |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Brad Smith | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
| 53 | MF | POR | João Carlos Teixeira | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: ||||||||
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jordon Ibe | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Andre Wisdom | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 (1) |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
    As of match played 11 May 2014
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Luis Suárez | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | FW | 15 | Daniel Sturridge | 21 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Steven Gerrard | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | MF | 31 | Raheem Sterling | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | DF | 37 | Martin Škrtel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Philippe Coutinho | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 14 | Jordan Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Daniel Agger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 12 | Victor Moses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 9 | Iago Aspas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 17 | Mamadou Sakho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 24 | Joe Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 38 | Jon Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 101 | 5 | 4 | 110 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 5 May 2014
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Glen Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Kolo Touré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luis Suárez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Iago Aspas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Philippe Coutinho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Victor Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jordan Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Daniel Sturridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Aly Cissokho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Lucas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Joe Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Raheem Sterling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Martin Škrtel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Jon Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Andre Wisdom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 |

## Awards

The inaugural Players' Awards dinner was held on 6 May at the Liverpool ACC Conference Centre.
* Liverpool Player's Player of the Year Award: Luis Suárez
* Liverpool Supporter's Player of the Year Award: Luis Suárez
* Liverpool Supporter's Young Player of the Year Award: Raheem Sterling
* Goal of the Season Award: Luis Suárez for his 40-yard volley against Norwich City on 4 December.
* Outstanding Achievement Award: Brendan Rodgers
* Academy Players' Player of the Year: Jordan Rossiter
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Ronnie Moran

### Standard Chartered Player of the Month

| Month | Player |
| August | Daniel Sturridge |
| September | Simon Mignolet |
| October | Luis Suárez |
| November | Luis Suárez |
| December | Luis Suárez |
| January | Luis Suárez |
| February | Daniel Sturridge |
| March | Steven Gerrard |
| April | Raheem Sterling |