This is where Liverpool won the last five titles – including the match against the Spurs at Anfield 37 years ago

Liverpool’s Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday will not be the first time the Reds are hosting the Spurs and will need to win a four-game title.

However, this is the club’s second chance to win the championship at Anfield as they won a decisive victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the 1981/82 season, and potential celebrations are likely to intensify when supporters last achieved the feat.

Leaving the challenge of second-place Arsenal, Arne Slot’s players are unlikely to rely on other scores to give the Dutch silverware in England’s first season – but Chelsea has played two direct roles in confirming Liverpool as the championship twice in the last 39 years.

From Merseyside to Meadow Lane, 101GreatGoals.com explores where Liverpool was identified as a champion in the last five titles.

2019/20: Chelsea, City and Kuved

The concept of becoming a champion is because Manchester City’s recent Manchester City lost at Chelsea in mid-June, which seems strange without Liverpool’s first title in 30 years.

Supporters put the city’s streets with flares when their teams were overwhelmingly crowned, but Anfield had no spectators in Anfield to be crowned.

“There is a feeling of relief,” said manager Jurgen Klopp. “After a three-month hiatus, no one knows how the season will come back.

Celebration of Liverpool Championships lasts for a long time throughout the night pic.twitter.com/brs8plaf4e

– Liverpool Football Club News (@livecholfc) June 26, 2020

“The Manchester City game is really tense. I don’t want to be involved. It’s intense, but my players are incredible.

“It’s for all the fans. I hope they celebrate it. It’s all in our hearts and our heads. We do it all together and it’s a joy to do it for the fans.”

1989/90: The Last Anfield Celebration

Liverpool won the last 34-year and 364-day championship at Anfield, despite their early fall behind the Queens Park Rangers, whose goal is to be the only team outside Coventry City that season.

Reds history scorer Ian Rush answered before halftime, John Barnes’ second-half penalty, tied with recent challenger Aston Villa against Norwich City to ensure Liverpool’s title.

Liverpool has a clear sense of redemption for Liverpool, who lost his title last season with a cruel final fashion when Michael Thomas scored an Arsenal silverware at Anfield.

#onthisday 1990: Liverpool beat QPR to become the British champion.

Their waiting for the next championship continues…pic.twitter.com/wa2vyfdsn0

– Athlete (@thesportsman) April 28, 2020

Few would suspect they would wait so long for the next victory, while United overshadowed their 18 titles before Klopp’s side ended the drought.

“It was shocking if we didn’t win,” midfielder Steve McMahon later recalled Sky Sports. “We got to the moment we won the league and said ‘Okay – Goodbye August’.”

1987/88: Liverpool and Tottenham

Liverpool’s challenge to visit the Spurs 37 years ago is very similar to the one they will face on Sunday.

Beardsley said: “This is a dream for someone like me.

👀🏆On this day in 1988, Peter Beardsley

The celebrity is 15 points ahead of the UTD, with four games left✊🔴

Something similar to Sunday? 😎pic.twitter.com/rrmmftkc01

– Henry TV (@TherEdmentV) April 23, 2025

“I’m from the northeast and it’s great to do something like this in Newcastle, but being the best team in the country – maybe even in Europe – has brought me a lot of excitement.”

Captain Alan Hansen was not happy with the performance. “We didn’t do well that day, but we did a great job throughout the season,” the defender said in his proof year. “The league shows.”

1985/86: Chelsea’s champion

When Liverpool, third-placed Liverpool lost 2-0 to Everton on February 22, 1986, as part of one point in three games, setbacks left them 8 points behind city opponents, while Manchester fell 5 points behind in the second game.

Things worsened when Chris Waddle scored a third-minute lead in Liverpool’s subsequent outings, but Jan Molby hit it with 24 minutes left and Rush won the 90th minute championship, with 17 unbeaten runs including 34 points for the last 36 points in the league.

Liverpool Player Manager @kennethdaleglish They scored when they won the Chelsea and won the league in 1986. pic.twitter.com/2q1nkovoix

– When Football is Better (@footballint80s) January 17, 2018

“We have a horrible record at Chelsea,” Hansen said through the LFC history, saying player Kenny Dalglish said after winning Liverpool’s only goal at Stamford Bridge.

“When the fixtures came out at the beginning of that season, everyone was saying ‘Imagine we had to go to Chelsea on the last day’ – and of course, that’s what happened.”

1983/84: Liverpool wins treble

If Liverpool plays against Tottenham, it will be their first title since manager Joe Fagan won the league in his first season, when Notts County’s Meadow Lane scored a 0-0 draw in the Notts County’s Meadow Lane, causing some away fans to invade the stadium in full-time Whistle.

A smiling Fargan said the county provided tourists with champagne supply “also very good – it was a good gesture for them.”

After the Reds won the first division title in 1984 with a 0-0 draw in Notts County, they were interviewed by lovely Liverpool manager Joe Fagan.#lfc #notts #onthisday pic.twitter.com/bxlunnnknmq

– Television football paradise in the 1980s (@1980Sheaven) May 12, 2020

United and Southampton acted the same way, drawing their game to ensure Liverpool didn’t need to win the championship, and the trophy was raised after a 1-1 draw at Anfield against Norwich City on May 15.

Liverpool have won the EFL Cup – defeated Everton 1-0 in the replay – and went on to win the European Cup, beating Stadio Olimpico for free throws.