1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1980–81 season was Liverpool Football Club's 89th season in existence and their 19th consecutive season in the First Division. It was a season of contrasts for Liverpool as they won the European Cup for the third time by defeating Real Madrid 1–0 in Paris, and winning the Football League Cup for the first time by defeating that season's Second Division champions West Ham United after a replay at Villa Park. They also beat West Ham in the Charity Shield.

The Football League season, however, turned out to be a big disappointment after successive titles in previous seasons, by only finishing fifth, and then losing to Everton in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. It was to be the last season for a few players, and with Bob Paisley looking to the future bringing in players who would go on to feature regularly for the club for the rest of the decade and even the 1990s.

Goalkeepers

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ray Clemence
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Ogrizovic
 * Bruce Grobbelaar

Defenders

 * 🇮🇱 Avi Cohen
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Irwin
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Neal
 * Alan Hansen
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Thompson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Kennedy
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richard Money

Midfielders

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimmy Case
 * Steve Heighway
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sammy Lee
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ray Kennedy
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Terry McDermott
 * 🇮🇪 Kevin Sheedy
 * Graeme Souness
 * Ronnie Whelan

Forwards

 * Kenny Dalglish
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Howard Gayle
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Johnson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ian Rush
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Russell
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Russell

League Cup
League Cup final

League Cup final replay

European Cup
European Cup final