| Player | Club | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Degen | Free Transfer | Free | 3 July 2008 |
| Andrea Dossena | Udinese | £7,000,000 | 4 July 2008 |
| Diego Cavalieri | Palmeiras | £3,500,000 | 11 July 2008 |
| David N'Gog | Paris St Germain | £1,500,000 | 24 July 2008 |
| Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | £19,000,000 | 28 July 2008 |
| Albert Riera | Espanyol | £8,000,000 | 31 August 2008 |
| Player | Club | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Arne Riise | Roma | £4,000,000 | 1 July 2008 |
| Harry Kewell | Free Transfer | Free | 1 July 2008 |
| Anthony Le Tallec | Le Mans | Undisclosed | 2 July 2008 |
| Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | £11,000,000 | 11 July 2008 |
| Danny Guthrie | Newcastle United | £2,250,000 | 14 July 2008 |
| Scott Carson | West Bromwich Albion | £3,250,000 | 18 July 2008 |
| Steve Finnan | Espanyol | Undisclosed | 31 August 2008 |
| Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | £16,000,000 | 2 February 2009 |
| Jack Hobbs | Leicester City | Undisclosed | 24 April 2009 |
| Sami Hyypia | Free Transfer | Free | 1 June 2009 |
| Jermaine Pennant | Real Zaragoza | Free | 1 July 2009 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 90 | +44 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 86 | +50 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 83 | +44 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 72 | +31 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 63 | +18 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 62 | +6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 48 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 53 | +5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 34 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 51 | -3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 38 | 50 | +8 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 45 | -11 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 45 | -17 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 41 | -12 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 41 | -19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 41 | -20 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 36 | -20 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| 17 | Hull City | 38 | 35 | -25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 64 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 38 | 34 | -19 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 59 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 32 | -29 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 57 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 32 | -31 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 67 |
| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13/08/2008 | 0 - 0 | Standard Liege | Champions L. 3rd QR. 1st leg | |
| 2 | 16/08/2008 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | Premier League | |
| 3 | 23/08/2008 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | |
| 4 | 27/08/2008 | 1 - 0 | Standard Liege | Champions L. 3rd QR. 2nd L | |
| 5 | 31/08/2008 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | Premier League | |
| 6 | 13/09/2008 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United | Premier League | |
| 7 | 16/09/2008 | 2 - 1 | Marseille | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 8 | 20/09/2008 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League | |
| 9 | 23/09/2008 | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alexandra | League Cup 3rd round | |
| 10 | 27/09/2008 | 2 - 0 | Everton | Premier League | |
| 11 | 01/10/2008 | 3 - 1 | PSV Eindhoven | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 12 | 05/10/2008 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City | Premier League | |
| 13 | 18/10/2008 | 3 - 2 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | |
| 14 | 22/10/2008 | 1 - 1 | Atletico Madrid | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 15 | 26/10/2008 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | Premier League | |
| 16 | 29/10/2008 | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | Premier League | |
| 17 | 01/11/2008 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | |
| 18 | 04/11/2008 | 1 - 1 | Atletico Madrid | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 19 | 08/11/2008 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | |
| 20 | 12/11/2008 | 2 - 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | League Cup 4th round | |
| 21 | 15/11/2008 | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | |
| 22 | 22/11/2008 | 0 - 0 | Fulham | Premier League | |
| 23 | 26/11/2008 | 1 - 0 | Marseille | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 24 | 01/12/2008 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United | Premier League | |
| 25 | 06/12/2008 | 3 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | |
| 26 | 09/12/2008 | 3 - 1 | PSV Eindhoven | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. | |
| 27 | 13/12/2008 | 2 - 2 | Hull City | Premier League | |
| 28 | 21/12/2008 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | Premier League | |
| 29 | 26/12/2008 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | |
| 30 | 28/12/2008 | 5 - 1 | Newcastle United | Premier League | |
| 31 | 03/01/2009 | 2 - 0 | Preston North End | FA Cup 3rd round | |
| 32 | 10/01/2009 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League | |
| 33 | 19/01/2009 | 1 - 1 | Everton | Premier League | |
| 34 | 25/01/2009 | 1 - 1 | Everton | FA Cup 4th round | |
| 35 | 28/01/2009 | 1 - 1 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | |
| 36 | 01/02/2009 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | Premier League | |
| 37 | 04/02/2009 | 0 - 1 | Everton | FA Cup 4th round replay | |
| 38 | 07/02/2009 | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | Premier League | |
| 39 | 22/02/2009 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City | Premier League | |
| 40 | 25/02/2009 | 1 - 0 | Real Madrid | CL 1st knockout r. 1st leg | |
| 41 | 28/02/2009 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | |
| 42 | 03/03/2009 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | Premier League | |
| 43 | 10/03/2009 | 4 - 0 | Real Madrid | CL 1st knockout r. 2nd leg | |
| 44 | 14/03/2009 | 4 - 1 | Manchester United | Premier League | |
| 45 | 22/03/2009 | 5 - 0 | Aston Villa | Premier League | |
| 46 | 04/04/2009 | 1 - 0 | Fulham | Premier League | |
| 47 | 08/04/2009 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | CL Quarter-final 1st leg | |
| 48 | 11/04/2009 | 4 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | |
| 49 | 14/04/2009 | 4 - 4 | Chelsea | CL Quarter-final 2nd leg | |
| 50 | 21/04/2009 | 4 - 4 | Arsenal | Premier League | |
| 51 | 25/04/2009 | 3 - 1 | Hull City | Premier League | |
| 52 | 03/05/2009 | 3 - 0 | Newcastle United | Premier League | |
| 53 | 09/05/2009 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United | Premier League | |
| 54 | 17/05/2009 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | |
| 55 | 24/05/2009 | 3 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League |
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Gerrard | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Fernando Torres | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Dirk Kuyt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Yossi Benayoun | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Robbie Keane | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Xabi Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Albert Riera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Babel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lucas Leiva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fábio Aurélio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| David N'Gog | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Daniel Agger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrea Dossena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sami Hyypia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Carragher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Plessis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Gerrard | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Dirk Kuyt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Fábio Aurélio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Yossi Benayoun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Xabi Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Robbie Keane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Babel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Fernando Torres | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Albert Riera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lucas Leiva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Martin Skrtel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pepe Reina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Agger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Javier Mascherano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jermaine Pennant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Carragher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabil El Zhar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Carragher | 38 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 54 |
| Pepe Reina | 38 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 51 |
| Dirk Kuyt | 38 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 51 |
| Xabi Alonso | 33 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 47 |
| Steven Gerrard | 31 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 44 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | 29 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 43 |
| Yossi Benayoun | 32 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 42 |
| Ryan Babel | 27 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42 |
| Albert Riera | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 40 |
| Lucas Leiva | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39 |
| Fernando Torres | 24 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| Javier Mascherano | 27 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| Fábio Aurélio | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| Martin Skrtel | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Robbie Keane | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 |
| Daniel Agger | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| Andrea Dossena | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| Sami Hyypia | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| David N'Gog | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Nabil El Zhar | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Emiliano Insúa | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Damien Plessis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Diego Cavalieri | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jermaine Pennant | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Darby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jay Spearing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philipp Degen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Martin Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Gulacsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andriy Voronin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina | Goalkeeper |
| 1 | Diego Cavalieri | Goalkeeper |
| 42 | Peter Gulacsi | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Andrea Dossena | Defender |
| 3 | Steve Finnan | Defender |
| 4 | Sami Hyypia | Defender |
| 5 | Daniel Agger | Defender |
| 12 | Fábio Aurélio | Defender |
| 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa | Defender |
| 23 | Jamie Carragher | Defender |
| 27 | Philipp Degen | Defender |
| 37 | Martin Skrtel | Defender |
| 22 | Emiliano Insúa | Defender |
| 32 | Stephen Darby | Defender |
| 34 | Martin Kelly | Defender |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard | Midfielder |
| 15 | Yossi Benayoun | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 16 | Jermaine Pennant | Midfielder |
| 19 | Ryan Babel | Midfielder |
| 20 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 21 | Lucas Leiva | Midfielder |
| 28 | Damien Plessis | Midfielder |
| 26 | Jay Spearing | Midfielder |
| 11 | Albert Riera | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Forward |
| 10 | Andriy Voronin | Forward |
| 18 | Dirk Kuyt | Forward |
| 24 | David N'Gog | Forward |
| 7 | Robbie Keane | Forward |
| 31 | Nabil El Zhar | Forward |