2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season 2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season The 2011–12 season was the 120th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 49th consecutive year in the top flight of English football. Liverpool had mixed fortunes during the season; they enjoyed success in the domestic cups, winning the League Cup for a record eighth time – also their first trophy since 2006 – and reached the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Chelsea. By virtue of winning the League Cup, Liverpool qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The club's league form, however, was indifferent and they finished eighth, their joint-lowest Premier League
1991–92 in English football Hart Lane as a coach, having worked at Vicarage Road on the coaching staff of former Tottenham player Steve Perryman. 15 July 1991 – Mark Wright moves from Derby County to Liverpool for £2.2million. Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel joins Manchester United for £550,000. 19 July 1991 – Liverpool break the national transfer record by paying Derby County £2.9million for striker Dean Saunders. 20 July 1991 – Aston Villa sell David Platt to A.S. Bari of Italy for £6.5million – the most expensive fee for a British player, and more than double the latest record paid by a British club. 23