 Liverpool yakachengetedza Charity Shield nekurova West Ham United 10, zvisinei kunyangwe vakarasikirwa nemitambo misere chete mumutambo mwaka wese vakakunda 17 uye vakaenzana 17 yemitambo yavo yasara uye vakapedza mwaka wa198081 vari pachinzvimbo chechishanu, mapfumbamwe mapoinzi kumashure kwemakwikwi Aston Villa. MuLigi Cup, vakarova Bradford City, Swindon Town, Portsmouth, Birmingham City, uye Manchester City kuti vasvike kumagumo vachipesana neWest Ham United. Vakazokunda West Ham 21 mumutambo wekupedzisira kuti vatore mukombe wekutanga weLigi munhoroondo yekirabhu. Vakasvikawo kumagumo eEuropean Cup pashure pokukunda Oulun Palloseura Finland, Aberdeen Scotland, CSKA Sofia Bulgaria, uye Bayern Munich Germany. Mumutambo we semi-final neBayern, Kennedy akasarudzwa semutungamiri sezvo Graeme Souness naPhil Thompson vakakuvara, uye vakaenderera mberi nekukora izvo zvakaratidza kuve chinangwa chekukunda kunze kweOlympiastadion, vachivimbisa mukurumbira wake semushandi we semi-final. Liverpool yakazokunda kirabhu yeSpain Real Madrid 10 mumutambo wekupedzisirakukunda mukombe wechitatu weEurope. 