Liverpool Football Club is the most successful English football team, having won 4 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles. Their home ground is Anfield , about three miles from the city centre of Liverpool. The club was founded on March 15 1892 by John Houlding, the owner of Anfield. Houlding decided to form his own team after Everton FC moved away from Anfield.

The club was especially dominant from the late 1970s into the 1980s. Great players from this time include Ray Clemence, Mark Lawrenson, Graeme Souness, Ian Callaghan, Phil Neal, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish (102 Caps) and Ian Rush (335 Goals).

The club was also present at two of the biggest tragedies in European football - at Heysel in 1985 and Hillsborough in 1989.

They completed an unprecedented treble of two domestic cups (the League Cup and the FA Cup) and the UEFA Cup in the 2000/01 season.

Table of contents
1 Honours
2 Interesting facts
3 Current Squad
4 Staff
5 Stars
6 Managers
7 Statistics
8 See also
9 External links

Honours

  • Division Two Champions 4
    • 1893/94 1895/96 1904/05 1961/62
  • League Champions 18 ( a record in England )
    • 1900/01 1905/06 1921/22 1922/23 1946/47 1963/64 1965/66 1972/73 1975/76 1976/77 1978/79 1979/80 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1985/86 1987/88 1989/90
  • European Cups 4 (finals scoreline)
    • 1976/77 3-1 vs. Borussia Möenchengladbach
    • 1977/78 1-0 vs. FC Bruge
    • 1980/81 1-0 vs. Real Madrid
    • 1983/84 1-1 (4-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AS Roma
  • UEFA Cup Holders 3
    • 1972/73 1975/76 2000/01
  • FA Cup Holders 6
    • 1964/65 1973/74 1985/86 1988/89 1991/92 2000/2001
  • FA Youth Cup Winners 1
    • 1995/96
  • League Cup Holders 7
    • 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1994/95 2000/01 2002/03
  • Charity Shield Holders 14
    • 1963/64+ 1964/65+ 1965/66 1973/74 1975/76 1976/77+ 1978/79 1979/80 1981/82 1985/86* 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 2000/01
  • European Super Cup Holders 2
    • 1977 2001
  • Super Cup Winners 1
    • 1985/86
  • Carlsberg Trophy Winners 3
    • 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
  • Lancashire League Winners 1
    • 1892-93
  • Reserves Division One Winners 16
    • 1956/57 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75 1975/76 1976/77 1978/79 1980/81 1981/82 1983/84 1984/85 1989/90 1999/2000

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Interesting facts

  • Only 14 first team players were used in the 1965/66 season, when Liverpool won the League.
  • Liverpool played against Blackburn Rovers F.C on the 5th of September 1896. Rovers won 1-0, but six goals were disallowed during this game.
  • Liverpool's first ever competitive game was in the Lancashire League against Higher Walton. They won 8-0. The Reds side did not have one English player.
  • League debut: 2-0 v Middlesbrough F.C on September 2 1893 (Division 2)
  • FA Cup debut: September 1892 4-0 v Nantwich
  • Biggest win: 11-0 v Stromsgodset Drammen on the 17th of September 1974.
  • Biggest league win: 9-0 v Crystal Palace F.C in 1990.
  • Biggest defeat: 0-8 v Huddersfield in 1935.
  • First Honour: in the 1893/94 season they became the Second Division champions.
  • First European match: on the 17th of ??? 1964 they played against KR Reykjavik, Iceland, for the European Cup, and won 5-0.
  • Ian Rush holds the record in Liverpool FC for most goals in all competitions for one season - he scored 47 goals in the 1983/84 season.
  • On the other side, Roger Hunt has the most league goals for one season - in the 1961/62 season he scored 41 goals.
  • Only four people have scored 5 goals in one match. These are:
    • Andy McGuigan, 1901/02
    • John Evans, 1954/55
    • Ian Rush, 1983/84
    • Robbie Fowler, 1993/94
  • The song "You'll Never Walk Alone' created by Gerry and the Pacemakers is the anthem of Liverpool FC, and has become almost synonymous with the club.

Current Squad

1. Jerzy Dudek
2. Stephane Henchoz
3. Steve Finnan
4. Sami Hyypiä
5. Milan Baros
6. Markus Babbel (currently loaned to Blackburn Rovers)
7. Harry Kewell
8. Emile Heskey
9. El Hadji Diouf
10. Michael Owen
11. Vladimir Smicer
13. Danny Murphy
15. Salif Diao
16. Dietmar Hamann
17. Steven Gerrard
18. John Arne Riise
20. Anthony Le Tallec
21. Djimi Traore
22. Chris Kirkland
23. Jamie Carragher
24. Florent Sinama-Pongolle
25. Igor Biscan
26. Richie Partridge
27. Gregory Vignal (currently loaned to Espanyol)
28. Bruno Cheyrou
29. Patrice Luzi
30. Carl Medjani
31. Alou Diarra
32. John Welsh
33. Neil Mellor (currently loaned to West Ham)
34. Darren Potter
35. Stephen Warnock (currently loaned to Coventry)
36. Jon Otsemobor
37. Zak Whitbread
38. Michael Foley-Sheridan

Staff

Manager: Gerard Houllier
Assistant manager: Phil Thompson
First team coaches: Sammy Lee and Christian Damiano
Reserve team manager: Hughie McAuley
Goalkeeping coach: Joe Corrigan
Physiotherapists: Dave Galley and Mark Browes
Masseurs: John Wright, Stuart Welsh and Paul Small
Club Doctor: Mark Waller


Stars

of the 1890s

of the 1900s

  • Ted Doig
  • Arthur Goddard
  • Sam Hardy
  • Jack Parkinson
  • Sam Raybould 
of the 1910s


  •  Tom Bromilow

  •  Harry Chambers

  •  Dick Forshaw

  •  Bill Lacey

  •  Ephraim Longworth

  •  Donald McKinlay

  •  Elisha Scott

of the 1920s


  •  Gordon Hodgson

  •  Fred Hopkin

  •  James Jackson
    

of the 1930s


of the 1940s


of the 1950s


  •  Alan A'Court

  •  Alan Arnell

  •  Gerry Byrne

  •  Bobby Campbell

  •  Dave Hickson

  •  Roger Hunt

  •  Tommy Leishman

  •  Jimmy Melia

  •  Ronnie Moran

  •  Bert Slater

  •  Geoff Twentyman

  •  Dick White

  •  Johnny Wheeler

  •  Tommy Younger
    

of the 1960s


of the 1970s


of the 1980s


of the 1990s


of the 2000s


  •  Nicolas Anelka

  •  Gary McAllister

  •  Christian Ziege

  •  Nick Barmby

  •  Stephen Wright

  •  Jari Litmanen

  •  Patrick Berger
    

Managers


Gerard Houllier1998 -


Roy Evans1994 - 1998


Graeme Souness1991 - 1994


Kenny Daglish1985 - 1991


Joe Fagan1983 - 1985


Bob Paisley1974 - 1983


Bill Shankly1959 - 1974


Phil Taylor1956 - 1959


Don Welsh1951 - 1956


George Kay1936 - 1951


George Patterson1928 - 1936


Matt McQueen1923 - 1928


David Ashworth1920 - 1923


Tom Watson1896 - 1915


W E Barclay1892 - 1896




Statistics


League appearances


 


 
   P.
   N.
   S.
   M.
   A.M.P.S.
 

 
 
   1
   Ian Callaghan
   (1959-1978)
   640
   33,68
 

 
 
   2
   Billy Liddell
   (1945-1961)
   495
   30,94
 

 
 
   3
   Emlyn Hughes
   (1966-1979)
   474
   36,46
 

 
 
   4
   Ray Clemence
   (1968-1981)
   470
   36,15
 

 
 
   5
   Ian Rush
   (1980-1996)
   468
   29,25
 

 
 
   6
   Tommy Smith
   (1962-1978)
   467
   29,19
 

 
 
   7
   Phil Neal
   (1974-1986)
   455
   37,92
 

 
 
   8
   Bruce Grobbelaar
   (1981-1994)
   440
   33,85
 

 
 
   9
   Alan Hansen
   (1977-1990)
   436
   33,54
 

 
 
   10
   Elisha Scott
   (1912-1934) 
   430
   19,55
 

 
 
   11
   Chris Lawler
   (1962-1976)
   406
   29
 

 
 
   12
   Roger Hunt
    (1959-1970)
   404
   36,73
 

 
 
   13
   Donald McKinlay
    (1909-1929)
   393
   19,65
 

 
 
   14
   Arthur Goddard
    (1901-1914)
   388
   29,85
 

 
 
   15
   Ronnie Whelan
    (1980-1994)
   363
   25,93
 

 
 
   16
   Gordon Hodgson
   (1925-1936)
   359
   32,64
 

 
 
   17
   Ron Yeats
   (1961-1971)
   358
   35,8
 

 
 
   18
   Alan A'Court
   (1952-1965)
   355
   27,31
 

 
 
   18
   Kenny Dalglish
   (1977-1990)
   355
   27,31
 

 
 
   19
   Ronnie Moran
   (1952-1965)
   343
   26,38
 

 
 
   20
   Ephraim Longworth
   (1910-1928)
   342
   19
 



Legend:

  •  P. = Position

  •  N. = Name

  •  S. = Seasons

  •  M. = Matches

  •  A.M.P.S. = Average Matches Per Season
    

All competitions appearances


 


 
   P.
   N.
   S.
   M.
   A.M.P.S.
 

 
 
   1
   Ian Callaghan
   (1959-1978)
   848
   44,63
 

 
 
   2
    Emlyn Hughes
   (1966-1979)
   657
   50,54
 

 
 
   3
   Ray Clemence
   (1968-1981)
   656
   50,46
 

 
 
   4
   Ian Rush
   (1980-1996)
   644
   40,25
 

 
 
   5
   Phil Neal
   (1974-1986)
   635
   52,92
 

 
 
   6
   Tommy Smith
   (1962-1978)
   633
   39,56
 

 
 
   7
   Alan Hansen
   (1977-1990)
   603
   46,38
 

 
 
   8
   Bruce Grobbelaar
   (1981-1994)
    579
   44,54
 

 
 
   9
   Chris Lawler
   (1962-1976)
   546
   39
 

 
 
   10
    Billy Liddell
   (1945-1961)
   537
   33,56
 

 
 
   11
   Kenny Dalglish
   (1977-1990)
   496
   38,15
 

 
 
   12
   Roger Hunt
    (1959-1970)
   489
   44,45
 

 
 
   13
   Ronnie Whelan
    (1980-1994)
   478
   34,14
 

 
 
   14
   Elisha Scott
    (1912-1934)
   467
   21,22
 

 
 
   14
   Steve Heighway
    (1970-1981)
   467
   42,45
 

 
 
   16
   Phil Thompson
   (1971-1983)
   466
   38,83
 

 
 
   17
   Ron Yeats
   (1961-1971)
    451
   45,1
 

 
 
   18
   Steve Nicol
   (1982-1995)
   446
   34,30
 

 
 
   19
   Donald McKinlay
   (1909-1929)
    433
   21,65
 

 
 
   20
   Ian St John
   (1961-1971)
   424
   42,4
 



Legend:

  •  P. = Position

  •  N. = Name

  •  S. = Seasons

  •  M. = Matches

  •  A.M.P.S. = Average Matches Per Season
    

League scorers


 


 
   P.
   N.
   S.
   G.
   A.G.P.S.
 

 
 
   1
   Roger Hunt
   (1959-1970)
   245
   22,27
 

 
 
   2
   Gordon Hodgson 
   (1925-1936)
   232
   21,09
 

 
 
   3
   Ian Rush
   (1980-1996)
   228
   14,25
 

 
 
   4
   Billy Liddell
   (1945-1961)
   216
   13,5
 

 
 
   5
   Harry Chambers
   (1919-1928)
   135
   15
 

 
 
   6
   Jack Parkinson
   (1899-1914)
   123
   8,2
 

 
 
   7
   Robbie Fowler
   (1993-2001)
   120
   15
 

 
 
   8
   Sam Raybould
   (1899-1907)
   119 
   14,88
 

 
 
   9
   Kenny Dalglish
   (1977-1990)
   118
   9,08
 

 
 
   10
   Dick Forshaw 
   (1919-1927)
   117
   14,63
 

 
 
   11
   Jack Balmer
   (1935-1952)
   99
   5,82
 

 
 
   12
   Ian St John
   (1961-1971) 
   95
   9,5
 

 
 
   13
   John Barnes
   (1987-1997) 
   84
   8,4
 

 
 
   14
   Jimmy Melia
   (1955-1964) 
   76
   8,44
 

 
 
   15
   Albert Stubbins
   (1946-1953) 
   75
   10,71
 

 
 
   15
   Arthur Goddard
   (1901-1914)
   75
   5,77
 

 
 
   17
   John Toshack
   (1970-1978)
   74 
   9,25
 

 
 
   17
   Berry Nieuwenhuys
   (1933-1947)
   74
   5,29
 

 
 
   19
   Arthur Cox
   (1897-1909)
   72 
   6
 

 
 
   20
   Kevin Keegan
   (1971-1977)
   68
   11,33
 



Legend:

  •  P. = Position

  •  N. = Name

  •  S. = Seasons

  •  G. = Goals

  •  A.G.P.S. = Average Goals Per Season
    

Overall scorers


 


 
   P.
   N.
   S.
   G.
   A.G.P.S.
 

 
 
   1
   Ian Rush
   (1980-1996)
   335
   20,94
 

 
 
   2
   Roger Hunt 
   (1959-1970)
   285
   25,90
 

 
 
   3
   Gordon Hodgson 
   (1925-1936)
   240
   21,81
 

 
 
   4
   Billy Liddell
   (1945-1961)
   229
   14,31
 

 
 
   5
   Robbie Fowler
   (1993-2001)
   171
   21,38
 

 
 
   6
   Kenny Dalglish
   (1977-1990)
   168
   12,92
 

 
 
   7
   Harry Chambers 
   (1919-1928)
   151
   16,78
 

 
 
   8
   Jack Parkinson
   (1899-1907)
   128
   16
 

 
 
   9
   Sam Raybould 
   (1977-1990)
   127
   9,77
 

 
 
   10
   Dick Forshaw 
   (1919-1927)
   124
   15,5
 

 
 
   11
   Ian St John
   (1961-1971)
   118
   11,8
 

 
 
   12
   Jack Balmer 
   (1935-1952)
   111
   6,53
 

 
 
   13
   John Barnes
   (1987-1997) 
   106
   10,6
 

 
 
   14
   Kevin Keegan
   (1971-1977)
   100
   16,67
 

 
 
   15
   John Toshack
   (1970-1978)
   95
   11,88
 

 
 
   16
   Albert Stubbins 
   (1946-1953)
   83
   11,86
 

 
 
   17
   Arthur Cox
   (1897-1909)
   80
   6,67
 

 
 
   17
   Arthur Goddard 
   (1901-1914)
   80
   6,15
 

 
 
   19
   Berry Nieuwenhuys 
   (1933-1947)
   79
   5,64
 

 

   20
   Jimmy Melia 
   (1955-1964)
   78
   8,67
 

 
 
   20
   David Johnson
   (1976-1982)
   78
   13
 



Legend:
P. = Position
N. = Name
S. = Seasons
G. = Goals
A.G.P.S. = Average Goals Per Season


League scorers by seasons


 


 
   Y.
   19N.
   G.
 

 
 
   1894
   James Stott
   14
 

 
 
   1895
   Jimmy Ross 
   12
 

 
 
   1896
   George Allan
   25
 

 
 
   1897
   George Allan
   17
 

 
 
   1898
   Frank Becton
   11
 

 
 
   1899
   Hugh Morgan / Tommy Robertson
   10
 

 
 
   1900
   John Walker
   10
 

 
 
   1901
   Sam Raybould
   16
 

 
 
   1902
   Sam Raybould
   16
 

 
 
   1903
   Sam Raybould 
   31
 

 
 
   1904
   Jack Cox
   10
 

 
 
   1905
   Robert Robinson
   23 
 

 
 
   1906
   Joe Hewitt
   23
 

 
 
   1907
   Sam Raybould
   15 
 

 
 
   1908
   Joe Hewitt
   21 
 

 
 
   1909
   Ronald Orr
   20
 

 
 
   1910
   Ronald Orr
   20
 

 
 
   1911
   Jack Parkinson
   19
 

 
 
   1912
   Jack Parkinson
   12
 

 
 
   1913
   Arthur Metcalfe
   15
 

 
 
   1914
   Tom Miller
   16
 

 
 
   1915
   Frederick Pagnam
   24
 

 
 
    
   
    
 

 
 
   1920
   Harry Chambers
   15
 

 
 
   1921
   Harry Chambers
   22
 

 
 
   1922
   Harry Chambers
   19
 

 
 
   1923
   Jimmy Walsh
   22
 

 
 
   1924
   Jimmy Walsh
   16
 

 
 
   1925
   Dick Forshaw
   19
 

 
 
   1926
   Dick Forshaw
   27
 

 
 
   1927
   Harry Chambers
   17
 

 
 
   1928
   Gordon Hodgson
   23
 

 
 
   1929
   Gordon Hodgson
   30
 

 
 
   1930
   Jimmy Smith
   23
 

 
 
   1931
   Gordon Hodgson
   36
 

 
 
   1932
   Gordon Hodgson
   26
 

 
 
   1933
   Gordon Hodgson
   24
 

 
 
   1934
   Gordon Hodgson
   23
 

 
 
   1935
   Gordon Hodgson
   27
 

 
 
   1936
   Fred Howe
   17
 

 
 
   1937
   Fred Howe
   17
 

 
 
   1938
   Alfred Hanson
   14
 

 
 
   1939
   Willie Fagan / Phil Taylor / Berry Nieuwenhuys]
   14
 

 
 
    
   
    
 

 
 
   1947
   Jack Balmer / Albert Stubbins
   24
 

 
 
   1948
   Albert Stubbins
   24
 

 
 
   1949
   Jack Balmer
   14
 

 
 
   1950
   Billy Liddell
   18
 

 
 
   1951
   Billy Liddell
   15
 

 
 
   1952
   Billy Liddell
   19
 

 
 
   1953
   Billy Liddell
   13
 

 
 
   1954
   Louis Bimpson / Jack Smith
   13
 

 
 
   1955
   Billy Liddell
   30
 

 
 
   1956
   Billy Liddell
   28
 

 
 
   1957
   Billy Liddell
   21
 

 
 
   1958
   Billy Liddell
   24
 

 
 
   1959
   Jimmy Melia
   21
 

 
 
   1960
   Dave Hickson / Roger Hunt
   21
 

 
 
   1961
   Kevin Lewis
   19
 

 
 
   1962
   Roger Hunt
   41
 

 
 
   1963
   Roger Hunt
   24
 

 
 
   1964
   Roger Hunt
   31
 

 
 
   1965
   Roger Hunt
   25
 

 
 
   1966
   Roger Hunt
   30
 

 
 
   1967
   Roger Hunt
   14
 

 
 
   1968
   Roger Hunt
   25
 

 
 
   1969
   Roger Hunt
   13
 

 
 
   1970
   Bobby Graham
   13
 

 
 
   1971
   Alun Evans
   10
 

 
 
   1972
   John Toshack
   13
 

 
 
   1973
   John Toshack / Kevin Keagan
   13
 

 
 
   1974
   Kevin Keegan
   12
 

 
 
   1975
   John Toshack
   12
 

 
 
   1976
   John Toshack
   16
 

 
 
   1977
   Kevin Keegan
   16
 

 
 
   1978
   Kenny Dalglish
   20
 

 
 
   1979
   Kenny Dalglish
   21
 

 
 
   1980
   David Johnson 
   21
 

 
 
   1981
   Terry McDermott
   13
 

 
 
   1982
   Ian Rush
   17
 

 
 
   1983
   Ian Rush
   24
 

 
 
   1984
   Ian Rush
   32
 

 
 
   1985
   John Wark
   18
 

 
 
   1986
   Ian Rush
   22
 

 
 
   1987
   Ian Rush
   30
 

 
 
   1988
   John Aldridge
   26
 

 
 
   1989
   John Aldridge
   21
 

 
 
   1990
   John Barnes
   22
 

 
 
   1991
   Ian Rush / John Barnes
   16
 

 
 
   1992
   Dean Saunders
   10
 

 
 
   1993
   Ian Rush
   14
 

 
 
   1994
   Ian Rush
   14
 

 
 
   1995
   Robbie Fowler
   25
 

 
 
   1996
   Robbie Fowler
   28
 

 
 
   1997
   Robbie Fowler
   18
 

 
 
   1998
   Michael Owen
   18
 

 
 
   1999
   Michael Owen
   18
 

 
 
   2000
   Michael Owen
   12
 

 
 
   2001
   Michael Owen
   16
 

 

   2002
   Michael Owen
   19 


Legend:
Y. = Year
N. = Name
G. = Goals


See also


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