List of Liverpool F.C. players
Robbie Fowler, one of Liverpool FC's most prolific strikers
Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool entered the Lancashire League in their first season, winning the league. The club applied to The Football League, to become members of the Second Division in the following season, their application was accepted. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally-organised competitions.
All players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Some players who have played fewer matches are also listed; these are players from the club's early days, when fewer matches were played in a season, and players who fell short of the 100 total but made a significant contribution to the club's history, for instance by setting a club record. Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contracted signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded, substitute appearances are included.
Ian Callaghan holds the record for overall appearances, having played 856 first team matches between 1958 and 1978. He is also the only Liverpool F.C. player to play under both Bill Shankly & Bob Paisley, legends with the club both on and off the field. Ray Clemence and Emlyn Hughes are second in this list, having made 665 appearances for the club. The player who has made the most appearances in Europe is Jamie Carragher, having played 104 matches in European competition. Phil Neal has made the most consecutive appearances for the club, playing 417 matches in a row between 23 October 1976 and 24 September 1983.
Ian Rush is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 346 goals during his Liverpool career. Rush also holds the record for the most goals in a season, he scored 47 goals in all competitions during the 1983–84 season. Roger Hunt is second with 286 goals in all competitions, 245 of those goals were scored in league competition making him Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.
In 2006, a list of 100 players, known as "100 Players who Shook the Kop" was compiled by Liverpool F.C. TV as the result of a fan survey: "Over 110,000 supporters all nominated their own personal Top 10 players in order of impact made".[1][2] Kenny Dalglish finished top of the list, with Steven Gerrard second and Ian Rush third. The highest-placed "overseas player" on the list was Danish midfielder Jan Mølby, at 16th.[3]
All figures are correct as of 10 November 2009.
Contents |
Key
| † | Club captains who have won a major Senior competition (competitions noted in notes section) |
| * | Club record holder |
| ¤ | Played their full career at Liverpool |
List of players
Sam Hardy, Liverpool's goalkeeper in the early 20th century
Elisha Scott, Liverpool's longest serving player
Alan Hansen, who made over 600 appearances for Liverpool
Ian Rush, Liverpool's record goalscorer
Bruce Grobbelaar, Liverpool's goalkeeper during the 1980s
Steven Gerrard, the club's record goalscorer in Europe and the current club captain.
Luis García was the first Spanish player to play for the club, and made over 100 appearances.
Javier Mascherano is the first Argentinian and South American player who made over 100 appearances in the club.
| Name | Nationality | Position[A] | Liverpool career | Captaincy | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McQueen |  Scotland |
Various | 1892–1899 | 105 | 7 | ||
| Andrew Hannah | Scotland |
Defender | 1892–1895 | 1892–1895 | 73 | 1 | |
| Duncan McLean | Scotland |
Defender | 1892–1895 | 86 | 6 | ||
| James McBride | Scotland |
Defender | 1892–1895 | 59 | 7 | ||
| Joe McQue | Scotland |
Defender | 1892–1898 | 146 | 14 | ||
| John McCartney | Scotland |
Defender | 1892–1898 | 1897–98 | 167 | 6 | |
| Malcolm McVean | Scotland |
Forward | 1892–1897 | 130 | 41 | ||
| Hugh McQueen | Scotland |
Winger | 1892–1895 | 63 | 17 | ||
| Thomas Bradshaw |  England |
Forward | 1893–1898 | 138 | 53 | [4] | |
| Jimmy Ross | Scotland |
Forward | 1894–1897 | 1895–97 | 85 | 40 | |
| George Allan | Scotland |
Forward | 1895–1897 1898–1899 |
96 | 58 | ||
| Billy Dunlop | Scotland |
Defender | 1895–1909 | 363 | 2 | ||
| Archie Goldie | Scotland |
Defender | 1895–1900 | 149 | 1 | ||
| Harry Storer | England |
Goalkeeper | 1895–1901 | 1898–1899 | 121 | 0 | |
| William Goldie | Scotland |
Defender | 1897–1904 | 174 | 6 | ||
| Jack Cox | England |
Winger | 1898–1909 | 361 | 81 | ||
| Alex Raisbeck | Scotland |
Defender | 1898–1909 | 1899–1909 † | 341 | 19 | [B] |
| Tom Robertson | Scotland |
Winger | 1898–1902 | 141 | 34 | ||
| John Walker | Scotland |
Forward | 1898–1902 | 120 | 31 | ||
| Bill Perkins | England |
Goalkeeper | 1899–1903 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Sam Raybould | England |
Forward | 1900–1907 | 226 | 128 | ||
| Maurice Parry |  Wales |
Defender | 1900–1909 | 222 | 4 | ||
| Arthur Goddard | England |
Winger | 1902–1914 | 1909–1912 | 415 | 79 | |
| Jack Parkinson | England |
Forward | 1902–1914 | 220 | 130 | ||
| Alf West | England |
Defender | 1903–1909 1910–1911 |
141 | 6 | ||
| Robbie Robinson | England |
Defender | 1904–1912 | 271 | 64 | ||
| Joe Hewitt | England |
Forward | 1904–1910 | 164 | 73 | ||
| Tom Chorlton | England |
Defender | 1904–1912 | 121 | 8 | ||
| Sam Hardy | England |
Goalkeeper | 1905–1912 | 240 | 0 | ||
| James Bradley | England |
Defender | 1905–1911 | 185 | 8 | ||
| James Harrop | England |
Defender | 1908–1912 | 139 | 4 | ||
| Ronald Orr | Scotland |
Forward | 1908–1912 | 112 | 39 | ||
| Robert Crawford | Scotland |
Defender | 1909–1915 | 114 | 1 | ||
| Donald Mackinlay | Scotland |
Defender | 1910–1929 ¤ | 1919–1920 1921–1928 † |
434 | 34 | [C] |
| Ephraim Longworth * | England |
Defender | 1910–1928 | 1912–1913 1919–1920 1920–1921 |
371 | 0 | |
| Harry Lowe | England |
Defender | 1911–1920 | 1913–1915 | 135 | 20 | |
| Bob Pursell | Scotland |
Defender | 1911–1920 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Elisha Scott * |  Northern Ireland |
Goalkeeper | 1912–1934 | 468 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lacey |  Ireland |
Winger | 1912–1915 1919–1924 |
259 | 29 | ||
| Tom Miller | Scotland |
Forward | 1912–1920 | 146 | 56 | ||
| Ken Campbell | Scotland |
Goalkeeper | 1912–1920 | 142 | 0 | ||
| Robert Ferguson | Scotland |
Defender | 1912–1915 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Jackie Sheldon | England |
Winger | 1913–1922 | 147 | 20 | ||
| Harry Chambers | England |
Forward | 1915–1928 | 339 | 151 | ||
| Walter Wadsworth | England |
Defender | 1915–1926 | 241 | 8 | ||
| Tommy Lucas | England |
Defender | 1916–1933 | 366 | 3 | ||
| Tom Bromilow | England |
Defender | 1919–1929 | 1928–29 | 375 | 11 | |
| Dick Forshaw | England |
Forward | 1919–1927 | 288 | 124 | ||
| Jock McNab | Scotland |
Defender | 1920–1928 | 222 | 6 | ||
| Fred Hopkin | England |
Winger | 1921–1931 | 360 | 12 | ||
| Gordon Hodgson * | England |
Forward | 1925–1936 | 377 | 241 | [D] | |
| Arthur Riley |  South Africa |
Goalkeeper | 1925–1940 | 338 | 0 | ||
| James Jackson | Scotland |
Defender | 1925–1933 | 1929–1930 | 224 | 2 | |
| Dick Edmed | England |
Winger | 1926–1932 | 170 | 46 | ||
| Robert Done | England |
Defender | 1926–1935 | 155 | 13 | ||
| Tom Morrison | Scotland |
Defender | 1927–1935 | 1930–1931 | 254 | 4 | |
| Jimmy McDougall | Scotland |
Defender | 1928–1938 | 356 | 12 | ||
| Harold Barton | England |
Forward | 1928–1934 | 109 | 29 | ||
| Archie McPherson | Scotland |
Forward | 1929–1934 | 133 | 19 | ||
| Tom Bradshaw | Scotland |
Defender | 1930–1938 | 1931–1934 | 291 | 4 | |
| Dave Wright | Scotland |
Striker | 1930–1934 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Alf Hanson | England |
Winger | 1931–1938 | 177 | 52 | ||
| Robert Savage | England |
Defender | 1931–1938 | 105 | 2 | ||
| Willie Steel | Scotland |
Defender | 1931–1935 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Berry Nieuwenhuys | South Africa |
Winger | 1933–1947 | 260 | 79 | ||
| Tom Cooper | England |
Defender | 1934–1939 | 1934–1939 | 160 | 0 | |
| Jim Harley | Scotland |
Defender | 1934–1948 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Jack Balmer | England |
Forward | 1935–1952 | 1947–1950 | 312 | 111 | |
| Willie Fagan | Scotland |
Forward | 1935–1952 | 1945–1947 † | 185 | 57 | [E] |
| Phil Taylor | England |
Defender | 1936–1954 | 1950–1953 | 345 | 34 | |
| Matt Busby | Scotland |
Defender | 1936–1939 | 1939–1940 | 125 | 3 | |
| Bill Jones | England |
Defender | 1938–1954 | 1953–1954 | 277 | 17 | |
| Cyril Done | England |
Striker | 1938–1952 | 111 | 38 | ||
| Billy Liddell * | Scotland |
Striker | 1939–1961 | 1955–1958 | 534 | 228 | [F] |
| Ray Lambert | Wales |
Defender | 1939–1956 ¤ | 341 | 2 | ||
| Bob Paisley | England |
Defender | 1939–1954 ¤ | 277 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Spicer | England |
Defender | 1939–1954 | 168 | 2 | ||
| Laurie Hughes | England |
Defender | 1943–1960 | 1954–1955 | 326 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Payne | England |
Winger | 1944–1956 | 243 | 43 | ||
| Albert Stubbins | England |
Forward | 1946–1953 | 178 | 83 | ||
| Cyril Sidlow | Wales |
Goalkeeper | 1946–1952 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Baron | England |
Forward | 1946–1954 | 153 | 32 | ||
| Brain Jackson | England |
Winger | 1951–1958 | 133 | 11 | ||
| Ronnie Moran | England |
Defender | 1952–1965 ¤ | 1959–1960 | 379 | 17 | |
| Alan A'Court | England |
Winger | 1952–1964 | 381 | 63 | ||
| Geoff Twentyman | England |
Defender | 1953–1960 | 184 | 19 | ||
| Roy Saunders | England |
Defender | 1953–1959 | 146 | 1 | ||
| John Evans | England |
Forward | 1953–1957 | 107 | 53 | ||
| Louis Bimpson | England |
Forward | 1953–1959 | 102 | 39 | ||
| Jimmy Melia | England |
Midfielder | 1954–1964 | 286 | 79 | ||
| Gerry Byrne | England |
Defender | 1955–1969 ¤ | 333 | 4 | ||
| John Molyneux | England |
Defender | 1955–1962 | 249 | 3 | ||
| Dick White | England |
Defender | 1955–1962 | 1960–1961 | 217 | 1 | |
| Johnny Wheeler | England |
Midfielder | 1955–1963 | 1958–1959 | 177 | 23 | |
| Tommy Younger | Scotland |
Goalkeeper | 1956–1959 | 127 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Lawrence | Scotland |
Goalkeeper | 1958–1971 | 390 | 0 | ||
| Roger Hunt * | England |
Forward | 1958–1969 | 492 | 286 | [G] | |
| James Harrower | Scotland |
Midfielder | 1958–1961 | 105 | 22 | ||
| Tommy Leishman | Scotland |
Defender | 1959–1963 | 118 | 7 | ||
| Bert Slater | Scotland |
Goalkeeper | 1959–1962 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Ian Callaghan * | England |
Midfielder | 1960–1978 | 857 | 68 | [H] | |
| Chris Lawler | England |
Defender | 1960–1975 | 549 | 61 | ||
| Gordon Milne | England |
Midfielder | 1960–1967 | 282 | 18 | ||
| Ron Yeats | Scotland |
Defender | 1961–1971 | 1961–1970 † | 454 | 16 | [I] |
| Ian St. John | Scotland |
Striker | 1961–1971 | 425 | 118 | ||
| Bobby Graham | Scotland |
Striker | 1961–1972 | 137 | 42 | ||
| Tommy Smith | England |
Defender | 1962–1978 | 1970–1973 † | 638 | 48 | [J] |
| Willie Stevenson | Scotland |
Midfielder | 1962–1967 | 241 | 18 | ||
| Peter Thompson | England |
Winger | 1963–1974 | 415 | 54 | ||
| Geoff Strong | England |
Defender | 1964–1970 | 201 | 33 | ||
| Ray Clemence | England |
Goalkeeper | 1967–1981 | 665 | 0 | ||
| Emlyn Hughes | England |
Defender | 1967–1979 | 1973–1978 † | 665 | 49 | [K] |
| Brian Hall | England |
Midfielder | 1968–1976 | 224 | 21 | ||
| Alun Evans | England |
Striker | 1968–1972 | 111 | 33 | ||
| Alec Lindsay | England |
Defender | 1969–1977 | 248 | 18 | ||
| Larry Lloyd | England |
Defender | 1969–1974 | 218 | 5 | ||
| Phil Boersma | England |
Striker | 1969–1975 | 121 | 30 | ||
| Steve Heighway |  Ireland |
Winger | 1970–1981 | 475 | 76 | ||
| John Toshack | Wales |
Striker | 1970–1978 | 246 | 96 | ||
| Kevin Keegan | England |
Striker | 1971–1977 | 323 | 100 | ||
| Phil Thompson | England |
Defender | 1972–1985 | 1978–1981 † | 477 | 13 | [L] |
| Peter Cormack | Scotland |
Midfielder | 1972–1976 | 178 | 26 | ||
| Jimmy Case | England |
Midfielder | 1973–1981 | 269 | 46 | ||
| Terry McDermott | England |
Midfielder | 1973–1982 | 329 | 81 | ||
| Phil Neal * | England |
Defender | 1974–1985 | 1984–1985 | 650 | 59 | [M] |
| Ray Kennedy | England |
Midfielder | 1974–1982 | 393 | 72 | ||
| David Fairclough * | England |
Striker | 1974–1983 | 154 | 55 | [N] | |
| Joey Jones | Wales |
Defender | 1975–1978 | 100 | 3 | ||
| Sammy Lee | England |
Midfielder | 1976–1986 | 295 | 19 | ||
| David Johnson | England |
Striker | 1976–1982 | 213 | 78 | ||
| Alan Hansen | Scotland |
Defender | 1977–1991 | 1985–1988 1989–1990 † |
620 | 14 | [O] |
| Kenny Dalglish | Scotland |
Striker | 1977–1990 | 515 | 172 | ||
| Graeme Souness | Scotland |
Midfielder | 1978–1984 | 1982–1984 | 359 | 55 | [P] |
| Alan Kennedy | England |
Defender | 1978–1985 | 359 | 20 | ||
| Ronnie Whelan | Ireland |
Midfielder | 1979–1994 | 1988–1989 1990–1991 † |
493 | 73 | [Q] |
| Ian Rush * | Wales |
Striker | 1980–1987 1988–1996 |
1993–1996 † | 660 | 346 | [R] |
| Bruce Grobbelaar |  Zimbabwe |
Goalkeeper | 1981–1994 | 628 | 0 | ||
| Steve Nicol | Scotland |
Defender | 1981–1995 | 1990–1991 | 468 | 46 | |
| Mark Lawrenson | Ireland |
Defender | 1981–1988 | 356 | 18 | ||
| Craig Johnston | England |
Midfielder | 1981–1988 | 271 | 40 | ||
| Gary Gillespie | Scotland |
Defender | 1983–1991 | 214 | 16 | ||
| Gary Ablett | England |
Defender | 1983–1992 | 147 | 1 | ||
| Jim Beglin | Ireland |
Defender | 1983–1989 | 98 | 3 | ||
| Jan Mølby * |  Denmark |
Midfielder | 1984–1996 | 292 | 61 | [S] | |
| Paul Walsh | England |
Striker | 1984–1988 | 112 | 37 | ||
| John Wark | Scotland |
Midfielder | 1984–1988 | 108 | 42 | ||
| Steve McMahon | England |
Midfielder | 1985–1991 | 277 | 50 | ||
| Steve Staunton | Ireland |
Defender | 1986–1991 1998–2000 |
148 | 7 | ||
| Barry Venison | England |
Defender | 1986–1992 | 158 | 3 | ||
| John Aldridge | Ireland |
Striker | 1987–1989 | 104 | 63 | ||
| John Barnes | England |
Midfielder | 1987–1997 | 1996–1997 | 407 | 108 | |
| Peter Beardsley | England |
Striker | 1987–1991 | 175 | 59 | ||
| Mike Marsh | England |
Defender | 1987–1993 | 101 | 6 | ||
| Ray Houghton | Ireland |
Midfielder | 1987–1992 | 202 | 38 | ||
| David Burrows | England |
Defender | 1988–1993 | 193 | 3 | ||
| Glenn Hysén |  Sweden |
Defender | 1989–1992 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Steve Harkness | England |
Defender | 1989–1999 | 139 | 4 | ||
| Steve McManaman | England |
Winger | 1990–1999 | 364 | 66 | ||
| Ronny Rosenthal |  Israel |
Striker | 1990–1994 | 97 | 22 | ||
| Jamie Redknapp | England |
Midfielder | 1991–2002 | 1999–2002 | 308 | 41 | [T] |
| Mark Wright | England |
Defender | 1991–1998 | 1991–1993 † | 210 | 9 | [U] |
| Mark Walters | England |
Winger | 1991–1996 | 124 | 19 | ||
| Rob Jones | England |
Defender | 1991–1999 | 243 | 0 | ||
| Michael Thomas | England |
Midfielder | 1991–1998 | 163 | 12 | ||
| David James | England |
Goalkeeper | 1992–1999 | 277 | 0 | ||
| Dominic Matteo | Scotland |
Defender | 1992–2000 | 155 | 2 | ||
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye |  Norway |
Defender | 1992–2000 | 184 | 4 | ||
| Robbie Fowler * | England |
Striker | 1993–2001 2006–2007 |
369 | 183 | [V] | |
| Neil Ruddock | England |
Defender | 1993–1998 | 152 | 12 | ||
| Phil Babb | Ireland |
Defender | 1994–2000 | 170 | 1 | ||
| Jason McAteer | Ireland |
Midfielder | 1995–1999 | 139 | 6 | ||
| Patrik Berger |  Czech Republic |
Midfielder | 1996–2003 | 196 | 35 | ||
| Jamie Carragher * | England |
Defender | 1996– ¤ | 630 | 4 | [W] | |
| Michael Owen * | England |
Striker | 1996–2004 | 297 | 158 | [X] | |
| Steven Gerrard * | England |
Midfielder | 1998– ¤ | 2003– † | 531 | 132 | [Y] |
| Danny Murphy | England |
Midfielder | 1997–2004 | 249 | 44 | ||
| Sami Hyypiä |  Finland |
Defender | 1999–2009 | 2001–2003 † | 464 | 35 | [Z] |
| Dietmar Hamann |  Germany |
Midfielder | 1999–2006 | 283 | 11 | ||
| Stéphane Henchoz |  Switzerland |
Defender | 1999–2005 | 205 | 0 | ||
| Vladimír Šmicer | Czech Republic |
Midfielder | 1999–2005 | 184 | 19 | ||
| Sander Westerveld |  Netherlands |
Goalkeeper | 1999–2001 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Djimi Traoré |  Mali |
Defender | 1999–2006 | 141 | 1 | ||
| Emile Heskey | England |
Striker | 2000–2004 | 223 | 60 | ||
| Igor Bišćan |  Croatia |
Midfielder | 2000–2005 | 118 | 3 | ||
| John Arne Riise | Norway |
Defender | 2001–2008 | 348 | 31 | ||
| Jerzy Dudek |  Poland |
Goalkeeper | 2001–2007 | 186 | 0 | ||
| Milan Baroš | Czech Republic |
Striker | 2001–2005 | 108 | 27 | ||
| Steve Finnan | Ireland |
Defender | 2003–2008 | 217 | 1 | ||
| Harry Kewell |  Australia |
Winger | 2003–2008 | 139 | 16 | ||
| Xabi Alonso |  Spain |
Midfielder | 2004–2009 | 210 | 19 | ||
| Luis García | Spain |
Striker | 2004–2007 | 121 | 30 | ||
| Peter Crouch | England |
Striker | 2005–2008 | 135 | 42 | ||
| José Reina | Spain |
Goalkeeper | 2005– | 259 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Agger | Denmark |
Defender | 2006– | 115 | 7 | ||
| Fábio Aurélio |  Brazil |
Defender | 2006–2010 | 110 | 4 | ||
| Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands |
Striker | 2006– | 200 | 51 | ||
| Ryan Babel | Netherlands |
Midfielder | 2007– | 129 | 20 | ||
| Yossi Benayoun | Israel |
Midfielder | 2007–2010 | 134 | 29 | ||
| Lucas Leiva | Brazil |
Midfielder | 2007– | 121 | 5 | ||
| Javier Mascherano |  Argentina |
Midfielder | 2007– | 138 | 2 | ||
| Fernando Torres | Spain |
Striker | 2007– | 116 | 72 |
References
- General
- Matthews, Tony (2006). Who's Who of Liverpool. Mainstream. ISBN 1-84596-140-4.
- "LFC history". http://www.lfchistory.net/. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
- Specific
- ↑ "100 PWSTK - The Definitive List". Liverpoolfc.tv. 8 October 2006. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/archivedirs/news/2006/oct/8/N153706061008-0859.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ↑ Solhekol, Kaveh (11 July 2007). "50 top football transfers". The Times. London. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2058123.ece. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ↑ "Biography - Jan Mølby - Football analyst". BBC Press Office. April 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radiofivelive/janmolby.shtml. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ↑ "Thomas Bradshaw profile". Liverpool F.C. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/bradshaw/. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
External links
- LFCHistory.net has an exhaustive list of Liverpool F.C. players.
- ThisIsAnfield.com has a complete list of every Liverpool player since 1892.
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