List of Liverpool F.C. players

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, there application was accepted. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally-organised competitions, and 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 857 matches between 1958 and 1978. 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.

All figures are correct as of 14 September 2008.

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Notes

A. For a full description of positions see Football Positions.

B. Alex Raisbeck won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

C. Donald Mackinlay won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

D. Gordon Hodgson holds the club record for the most hat-tricks by a Liverpool player.

E. Willie Fagan won one First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

F. Billy Liddell is Liverpool's oldest goalscorer.

G. Roger Hunt is Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.

H. Ian Callaghan is Liverpool's record appearance maker in all competitions.

I. Ron Yeats won three Charity Shield's, two First Division titles and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

J. Tommy Smith won one First Division title and UEFA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

K. Emlyn Hughes two First Division titles, two European Cup's, one UEFA Cup and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

L. Phil Thompson won two First Division titles, one European Cup, League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

M. Phil Neal holds the record for most consecutive matches played.

N. David Fairclough is the club's highest scoring substitute.

O. Alan Hansen won three First Division titles, two Charity Shield's, and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

P. Graeme Souness won two First Division titles, two League Cup's and one European Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

Q. Ronnie Whelan won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

R. Ian Rush is Liverpool's record goalscorer in all competitions, and won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

S. Jan Mølby has scored the most penalties in Liverpool's history.

T. Jamie Redknapp won one FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

U. Mark Wright won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

V. Robbie Fowler score the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool's history.

W. Jamie Carragher has made the most appearances in Europe for Liverpool.

X. Michael Owen is Liverpool's youngest goalscorer.

Y. Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's record goalscorer in Europe, and won one FA Cup, European Cup, Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

Z. Sami Hyypiä won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

References

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*cite book | author=Matthews, Tony |title=Who's Who of Liverpool | publisher=Mainstream| year=2006| id=ISBN 1-84596-140-4
*cite web |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/ |title=LFC history|accessdate=2006-07-14

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External links

* [http://www.lfchistory.net/ LFCHistory.net] has an exhaustive [http://www.lfchistory.net/players.asp list of Liverpool F.C. players] .
* [http://www.thisisanfield.com/ ThisIsAnfield.com] has a [http://www.thisisanfield.com/players/atoz/ complete list of every Liverpool player since 1892] .