List of Liverpool F.C. players From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about Liverpool players with at least 100 appearances. For Liverpool players with between 25 and 99 appearances, see List of Liverpool F.C. players (25–99 appearances). For Liverpool players with fewer than 25 appearances, see List of Liverpool F.C. players (fewer than 25 appearances). Jamie Carragher has the most appearances in Europe 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 clubs first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally-organised competitions. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 800 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom almost 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here. Liverpools record appearance-maker is Ian Callaghan, who made 857 appearances between 1958 and 1978. Jamie Carragher has made the second most appearances with 737. Eight other players have made more than 600 appearances for the club, every one of them being part of at least one European Cup winning team. Ian Rush is the clubs record goalscorer; he scored 346 goals in his 16 years at Liverpool. Rush is the only player to score more than 300 goals for Liverpool; only three other players have score more than 200 goals for the club. Players[edit] Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League, The Football League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Charity/Community Shield, European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Players are listed according to the date of their first team début for the club. Positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards. Statistics correct as of 29 January 2014. Table headers Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the players nationality is given as their country of birth. Liverpool career – The year of the players first appearance for Liverpool to the year of his last appearance. Starts – The number of games started. Sub – The number of games played as a substitute. Substitutions were only introduced to the Football League in the 1960s.[1] Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute. Positions key Pre-1960s 1960s– GK Goalkeeper FB Full back DF Defender HB Half back MF Midfielder FW Forward U Utility player Ian Rush, Liverpools record goalscorer with 346 goals, and held the captaincy from 1993 to 1996 Bruce Grobbelaar has the most appearances for an overseas player Alan Hansen was captain from 1985 to 1988 and in the 1989–90 season Steven Gerrard is Liverpools record European goalscorer, and has the most goals amongst the current players. He has also been captain since 2003 Billy Liddell was Liverpools oldest ever goalscorer, and captain from 1955 to 1958 Ronnie Whelan was captain in the 1988–89 season, and shared the captaincy with Steve Nicol in 1990–91 Elisha Scott is the clubs longest serving player Sami Hyypiä was captain from 2001 to 2003 Donald McKinlay captained the side during the 1919–20 season, and again from 1921 to 1928 Arthur Goddard was captain from 1909 to 1912 John Barnes was captain for the 1996–97 season Gordon Hodgson scored more hattricks than any other Liverpool player Robbie Fowler was the scorer of the fastest hattrick in Liverpool history Alex Raisbeck was the captain for Liverpools first league triumph in 1901, his tenure being from 1899 to 1909 Jamie Redknapp was captain from 1999 to 2001 Michael Owen, seen here during his spell with Newcastle United, is Liverpools youngest ever goalscorer Liverpool players with over 100 appearances Name Nationality Position Liverpool career Starts Subs Total Goals Ref Appearances Joe McQue Scotland FB 1892–1898 142 0 142 14 [2] John McCartney Scotland FB 1892–1898 166 0 166 7 [3] Matt McQueen Scotland U 1892–1897 103 0 103 7 [4] Malcolm McVean Scotland FW 1892–1897 126 0 126 43 [5] Harry Bradshaw England FW 1893–1898 138 0 138 51 [6] Billy Dunlop Scotland FB 1895–1909 363 0 363 3 [7] Archie Goldie Scotland FB 1895–1900 149 0 149 1 [8] Harry Storer England GK 1895–1901 1898–1899 121 0 121 0 [9] William Goldie Scotland FB 1897–1904 174 0 174 6 [10] Jack Cox England HB 1898–1909 361 0 361 80 [11] Alex Raisbeck Scotland FB 1898–1909 341 0 341 19 [12] Tom Robertson Scotland HB 1898–1902 141 0 141 34 [13] John Walker Scotland FW 1898–1902 120 0 120 31 [14] Bill Perkins England GK 1899–1903 117 0 117 0 [15] Sam Raybould England FW 1900–1907 226 0 226 128 Maurice Parry Wales FB 1900–1909 222 0 222 4 Arthur Goddard England FW 1902–1914 1909–1912 415 0 415 79 Jack Parkinson England FW 1902–1914 220 0 220 130 Alf West England FB 1903–1909 1910–1911 141 0 141 6 Robbie Robinson England FB 1904–1912 271 0 271 64 Joe Hewitt England FW 1904–1910 164 0 164 73 Tom Chorlton England FB 1904–1912 121 0 121 8 Sam Hardy England GK 1905–1912 240 0 240 0 James Bradley England FB 1905–1911 185 0 185 8 James Harrop England FB 1908–1912 139 0 139 4 Ronald Orr Scotland FW 1908–1912 112 0 112 39 Robert Crawford Scotland FB 1909–1915 114 0 114 1 Donald Mackinlay Scotland FB 1910–1929 434 0 434 34 Ephraim Longworth England FB 1910–1928 371 0 371 0 Harry Lowe England FB 1911–1920 135 0 135 20 Bob Pursell Scotland FB 1911–1920 112 0 112 0 Elisha Scott Ireland GK 1912–1934 468 0 468 0 Bill Lacey Ireland/ Ireland HB 1912–1915 1919–1924 259 0 259 29 Tom Miller Scotland FW 1912–1920 146 0 146 56 Ken Campbell Scotland GK 1912–1920 142 0 142 0 Robert Ferguson Scotland FB 1912–1915 103 0 103 2 Jackie Sheldon England HB 1913–1922 147 0 147 20 Harry Chambers England FW 1915–1928 339 0 339 151 Walter Wadsworth England FB 1915–1926 241 0 241 8 Tommy Lucas England FB 1916–1933 366 0 366 3 Tom Bromilow England FB 1919–1929 375 0 375 11 Dick Forshaw England FW 1919–1927 288 0 288 124 Jock McNab Scotland FB 1920–1928 222 0 222 6 Fred Hopkin England HB 1921–1931 360 0 360 12 Gordon Hodgson England FW 1925–1936 377 0 377 241 Arthur Riley South Africa GK 1925–1940 338 0 338 0 James Jackson Scotland FB 1925–1933 224 0 224 2 Dick Edmed England HB 1926–1932 170 0 170 46 Robert Done England FB 1926–1935 155 0 155 13 Tom Morrison Scotland FB 1927–1935 254 0 254 4 Jimmy McDougall Scotland FB 1928–1938 356 0 366 12 Harold Barton England FW 1928–1934 109 0 109 29 Archie McPherson Scotland FW 1929–1934 133 0 133 19 Tom Bradshaw Scotland FB 1930–1938 291 0 291 4 Dave Wright Scotland FW 1930–1934 100 0 100 35 Alf Hanson England HB 1931–1938 177 0 177 52 Robert Savage England FB 1931–1938 105 0 105 2 Willie Steel Scotland FB 1931–1935 128 0 128 0 Berry Nieuwenhuys South Africa HB 1933–1947 260 0 260 79 Tom Cooper England FB 1934–1939 160 0 160 0 Jim Harley Scotland FB 1934–1948 134 0 134 0 Jack Balmer England FW 1935–1952 312 0 312 111 Willie Fagan Scotland FW 1935–1952 185 0 185 57 Phil Taylor England FB 1936–1954 345 0 345 34 Matt Busby Scotland FB 1936–1939 125 0 125 3 Bill Jones England FB 1938–1954 277 0 277 17 Cyril Done England FW 1938–1952 111 0 111 38 Billy Liddell Scotland FW 1939–1961 534 0 534 228 Ray Lambert Wales FB 1939–1956 341 0 341 2 Bob Paisley England FB 1939–1954 277 0 277 12 Eddie Spicer England FB 1939–1954 168 0 168 2 Laurie Hughes England FB 1943–1960 326 0 326 1 Jimmy Payne England HB 1944–1956 243 0 243 43 Albert Stubbins England FW 1946–1953 178 0 178 83 Cyril Sidlow Wales GK 1946–1952 165 0 165 0 Kevin Baron England FW 1946–1954 153 0 153 32 Brian Jackson England HB 1951–1958 133 0 133 11 Ronnie Moran England FB 1952–1965 379 0 379 17 Alan ACourt England HB 1952–1964 381 0 381 63 Geoff Twentyman England FB 1953–1960 184 0 184 19 Roy Saunders England FB 1953–1959 146 0 146 1 John Evans England FW 1953–1957 107 0 107 53 Louis Bimpson England FW 1953–1959 102 0 102 39 Jimmy Melia England HB 1954–1964 286 0 286 79 Gerry Byrne England FB 1955–1969 332 1 333 4 John Molyneux England FB 1955–1962 249 0 249 3 Dick White England FB 1955–1962 217 0 217 1 Johnny Wheeler England HB 1955–1963 177 0 177 23 Tommy Younger Scotland GK 1956–1959 127 0 127 0 Tommy Lawrence Scotland GK 1958–1971 390 0 390 0 Roger Hunt England FW 1958–1969 487 5 492 286 James Harrower Scotland HB 1958–1961 105 0 105 22 Tommy Leishman Scotland FB 1959–1963 118 0 118 7 Bert Slater Scotland GK 1959–1962 111 0 111 0 Ian Callaghan England MF 1960–1978 850 7 857 68 Chris Lawler England DF 1960–1975 549 0 549 61 Gordon Milne England MF 1960–1967 280 2 282 18 Ron Yeats Scotland DF 1961–1971 453 1 454 16 Ian St. John Scotland FW 1961–1971 420 5 425 118 Bobby Graham Scotland FW 1961–1972 125 12 137 42 Tommy Smith England DF 1962–1978 637 1 638 48 Willie Stevenson Scotland HB 1962–1967 240 1 241 18 Peter Thompson England MF 1963–1974 405 11 416 54 Geoff Strong England DF 1964–1970 195 6 201 33 Ray Clemence England GK 1967–1981 665 0 665 0 Emlyn Hughes England DF 1967–1979 665 0 665 49 Brian Hall England MF 1968–1976 198 26 224 21 Alun Evans England FW 1968–1972 105 6 111 33 Alec Lindsay England DF 1969–1977 246 2 248 18 Larry Lloyd England DF 1969–1974 218 0 218 5 Phil Boersma England FW 1969–1975 99 21 121 30 Steve Heighway Ireland MF 1970–1981 448 27 475 76 John Toshack Wales FW 1970–1978 237 10 247 96 Kevin Keegan England FW 1971–1977 323 0 323 100 Phil Thompson England DF 1972–1985 470 7 477 13 Peter Cormack Scotland MF 1972–1976 169 9 178 26 Jimmy Case England MF 1973–1981 245 24 269 46 Terry McDermott England MF 1973–1982 317 12 329 81 Phil Neal England DF 1974–1985 648 2 650 59 Ray Kennedy England MF 1974–1982 390 3 393 72 David Fairclough England FW 1974–1983 92 62 154 55 Joey Jones Wales DF 1975–1978 100 0 100 3 Sammy Lee England MF 1976–1986 288 7 295 19 David Johnson England FW 1976–1982 177 36 213 78 Alan Hansen Scotland DF 1977–1991 618 2 620 14 Kenny Dalglish Scotland FW 1977–1990 497 18 515 172 Graeme Souness Scotland MF 1978–1984 357 2 359 55 Alan Kennedy England DF 1978–1985 357 2 359 20 Ronnie Whelan Ireland MF 1979–1994 475 18 493 73 Ian Rush Wales FW 1980–1987 1988–1996 630 30 660 346 [16] Bruce Grobbelaar Zimbabwe GK 1981–1994 628 0 628 0 [17] Steve Nicol Scotland DF 1981–1995 451 17 468 46 [18] Mark Lawrenson Ireland DF 1981–1988 346 10 356 18 [19] Craig Johnston Australia MF 1981–1988 232 39 271 40 [20] Gary Gillespie Scotland DF 1983–1991 205 9 214 16 [21] Gary Ablett England DF 1983–1992 138 9 147 1 [22] Jan Mølby Denmark MF 1984–1996 260 32 292 61 [23] Paul Walsh England FW 1984–1988 92 20 112 37 [24] John Wark Scotland MF 1984–1988 94 14 108 42 [25] Steve McMahon England MF 1985–1991 275 2 277 50 [26] Steve Staunton Ireland DF 1986–1991 1998–2000 126 22 148 7 [27] Barry Venison England DF 1986–1992 139 19 158 3 [28] John Aldridge Ireland FW 1987–1989 89 15 104 63 [29] John Barnes England MF 1987–1997 403 4 407 108 [30] Peter Beardsley England FW 1987–1991 160 15 175 59 [31] Mike Marsh England DF 1987–1993 70 31 101 6 [32] Ray Houghton Ireland MF 1987–1992 195 7 202 38 [33] David Burrows England DF 1988–1993 181 12 193 3 [34] Steve Harkness England DF 1989–1999 119 20 139 3 [35] Steve McManaman England MF 1990–1999 348 16 364 66 [36] Jamie Redknapp England MF 1991–2002 270 38 308 41 [37] Mark Wright England DF 1991–1998 206 4 210 9 [38] Mark Walters England MF 1991–1996 82 42 124 19 [39] Rob Jones England DF 1991–1999 241 2 243 0 [40] Michael Thomas England MF 1991–1998 128 35 163 12 [41] David James England GK 1992–1999 276 1 277 0 [42] Dominic Matteo Scotland DF 1992–2000 137 18 155 2 [43] Stig Inge Bjørnebye Norway DF 1992–2000 175 9 184 4 [44] Robbie Fowler England FW 1993–2001 2006–2007 309 60 369 183 [45] Neil Ruddock England DF 1993–1998 146 6 152 12 [46] Phil Babb Ireland DF 1994–2000 164 6 170 1 [47] Jason McAteer Ireland MF 1995–1999 119 20 139 6 [48] Patrik Berger Czech Republic MF 1996–2003 136 60 196 35 [49] Jamie Carragher England DF 1996–2013 702 35 737 5 [50] Michael Owen England FW 1996–2004 267 30 297 158 [51] Steven Gerrard England MF 1998– 595 58 653 165 [52] Danny Murphy England MF 1997–2004 178 71 249 44 [53] Sami Hyypiä Finland DF 1999–2009 455 9 464 35 [54] Dietmar Hamann Germany MF 1999–2006 253 30 283 11 [55] Stéphane Henchoz Switzerland DF 1999–2005 201 4 205 0 [56] Vladimír Šmicer Czech Republic MF 1999–2005 110 74 184 19 [57] Sander Westerveld Netherlands GK 1999–2001 103 0 103 0 [58] Djimi Traoré Mali DF 1999–2006 120 21 141 1 [59] Emile Heskey England FW 2000–2004 176 47 223 60 [60] Igor Bišćan Croatia MF 2000–2005 81 37 118 3 [61] John Arne Riise Norway DF 2001–2008 296 52 348 31 [62] Jerzy Dudek Poland GK 2001–2007 184 2 186 0 [63] Milan Baroš Czech Republic FW 2001–2005 66 42 108 27 [64] Steve Finnan Ireland DF 2003–2008 200 17 217 1 [65] Harry Kewell Australia MF 2003–2008 109 30 139 16 [66] Xabi Alonso Spain MF 2004–2009 181 29 210 19 [67] Luis García Spain FW 2004–2007 85 36 121 30 [68] Peter Crouch England FW 2005–2008 93 41 134 42 [69] Pepe Reina Spain GK 2005– 394 0 394 0 [70] Daniel Agger Denmark DF 2006– 204 18 222 13 [71] Fábio Aurélio Brazil DF 2006–2012 92 42 134 4 [72] Dirk Kuyt Netherlands FW 2006–2012 237 48 285 71 [73] Ryan Babel Netherlands MF 2007–2011 65 81 146 22 [74] Yossi Benayoun Israel MF 2007–2010 81 53 134 29 [75] Lucas Leiva Brazil MF 2007– 190 45 235 6 [76] Javier Mascherano Argentina MF 2007–2010 132 7 139 2 [77] Fernando Torres Spain FW 2007–2011 126 16 142 81 [78] Martin Škrtel Slovakia DF 2008– 213 16 229 15 [79] Glen Johnson England DF 2009– 157 3 160 8 [80] Jordan Henderson England MF 2011– 96 23 119 10 [81] Luis Suárez Uruguay FW 2011– 109 8 117 79 [82]
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