Did you know that Liverpool hold the best defensive record in the Old First Division? And did you know that Robbie Fowler's 1994 hat-trick against Arsenal is still the fastest in the Premier League?

All this and more in our special pages dedicated to interesting information all genuine Reds fans should know!

Kenny Dalglish won 9 League Championship medals (record) - 8 for Liverpool (5 as a player 1979-80-82-83-84; 3 as player-manager 1986-88-90) and 1 for Blackburn (as manager in 1995). As a player he also won 4 Scottish Championship medals with Celtic (1972-73-74-77).



Phil Neal and Alan Hansen both won 8 League Championship medals, respectively as follows: 1976-77-79-80-82-83-84-86 and 1979-80-82-83-84-86-88-90.



The Reds' were unbeaten in the first 29 matches of the 1987-88 season, winning 22, drawing 7, scoring 67 goals and conceding just 13. Liverpool's feat equalled that of Leeds, who were unbeaten in the first 29 matches of the 1973-74 season (19 wins, 10 draws).



Liverpool hold the record for the longest run of home wins in the top division. The Reds won 21 consecutive matches including the last nine matches of the 1971-72 season and the first 12 of the 1972-73 season.



Only two clubs have completed an English League season unbeaten: Preston North End (22 matches in 1888-89, the first ever season) and Liverpool (28 matches in 1893-94, Division 2).



Liverpool are one of only five clubs to have won every home League match in a season. Liverpool's achievement occurred in the 1893-94 season, when the Reds won all 14 matches at Anfield.



Phil Neal made 366 consecutive First Division appearances for Liverpool between December 1974 and September 1983.



Liverpool won the FA Cup in 1986 with a non-English XI.



Bruce Grobbelaar, Steve Nicol and Ian Rush have all won 3 FA Cup winners medals for Liverpool.



Ian Callaghan is the player with most FA Cup appearances (88, 79 for Liverpool, 7 for Swansea and 2 for Crewe). John Barnes is in second place having played 87 FA Cup matches (31 for Watford, 51 for Liverpool and 5 for Newcastle). 



Willie Fagan appeared in FA Cup final teams before AND after the war: 1937 for Preston North End and 1950 for Liverpool. Sadly for Fagan, he was on the losing side on both occasions.



Ian Rush and Geoff Hurst share the record of most League Cup goals scored, 49. Rush scored 48 for the Reds and 1 goal for Newcastle in career that spanned from 1981 to 1998.



Ian Rush is the winner of most League Cup winners medals with five.



Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush have each featured in six League Cup finals (a record).



Ian Rush became the first player to feature in 8 winning teams in Cup finals at Wembley, all with Liverpool (FA Cup 1986-88-92; League Cup 81-82-83-84-95).


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