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Appearances: |
Most first team appearances |
Ian Callaghan (857, 1959-78) |
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| Most League
appearances |
Ian Callaghan
(640, 1959-78) |
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| Most FA Cup
appearances |
Ian Callaghan
(79) |
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| Most League Cup
appearances |
Ian Rush (78) |
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| Most European
appearances |
Ian Callaghan
(89) |
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| All Cups |
Ian Callaghan
(209) |
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| In a Single
Season |
Bruce Grobelaar
(67, 1983-84) |
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Alan Hansen (67,
1983-84) |
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Alan Kennedy (67,
1983-84) |
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Sammy Lee (67,
1983-84) |
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| Consecutive
appearances |
Phil Neal (417,
23 October 1976 to 24 September 1983) |
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| Seasons as an
ever-present |
Phil Neal (9) |
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| Youngest Player |
Max Thompson, 17
yrs & 129 v Tottenham Hotspur (a) 8 May 1974 |
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| Oldest Player |
Ted Doig, 41 yrs
& 165 days v Newcastle United (A), 11 April 1908 |
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| Oldest Debutant |
Ted Doig, 37 yrs
& 307 days v Burton U (H) 1 September 1904 |
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| Longest Serving
Player |
Elisha Scott – 21
yrs & 52 days:
1913 to 1934 |
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Goals: |
Most first team goals |
Ian Rush (346, 1980-96) |
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| Most League
goals |
Roger Hunt
(245, 1959-69) |
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| Most FA Cup
goals |
Ian Rush
(39) |
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| Most League Cup
goals |
Ian Rush (48) |
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| Most European
appearances |
Michael Owen
(22) |
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| In a Single
Season |
Ian Rush
(47 All comps, 1983-84) |
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Roger Hunt
(41 League Only, 1961-62) |
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| Highest Scoring
Substitute |
David Fairclough
(18) |
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| Most hat-tricks |
Gordon Hodgson
(17) |
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| Most hat-tricks
in a season |
Roger Hunt (5,
1961-62) |
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| Most penalties
scored |
Jan Molby (42) |
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| Most games
without scoring |
Ephraim Longworth
(371) |
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| Youngest
Goalscorer |
Michael Owen, 17
yrs & 144 days v Wimbledon (a) 6 May 1997 |
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| Oldest Goalscorer |
Billy Liddell, 38
yrs & 55 days V Stoke City (h) 5 March 1960 |
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| Goals in one
match |
Andy McGuigan (5, 1901-02)
John Evans (5, 1954-55)
Ian Rush (5, 1983-84)
Robbie Fowler (5, 1993-94) |
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First League Match: |
2-0 A vs Middlesbrough Ironopolis, 2nd September 1893
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Record Wins: |
Competition |
Score |
Opponents |
Date |
|
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| Premiership |
7-1 |
Southampton |
January 1999 |
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| League |
10-1 |
Rotherham (Div 2) |
18th Feb, 1896 |
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9-0 |
C.Palace (Div 1) |
12th Sep, 1989 |
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| FA Cup |
8-0 |
Swansea |
9th Jan, 1990 |
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8-0 |
Stoke (A) |
November 2000 |
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| League Cup |
10-0 |
Fulham |
23rd Sep, 1986 |
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| Europe |
11-0 |
Stromsgodset
(Cup Winners Cup) |
17th Sep, 1984 |
Highest aggregate score in Europe:
14-0 vs Dundalk (September 1969) (10-0 and 4-0)
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Record Defeats: |
Competition |
Score |
Opponents |
Date |
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| League |
1-9 |
Birmigham |
11th Dec, 1954 |
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0-8 |
Huddersfield |
10th Nov, 1934 |
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0-6 |
Birmingham (Home) |
19th Apr, 1930 |
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| FA Cup |
0-5 |
Bolton |
26th Jan, 1946 |
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| League Cup |
1-4 |
West Ham |
30th Nov, 1988 |
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| Europe |
1-5 |
Ajax
(European Cup) |
7th Dec, 1966 |
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League sequences: |
Longest unbeaten League sequence:
31 matches (May 1987)
Longest sequence without League win:
14 matches (December 1953)
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Transfer Fees: |
Record transfer fee paid:
£14,000,000 to Auxerre for Djibril Cisse (July 2004)
Record transfer fee received:
£11,000,000 from Leeds Utd for Robbie Fowler (Nov 2001)
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Attendances: |
Highest League attendance |
58,757 v Chelsea, 1949-50 |
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| Highest FA Cup
attendance |
61,905 v Wolves,
1951-52 5th Rnd |
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| Highest League
Cup attendance |
50,880 v
Nottingham Forest, 1979-80 semi-final 2nd leg |
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| Highest European
attendance |
55,104 v
Barcelona, 1975-76
UEFA Cup semi-final 2nd leg |
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| Lowest League
attendance |
1,000 v
Loughborough Town,
7 December 1895 |
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Lowest League
attendance
(post-war) |
11,976 v
Scunthorpe United,
22 April 1959 (Division 2) |
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| Lowest FA Cup
attendance |
4,000 v Newton,
29 October 1892
2nd Qualifying Round |
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Lowest FA Cup
attendance
(post-war) |
11,207 v Chester
City, 1945-46
3rd rd 2nd leg |
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| Lowest League Cup
attendance |
9,902 v
Brentford, 1983-84
2nd Rnd, 2nd leg |
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| Lowest European
attendance |
12,021 v Dundalk,
1982-83
European Cup 1st Rnd, 1st leg |
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