Archive for May, 2009

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #1 – Kenny Dalglish

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #1 – Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish was born 4th March 1951 in Scotland and played at Liverpool between 1977 and 1990, and managed the team between 1985 to 1991.
Dalglish was a prolific goal scorer and became the first player to score 100 League goals in the English and Scottish Leagues.
Dalglish [...]

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #2 – Steven Gerrard

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #2 – Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard made his Livepool debut in 1998 against Blackburn Rovers and had claimed his place in the first team in the 2000-01 season, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool team captain in 2003. Gerrard has spent his whole professional career at Anfield starting with a YTS [...]

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #3 – Ian Rush

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #3 – Ian Rush
Ian Rush is quite simpley the greatest goalscorer in Liverpool FC history.
Bob Paisley paid £300,000 to secure a teenage Ian Rush from Chester, and Rush had his Liverpool debut ion 13th December against Ipswich Town. Rush had a mixed start at Liverpool and it wasn’t until [...]

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #4 – Robbie Fowler

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #4 – Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler was born in Liverpool and was originaly an Everton fan as a child – despite this Fowler joined Liverpool when he left school in 1991, eventually turning professional on his 17th birthday.
Fowler was an incredible goal scorer – in his 4th game for Liverpool [...]

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #5 – John Barnes

100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #5 – John Barnes
John Barnes was born 7 November 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica and played for Liverpool Fc between 1987 to 1997.
It was Kenny Dalglish that paid £900,000 to take John Barnes from Watford to Liverpool in June 1987. Barnes quickly adapted to life at Anfield and linked up [...]