100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #11 – Ray Clemence Ray Clemence was bought by Bill Shankly from Scunthorpe in the summer of 1967. Clemence went straight into the reserves team and despite the odd appearance, it wasn’t until 1970 that he became Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper. Clemence was arguably Liverpool’s greatest keeper, and he [...]
100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #12 – Alan Hansen Bob Paisley bought Alan Hansen for a mere £110,000 and he made his Liverpool debut against Derby County at Anfield on 24 September 1977. Hansen was a key player during the successful Liverpool sides of the 1970s and 1980s, forming a famously solid defensive partnership [...]
100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #13 – Roger Hunt It was Liverpool manager Phil Taylor that signed Roger Hunt for Liverpool in July 1958. Hunt became a major factor in the success of Shankly’s Liverpool team in the 1960s and was a prolofic goal scorer. Hunt appeared in 41 of the 42 league games [...]
100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #14 – Michael Owen Michael Owen was born 14 December 1979 and played for Liverpool between 1996 to 2004. Owen came through the Liverpool youth ranks and made an explosive debut for Liverpool when he was subbed on against Wimbledon in May 1997. His speed was astonishing to the [...]
100 Players Who Shook The Kop: #15 – Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan was born 10 April 1942 in Toxteth, Liverpool and holds the record for the most appearances for Liverpool FC playing between 1960 to 1978 as a right-winger. Ian Callaghan was a Liverpool fan as a young boy, and signed up as an apprentice [...]