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 came to Anfield with the job of replacing Kevin Keegan – any doubts that fans may have initially had were soon erased as in his first season at Liverpool, Dalglish scored 31 times, many of the goals were vital to Liverpool’s success – such as his winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final.

He went on to become arguably the most influential member of the most successful club team in English football history, winning further League Championships and European Cups in a period stretching to the late-1980s. When a young Ian Rush arrived at Anfield, Dalglish quickly formed a successful partnership with him, and between them they were instrumental in helping Liverpool win the League as well as the League Cup.

Dalglish’s Liverpool record reads: 515 appearances, 172 goals, 307 as manager, 8 League Championships, 2 FA Cup wins, 3 European Cup wins, 4 League Cup wins, 1 European Super Cup win, 5 Charity Shield wins, 1 Football Writers` Footballer of the Year award, 1 PFA player of the year award, and 3 Manager of the Year awards.

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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 contract and working his way up through the ranks.

During his Liverpool career so far Steven Gerrard has been more instrumental than any other player in turing around games that seemed lost – the most memorable examples being the 2005 Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final against West Ham.

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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 1981/1982 that the goals began flowing out of Ian Rush. His talent and the goals seemed unstoppable when Rush eventually became a strike partner for Kenny Dalglish.

In total Ian Rush played 660 games that saw him net a total of 346 goals for Liverpool.

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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 Fowler hit the net 5 times and Fowler looked like an un and coming start that was set to break all records.

Throughout the mid and late 1990′s Fowler was arguably the countries most naturally gifted striker, and Liverpool fans nicknamed him ‘”God”.

Fowler’s success had meant he had become a popular tabloid target, and in 1999, Fowler was fined £60,000 for pretending to snort the white line behind the goal in a celebration afetr scoring – the celebration was intended as a slap to the tabloids who had been running stories suggesting that Fowler had been using cocaine and not looking after himself.

In 2001 Robbie Fowler left Liverpool to play for Leeds United, after stories had circulated about a training ground bust-up with assistant coach Phil Thompson. After spells at Leeds and Manchester City, Robbie Fowler sensationally came back to Liverpool in 2006 on a free transfer. Fowler stayed until 2007 before leaving to play for Cardiff City.

In his Liverpool career, Robbie Folwer played in 369 games, scoring 183 goals.

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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 successfully with John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley – both Beardsley and Barnes started at Liverpool at the same time and shared the same game for the Liverpool debuts.

Barnes had a very successful first season at Liverpool and found himself helping the team reach the FA Cup final, only to suffer a surprise defeat at the hands of Wimbledon. Barens would have top wait for the following year to taste FA Cup success when Liverpool went on to defeat Everton in the final.

Barnes had many successful seasons at Liverpool becoming an icon and a fan favourite.

On the 13 August 1997, after 407 appearances and 108 goals, Barnes left Liverpool on a free transfer.

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Billy Liddell was born on 10th January 1922 and played for Liverpool for all of his professional career. He signed with the club in 1938 as a teenager and played a total of 534 games throughout his time at Anfield and scoring 228 goals.

Liddell was often the club’s leading goal scorer in the 1950s

Bill Shankly said of Liddell: “Liddell was some player…He had everything. He was fast, powerful, shot with either foot and his headers were like blasts from a gun. On top of all that he was as hard as granite. What a player! He was so strong – and he took a nineteen-inch collar shirt!”

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Jamie Carragher was born 28 January 1978 and has been at Anfield for all of his professional career and has made well over 500 club appearances so far.

Carragher was give his first team opportunities under Roy Evans. Carragher is a versitile player that is comfortable in a number of positions – Under Gerrard Houllier he had success as a full-back and under Benetiz he has excelled in a more central role in the heart of defence.

Arguably one of Carragher’s finest moments came in the 2005 Champion’s League final wher his never say die attitude saw him tirelessly keeping the danger players of A.C Milan under control and keeping Liverpool in the game long enough to turn it around and go on to win.

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Kevin Keegan was signed as a midfielder by Bill Shankly, and after scoring in his debut against Nottingham Forest, Shankly soon pushed up to the top of the pitch as a striker to partner up with John Toshack.

By 1973 Keegan’s talent as as triker was in no doubt, and he was part of the team that won the League Championship, as well as the UEFA Cup.Keegan scored twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 on aggregate.

Keegan remained a prolific scorer in the following seasons at Liverpool in in 1997 Keegan was one of the stars of the Liverpool team that chased the ‘treble’ (League Championship, FA Cup, European Cup), only losing out on the FA Cup to Manchester United.

Keegan left Liverpool in 1977 to play for Hamburg, and his departure paved the way for the signing of Kenny Dalglish as his replacement.

Of his time in Liverpool, Keegan later said, “The only thing I fear is missing an open goal in front of the Kop. I would die if that were to happen. When they start singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ my eyes start to water. There have been times when I’ve actually been crying while I’ve been playing.”

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Graeme Souness was born on 6th May 1953 in Edinburgh and captained the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s. Souness was a player at Liverpool between 1978 to 1984, and then returned to the club as manager between 1991 to 1994.

In Souness’s years as a Liverpool player he won 5 League Championships, 3 European Cups, and 4 League Cups and as a player he scored 56 goals from 358 games.

As Liverpool manager, Souness was far less successful with a 1992 FA Cup final victory being a notable highlight in a frustrating time for the club

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Emlyn Hughes signed for Liverpool in in February 1967 for £65,000. Liverpool manager Bill Shankly famously said to the police when his car was stopped after he had gone to collect Highes and drive him to Anfield for the first time: “Don’t you know who’s in this car? The future captain of England!”

Emlyn Hughes quickly became a fan favourite, and got the nickname ‘Crazy Horse’ after rugby tackling Newcastle striker Albert Bennett who Hughes was determined not to let escape from him.

Hughes was at Anfield between 1967 to 1979 and played 665 games and scored 49 goals. During his time at Liverpool Hughes won 3 championship titles, the FA cup, the UEFA cup and two European cups.

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