List of Liverpool F.C. players

Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool entered the Lancashire League in their first season, winning the league. The club applied to The Football League, to become members of the Second Division in the following season, there application was accepted. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally-organised competitions.

All players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Some players who have played fewer matches are also listed; these are players from the club's early days, when fewer matches were played in a season, and players who fell short of the 100 total but made a significant contribution to the club's history, for instance by setting a club record. Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contracted signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded, substitute appearances are included.

Ian Callaghan holds the record for overall appearances, having played 857 matches between 1958 and 1978. Ray Clemence and Emlyn Hughes are second in this list, having made 665 appearances for the club. The player who has made the most appearances in Europe is Jamie Carragher, having played 104 matches in European competition. Phil Neal has made the most consecutive appearances for the club, playing 417 matches in a row between 23 October 1976 and 24 September 1983.

Ian Rush is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 346 goals during his Liverpool career. Rush also holds the record for the most goals in a season, he scored 47 goals in all competitions during the 1983–84 season. Roger Hunt is second with 286 goals in all competitions, 245 of those goals were scored in league competition making him Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.

All figures are correct as of 30 October 2008.

Key

†	Club captains who have won a major Senior competition (competitions noted in notes section)
*	Club record holder
¤	Played their full career at Liverpool

List of players

File:Sam Hardy.jpg

Sam Hardy, Liverpool's goalkeeper in the early 20th century

Elisha Scott, Liverpool's longest serving player

Name	Nationality	Position^[A]	Liverpool career	Captaincy	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Matt McQueen	Scotland	Various	1892–1899		105	7
Andrew Hannah	Scotland	Defender	1892–1895	1892–1895	73	1
Duncan McLean	Scotland	Defender	1892–1895		86	6
James McBride	Scotland	Defender	1892–1895		59	7
Joe McQue	Scotland	Defender	1892–1898		146	14
John McCartney	Scotland	Defender	1892–1898	1897–98	167	6
Malcolm McVean	Scotland	Forward	1892–1897		130	41
Hugh McQueen	Scotland	Winger	1892–1895		63	17
Thomas Bradshaw	England	Forward	1893–1898		138	53	^[1]
Jimmy Ross	Scotland	Forward	1894–1897	1895–97	85	40
George Allan	Scotland	Forward	1895–1897 1898–1899		96	58
Billy Dunlop	Scotland	Defender	1895–1909		363	2
Archie Goldie	Scotland	Defender	1895–1900		149	1
Harry Storer	England	Goalkeeper	1895–1901	1898–1899	121	0
William Goldie	Scotland	Defender	1897–1904		174	6
Jack Cox	England	Winger	1898–1909		361	81
Alex Raisbeck	Scotland	Defender	1898–1909	1899–1909 †	341	19	^[B]
Tom Robertson	Scotland	Winger	1898–1902		141	34
John Walker	Scotland	Forward	1898–1902		120	31
Bill Perkins	England	Goalkeeper	1899–1903		117	0
Sam Raybould	England	Forward	1900–1907		226	128
Maurice Parry	Wales	Defender	1900–1909		222	4
Arthur Goddard	England	Winger	1902–1914	1909–1912	415	79
Jack Parkinson	England	Forward	1902–1914		220	130
Alf West	England	Defender	1903–1909 1910–1911		141	6
Robbie Robinson	England	Defender	1904–1912		271	64
Joe Hewitt	England	Forward	1904–1910		164	73
Tom Chorlton	England	Defender	1904–1912		121	8
Sam Hardy	England	Goalkeeper	1905–1912		240	0
James Bradley	England	Defender	1905–1911		185	8
James Harrop	England	Defender	1908–1912		139	4
Ronald Orr	Scotland	Forward	1908–1912		112	39
Robert Crawford	Scotland	Defender	1909–1915		114	1
Donald Mackinlay	Scotland	Defender	1910–1929 ¤	1919–1920 1921–1928 †	434	34	^[C]
Ephraim Longworth *	England	Defender	1910–1928	1912–1913 1919–1920 1920–1921	371	0
Harry Lowe	England	Defender	1911–1920	1913–1915	135	20
Bob Pursell	Scotland	Defender	1911–1920		112	0
Elisha Scott *	Northern Ireland	Goalkeeper	1912–1934		468	0
Bill Lacey	Ireland	Winger	1912–1915 1919–1924		259	29
Tom Miller	Scotland	Forward	1912–1920		146	56
Ken Campbell	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1912–1920		142	0
Robert Ferguson	Scotland	Defender	1912–1915		103	2
Jackie Sheldon	England	Winger	1913–1922		147	20
Harry Chambers	England	Forward	1915–1928		339	151
Walter Wadsworth	England	Defender	1915–1926		241	8
Tommy Lucas	England	Defender	1916–1933		366	3
Tom Bromilow	England	Defender	1919–1929	1928–29	375	11
Dick Forshaw	England	Forward	1919–1927		288	124
Jock McNab	Scotland	Defender	1920–1928		222	6
Fred Hopkin	England	Winger	1921–1931		360	12
Gordon Hodgson *	England	Forward	1925–1936		377	241	^[D]
Arthur Riley	South Africa	Goalkeeper	1925–1940		338	0
James Jackson	Scotland	Defender	1925–1933	1929–1930	224	2
Dick Edmed	England	Winger	1926–1932		170	46
Robert Done	England	Defender	1926–1935		155	13
Tom Morrison	Scotland	Defender	1927–1935	1930–1931	254	4
Jimmy McDougall	Scotland	Defender	1928–1938		356	12
Harold Barton	England	Forward	1928–1934		109	29
Archie McPherson	Scotland	Forward	1929–1934		133	19
Tom Bradshaw	Scotland	Defender	1930–1938	1931–1934	291	4
Dave Wright	Scotland	Striker	1930–1934		100	35
Alf Hanson	England	Winger	1931–1938		177	52
Robert Savage	England	Defender	1931–1938		105	2
Willie Steel	Scotland	Defender	1931–1935		128	0
Berry Nieuwenhuys	South Africa	Winger	1933–1947		260	79
Tom Cooper	England	Defender	1934–1939	1934–1939	160	0
Jim Harley	Scotland	Defender	1934–1948		134	0
Jack Balmer	England	Forward	1935–1952	1947–1950	312	111
Willie Fagan	Scotland	Forward	1935–1952	1945–1947 †	185	57	^[E]
Phil Taylor	England	Defender	1936–1954	1950–1953	345	34
Matt Busby	Scotland	Defender	1936–1939	1939–1940	125	3
Bill Jones	England	Defender	1938–1954	1953–1954	277	17
Cyril Done	England	Striker	1938–1952		111	38
Billy Liddell *	Scotland	Striker	1939–1961	1955–1958	534	228	^[F]
Ray Lambert	Wales	Defender	1939–1956 ¤		341	2
Bob Paisley	England	Defender	1939–1954 ¤		277	12
Eddie Spicer	England	Defender	1939–1954		168	2
Laurie Hughes	England	Defender	1943–1960	1954–1955	326	1
Jimmy Payne	England	Winger	1944–1956		243	43
Albert Stubbins	England	Forward	1946–1953		178	83
Cyril Sidlow	Wales	Goalkeeper	1946–1952		165	0
Kevin Baron	England	Forward	1946–1954		153	32
Brain Jackson	England	Winger	1951–1958		133	11
Ronnie Moran	England	Defender	1952–1965 ¤	1959–1960	379	17
Alan A'Court	England	Winger	1952–1964		381	63
Geoff Twentyman	England	Defender	1953–1960		184	19
Roy Saunders	England	Defender	1953–1959		146	1
John Evans	England	Forward	1953–1957		107	53
Louis Bimpson	England	Forward	1953–1959		102	39
Jimmy Melia	England	Midfielder	1954–1964		286	79
Gerry Byrne	England	Forward	1955–1969 ¤		333	4
John Molyneux	England	Defender	1955–1962		249	3
Dick White	England	Defender	1955–1962	1960–1961	217	1
Johnny Wheeler	England	Midfielder	1955–1963	1958–1959	177	23
Tommy Younger	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1956–1959		127	0
Tommy Lawrence	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1958–1971		390	0
Roger Hunt *	England	Forward	1958–1969		492	286	^[G]
James Harrower	Scotland	Midfielder	1958–1961		105	22
Tommy Leishman	Scotland	Defender	1959–1963		118	7
Bert Slater	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1959–1962		111	0
Ian Callaghan *	England	Midfielder	1960–1978		857	68	^[H]
Chris Lawler	England	Defender	1960–1975		549	61
Gordon Milne	England	Midfielder	1960–1967		282	18
Ron Yeats	Scotland	Defender	1961–1971	1961–1970 †	454	16	^[I]
Ian St. John	Scotland	Striker	1961–1971		425	118
Bobby Graham	Scotland	Striker	1961–1972		137	42
Tommy Smith	England	Defender	1962–1978	1970–1973 †	638	48	^[J]
Willie Stevenson	Scotland	Midfielder	1962–1967		241	18
Peter Thompson	England	Winger	1963–1974		415	54
Geoff Strong	England	Defender	1964–1970		201	33
Ray Clemence	England	Goalkeeper	1967–1981		665	0
Emlyn Hughes	England	Defender	1967–1979	1973–1978 †	665	49	^[K]
Brian Hall	England	Midfielder	1968–1976		224	21
Alun Evans	England	Striker	1968–1972		111	33
Alec Lindsay	England	Defender	1969–1977		248	18
Larry Lloyd	England	Defender	1969–1974		218	5
Phil Boersma	England	Striker	1969–1975		121	30
Steve Heighway	Ireland	Winger	1970–1981		475	76
John Toshack	Wales	Striker	1970–1978		246	96
Kevin Keegan	England	Striker	1971–1977		323	100
Phil Thompson	England	Defender	1972–1985	1978–1981 †	477	13	^[L]
Peter Cormack	Scotland	Midfielder	1972–1976		178	26
Jimmy Case	England	Midfielder	1973–1981		269	46
Terry McDermott	England	Midfielder	1973–1982		329	81
Phil Neal *	England	Defender	1974–1985	1984–1985	650	59	^[M]
Ray Kennedy	England	Midfielder	1974–1982		393	72
David Fairclough *	England	Striker	1974–1983		154	55	^[N]
Joey Jones	Wales	Defender	1975–1978		100	3
Sammy Lee	England	Midfielder	1976–1986		295	19
David Johnson	England	Striker	1976–1982		213	78
Alan Hansen	Scotland	Defender	1977–1991	1985–1988 1989–1990 †	620	14	^[O]
Kenny Dalglish	Scotland	Striker	1977–1990		515	172
Graeme Souness	Scotland	Midfielder	1978–1984	1982–1984	359	55	^[P]
Alan Kennedy	England	Defender	1978–1985		359	20
Ronnie Whelan	Ireland	Midfielder	1979–1994	1988–1989 1990–1991 †	493	73	^[Q]
Ian Rush *	Wales	Striker	1980–1987 1988–1996	1993–1996 †	660	346	^[R]
Bruce Grobbelaar	Zimbabwe	Goalkeeper	1981–1994		628	0
Steve Nicol	Scotland	Defender	1981–1995	1990–1991	468	46
Mark Lawrenson	Ireland	Defender	1981–1988		356	18
Craig Johnston	England	Midfielder	1981–1988		271	40
Gary Gillespie	Scotland	Defender	1983–1991		214	16
Gary Ablett	England	Defender	1983–1992		147	1
Jim Beglin	Ireland	Defender	1983–1989		98	3
Jan Mølby *	Denmark	Midfielder	1984–1996		292	61	^[S]
Paul Walsh	England	Striker	1984–1988		112	37
John Wark	Scotland	Midfielder	1984–1988		108	42
Steve McMahon	England	Midfielder	1985–1991		277	50
Steve Staunton	Ireland	Defender	1986–1991 1998–2000		148	7
Barry Venison	England	Defender	1986–1992		158	3
John Aldridge	Ireland	Striker	1987–1989		104	63
John Barnes	England	Midfielder	1987–1997	1996–1997	407	108
Peter Beardsley	England	Striker	1987–1991		175	59
Mike Marsh	England	Defender	1987–1993		101	6
Ray Houghton	Ireland	Midfielder	1987–1992		202	38
David Burrows	England	Defender	1988–1993		193	3
Steve Harkness	England	Defender	1989–1999		139	4
Steve McManaman	England	Winger	1990–1999		364	66
Ronny Rosenthal	Israel	Striker	1990–1994		97	22
Jamie Redknapp	England	Midfielder	1991–2002	1999–2002	308	41	^[T]
Mark Wright	England	Defender	1991–1998	1991–1993 †	210	9	^[U]
Mark Walters	England	Winger	1991–1996		124	19
Rob Jones	England	Defender	1991–1999		243	0
Michael Thomas	England	Midfielder	1991–1998		163	12
David James	England	Goalkeeper	1992–1999		277	0
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	Defender	1992–2000		155	2
Stig Inge Bjørnebye	Norway	Defender	1992–2000		184	4
Robbie Fowler *	England	Striker	1993–2001 2006–2007		369	183	^[V]
Neil Ruddock	England	Defender	1993–1998		152	12
Phil Babb	Ireland	Defender	1994–2000		170	1
Jason McAteer	Ireland	Midfielder	1995–1999		139	6
Patrik Berger	Czech Republic	Midfielder	1996–2003		196	35
Jamie Carragher *	England	Defender	1996– ¤		574	4	^[W]
Michael Owen *	England	Striker	1996–2004		297	158	^[X]
Steven Gerrard *	England	Midfielder	1997– ¤	2003– †	481	121	^[Y]
Danny Murphy	England	Midfielder	1997–2004		249	44
Sami Hyypiä	Finland	Defender	1999–2009;	2001–2003 †	464	35	^[Z]
Dietmar Hamann	Germany	Midfielder	1999–2006		283	11
Stéphane Henchoz	Switzerland	Defender	1999–2005		205	0
Vladimír Šmicer	Czech Republic	Midfielder	1999–2005		184	19
Sander Westerveld	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	1999–2001		103	0
Djimi Traoré	Mali	Defender	1999–2006		141	1
Emile Heskey	England	Striker	2000–2004		223	60
Gary McAllister	Scotland	Midfielder	2000–2002		87	9
Igor Bišćan	Croatia	Midfielder	2000–2005		118	3
John Arne Riise	Norway	Defender	2001–2008		348	31
Jerzy Dudek	Poland	Goalkeeper	2001–2007		186	0
Milan Baroš	Czech Republic	Striker	2001–2005		108	27
Steve Finnan	Ireland	Defender	2003–2008		217	1
Harry Kewell	Australia	Winger	2003–2008		139	16
Luis García	Spain	Striker	2004–2007		121	30
Xabi Alonso	Spain	Midfielder	2004–		205	21
José Reina	Spain	Goalkeeper	2005–		210	0
Peter Crouch	England	Striker	2005–2008		134	42
Dirk Kuyt	Netherlands	Striker	2006–		151	43
Álvaro Arbeloa	Spain	Defender	2007–		96	2
Fernando Torres	Spain	Striker	2007–		84	50
Javier Mascherano	Argentina	Midfielder	2007–		91	1

Notes

A. ^ For a full description of positions see Football Positions.

B. ^ Alex Raisbeck won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

C. ^ Donald Mackinlay won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

D. ^ Gordon Hodgson holds the club record for the most hat-tricks by a Liverpool player.

E. ^ Willie Fagan won one First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

F. ^ Billy Liddell is Liverpool's oldest goalscorer.

G. ^ Roger Hunt is Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.

H. ^ Ian Callaghan is Liverpool's record appearance maker in all competitions.

I. ^ Ron Yeats won three Charity Shield's, two First Division titles and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

J. ^ Tommy Smith won one First Division title and UEFA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

K. ^ Emlyn Hughes two First Division titles, two European Cup's, one UEFA Cup and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

L. ^ Phil Thompson won two First Division titles, one European Cup, League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

M. ^ Phil Neal holds the record for most consecutive matches played.

N. ^ David Fairclough is the club's highest scoring substitute.

O. ^ Alan Hansen won three First Division titles, two Charity Shield's, and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

P. ^ Graeme Souness won two First Division titles, two League Cup's and one European Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

Q. ^ Ronnie Whelan won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

R. ^ Ian Rush is Liverpool's record goalscorer in all competitions, and won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

S. ^ Jan Mølby has scored the most penalties in Liverpool's history.

T. ^ Jamie Redknapp won one FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

U. ^ Mark Wright won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

V. ^ Robbie Fowler score the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool's history.

W. ^ Jamie Carragher has made the most appearances in Europe for Liverpool.

X. ^ Michael Owen is Liverpool's youngest goalscorer.

Y. ^ Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's record goalscorer in Europe, and won one FA Cup, European Cup, Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.

Z. ^ Sami Hyypiä won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.