However, that wasn't to be the case and I only won 8 caps for England in my career. Despite the heavy scorelines, I thought I made a decent account of myself. Liverpool entered the Lancashire League in their first season, winning the league. We all knew how good he was but on that day at Wembley he was at his best and ran the show. However, I started playing professional football for Crewe Alexandra at the age of 16, which is also a lot earlier than many other players start out. We were a young squad and were in our full season under Roy; also it had been three years since the FA Cup triumph against Sunderland which was regarded as a real drought for Liverpool Football Club. At half-time, Graeme Souness and Roy Evans just told me to carry on playing the way I was playing during the first half. Positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. I was 18 at the time and as I walked off the pitch I vowed to myself that this wouldn't be the last time I would be playing at Anfield. The overall winner was Kenny Dalglish ahead of Steven Gerrard. The only real option I had to keep the ball from hitting the back of the net was to handle it, which would have resulted in them being awarded a penalty and myself an early shower and then rely on David James saving the spot kick.

Initially a right back, ... Belfast-born goalkeeper Scott remains one of the most popular players in Liverpool history after a 21-year-stint as The Kop’s number one from 1914. It’s easy to play the 'if' game. whose contribution had a big impact on the club. In the second leg at Gresty Road Liverpool won 4-1, Ian Rush scored a hat-trick to make the tie 9-2 on aggregate. A difficult one, as when I started greats such as Steve Nicol, Ian Rush, Ray Houghton, John Barnes, Ronnie Whelan and Bruce Grobbelaar were still at the club. One goal was always going to win it and unfortunately for us they got it through Cantona’s volley. Squad size: I was still young and obviously thought there would be more tournaments to come. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and current market value. After the defeat to United in the cup final I remember turning to the club doctor and said: 'look, we are going to have to sort this out'. The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested. We had an extremely tough semi-final against Portsmouth who we narrowly beat on penalties in the replay and we were expecting them to follow Pompey's example. The specialist showed me an X-ray of my back that showed my right vertebrae was cracked. [223][224], This article is about Liverpool players with at least 100 appearances. I was actually on the goal line and didn’t react in time. Eight other players have made more than 600 appearances for the club, every one of them being part of at least one European Cup winning team. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield reflects the, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 20:54. The game itself turned out to be awful and we failed to recreate the type of performance that had seen us outplay United home and away earlier in the season. LFChistory.net is all about the history of Liverpool FC. 21, Stadium: Regarding the cup final I was worried I was going to miss it due to a shin injury I sustained during the 2-0 win against Man United in the last home game of the season. We have got all the match results from 1892 to today along with great player profiles Rob Jones - Right-back destined for the top - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! When Steve played in the free role just behind the two strikers he was unplayable. This was the moment I was waiting for although on the inside I was extremely nervous and startled, on the outside I tried to maintain my composure and told Graeme that I would be ready for the game. [1], A poll of 110,000 Liverpool F.C. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 800 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom 216 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here. It's easy for me to say now, that if it hadn't been for my injuries I would have had a long successful international career and would have gone on to play more than 50 times for England.

Ha ha, I hit the woodwork a few times and went close but it’s something that didn't really bother me, at the end of the day I was a defender not a striker.