Kenny Dalglish, Bob Paisley - archive-181209-3 New Liverpool signing Kenny Dalglish admires the silverware in the club's trophy room with manager Bob Paisley. 1977

Liverpool FC Records and Facts

Last updated: 15th October, 2024

Appearance Records

Most first team appearances: Ian Callaghan (857)
Most League appearances: Ian Callaghan (640)
Most FA Cup appearances: Ian Callaghan (79)
Most League Cup appearances: Ian Rush (78)
Most European appearances: Jamie Carragher (150)

Oldest player: Ted Doig, 41 years and 165 days (vs. Newcastle, 11/04/1908)
Youngest player: Jerome Sinclair, 16 years and 6 days (vs. West Brom, 26/09/2012)

(Picture by: Peter Robinson / EMPICS Sport)

Most seasons as an ever present: Phil Neal (9, from 1976/77 to 1983/84)
Most consecutive appearances: Phil Neal (417, from 23/10/76 to 24/09/83)

Longest serving player: Elisha Scott (21 years, 52 days, from 1913 to 1934)


Goal Scoring Records

Most first team goals: Ian Rush (346)
Most League goals: Roger Hunt (244)
Most FA Cup goals: Ian Rush (39)
Most League Cup goals: Ian Rush (48)
Most European goals: Mohamed Salah (48)

Most goals as sub: David Fairclough (18)
Most hat-tricks: Gordon Hodgson (17)
Most hat-tricks in a season: Roger Hunt (5, in 1961/62)
Most goals in a season: Roger Hunt (41, in 1961/62)
Most penalties scored: Steven Gerrard (47)
Most games without scoring: Ephraim Longworth (370)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 29, 2016: Liverpool's Ben Woodburn scores the second goal against Leeds United, to become the club's youngest ever goal-scorer, during the Football League Cup Quarter-Final match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Youngest goal scorer: Ben Woodburn (17 years, 45 days, vs. Leeds 29/11/2017)
Oldest goal scorer: Billy Liddell (38 years, 55 days, vs. Stoke City, 05/03/1960)
Players to score a goal for LFC: 477
Fastest goal: 14 seconds, Paul Walsh vs. West Ham – August 27 1984


International Records

Most Capped Player: Steven Gerrard (114, England)
Most international goals: Ian Rush, Michael Owen and Mo Salah (26 for Wales, England and Egypt)

Other Individual Records

Most Medals: Phil Neal (20)


Honours

Liverpool FC Museum Launch at Anfield, 11/07/24. Photo: Nick Taylor/LFC. Trophy

League: 19
European Cups: 6
UEFA Cup: 3
UEFA Super Cup: 4
FA Cup: 8
League Cup: 10
Club World Cup: 1
Second Division: 4
Community Shield: 16
WSL: 2


Match Records

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, August 27, 2022: Liverpool's Roberto Firmino (C) celebrates with team-mates Fábio Carvalho (L) and Fabio Henrique Tavares 'Fabinho' (R) after scoring the seventh goal during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth at Anfield. Liverpool won 9-0. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Biggest League win: 10-1 vs. Rotherham Town, Div Two, Feb 18 1896
Biggest Premier League win: 9-0 vs. Bournemouth, Aug 27 2022
Biggest European win: 11-0 vs. Stromsgodset, Drammen, Sept 17 1974, ECWC 1st Rnd
Biggest Champions League win: 8-0 vs. Besiktas, Nov 6 2007

Biggest League defeat: 1-9 vs. Birmingham City, Div. 2, Dec 11 1954
Biggest Premier League defeat: 2-7 vs. Aston Villa, Oct 4 2020

Youngest Starting XI: vs. Shrewsbury Town, FA Cup, Feb 4 2020 (19.28 yrs)
Most debuts in a game: 8 vs. Aston Villa, Dec 17 2019


Transfers

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 29, 2023: Liverpool's Darwin Núñez (R) celebrates with team-mate captain Virgil van Dijk after scoring the second goal during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Anfield. Liverpool won 3-0. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Record Fee Paid: Darwin Nunez, June 14 2022 (Benfica, £85m)
Record Fee Received: Philippe Coutinho, January 6 2018 (Barcelona, £142m)


Manager records

ERKK6M Liverpool manager Bill Shankly walks on to the pitch accompanied by Bob Paisley at Wembley Stadium for the 1974 FA Cup Final match against Newcastle United. 4th May 1974.

Longest-serving by time: Tom Watson, 18 years, 262 days (August 17 1896 to May 6 1915)
Longest-serving by games: Bill Shankly, 783 matches
Most matches won: 408, Bill Shankly
Most goals scored under a manager: 1,307, Bill Shankly
Most trophies won: 20, Bob Paisley


First League Game

Liverpool team group, 1892: (back row of directors, l-r) J Dermott, B Bailey, S Cooper, FC Howarth, A Nisbet, H Cooper, C Gibson, HP Ellis, L Crosthwaite (middle row of players, l-r) John McCartney, Matt McQueen, captain Andrew Hannah, goalkeeper Billy McOwen, Duncan McLean, Douglas Dick, David Henderson, trainer F Whiteway (front row, l-r) Patrick Gordon, Malcolm McVean, Joe McQue, Jim McBride, John McKenna, President John Houlding, J Ramsay, Harry Bradshaw, Jimmy Stott, Hugh McQueen - EMPICS/EMPICS Sport

September 2, 1893 – Division 2: vs. Middlesbrough Ironopolis (A), Won 2-0

Team: McOwen, Hannah, McLean, Henderson, McQue (1), McBride, Gordon, McVean (1), M. McQueen, Stott, H. McQueen.

First published: 21st December, 2009