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BRUNO CHEYROU 2002-06 by Phil Matthews Date of Birth - 10/05/78 Nationality - French Position - Midfield Games - 48 Goals - 5 Club Hons (Lpool) - None International Hons - 3 France Caps Other Clubs - Lens, Racing Club Paris, Lille, Marseille (loan), Bordeaux (loan), Rennes Gerard Houllier did and said a lot of stupid things in his tenure as Liverpool manager. However, proclaiming Bruno Cheyrou as “The next Zidane” was up there with the best (or worst) of them. Cheyrou was actually a fairly decent player, but in that one statement, Houllier had loaded him up with about as much fan expectation as he possibly could have. Signed as part of the summer of 2002’s appalling transfer debacle, Cheyrou looked fairly similar to Zidane, but that’s where the similarities ended. Cheyrou came to us with an impressive record in the French league, including a goal scoring appearance against Manchester United in the previous season’s Champions League. He had finished the previous season with a good goal tally, and impressed in a now legendary preseason friendly against Lazio. However, as the season progressed, it was quickly obvious that Houllier had no idea how to make best use of what ability Cheyrou had and played him mainly on the left of midfield, a position which he had neither the pace, nor the speed of thought to play effectively. Cheyrou put in several good performances for the Reds, but it was pretty obvious that he wasn’t up to the pace of the Premier League. Cheyrou had a decent record and reputation in France and has been called up to the French national squad three times. As a result, it was fairly easy for us to offload him back to France on loan, and he is now playing for Rennes as a holding midfielder. Unfortunately for him, most Liverpool fans remember Cheyrou as someone who clearly wasn’t “The new Zidane”, and being a part of one of the worst summer’s transfer dealings in the club’s history. The truth of the matter is that he wasn’t a bad player, he just wasn’t suited to the Premier League and we never should have signed him in the first place. More info on Bruno Cheyrou: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

NICOLAS ANELKA 2002 by Alex Woo Date of Birth - 14/03/79 Nationality - French Position - Striker Games - 22 Goals - 5 Club Hons (Lpool) - None International Hons - 55 France Caps, 12 Goals Other Clubs - PSG (twice), Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man City, Fenerbache, Bolton, Chelsea When Robbie Fowler left the club to join Leeds in November 2001, Gérard Houllier brought in fellow countryman Nicolas Anelka from PSG on a loan deal until the end of the 01/02 season, to boost the Reds striking options. Nico brought a big goalscoring pedigree with him to Anfield, and an ego to match. Even though his big money move to Real Madrid in 1999 hadn't turned out the way he planned, Nicolas still had all the attributes to be a world class striker. He possessed great pace, and had the envious ability to score with both feet. He seemed a more than adequate replacement to fill the gap left by God. Anelka impressed during his short spell at Anfield, scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances (only 15 of which were starts). Whilst his goal return was not anything special for a player of his calibre, he was behind Owen and Heskey in the pecking order, and as he settled into the side he started to show his clear ability. Many reds were hopeful that GH would tie up a permanent deal for Anelka at the end of the 2002 season. However, Houllier had other ideas, and decided to sign Senegalese forward El Hadji Diouf instead. As far as bad transfer decisions go, this is right up there, as Diouf proved to be a total flop, and an embarrassment to the club. Gérard cited Anelka's temperament and poor attitude as the main reasons why he choose not to sign him. Although whilst he was here, Nicolas appeared to act like a model professional, and has always stated how much he wanted to sign for Liverpool, and how much he loved his time here. Even as recently as this season, ahead of our Champions League quarter-final clash with Chelsea, Anelka said that he still wishes he had signed for Liverpool as he was most happy as a player when he was here, and we got the best out of him. Whilst highly amusing from an LFC point of view, this sort of behaviour is probably what Houllier meant. Liverpool's loss was Man City's gain, and the French forward enjoyed 3 years at Maine Road, averaging around a goal every two games, proving to be well worth the £13m Kevin Keegan paid for him. He then moved on to Fenerbache in January of 2005, helping the Istanbul based club win the League and Cup double, and still keeping up his impressive goal scoring ratio. He stayed in Turkey for 18 months before moving back to England, this time with Sam Allardyce's Bolton for a fee of £8m. After impressing with Bolton, he then joined Chelsea in January 2008, for around £15m. Although largely playing second fiddle to Didier Drogba, Anelka showed his class by finishing as the Premierships top scorer of the 08/09 campaign with 19 goals. When people look back, they will be probably remember Anelka as a journeyman who never seemed to settle, but someone who scored goals wherever he went. But there are still many Liverpool fans who would like to see him back at Anfield. More info on Nicolas Anelka: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

MICHAEL OWEN 1997-2004 by Alex Woo Date of Birth - 14/12/79 Nationality - English Position - Striker Games - 297 Goals - 158 Club Hons (Lpool) - FA Youth Cup 95/96, FA Cup 00/01, UEFA Cup 00/01, League Cup 00/01 & 02/03, European Super Cup 2001, Charity Shield 2001 Personal Hons - PFA Young Player of the Year 1998, Ballon d'Or 2001 International Hons - 89 England Caps, 40 Goals Other Clubs - Real Madrid, Newcastle United When a 17 year old Michael Owen made his debut away at Wimbledon at the end of the 1997 season, it immediately became clear just what a special talent Liverpool had at their disposal. A debut goal was the first of many that Michael scored for The Reds, and he currently sits 7th on the all time goalscorers chart, with a magnificent return of 158 goals in 297 appearances. In MO's first full season, his deadly combination of blistering pace and predatory instincts saw him score a remarkable 23 goals, at the age of 18. What followed that summer, propelled him to stardom on the world stage, when he was at the time the youngest player to both play for, and score for England. His performances, and more importantly his goals (including a quite memorable individual goal against Argentina) earned him worldwide acclaim. From then on, Owen would virtually guarantee Liverpool at least 20 goals a season (except a largely injury plagued 99/00 campaign, in which he only scored 12). Forming lethal partnerships with the likes of Robbie Fowler, and later Emile Heskey, Michael was the spearhead of an attack that under Gérard Houllier, created history in the 00/01 season. Owen was instrumental is helping Liverpool win the treble in that season. His quick fire double in the last 10 minutes of the FA Cup Final against Arsenal, snatched the trophy from the Gunners, who probably deserved to win on the balance of play. The final is commonly known as 'The Michael Owen Final'. Along with his inspiring form for The Reds that year, MO also bagged a historic hat trick, in Englands 5-1 drubbing of rivals Germany. His performances for club and country that season earned him the 2001 Ballon d'Or award. Owen is the only Liverpool player who has been voted the best player in Europe. Michael did start to struggle with injuries, with his groins and his hamstrings causing him trouble over the next. As a player who's pace was a large part of his game, he did at times suffer from barren spells of form as he was returning from injuries. The term "Form is temporary, class is permanent.", has often been repeated in Owen's career. As Liverpool struggled under the last two seasons of Houllier's reign, Owen became disillusioned with life at Liverpool, and the lure of Europe's top clubs was extremely appealing. In 2004, shortly after Rafa Benitez became the new manager, Owen moved to Real Madrid for a measly £8m fee as he only had a year left on his contract. Antonio Nunez also made the switch to Anfield as part of the deal. A season after Owen swapped Merseyside for Madrid, Liverpool had been crowned European Champions for the first time in 21 years, and Real had ended the season without a trophy, talk was rife of Owen returning to England, with a move back to Liverpool his preferred destination. Benitez was reluctant to meet Madrid's asking price of £16m, especially considering he had just sold Owen a season earlier, for half of that fee. In the end, Newcastle United swooped, and Owen returned to England. Since then, Owen has unfortunately struggled with injuries. An anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee whilst playing in the World Cup with England ruled him out for the best part of a year, then constant other injuries have made MO a shadow of the player he once was. However, throughout all of this, his goals to game ratio is still impressive. The circumstances in which Owen parted company with Liverpool seems to have tarnished the memories many fans have of Owen. But when you look back on all Michael did for this club, the goals he scored, he should be remembered as a true legend of the club, and one of the Academy's best success stories.

ROGER HUNT 1959/69 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 20/07/38 Nationality - English Position - Striker Games - 492 Goals - 286 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1963/64, 1965/66, FA Cup 1964/65, 2nd Div Championship 1961/62 International Hons - 34 England Caps Other Clubs - Stockton Heath (3 times), Bury, Devizes Town, Bolton, Hellenic FC (South Africa) No man has scored more League goals for Liverpool (245 from 401 full appearances) although both Ian Rush & Gordon Hodgson did score more goals in the top division. Roger was a vital part of the Liverpool success story of the mid-60's and was also a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team. Often criticised by the Southern press (who preferred the more flamboyant Jimmy Greaves), Roger's international record speaks for itself - he was on the losing side only twice in 34 internationals. Roger Hunt signed for Liverpool as a 20 year old in May 1959 and joined a club that had been agonisingly close to gaining promotion to the top division again, twice finishing 3rd and twice 4th in the previous four seasons. There would be disappointment again in 1959-60 with another 3rd place but the strong striker made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut against Scunthorpe and finishing the season with 21 goals from 36 appearances. 15 goals followed the next year (yet another 3rd place !) before Liverpool (and Roger) exploded into life as the Reds ran away with the Second Division championship in 1962. Roger scored an astonishing 41 goals from 41 games, an individual total unlikely ever to be bettered. Roger's main striking partner for the previous two years (Dave Hickson) had moved on and the astute Shankly had brought in the canny Ian St. John to act as the perfect foil for Hunt in one of the most exciting periods of the club's history. The next few years were golden ones for Liverpool and for Roger. He scored 110 times in League matches during the next 4 seasons, a period in which the club twice won the championship and had good cup runs at home and in Europe. Although the World Cup win must rank as his finest personal achievement, at club level it was certainly the F.A. Cup Final of 1965 against Leeds, a competition Liverpool had never won before. Hunt's stooping header broke the deadlock early in extra-time before St. John scored the winner to bring the famous trophy to Anfield for the very first time. Roger was never quite as prolific again, although there were a further 25 League strikes (and 30 in all matches) during 1967-68. But he was 30 by the time the following season started and Shankly was already looking to the future, although he stood by the men who had given the club so much success for as long as he could (perhaps too long ?). In March 1969 the normally mild-mannered Hunt caused a sensation when he was substituted in a Cup replay at Anfield against Leicester by taking his shirt off and angrily throwing it in the direction of the dug-out. This was completely out of character and a sad aftermath to a memorable personal achievement only weeks earlier at Chelsea when he had finally overtaken Gordon Hodgson as the clubs' leading League goalscorer. This would be his final full season as a Liverpool player. Although he started 1969-70 still as first choice, he lost his place to Phil Boersma in the Autumn. There would be one final day to remember in front of the supporters who had always given him such great encouragement. With time running out and a 1-1 scoreline against Southampton, Shankly brought on Roger to replace Alec Lindsay and he responded by scoring twice in two minutes! Those were his last goals for Liverpool and a few weeks later he signed for Bolton Wanderers. Even those who never saw Roger Hunt play know that he was one of the greatest players ever to represent the club. His final total for the club was a staggering 286 goals from 489 appearances and his contribution to the side throughout the 60's can only be described as massive. More info on Roger Hunt: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

EMLYN HUGHES 1967/79 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 28/08/47 Nationality - English Position - Defence/Midfield Games - 665 Goals - 49 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, European Cup 1976/77, 1977/78, UEFA Cup 1972/73, 1975/76, FA Cup 1973/74 International Hons - 62 England Caps Other Clubs - Blackpool, Wolves, Rotherham, Hull, Mansfield, Swansea Emlyn was one of the most enthusiastic players ever to pull on a Liverpool jersey. Bill Shankly tried to sign him immediately after he had made his League debut for Blackpool but eventually got his man in March 1967 (when the Barrow-born youngster was still a teenager) and selected him 10 times for First Division games before the end of that 1966-67 season. Strong and with immense stamina, he quickly became a crowd-favourite with the nickname of 'Crazy Horse' for his sometimes reckless but whole-hearted approach to the game, when it came to tackling anyway! But Emlyn could play and his strong runs from midfield made numerous openings for his colleagues, although he possessed a venemous shot which brought him nearly 50 goals as a Liverpool player, a typical example being his run from half-way in the home game with Spurs in December 1968 which he finished with a powerful drive that left Pat Jennings helpless. Emlyn's Liverpool career started alongside most of the names that had brought the club so much success in the mid-60's but he was never going to be one of the casualties in the aftermath of the shock F.A. cup defeat at Watford in February 1970. Shankly knew what a gem he had found and his was one of the first names on the team-sheet, not just when the Scot was in charge but also when Bob Paisley took over in 1974 and confirmed him as captain. Emlyn was a versatile player equally at home in a full-back position (where he was often used by England) or in the latter part of his career as a central defender but maybe his best years at Anfield where when he was surging through from his midfield position. 1972-73 was the big breakthrough year for Emlyn and Liverpool. After narrowly missing out on honours the previous two seasons (beaten by Arsenal in the cup final and being deprived of the League championship - again by Arsenal - in the final fixture of 1971-72), the Reds gained ample compensation by winning the title after a 7-year absence and also collecting their first European trophy, the UEFA cup. Emlyn played in an astonishing SIXTY-FIVE competitive games for Liverpool that season but never openly displayed any signs of real tiredness. The honours kept coming - the F.A. cup in 1974, another League/UEFA cup 'double' in 1976 and then finally in 1977 the biggest prize of all, the European cup won in the 'Eternal' city of Rome and collected - as so aptly put by commentator Barry Davies at the time - by the man wearing 'the smile of the season'. He was also honoured by the sportswriters as their 'Footballer of the Year'. Emlyn's smile did show how much he loved playing football and how much he loved playing for Liverpool and what an honour it was for him to represent his country, for whom he made a total of 62 appearances. Hughes was still skipper when the European cup was retained at Wembley in 1978 but as his 30th birthday approached he could no longer be sure of his place in the side. In August 1979, after 12 and a half wonderful years as a Liverpool player, he made the decision to move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, receiving a rapturous welcome when he returned to Anfield with his new club and also finishing his first season at Molineux by receiving the Football League cup, just about the only trophy he hadn't won as a Liverpool player. Emlyn moved on to Rotherham as player-manager and proudly brought his team over to Anfield for a League cup tie in November 1982, which the Reds only won thanks to Craig Johnston's late strike. He also had brief spells with Hull City, Mansfield Town and Swansea City but never approached the success as a manager that he had enjoyed as a player. As he passed his 50th birthday, Emlyn was working as hard as ever with his business interests but always talked with enormous affection about his decade and more on Merseyside. Very few men ever reached the heights that Emlyn Hughes did as a footballer and there is no doubt that he deserves to be in any "Hall of Fame" for what he achieved for the club he served so loyally and for so long. More info on Emlyn Hughes: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

From the HJC "The HJC is saddened by the news of the death of our friend George Tomkins. However,Franstan is wrong to say that George bought the HJC shop - George offered to lend the money to the HJC in order to buy the premises at Walton Breck Road and was subsequently repaid over a period of time. Also George never formally left the HJC and maintained regular contact with his friends in the group. We feel that George would want Franstan's inaccuracy correcting as he was meticulous about facts. George's support in the fight for justice was constant and enduring. R.I.P. George. You will be sadly missed"

DAVE HICKSON 1959-61 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 30/10/29 Nationality - English Position - Striker Games - 67 Goals - 38 Club Hons (Lpool) - None International Hons - None Other Clubs - Ellesmere Port Town (amateur, twice), Everton (twice), Aston Villa, Huddersfield, Cambridge City (amateur), Bury, Tranmere, Ballymena United; Northwich Victoria, Winsford Utd, Fleetwood (all four amateur) Born in Ellesmere Port, Dave started his playing career with Everton and after brief spells with Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town returned to Goodison in August 1957 before making the short journey across Stanley Park to join Liverpool in November 1959. In some ways it was a surprising transfer as Dave had just passed his 30th birthday but he had a reputation as a courageous centre-forward who was perhaps bought by manager Phil Taylor as the man whose goals would finally take Liverpool back into the First Division. Hickson scored twice on his debut against Aston Villa but Taylor resigned only days later. However, the big centre-forward immediately found favour with new manager Bill Shankly and scored 21 times in 27 games as the club again just missed out on promotion. Another 3rd place followed in 1961 but again Hickson's scoring record was good, 16 from 33 League matches. But the signing of Ian St. John effectively ended Dave's Liverpool career and he moved to Bury in January 1962 before finishing his career as a player with Tranmere Rovers. More info on Dave Hickson: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

ALAN HIGNETT 1964-65 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 01/11/46 Nationality - English Position - Defender Games - 1 Goals - 0 Club Hons (Lpool) - None International Hons - None Other Clubs - Chester City Liverpool-born full-back Alan's solitary first-team appearance came in the final League fixture of the 1964-65 season, when Bill Shankly played a largely reserve side in a meaningless match at Wolverhampton only 5 days before the F.A. cup final with Leeds United. Alan moved to Chester in August 1966. More info on Alan Hignett: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

DAVID HODGSON 1982-84 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 01/11/60 Nationality - English Position - Striker Games - 49 Goals - 10 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1982/83, European Cup 1983/84 International Hons - England U21 Caps Other Clubs - Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Norwich, Middlesbrough (2-loan), Jerez (Spain), Sheff Wed, Mazda (Japan), Metz (France), Swansea Gateshead-born forward David was signed by Bob Paisley from Middlesbrough before the start of his final season as manager of Liverpool Football Club, 1982-83. He made a bright start, scoring 3 times in the first 4 League matches, but was substituted by Terry McDermott in the 6th match of the season away to Swansea. David was in and out of the team for the rest of the season and added just one more goal to his total but still made enough appearances to qualify for a League championship medal at the end of his first year at Anfield. A change of manager and the arrival of Michael Robinson from Brighton & Hove Albion restricted David to only 5 more First Division appearances in 1983-84 and four of those appearances were as a substitute. He also made two brief appearances as substitute in the early rounds of the European cup but at least had the satisfaction of being in the squad on the memorable night in Rome when Liverpool won the huge trophy for the fourth time. However, it had been clear long before then that his days at Anfield were numbered and he did not figure in new manager Joe Fagan's team again. More info on David Hodgson: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

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STEVE HEIGHWAY 1970/80 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 25/11/47 Nationality - Irish Position - Winger Games - 475 Goals - 76 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, European Cup 1976/77, 1977/78, UEFA Cup 1972/73, 1975/76, FA Cup 1973/74 International Hons - 34 Ireland Caps Other Clubs - Skelmersdale United (amateur), Minnesota Kicks (USA)- Dublin-born Steve was spotted playing for non-League Skelmersdale United and signed for Liverpool in May 1970 when he was 22 years old. Like his team-mate Brian Hall, Steve was a University graduate (with a degree in Economics) and therefore had a very different background to most professional sportsmen of the time. The club had a fairly settled side at the start of the 1970-71 season as Bill Shankly continued his rebuilding programme in the wake of the dreadful F.A. cup defeat at Second Division Watford at the start of the decade but a freak accident in the home match with Chelsea early in October was the start of a long run of success for Heighway as a Liverpool player for the rest of the 1970's and into the 80's. Bobby Graham's broken leg (which effectively ended his Liverpool career) saw Steve replace him from the substitute's bench and when the starting line-up for the next League match (away to Tottenham) was announced, his long run in the side would start for good. He had an unorthodox style and that and his pace caused many a problem for defenders during his debut season. He turned one of the most memorable 'derby' matches in history in November 1970 when with Liverpool two goals down to the defending champions at Anfield he received the ball out on the left-wing after a raking pass from Tommy Smith. Side-stepping John Hurst's attempt to cut him in half, he made his way into the penalty-area and, with everyone expecting a cross, squeezed the ball past Andy Rankin at the near post. Seven minutes later his pin-point cross from the left landed on John Toshack's head and Liverpool were level. Chris Lawler scored the winner for the Reds a few minutes from time. Shankly's young side reached the F.A. cup final that season and Steve scored a similar goal past Bob Wilson but despite taking the lead, Liverpool suffered the heartbreak of an extra-time defeat to Arsenal. Like a number of his colleagues that day, Steve would return to Wembley three years later as a winner and again he scored (this time against Newcastle). By then he was an established and important member of the side and had many caps as a regular international with the Republic of Ireland to add to the championship and UEFA cup medals he had won with Liverpool in 1973. Steve was never a prolific scorer (the highest number of goals he managed in a League season was the 9 he got in 1974-75) but he created numerous openings for players like Keegan & Toshack and later on for the likes of Dalglish, Johnson & Fairclough. Steve added another UEFA cup winners' medal in 1976 before being part of the team that won the greatest prize of all in Rome in 1977 and he added a 2nd European cup winners' medal a year later when he came on for Jimmy Case against Bruges at Wembley. He couldn't be absolutely sure of his place after that but still made 26 League appearances in 1978-79 as he collected the 4th of his First Division championship medals. He was hardly called on at all during the next two years and made a decision to leave England and try his luck with Minnesota in the United States after playing nearly 450 first-team matches in all competitions for Liverpool. It was not a happy time for the popular Irishman who was affected by severe financial problems at his American club. Eventually he returned to England and although his playing-career was at an end, the years of good service he had given Liverpool had not gone un-noticed and he became an employee of the club again, taking over the responsibility of Liverpool's new Academy of Football, a position he carried out with distinction until leaving the club in 2007 having seen his u18 side lift the FA Youth Cup for the second year in succession. More info on Steve Heighway: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

TONY HATELEY 1967/68 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 13/06/41 Nationality - English Position - Forward Games - 56 Goals - 28 Club Hons (Lpool) - Other Clubs - Aston Villa, Chelsea, Coventry, Birmingham, Notts County, Oldham; Bromsgrove Rovers, Prescot, Keyworth United (all three amateur) Centre-forward Tony was a 'high-profile' signing during the Summer of 1967, arriving from Chelsea for a fee of slightly under £100,000 which was an enormous sum for the time. Hateley had already scored over 150 League goals for Notts. County, Aston Villa & Chelsea when he arrived at Anfield as a 26-year-old and looked to still have the best years of his career ahead of him. He scored a hat-trick in only his 3rd League match for the Reds and missed only 4 First Division fixtures during his debut season, netting 16 times in all. He added another 7 goals as Liverpool reached the F.A. cup quarter-final stage, including four in one game as Walsall were thrashed 5-2 in a 4th round replay on Merseyside. Tony never managed to repeat the success of that first season and his career at Anfield was to be only a brief one. He was substituted at Leeds on the last day of October 1968 and was never to pull on the famous red shirt again. Shankly bought Alun Evans almost immediately and the youngster from the West Midlands took over the No. 9 shirt for the rest of the 1968-69 season. Hateley was soon sold to Coventry City and after a spell with Birmingham City he moved back to his first club in Nottingham. Tony finished his playing career with Oldham Athletic. More info on Tony Hateley: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

JIMMY HARROWER 1957/61 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 18/08/35 Nationality - Scottish Position - Inside Forward Games - 105 Goals - 22 Club Hons (Lpool) - Other Clubs - Bo'ness United, Hibernian, Newcastle, Falkirk, St Johnstone, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic Inside-forward Jimmy signed from Edinburgh club Hibernian in January 1958 when he was 22 years old. He had played 12 First Division matches by the end of that season, scoring twice. He only missed 5 League fixtures the following season and added another 6 goals to his total. 1959-60 was a year of change at Anfield, caused by Bill Shankly's arrival half-way through the season and for a while the new manager couldn't seem to decide between Harrower or Jimmy Melia for the inside-left position. But before the end of the following season, Melia was established in the side and it was clear that Jimmy's future lay elsewhere. He moved on to Newcastle United in March 1961. More info on Jimmy Harrower: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

BOBBY GRAHAM 1964/72 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 22/11/44 Nationality - Scottish Position - Striker Games - 131 Goals - 42 Club Hons (Lpool) - Other Clubs - Motherwell Bridge Works (amateur), Coventry, Tranmere (loan), Motherwell, Hamilton Academicals, Queen of the South, Shotts Bon Accord (amateur) Motherwell-born Bobby had been an apprentice at Anfield before signing professional forms in November 1961 when he was 17 years old. Although he had to wait nearly 3 more years to make his Football League debut, he made the headlines for scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool thrashed Aston Villa 5-1 at Anfield on 26th September 1964. Bobby found it almost impossible to gain a place in the most-settled side in the club's history and didn't get an extended run in the first-team until the end of the 1968-69 season, when he played a part in 6 of the last 7 fixtures. After waiting so patiently for his big chance, Bobby then played in every single First Division match of the next season, scoring 13 times. After a promising start to the 1970-71 season, he fell awkwardly on the Anfield turf when Chelsea were the visitors early in October and was carried off with a broken leg. John Toshack was signed from Cardiff City only weeks later and with Kevin Keegan arriving from Scunthorpe the following Spring, Bobby's days at Liverpool were numbered and he moved on to Coventry City. He ended his playing career with a short spell at Tranmere Rovers. More info on Bobby Graham: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

CYRIL GILHESPY 1921/25 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 18/02/1898 Nationality - English Position - Winger Games - 19 Goals - 3 Club Hons (Lpool) - Other Clubs - Chester-Le-Street, Fencehouses (both amateur), Sunderland, Bristol City, Blackburn, Reading, Mansfield Town, Crewe Alexandra Cyril was a winger who played in 19 First Division games for Liverpool in the 1920's, spread over four seasons. Billy Lacey was the established outside-right when the club won the League title in 1921-22 and he only missed 3 matches that season with Gilhespy stepping in on two of those occasions. Lacey missed a number of games in the middle of the following season when Liverpool also finished in first place but the 10 matches Cyril figured in were not enough to qualify him for a championship medal. Even though Lacey was still at the club, Gilhespy was selected for the opening 4 League fixtures of the 1923-24 season but then lost his place and only played once more that season and just twice the following season, the last of his 19 League appearances coming at Sheffield United on 16th March 1925. More info on Cyril Gilhespy: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

BRIAN HALL 1968/76 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 22/01/46 Nationality - English Position - Midfield Games - 196 (4) Goals - 21 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1972/73, UEFA Cup 1972/73, FA Cup, 1973/74 Other Clubs - Plymouth Argyle, Burnley, Northwich Victoria (amateur) Manchester University graduate Brian signed professional forms for Liverpool in July 1968 when he was 22 years old. He was a midfielder who compensated for his small stature with stamina and sheer hard work. Brian made two brief appearances as a substitute towards the end of the 1968-89 season and just one more (also as a sub) the following year. But as Bill Shankly continued to make changes to the team that had served him so well for so long during the 60's, Brian got his chance during the 1970-71 season, figuring in 33 First Division matches and also scoring the dramatic winning goal in the F.A. cup semi-final against Everton at Old Trafford which took Liverpool to Wembley for the first time since 1965. Brian had to settle for a runners-up medal on that occasion but was a member of the side that lifted the trophy 3 years later to add to the League championship & UEFA cup winners' medal he had from the previous season. His non-selection for the first leg of the UEFA final against Monchengladbach was bizarre in that he had started the game which was abandoned due to a torrential downpour. When the final was replayed the following evening, Toshack was preferred to Hall from he start, although Brian did come on for Steve Heighway later in the evening. Brian played in all but 7 of the League matches in 1974-75 but found his midfield position taken over by Jimmy Case before the half-way stage of the following season. He moved on to Plymouth Argyle in the summer of '76 before returning to the North-West and finishing his playing career at Burnley. More info on Brian Hall: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

MILAN BAROS PROFILE by Dave Usher Date of Birth - 28/10/81 Nationality - Czech Position - Forward Games - 108 Goals - 27 Cost - £3.5m Club Hons (Lpool) - 2003 League Cup, 2005 Champions League Club Hons (Other) - None Intnl Hons - Czech RepublicCaps Other Clubs - Banik Ostrava Czech Republic star Milan Baros was widely regarded as one of the hottest properties in Europe when he arrived at Anfield. Described as having lightning speed, an eye for goal as well as being physically strong, he first came to Gerard Houllier's attention whilst playing for the Czechs in the European Under 21 Championships in 2000. The Czechs had an outstanding tournament, and apparently Houllier wanted to sign up half of the team, but was foiled due to the work permit restrictions put on English sides. Baros hit the net 9 times in 14 games for the Czech under 21's, and was swiftly called up to the Czech senior side. His performances for his country and his club, Banik Ostrava, attracted the attention of scouts from all over Europe. Borrussia Dortmund coach Matthias Sammer went on several spying missions to watch Baros in action, and was reportedly desperate to add the talented young frontman to his squad. Juventus and Inter Milan were also keen on the youngster, who was dubbed "The Ostravan Maradona" due to his dribbling skills and exciting style. Baros represented the Czechs in the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and his debut for the full side came against Belgiumin 2002, and not surprisingly he marked the occasion with a goal. He followed that up with a goal on his second appearance too, scoring in the 90th minute against Northern Ireland after coming on as a substitute. Shortly after that game he appeared on Czech TV stating his desire to join international team-mates Patrik Berger and Vladimir Smicer at Liverpool. He revealed that the reds had been showing an interest in him for a while and said: "It's just great. Patrik and Vlada said that Liverpool were a wonderful club to play for." Just over a month later and he got his wish, as Gerard Houllier finally got his man. Baros' arrival was overshadowed slightly by the fact that Nicolas Anelka also joined at that time, arriving on loan from Paris St Germain. Despite his outstanding pedigree, Baros made a less than impressive start to his career on Merseyside, struggling to hit top form and looking overweight and showing a distinct lack of fitness during his appearances for the reserves. As the season wore on, his sharpness seemed to be returning and his performances improved, but he was still way short of the levels expected of him. His only first team appearance came as a late substitute in the Nou Camp against Barcelona, and it was widely rumoured that Houllier was prepared to offload the youngster the following summer. Lens claimed that Baros was offered to them as part of a deal for El Hadji Diouf, whilst it was also suggested that the young Czech had been offered to Sporting Lisbon along with Igor Biscan for Portuguese starlet Hugo Vianna. But Baros was keen to stay and prove himself, and shed over a stone in the close season, returning to Liverpool a totally different player. He tormented AC Milan in a pre-season friendly, even drawing high praise frm the legendary Paolo Maldini, and when hi full debut arrived at Bolton's Reebok stadium, Baros struck two great goals to make himself a hero with the Liverpool fans. He enjoyed a fine season, even though he was often left on the bench in favour of Emile Heskey. Despite that, he finished as the side's joint second top scorer with Danny Murphy after having hit 12 goals. At the start of the 2003/04 season, Milan was really pushing for a starting place, and looked to have finally become the first choice partner for Michael Owen when he broke his ankle against Blackburn. He missed five months of the season, but returned to the side as a substitute in the FA Cup loss at Portsmouth in February. A couple of weeks later his first goal of the season came when he danced around a couple of defenders and lashed home a powerful shot from 18 yards at Elland Road against Leeds. Another goal followed in the UEFA Cup tie with Marseille, and he was back in business for his country too, scoring in a 2-1 defeat against the Irish at Lansdowne Road. It wasn't long before he found himself back on the bench though, as Houllier's preference for the ineffective left Baros frustrated and the fans bewildered. It looked like the popular Czech was headed out of Anfield when he joined up with his national side for the European Championships, but whilst he was in Portugal Houllier was replaced by Rafa Benitez, and a fresh start beckoned for Milan. He was a revelation in Euro 2004, firing the Czech's to the semi finals and ending the competition as the leading scorer. On his return to Liverpool, he picked up where he had left off for the Czech's, and began the 2004/05 season in dazzling form before being derailed by a persistent hamstring injury. His form after that was never quite as explosive, and he struggled for goals in the second part of the season. He continued to work tirelessly for the team however, and ended the campaign with a Champions League winners medal before joining Aston Villa for £7m that summer.

HOWARD GAYLE 1980/83 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 18/05/58 Nationality - English Position - Striker Games - 5 Goals - 1 Club Hons (Lpool) - Intnl Hons - Other Clubs - Fulham (loan), Newcastle (loan), Birmingham, Sunderland, Dallas Sidekicks (USA), Stoke, Blackburn, Halifax, Accrington Stanley (amateur) Liverpool-born Howard made his League debut for Liverpool as a substitute for David Fairclough at Maine Road in October 1980. But he didn't get a further opportunity until the end of April 1981, when an injury-hit Liverpool squad was preparing for their European Cup semi-final with Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium. Kenny Dalglish limped off early on after an appalling tackle and Howard Gayle ran the Bayern defence ragged for an hour despite being repeatedly fouled before being himself replaced by Jimmy Case. It was a performance of astonishing maturity in such a big game from someone so young and his reward was to play in 3 of the final 4 League matches of the season before the European final. With key players fit again, Howard knew he would not make the starting line-up in Paris and although he never added to the four first-team games he played for Liverpool in 1980-81, he went on to have a good career with other clubs, most notably Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers. More info on Howard Gayle: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

BOB FERGUSON 1912/15 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - ??/06/1886 Nationality - Scottish Position - Defender Games - 103 Goals - 2 Club Hons (Lpool) - Intnl Hons - Other Clubs - Third Lanark Robert was a stalwart of Liverpool's defence shortly before the First World War. He made his debut on the opening day of the 1912-13 season and was the club's only ever-present that year and only missed two League games*the following season. The 1914-15 season was completed despite the outbreak of war but Robert lost his place in the side to Donald McKinlay after a third of the season and only briefly threatened to claim it back on a regular basis. He scored once for the club in League matches and once in the F.A. cup and made just over 100 appearances for Liverpool in*those two competitions. More info on Robert Ferguson: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

ELISHA SCOTT 1913/34 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 24/08/1894 Nationality - Northern Irish Position - Goalkeeper Games - 468 Goals - 0 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1921/22, 1922/23 Intnl Hons - Northern Ireland Caps Other Clubs - Linfield, Broadway United, Belfast Celtic One of THE great goalkeepers in Liverpool's history, the big Ulsterman's Anfield career spanned an astonishing TWENTY-ONE years from his debut against Newcastle United on New Years' Day 1913 until his final appearance at Chelsea on 21st February 1934. Had the First World War not taken away four years of his professional career, he would undoubtedly have made many more than the 467 first-team appearances he figured in for his one and only English League club. Kenneth Campbell was Liverpool's first-choice 'keeper in the years immediately preceding the war but the young Scott did displace him for the last 23 First Division fixtures of the 1914-15 season. Campbell was still between the posts after the war but, after the Scot was transferred to Partick Thistle, Elisha was named in the team for the opening game of the 1920-21 season and was more or less a permanent fixture in the side for the next dozen years or so, although there was a spell at the end of the 1920's and the start of the following decade when his appearances were restricted and Arthur Riley took over in goal. Scott only missed 3 League matches when the League championship was won in 1922 and was one of three "ever-presents" (the others being Donald McKinlay & Dick Forshaw) when the title was retained a year later. He was first capped at full international level by Northern Ireland shortly after the end of the war and remarkably enough was still selected to represent his country two years after he left Liverpool, by which time he was over forty years old! Although relatively small for a goalkeeper, his agility and courage were never in question, nor was his loyalty to the club he served so well for so long. His age and Riley's form restricted him to just 10 First Division appearances in his final year on Merseyside (1933-34) but such was the aura that surrounded him that the club took the unusual step of allowing him to address his home crowd before the final match of that season. Elisha returned to his homeland to join Belfast Celtic as their player-manager, leaving behind an army of admirers and a host of wonderful memories. More info on Elisha Scott: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

WILLIE FAGAN 1937/52 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 20/02/17 Nationality - Scottish Position --Inside Forward Games - 185 Goals - 57 Club Hons (Lpool) - League Championship 1946/47 Intnl Hons - Scotland Caps Other Clubs - Celtic, Preston; Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall, Reading and Chelsea (wartime guest); Belfast Distillery, Weymouth (amateur) Scottish inside-forward Willie Fagan joined Liverpool from Preston North End soon after the start of the 1937-38 season and went straight into the First Division team, playing in 31 consecutive matches by the end of the season and scoring 8 times. Willie only missed 3 League games in 1938-39 (14 goals) and played in the opening 3 fixtures of the 1939-40 season before the Second World War caused the League programme to be abandoned and Willie's Liverpool career to be severely curtailed at the age of 22. Unlike some of his colleagues, he was young enough to re-establish himself at Anfield when League football resumed in 1946 and made enough appearances to qualify for a well-deserved championship medal in 1947. Although called on sporadically (mostly due to injury) in 1947-48 & 1948-49, he had one of his best seasons as a new decade dawned, scoring 11 times in First Division games and helping his club to their first-ever Wembley final in 1950. Approaching his mid-30's by the time the next season opened, Willie's Anfield career was nearing its close and he played his final game for the club against Huddersfield Town on the first day of September 1951. But he still scored over 50 times in nearly 200 competitive matches for the club and if the war hadn't taken so many playing years away from him, there seems little doubt that a fine Liverpool career would have been a great one. More info on Willie Fagan: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

JEAN MICHEL FERRI 1998/99 by Paul Grech Date of Birth - 07/02/69 Nationality - French Position --Midfield Games - 2 Goals - 0 Club Hons (Lpool) - None Intnl Hons - French Caps Other Clubs - Nantes, Istanbulspor, Sochaux Jean Michel Ferri came, made a couple of headlines (Ferri Across the Mersey, Ferri Good…you get the drift) and left. There is hardly anything more to say about one of Houllier's first signings apart that it is extremely difficult to find the reason why he joined in the first place. When he signed from Turkish side Istanbulspor, Houllier built him up as a player of great experience and, perhaps more importantly, a leader. What Houllier failed to mention was that Ferri was also injured and at the end of his career. To be fair, he had been a better than average midfielder, had won a couple of league titles with Nantes and in his prime Ferri was consistently one of the better players of the French league. His nickname was 'the Machine'. Yet by the time he signed for Liverpool he was already 32 year-old and apparently playing out his career in Turkey. So why was he bought? There are a number of theories but in all probability it was simply a case of Houllier wanting to bring in a player he knew well. And it is hard to blame him. After all, this was a time in which an un-named Liverpool player – the famous Anfield 'mole'– was criticising the club at every possible opportunity. This is why Houllier needed someone like Ferri, someone who could identify the negative influences in the squad. Whether this was Ferri's role or not, only Houllier and the player himself will ever know. But there hardly appears to be a better explanation, especially as he was limited to a couple of substitute appearances in a red shirt before he too was sold back to France at the end of the season. More info on Jean Michel Ferri: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

TOM FAIRFOUL 1913/15 by Chris Wood Date of Birth - 16/01/1881 Nationality - Scottish Position - Half-back Games - 71 Goals - 0 Club Hons (Lpool) - None Intnl Hons - Other Clubs - Lanark Athletic, Patria, Kilmarnock, Third Lanark Half-back Thomas was a regular in the Liverpool side in the two years that preceded the First World War. He played in every one of the 38 First Division matches in 1913-14 and made a further 24 appearances the following season. Nine F.A. cup ties over the same period (including the 1914 final defeat by Burnley at Crystal Palace) brought his career total for Liverpool to 71 games. His career at Anfield ended in shame, as along with three other Liverpool players (Miller, Pursell, Sheldon) and three Manchester United players, he was found guilty of fixing a game between Liverpool and United on Good Friday 1915. More info on Tom Fairfoul: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

ABEL XAVIER 2002/03 by Dave Usher Date of Birth - 30/11/72 Nationality - Portuguese Position - Defender Games - 21 Goals - 2 Club Hons (Lpool) - None Intnl Hons - Portugal Caps Other Clubs - Estrela Amadora, Benfica, Bari, Real Oviedo, PSV Eindhoven, Everton, Galatasaray (loan), Hannover 96, AS Roma, Middlesbrough, LA Galaxy (USA) Santa Claus lookalike Portuguese defender who joined the reds in what seemed a cut price deal at the time from neighbours Everton midway through the 2001/02 season. The signing would end up costing Liverpool a lot more than the initial £800,000 paid to the blues however. Xavier proved to be a terrible purchase., His arrival spelled the end for promising young full back Stephen Wright, who found himself on the sidelines as Gerard Houllier had to justify the outlay he'd made on Xavier. A solid, reliable performer for Everton, he failed to show those qualities in his time at Anfield. Used almost exclusively at right back, his lack of pace and slowness on the turn caused him countless problems against quick wingers. There were some high points, notably a goal in the 6-0 drubbing of Ipswich at Portman Road and another in the 4-2 defeat in Germany to Leverkusen. But overall Xavier struggled to make any impact at Anfield, and never looked like justifying the reported £40k a week salary he picked up during his time at the club. That hefty salary made it difficult for the reds to get shut of the player, but eventually Turkish side Galatasaray came in and took him on loan. The move turned sour pretty quickly however, and the Turks cut short the deal early and sent him back to Merseyside. Liverpool didn't want him back though, and ended up paying up the remainder of his contract rather than allow him to return to the club. He had short spells in Germany and Italy before returning to England with Middlesbrough, but his time at the Riversie wasn't a happy one and included a suspension for failing a dope test. xavier then moved on to the United States, where he would become a team-mate of David Beckham at LA Galaxy. More info on Abel Xavier: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future

BJORN TORE KVARME 1997/99 by Dave Usher Date of Birth - 17/07/72 Nationality - Norwegian Position - Defender Games - 54 Goals - 0 Club Hons (Lpool) - None Intnl Hons - Norway Caps Other Clubs - Rosenborg (twice), St Etienne, Real Sociedad, Bastia Bjorn Tore Kvarme arrived at the club as a replacement for the popular, but injury prone John Scales in January 1997. After selling Scales to Spurs for a fee of around £2.5mil, Roy Evans looked to have completed a shrewd piece of business by bringing in the tough tackling Norwegian on a Bosman transfer. Kvarme had impressed the reds coaching staff while training with the club during a visit to Merseyside to see his close friend, Stig Inge Bjornebye. Indeed, for the first few months he was at the club, many fans referred to him simply as "Stig's mate". The early signs were encouraging for Kvarme, who despite being a complete unknown in England before his arrival, took to the Premiership without any problems. His debut came at Anfield in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa, and he was outstanding on the right side of the reds three man central defensive system. He was many observers man of the match that day, and he continued to impress for the rest of that season. He was a popular figure with the fans, who really took to his no-nonsense approach to defending. Man marking was his best attribute, but his heading was weak, and in English football that type of weakness in a defender is always likely to be exploited, so during the off season whilst the rest of his team-mates were sunning themselves and getting pissed in various tropical paradises, Kvarme returned to train with his former club Rosenborg to work on his heading skills. Such determination and commitment were admirable, and it seemed certain that Kvarme would go from strength to strength as a Liverpool player. So his subsequent fall from grace is something of a mystery. It all started to go wrong for the Norwegian when he was caught in possession during a Merseyside derby at Goodison. Being robbed of the ball by Danny Cadamarteri and seeing the useless little bag of shite turn Neil Ruddock inside out before scoring at the Park End was something that Kvarme simply never recovered from. To make things worse, a couple of weeks later he made a carbon copy error at Anfield which allowed another useless bag of shite striker, Andy Cole, to also score against us. Committing two such vital mistakes against the reds' two main rivals destroyed Kvarme's confidence, and he was never the same player after that. When Roy Evans scrapped the wing back system to play 4-4-2, there was some hope for the Norwegian that he may be able to make the right back spot his own. That was in fact his preferred position, but the presence at the club of both Rob Jones and Jason McAteer meant that Kvarme had no route back into the first team, and despite showing some signs in the reserves that he was coming back to form, his days at Anfield were numbered. He joined French side St Etienne, where he enjoyed something of a renaissance and even forced his way back into the international arena with Norway before earning himself a lucrative move to the Spanish Primera Liga with Real Sociedad. More info on Bjorn Tore Kvarme: ++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future