Club Records

[Kevin Taylor]

LIVERPOOL CLUB RECORDS To 28 February 2010

NB If you are aware of any errors or amendments, please post below.

Record highest home attendance
61,905 v Wolves (1951-52, FA Cup fifth round)

Highest league home attendance
58,757 v Chelsea (1949-50)

Lowest league home attendance
1,000 v Loughborough Town (1895-96)

Lowest league home attendance (post-war)
11,976 v Scunthrope United (1958-59)

First match
Liverpool 6–1 Rotherham Town (friendly, Sept 1892)

First Lancashire League match
Liverpool 8–0 Higher Walton (Sept 1892)

First Football League match
Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis (Second Division, Sept 1893)

First FA Cup match
Liverpool 4-0 Nantwich (first qualifying round, Oct 1892)

First League Cup match
Liverpool 1–1 Luton Town (second round, Oct 1960)

First European match
Liverpool 5–0 KR Reykjavik (European Cup, first round, Aug 1964)

Record victory
11-0 v Strømsgodset (European Cup Winners' Cup first round, Sept 1974)

Record defeat
1-9 v Birmingham (Division Two, Dec 1954)

Record defeat at Anfield
0–6 against Sunderland (First Division, April 1930)

Record League win
10-1 Rotherham Town (Division Two, Feb 1896)

Record FA Cup win
9-0 Newton (second qualifier, Oct 1892 )
8-0 Swansea (third round replay, Jan 1990)

Record FA Cup defeat
0-5 Bolton Wanderers (fourth round, first-leg, Jan 1946)

Record League Cup win
10-0 Fulham (second round, first-leg, Sept 1986)

Record League Cup defeat
3-6 Arsenal (fifth round, Jan 2007)

Most goals scored in a season
106 in 30 games (1895-86)

Fewest goals scored in a season
42 in 34 and 42 games (1901-02, 1970-71)

PLAYER RECORDS

Most first-team goals
Ian Rush - 346

Most league goals
Roger Hunt - 245

Most FA Cup goals
Ian Rush - 39

Most League Cup goals
Ian Rush - 48

Most European goals
Steven Gerrard - 32

Highest scoring substitute
David Fairclough - 18

Most league goals in season
Roger Hunt - 41 (1961-62)

Most goals in season (all comps)
Ian Rush - 47 (1983-84)

Most goals in a game
Andy McGuigan - 5 (v Stoke, 1902)
John Evans - 5 (v Bristol Rovers, 1954)
Ian Rush - 5 (v Luton, 1983)
Robbie Fowler - 5 (v Fulham, 1993)

Youngest goalscorer
Michael Owen - 17 years, 144 days (v Wimbledon, 1997)

Oldest goalscorer
Billy Liddell - 38 years, 55 days (v Stoke, 1960)

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 - 118

Most European Cup final appearances Phil Neal - 5

Most goalkeeper appearances
Ray Clemence - 665

Most consecutive appearances
Phil Neal - 417 (Oct 1976-Sept 1986)

Most seasons ever-present
Phil Neal - 9

Longest serving player
Elisha Scott - 21 years, 52 days

Oldest player
Ted Doig - 41 years, 166 days (v Newcastle, 1908)

Youngest player
Jack Robinson - 16 years and 250 days (vs Hull City, May 9th 2010)

Longest-serving manager by time
Tom Watson - 18 years, 263 days

Longest-serving manager by matches
Bill Shankly - 783

Most capped player
Steven Gerrard - 77 with England

Most international goals
Ian Rush - 26 with Wales
Michael Owen - 26 with England

LONGEST SEQUENCES

Longest unbeaten run at home: 85 matches (all competitions between Jan 1978-Jan 1981)

Longest unbeaten run overall 25 matches (all competitions between March-Sept 1982)

Record run without conceding a goal
Pepe Reina - 11 matches (Oct-Dec 2005)

Most games at Anfield without conceding
10 games (Oct 2005-Jan 2006)
10 games - (Jan 1920-April 1920)

[Brian Drever]

Amendments

Most European appearances
Jamie Carragher - 129

Most European goals
Steven Gerrard - 34

Most capped player
Steven Gerrard - 78

Additions

Most hat-tricks
Gordon Hodgson - 17

Most hat-tricks in a season
Roger Hunt - 5 (1961-62)

Fastest hat-trick
Robbie Fowler - 4 mins 33 secs (v Arsenal, 1994)

Most penalties scored
Jan Molby - 42

Most games without scoring
Ephraim Longworth - 371

Most medals
Phil Neal - 20

Most League Championship medals
Phil Neal, Alan Hansen - 8

Most FA Cup winners medals
Bruse Grobbelar, Steve Nicol, Ian Rush - 3

Most League Cup winners medals
Ian Rush - 5

Most European Cup winners medals
Phil Neal - 4

Most league goals scored in season
106 in 30 games (1895-96)

Fewest league goals in season
42 in 42 games (1970-71)

Most league goals conceded in season
97 in 42 games (1953-54)

Fewest league goals conceded season
16 in 42 games (1978-79)

Most league wins in a season
30 wins from 42 games (1978-79)

Fewest league wins a a season
7 wins from 30 games (1894-95)

Most league defeats in a season
23 defeats from 42 games (1953-54)

Fewest defeats in a season
Unbeaten from 28 games (1893-94)

Most goals conceded in a season
97 in 42 games (1953-54)

Record scoring defeat
2-9 against Newcastle United (First Division, Jan 1934)

Highest League Cup home attendance
50,880 v Nottingham Forest (1979-80, semi-final, second leg)

Highest European home attendance
55,104 v Barcelona (1975-76, UEFA Cup sem-final, second leg)

Lowest FA Cup home attendance
4000 v Newton (1892-93, second qualifying round)
v Barnsley St Peters (1894-95, round one replay)
vBurton Swifts (1896-97, first round)

Lowest FA Cup attendance (post-war)
11,207 v Chester City (1945-46, third round, second leg)

Lowest League Cup home attendance
9,902 v Brentford (1983-94, second round, second leg)

Lowest European attendance
12,201 v Dundalk (1982-83, European Cup first round, first leg)

NB All above up to 16 March 2011