Geoff Twentyman
| Date of birth | 19 January 1930 |
| Place of birth | Brampton |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Centre half |
Twentyman joined Liverpool from Carlisle, moving from centre half to left half. He rejoined Liverpool as chief scout in 1967 and is credited for spotting the potential of Ian Rush, Alan Hansen and Phil Neal.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 01 Feb 1947 | 01 Dec 1953 | |
| Liverpool | 01 Dec 1953 | 01 Jun 1963 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | Liverpool | League Division One | 20 | ||||
| 1954-55 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1954-55 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 35 | 3 |
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| 1955-56 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1955-56 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 42 | 7 |
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| 1956-57 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1956-57 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 30 | 3 |
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| 1957-58 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1957-58 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 7 | 1 |
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| 1958-59 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1958-59 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 25 | 4 |
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| 1959-60 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 11 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1953 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1953 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1953 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1954 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1954 | Preston North End v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1954 | Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1954 | Burnley v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1954 | Liverpool v Charlton Athletic | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1954 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1954 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1954 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1954 | Sheffield United v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1954 | Liverpool v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1954 | Liverpool v Sunderland | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1954 | Manchester City v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1954 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1954 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1954 | Liverpool v Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1954 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1954 | Blackpool v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1954 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Aug 1954 | Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Aug 1954 | Derby County v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Sep 1954 | Bristol Rovers v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Sep 1954 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | L | 4-3 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v Bristol Rovers | W | 5-3 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Sep 1954 | Liverpool v Fulham | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Oct 1954 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Nov 1954 | Liverpool v Hull City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Nov 1954 | Luton Town v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Nov 1954 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Nov 1954 | Leeds United v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Dec 1954 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Dec 1954 | Birmingham City v Liverpool | L | 9-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Dec 1954 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1954 | Liverpool v Ipswich Town | W | 6-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1954 | Ipswich Town v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1955 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Jan 1955 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1955 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 22 Jan 1955 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Jan 1955 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 0-4 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 05 Feb 1955 | Fulham v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Feb 1955 | Liverpool v Swansea Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Feb 1955 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 03 Mar 1955 | Notts County v Liverpool | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Mar 1955 | Liverpool v Stoke City | L | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Mar 1955 | Bury v Liverpool | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Mar 1955 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | L | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Mar 1955 | Hull City v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Apr 1955 | Liverpool v Luton Town | D | 4-4 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1955 | Port Vale v Liverpool | L | 4-3 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Apr 1955 | Liverpool v Leeds United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Apr 1955 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Apr 1955 | West Ham United v Liverpool | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Apr 1955 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 May 1955 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | L | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Aug 1955 | Nottingham Forest v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Aug 1955 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Aug 1955 | Liverpool v Hull City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Aug 1955 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1955 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Sep 1955 | Liverpool v Bristol Rovers | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1955 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1955 | Leicester City v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1955 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1955 | Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1955 | Bristol City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Oct 1955 | Liverpool v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Oct 1955 | Bury v Liverpool | W | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Oct 1955 | Liverpool v Rotherham United | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Nov 1955 | Swansea Town v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1955 | Liverpool v Notts County | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Nov 1955 | Leeds United v Liverpool | L | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Nov 1955 | Liverpool v Fulham | W | 7-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Dec 1955 | Port Vale v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Dec 1955 | Liverpool v Barnsley | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1955 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest | W | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Dec 1955 | Hull City v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1955 | Liverpool v Stoke City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1955 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1955 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Jan 1956 | Liverpool v Accrington Stanley | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Liverpool v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Jan 1956 | Liverpool v Scunthorpe United | D | 3-3 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 04 Feb 1956 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Feb 1956 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 11 Feb 1956 | Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Feb 1956 | Manchester City v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 22 Feb 1956 | Liverpool v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 25 Feb 1956 | West Ham United v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Feb 1956 | Liverpool v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Mar 1956 | Liverpool v Bury | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Mar 1956 | Barnsley v Liverpool | W | 0-5 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Mar 1956 | Liverpool v Swansea Town | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Mar 1956 | Notts County v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1956 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Mar 1956 | Liverpool v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Apr 1956 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Apr 1956 | Fulham v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Apr 1956 | Liverpool v Port Vale | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Apr 1956 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Apr 1956 | Bristol Rovers v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 May 1956 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Aug 1956 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Aug 1956 | Notts County v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Aug 1956 | Bury v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Aug 1956 | Liverpool v Notts County | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1956 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1956 | West Ham United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1956 | Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1956 | Liverpool v Stoke City | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1956 | Liverpool v Port Vale | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1956 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Nov 1956 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Nov 1956 | Swansea Town v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Dec 1956 | Liverpool v Sheffield United | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Dec 1956 | Nottingham Forest v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Dec 1956 | Huddersfield Town v Liverpool | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Dec 1956 | Liverpool v Bury | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1956 | Liverpool v Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1956 | Leyton Orient v Liverpool | W | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Dec 1956 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Jan 1957 | Southend United v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1957 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1957 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Feb 1957 | Leicester City v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Feb 1957 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1957 | Fulham v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Mar 1957 | Liverpool v Barnsley | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Mar 1957 | Port Vale v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Mar 1957 | Liverpool v Rotherham United | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1957 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Apr 1957 | Liverpool v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 May 1957 | Liverpool v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1957 | Stoke City v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Sep 1957 | Charlton Athletic v Liverpool | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1957 | Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Liverpool v Northampton Town | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1958 | Leyton Orient v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Feb 1958 | Liverpool v Charlton Athletic | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Feb 1958 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 22 Feb 1958 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Mar 1958 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 05 Mar 1958 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1958 | Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Sep 1958 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1958 | Liverpool v Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Sep 1958 | Liverpool v Charlton Athletic | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Oct 1958 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Nov 1958 | Stoke City v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Nov 1958 | Liverpool v Leyton Orient | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Nov 1958 | Derby County v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Nov 1958 | Liverpool v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Nov 1958 | Ipswich Town v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Dec 1958 | Liverpool v Swansea Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Dec 1958 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Dec 1958 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1958 | Rotherham United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1958 | Liverpool v Rotherham United | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Jan 1959 | Liverpool v Sunderland | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Jan 1959 | Worcester City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 31 Jan 1959 | Charlton Athletic v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Feb 1959 | Liverpool v Bristol City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Feb 1959 | Cardiff City v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Feb 1959 | Leyton Orient v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1959 | Liverpool v Fulham | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1959 | Liverpool v Stoke City | L | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1959 | Liverpool v Barnsley | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1959 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Apr 1959 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Aug 1959 | Cardiff City v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Aug 1959 | Liverpool v Bristol City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Aug 1959 | Liverpool v Hull City | W | 5-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1959 | Bristol City v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1959 | Scunthorpe United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Sep 1959 | Derby County v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Sep 1959 | Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Oct 1959 | Swansea Town v Liverpool | L | 5-4 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Oct 1959 | Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Oct 1959 | Stoke City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Oct 1959 | Liverpool v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.