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My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« on: December 2, 2012, 11:06:22 am »


I was unfortunate enough to miss Molby in what many older fans would consider his prime for Liverpool shortly after joining in 1984. It was during his ‘second coming’ that I saw him play. Much like Barnes he was on the wane at this point but (like Barnes) still managed to produce some moments of absolute class that just left you simply applauding.

Luckily enough we have one of the most richly documented histories, which makes it easy to go and grab a few games from the past and watch them. It lets you appreciate players in a way that perhaps you never saw them. I can’t say there was an instant affinity with Jan. Like any new fan just joining the match crowd, there were other infatuations of more ‘exciting’ players to gorge on. As time has gone on I have matured in my tastes and type of football, I’m now better placed to make a decision with conviction on what player I really liked, with a deeper appreciation of their style of play. This won’t degrade my fondness for players like Berger, Harkness, Fowler and Wright but there is more depth to my appreciation of Jan, as a player.

I always liked Molby though. I was never fast or powerful – my strength was in passing and shooting from 18-25 yards. I didn’t quite have the build to be as effective as holding up the ball, but becoming any type of footballer was just a pipe dream for me anyway. He was someone who delivered consistently and effortlessly. It was all the more amazing when you consider his strengths and the culture of English football when he first arrived.

The football was very direct and the pitches were not the billiard tables Premier League clubs are now obliged to provide. He, like most Liverpool players was bought for a very specific role. It was very much a team of specialists – not so much in position or assigned playing role but in terms of skillset. We saw quite a lot of conversion in players because of this. Despite what we would like to believe, there were a handful of other clubs as well who did try and play football on the deck. But as a club and individually with Molby we were unparalleled. At such a tender age he was to become the playmaker, penalty taker (what a record!) and midfield maestro at Liverpool FC.

He’s always referred to as ‘big Jan’ which I feel is a little unfair. It wasn’t a sudden transformation that the likes of Barnes or Ronaldo underwent - where he suddenly went from quite a powerful, athletic build to a more squat and heavy frame. He was much more of a powerhouse, a rugby player build if you will and that was his frame. I think what led to the moniker was a combination of things. He needed games to keep his fitness and stamina up for sure. When he had been out through injury or manager preference for a prolonged spell he always struggled to get back to his ‘prime’. He also played next to players like McDonald and McMahon who were much more in the style of Gattuso and Mascherano. Hurrying and harrying the opposition whereas Jan was often much more disciplined in the centre, sitting ‘somewhat like a feeding duck’. Having said that, any ball that was poorly cleared into his area, under pressure or not would be seized upon, controlled and released back with such devastating accuracy, it would often slice right through the opponents who were responding to Carragher-esque shouts of ‘GET OUT!! PUSH UP!!’

In 1986 we played Everton in the FA Cup Final. If 1974 was termed the Liverpool final simply because of the way we dominated Newcastle in a complete team display, this one had Molby’s name stamped all over it. Single-handedly stretching the Everton team across the pitch with his beautiful passing range he managed to have a hand in all three Liverpool goals that day. He didn't fulfil his individual goal of being the first Danish player in an FA Cup Final (Jesper Olsen had earned this accolade a season earlier), but he remains the only Danish player to have a final named after him, which is still a great achievement.

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Dalglish took over shortly after Jan arrived and he played him as a sweeper, slowly moving more into midfield as the game wore on. When asked about this decision, the answer was simple. “Kenny didn’t play me [Jan Molby] there because he thought I had great defensive qualities, he played me there to start and define the attacking play.”

And it worked, Molby scoring 21 times in that season. With his attacking talents given room to breathe, he shone and was part of the great Danish team of 1986 at the World Cup. Unfortunately for Molby his role was much more defined in the national team and it was not built ‘around him’ in the same way Liverpool was. Whilst the '86 Danish team is remembered with great fondness Molby’s part in it as an individual is somewhat shadowed. It is one thing that does irk him now in his retirement. “I will always be remembered first as a Liverpool player. People won't remember me as a great Danish player for the National team. I'm sure now if you asked some Danish fans who I was they won't even remember the name”

1986 probably was the best Liverpool saw from Molby. The following season was light on accolades as we won nothing. The year after, in 1988, Molby was sentenced to three months in jail for drink driving. In a different era, a player who liked a flutter every now and again and who had done some time was taken to the bosom of the fans even stronger. In hindsight, when Barcelona came calling in 1990 it possibly would have been for the best if he had taken the opportunity. We as a club felt some loyalty to Jan, and he returned the loyalty although he never got near his imperious best.

The talent was still there in his latter years at the club. And the highlight compilation probably picks out a lot of what he was about as a player as well as some of his finer moments.

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Lastly, until a few seasons ago there was much talk about his goal against Manchester United that was not televised due to a dispute. It was eventually found and released and probably somewhat killed a lot of the hyperbole and myth surrounding it. It was still a great goal mind. In this era it would probably lead to thoughts along the lines of ‘it was pretty decent but was it worth all the fuss?’ The answer undoubtedly is ‘Yes’ and the same goes for Molby as a player as well.

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Perhaps most of all though, it was not what he did achieve that endears him the most. It's the fact he was still so good, when he was what many would term a wasted, and injury prone precocious talent. I never saw the best of Jan, and even those who watched him from ‘84-‘87 would probably say the same, but that is what adds to his aura. Like most stars that burn so bright, for so brief a time it is not what you remember, more what you imagine you missed that defines his legend.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #1 on: December 3, 2012, 12:57:10 am »
Here's the 3rd great article. Enjoy.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #2 on: December 3, 2012, 02:12:28 am »
Jan who? Never heard of him.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #3 on: December 3, 2012, 02:47:49 am »
Jan who? Never heard of him.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #4 on: December 3, 2012, 03:53:06 am »
He's an infamous traveling Bisto salesman

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Loved the man to death, he was such a fantastic talent. Rodgers picked him as the one player he would like when asked which previous player he would like to have, and it says a lot, that the guy could have graced a modern team (with some fitness work) just as well as he did that fantastic 80s team.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #5 on: December 3, 2012, 09:35:15 am »
I have a feeling when the team bus would stop at the chippy after a win (we won a lot back then) Jan bought for two :)
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #6 on: December 3, 2012, 09:43:45 am »
Another great read,  loving these pieces.   :)

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #7 on: December 3, 2012, 09:52:36 am »
Nice read  :)
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #8 on: December 3, 2012, 10:15:23 am »
Nice read. Being too young to remember him, it's always interesting to hear what others who saw him play think. Whenever I think of him though, the most immediate thing that springs to mind are the comparisons with Alonso. If anyone missed it the first time around, the two of them together:

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #9 on: December 3, 2012, 10:33:04 am »
I'm definitely a younger fan, of the new generation and these pieces are fantastic. They make me feel what it must have been like to support those great teams of yesteryear, a part I'd always felt separate from.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #10 on: December 3, 2012, 10:46:13 am »
Brilliant. Had the pleasure of meeting him on a legends day and smashing a left footer into the top right past him.

He didn't like it  :D

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #11 on: December 3, 2012, 11:21:51 am »
I always loved Molby, scored some right thunderclacks and pinged some glorious balls about. Kind of thing you noticed as a very young kid and every 20 yard shot over the field was always followed by "MOLBYYYYYYYYY!!!!!"
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #12 on: December 3, 2012, 11:43:07 am »
Molby one of my favourite players. Liked a pint and ran the game like no one else I've ever seen.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #13 on: December 3, 2012, 12:38:18 pm »
Great read, thanks.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #14 on: December 3, 2012, 12:41:00 pm »
He always looked like class even when he struggled and it was a tough gap to fill when Souness left. Until Mcmahon arrived Molby and Liverpool struggled but with two in there filling the Souness hole we had a magnificent Double season. God knows how good he could have been if he could have avoided his eating habits which def led to more time out due to injuries. Funny how one of first european imports became one of our best ever.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #15 on: December 3, 2012, 12:45:17 pm »
As some of the others have said, I started watching the Reds around 1996 when I was 8, so don't really remember seeing him play.

I have, however, played against him at Anfield in a charity footy match.  He put me on the floor with a huge shoulder barge and after I had finished rolling down the pitch, I looked up hoping big Jan would have his hand held out to pull me up to my feet but no, he was in the box marshalling his teammates, getting ready to defend the free kick.  True professional!

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #16 on: December 3, 2012, 01:53:02 pm »

Perhaps most of all though, it was not what he did achieve that endears him the most. It's the fact he was still so good, when he was what many would term a wasted, and injury prone precocious talent. I never saw the best of Jan, and even those who watched him from ‘84-‘87 would probably say the same, but that is what adds to his aura. Like most stars that burn so bright, for so brief a time it is not what you remember, more what you imagine you missed that defines his legend.
Like you say it's the same with many top artists, musicians or sportspersons, and usually the sign of a real talent! Though I'm glad it was injury and lack of fitness, and not a drug-fueled helicopter crash, that curtailed his career!

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #17 on: December 3, 2012, 02:03:46 pm »
Molby one of my favourite players. Liked a pint and ran the game like no one else I've ever seen.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #18 on: December 3, 2012, 02:10:14 pm »
Great read.

I've heard many things about him as a player. Was one of my dad's favorites.

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« Reply #19 on: December 3, 2012, 02:13:35 pm »
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They both went in high, that's factually correct, both tried to play the ball at height.  Doku with his foot, Mac Allister with his chest.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #20 on: December 3, 2012, 02:16:29 pm »
Great OP.

Doesn't half make me feel old though when people say they're too young to remember him!!
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #21 on: December 3, 2012, 02:28:32 pm »
He was so influential in the middle of the park, I used to think Mølby had his own gravitational field around him ;)

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #22 on: December 3, 2012, 03:37:09 pm »
Great OP.

Doesn't half make me feel old though when people say they're too young to remember him!!

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #23 on: December 3, 2012, 04:28:19 pm »
Had small feet for such a big lad.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #24 on: December 3, 2012, 06:16:55 pm »
I chatted to him a few years back at a Sportsman's do he was speaking at before the footage of the United goal surfaced. He talked me through it in great detail over a pint. Class footballer and a top fella too.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #25 on: December 3, 2012, 06:24:20 pm »
molby was a great player


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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #26 on: December 3, 2012, 06:34:20 pm »
Just made pinging the ball around the field look so easy didn't he ,top player

When he first came to Liverpool I used to laugh at his name in my Panini sticker book because I thought Jan was pronounced as in Jan..ice and not as in Yan , so used to think 'that blokes got a girl's name' haha

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #27 on: December 3, 2012, 06:43:50 pm »
Cracking player. I, like many others, identified with him because I was a fat lad who played centre mid, liked a pint and could pass a bit. If pushed I'd admit he was better than me though.

I remember his return from injury vs Crystal Palace at the start of the 94/95 season. We beat them 6-1 and he was pulling the strings while Redknapp, McManaman, Hutchison and Fowler ran off him. I don't think he left the centre circle.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #28 on: December 3, 2012, 08:37:34 pm »
Molby one of my favourite players. Liked a pint and ran the game like no one else I've ever seen.
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Re: Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #29 on: December 3, 2012, 09:27:50 pm »
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #30 on: December 4, 2012, 12:27:12 am »
The Great Dane. Boss player. One of those players during that era, including Barnes and Rush, that every kid fought over who was going to be during the lunchtime football at school.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2015, 12:12:38 pm »
Just read that...decent article...bgreat reminder of how good he was before injury and fitness got in the way....21 goals in the season and was he really 22 at the time he scored that goal??
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #33 on: February 20, 2015, 04:18:10 pm »
Mobly was my favourite for many years. What a penalty taker he was btw :)

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #34 on: April 3, 2015, 01:46:31 am »
Strange how he could be a star in one of the greatest teams on the planet, and at the same time play a minor role at the danish national side, which he never became an integral part of, only capped 33 times. Denmark had a fantastic team back then who did well, so I guess it's justified, but the highlighted part is true. Even in Denmark Molby is first and foremost remembered as a Liverpool player.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #35 on: June 4, 2015, 03:07:42 pm »
An article about the lost goal in the guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/20/golden-goal-jan-molby-liverpool-manchester-united

Sends a shiver down my spine reading that article and watching that utterly amazing goal. Watching the ripple of the kop too when Molby's shot arrows into the top left corner. Mesmerising.
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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #36 on: April 19, 2016, 09:38:19 pm »
An old post but well worthy of resuscitating
In terms of rare talents over the last 30 years, you have Barnes, Beardsley, Fowler, Owen
,  Torres, Suarez, Gerrard and Molby. I appreciate Alonso but on pure talent if not achievement Molby was better. A sublime player to watch. Perhaps the most rare talent of them all

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #37 on: April 19, 2016, 10:24:56 pm »
Jan and Souness would form my all time LFC central midfield. That is how good he was for those that never saw him. Better than Alonso? Yep.

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2017, 01:08:17 pm »
Reading Jan the Man, found on the interweb.  Great read, what a leg-end

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Re: My Favourite Player #3 - Jan Molby
« Reply #39 on: August 18, 2022, 10:59:21 am »
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Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_M%C3%B8lby

LFCHistory.net Player Profile page: www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/378

LiverpoolFC.com Player Profile page: www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/jan-molby









'Jan Molby – Liverpool Football Club 1984–1996' - a 5 minute video from MerseyGoals:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/_yNfWR3g69s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/_yNfWR3g69s</a>



'Jan Molby Liverpool FC goals collection' - a 15 minute video from Dave Waller:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/6BQhn4rVQVM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/6BQhn4rVQVM</a>



'Liverpool Legend - Jan Molby' - a 6 minute video; 100 Players That Shook The Kop:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/KS24uaOQKHM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/KS24uaOQKHM</a>



'Jan Mølby' - a 7 minute tribute style video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/QkWXn4IU07U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/QkWXn4IU07U</a>



'JAN MØLBY - Liverpool legend' - a 3 minute tribute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/wxiTxjxr0D4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/wxiTxjxr0D4</a>



'Jan Molby THAT GOAL' -- a 3 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/rAcO_TpndUo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/rAcO_TpndUo</a>



'Jan Molby goals v Manchester United 1985/86 + "new" Radio 2 commentary':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ZqZVf0kr1rA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ZqZVf0kr1rA</a>



'Great goals from Jan Molby':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/FbIFcjOb4tM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/FbIFcjOb4tM</a>



'Jan Molby Testimonial 1996' - a 3 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/jSOcCdh5XgQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/jSOcCdh5XgQ</a>



'Jan Molby talks about The Kop' - a 5 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/IbsVTr4SiBE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/IbsVTr4SiBE</a>



'Jan Molby on the Boot Room' - a 3 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/fBP83PLmxOI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/fBP83PLmxOI</a>



'Jan Molby - Winning the Double' - a 10 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ivLbJn_WaOw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ivLbJn_WaOw</a>



'Jan Molby - Glenrothes CC Sportsmans Dinner Feb 2013' - a 34 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tXvHApppG78" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tXvHApppG78</a>



'Jan Molby in his man cave and a bit of Bill Shankly too. Liverpool FC' - a 2 minute video:-

https://twitter.com/angiesliverpool/status/1408129635288764435



'Eric Bristow v Jan Molby - Charity Match':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/t38COeBNuuk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/t38COeBNuuk</a>



'Liverpool at the 1990 Soccer Six Tournament' - with Jan pulling the strings; a 24 minute video:-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/CIH8nYgdMHE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/CIH8nYgdMHE</a>































Some 'youtube playlists' for the 12 seasons when Jan Molby was a player for Liverpool...


1984/85 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXuu4YB5nb4oFUI1MhpNb56F : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7HyA227KW8P56GySB11hrB4

1985/86 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXt6NomE1dYPbSa7KiVHSUKu : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7Gsgso3XL2BMGU0-UxRnfMm

1986/87 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC3KiSUH0twda_ahfsb7XHSBMTXX2bMGG : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7HgN_2IFhSvdObsBdxmkqSV

1987/88 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXsyssK3pgM_JJ6KV8-Hh_0b : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7EIZBPPa4BYCH8xI4HFhoTg

1988/89 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7HpMaqclkaONU7TPJKYKMPj : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC3KiSUH0twd8Sx0qlUSDLX540y0aVY1v

1989/90 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7GfhbEERKgo_gKL-Jee9wgc : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgk_BDLP9v5gHLD8Ak0H0C-gEZ1ptwhm

1990/91 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7GacXQVMHwyTV1woOGKQPsJ : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXtyE3eNT0e30-ajtuhKKxxc

1991/92 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXsoYcHgmNlY5ospc6sJFnV8 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7ELTVoYvd8Nt-RfqDTquEds

1992/93 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXskoENZHlncPLNk9PkQLKZE : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7F6NQlh6pUMq2Tym-YBPJTI

1993/94 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7Eo8exGy7DFTd6FXR1Hg2MB : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXsW5C4g7YnMWR6cyLT46SAP

1994/95 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi9KIrViypX65VWROWgsfFFBXwm2rKrEe : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ajtRGIm_Z0

1995/96 : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIQcmZy0mXtF2CkmeYB8YZzP7up2i5Jw : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLte5vKHiXI7GpF3yNKNHA2Dibqj8QrISr



Some older Liverpool 'club history' videos - www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=112969.msg16108641#msg16108641









^ 'A young Jan Molby in his Ajax days, alongside the greatest player in the world at the time, Johan Cruyff.' - https://twitter.com/lfchistoryshow/status/1279668755438632960





^ 'Denmark won hearts at Mexico 86 with brilliant football and this cracking Hummel kit.' - https://twitter.com/footballint80s/status/684445617729437697








A few articles on Jan Molby...


Jan Molby - The midfield maestro: www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/977

Molby's magic has everybody's purring: www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1343

Paisley's opinion on Jan Molby: www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/138

Liverpool make it a day for history: www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1243

Molby's jailhouse rock: www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/258

Jan Molby - Liverpool’s Amazing Dane: https://anfieldindex.com/49895/jan-molby-liverpools-amazing-dane.html

Jan Molby interview: Liverpool legend: https://worldsoccertalk.com/podcasts/epl-talk-jan-molby

Jan Molby - Jan won't look back in anger: www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3A+Jan+Molby+-+Jan+won't+look+back+in+anger.-a062593266

Molby - Worth His Weight In Gold: www.theanfieldwrap.com/2014/03/jan-molby-lfc-liverpool/

Jan Molby, Liverpool’s ultimate Danish reveller: https://thefootballfaithful.com/jan-molby-liverpool-denmark-premier-league-90s-ballers

At home with Jan Molby: www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/35583-at-home-with-jan-molby

The cult World Cup teams we loved: Denmark 1986: www.the42.ie/denmark-1986-cult-1496456-Jun2014


Swansea memories (feat Jan Molby): www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-citys-play-final-memories-1997

Continental types - Jan Molby (as a manager): www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/32-Managers/6310-continental-types-jan-molby

Molby a Harrier in a hurry as promotion beckons: www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/17/newsstory.sport1

Jan Molby LMA page: https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/jan-molby


Liverpool legend Jan Molby goes from football pitch to poker table: www.sportskeeda.com/football/liverpool-legend-jan-molby-goes-from-football-pitch-to-poker-table

Liverpool legend Jan Molby beats Eric Bristow in darts after a superb checkout of 95: www.sportsjoe.ie/world-of-sport/video-liverpool-legend-jan-molby-beats-eric-bristow-in-darts-after-a-superb-checkout-of-95-14345

Jan Molby, a former Liverpool footballer, is made viral by a comedian: https://centralrecorder.com/jan-molby-a-former-liverpool-footballer-is-made-viral-by-a-comedian


Jan Molby Transfermarkt player page: www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jan-molby/profil/spieler/116136














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