Topic: On this day in LFC History: Personal Memories

[kriss]

3rd September 1985 : Liverpool 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Exactly two years on Forest are again the visitors to Anfield but this time it is an evening fixture. Forest caused us a lot of problems at the end of the 1970s and the start of the 1980s. But this is our 5th successive victory against them at Anfield. Ronnie Whelan scores twice in the same match for the 8th time, a terrific record for a midfielder.

[kriss]

3rd September 1986 : Leicester City 2 Liverpool 1

After naming himself as substitute for the Charity Shield and the opening League match … and then picking himself to start in the next two League matches … the player-manager drops to the bench again. But even at the age of thirty-five, it is clear that he can still have a huge influence on the pitch. After coming on for Steve McMahon, Kenny curls a brilliant shot out of the reach of Ian Andrews and gives us late hope of snatching a point after we have gone behind to the first of three Gary McAllister goals against Liverpool (one for Leicester, two for Leeds) and a low drive from Russell Osman.

[kriss]

3rd September 1988 : Liverpool 1 Manchester United 0

We keep our 100% record at the start of the season by defeating United in this early kick-off match. United haven’t lost at Anfield in the League since 1979 (they have 4 wins and 4 draws since then although they did lose a League cup-tie in 1985) and should feel confident about extending that fine recent record at our stadium. John Barnes, however, has other ideas. He twists and turns in United’s penalty-area, bamboozling both Viv Anderson and Steve Bruce, before being tripped by Anderson. Referee Keith Hackett waves play on but cannot do the same moments later when Barnes is again felled, this time by Bruce. Jan Mølby steps up to drive a confident penalty-kick out of Jim Leighton’s reach. Early in the second half Bryan Robson goes right through Nigel Spackman and then throws a punch, for which he should have been instantly dismissed. Mister Hackett, though, maybe the Howard Webb of his time when it came to being lenient on United offenders, grabs Robson, calms him down and then doesn’t even issue a yellow card, the fucking coward! Bruce is another United player who is somehow allowed to stay on the pitch. He kicks John Aldridge black-and-blue before Aldo finally has to come off for Ian Rush with just over ten minutes left.

[Rafa_La]

Today In History
September 3rd


1892 Higher Walton (Lancashire League) Anfield 8-0
James Cameron (2) James McBride Joe McQue (2) Malcolm McVean Jock Smith (2)
Att 200 Debut competition match for our Club

1894 Burnley (Division One) Turf Moor 3-3
Hugh McQueen Patrik Gordon Harry Bradshaw
Att 10,000

1895 Glasgow Celtic (Friendly) Anfield 2-0
George Allan Frank Becton
Att Unknown

1898 The Wednesday (Division One) Anfield 4-0
William Goldie Thomas Robertson John Walker Hugh Morgan
Att 18,000

1904 Glossop FC (Division Two) Anfield 2-2
Arthur Goddard Joe Hewitt
Att 12,000

1910 Bradford City (Division One) Anfield 1-2
James Stewart 15'
Att 20,000

1921 Sunderland (Division One) Anfield 2-1
Robert Matthews 30' Dick Forshaw 77'
Att 40,000

1927 Aston Villa (Division One) Anfield 0-0
Att 42,196

1932 Newcastle United (Division One) St James Park 3-4
Gordon Hodgson 47'(Pen) Tom Bradshaw ??' Edmund Crawford 55'
Att 28,261

1938 Preston North End (Division One) Deepdale 0-1
Att 22,340

1947 Manchester United (Division One) Anfield 2-2
Albert Stubbins 48' Jack Balmer 67' (Pen)
Att 48,081

1949 Arsenal (Division One) Highbury 2-1
Albert Stubbins 38' 75'
Att 51,866

1952 Sheffield Wednesday (Division One) Hillsborough 2-0
Kevin Baron 41' Billy Liddell 56'
Att 41,183

1955 Blackburn Rovers (Division Two) Ewood Park 3-3
Alan Arnell 1' 5' Billy Liddell 38'
Att 30,000

1956 Westham United (Division Two) Upton park 1-1
Billy Liddell 18'
Att 25,000

1958 Brighton & Hove Albion (Division Two) Anfield 5-0
Alan Arnell 5' 18' James Harrower 21' Alan Banks 30' John Molyneux 43'
Att 39,520

1960 Brighton & Hove Albion (Division Two) Anfield 2-0
James Harrower 9' 35'
Att 24,390

1962 Westham United (Division One) Upton Park 0-1
Att 22,262

1963 Nottingham Forest (Division One) City Ground 0-0
Att 21,788

1966 Westham United (Division One) Upton Park 1-1
Geoff Strong 88'
Att 33,000

1969 Watford (League Cup 2ed round) Vicarage Road 2-1
Bert Slater(OG) 6' Ian St John 75'
Att 21,149

1977 Birmingham City (Division One)St Andrews 1-0
Ray Kennedy 2'
Att 28,239

1983 Nottingham Forest (Division One) Anfield 1-0
Ian Rush 84'
Att 31,376

1985 Nottingham Forest (Division One) Anfield 2-0
Ronnie Whelan 55' 69'
Att 27,135

1986 Leicester City (Division One) Filbert Street 1-2
Kenny Dalglish 85'
Att 16,344

1988 Manchester United (Division One) Anfield 1-0
Jan Molby 38' (Pen)
Att 42,026



John McKenna took charge of his first game as LFC manager on this day in 1892

Gerard Houllier born on this day in 1947





Transfers IN


Elisha Scott (1912) Legend




LFC Debuts on this day

Jonathan Cameron (1892)
Andrew Hannah (1892)
Arthur W. Kelvin (1892)
James McBride (1892)
Duncan McLean (1892)
Joe McQue (1892)
Malcolm McVean (1892)
Joe Pearson (1892)
Sidney Ross (1892)
John Smith (1892)
Tom Wyllie (1892)
Alex Raisbeck (1898)
John Molyneux (1955)
Alan Banks (1958)
Fred Morris (1958)



1st LFC Goal on this day

Jonathan Cameron (1892)
James McBride (1892)
Joe McQue (1892)
Malcolm McVean (1892)
John Smith (1892)
William Goldie (1898)
Tom Bradshaw (1932)
Alan Banks (1958)



Born on this day

Tommy Leishman (1937)
Scott Carson (1985)

At 11:15 GMT,1939 Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany.

How many young men's football careers were lost as they answered the call to arms?  Our proud club, 47 years old, had many supporters go off to a year meant to last until Christmas.

[paulrazor]

Today In History
September 1st

1990 Aston Villa (Division One) Anfield 2-1
Peter Beardsley 12' John Barnes 87'
Att 38,061

some quick footwork from Peter Beardsley gives him enough space to slot the ball into the Anfield Road end goal for his second goal in two games, after David Platt levelled it up for Villa, John Barnes produced a moment of magic to curl a right footed shot into the top corner in the dying minutes. Martin Tyler commented
"oh my word, what can you do about that? absolutely nothing! Villa thought they were going to hold out but they reckoned without the brilliance of Barnes inside the final minutes"

although Villa pushed us hard the previous season they would slump well into the bottom half this time. We, meanwhile were top with 3 wins from 3.

1992 Southampton (Premier League)Anfield 1-1
Mark Wright 61'
Att 30,024

a miserable start to the season continues, Kerry Dixon gave Southampton the lead but their former defender Mark Wright made it 1-1 thanks to his first goal for the club. Upfront for Southampton was the former Chelsea duo of Dixon and David Speedie who briefly played for Liverpool. By the end of the season it was obvious that their previous deadly alliance with Chelsea wasnt going to happen again and both players were sold or loaned out.

1993 Coventry City (Premier League) Highfield Road 0-1
Att 16,740

After winning our first 3 games and 4 from our first 5 the wheels began to come off, Coventry defeat us 1-0 thanks to a goal from Phil Babb who becomes our most expensive player about a year to the day later. Rob Jones is also sent off.

2007 Derby County (Premier League)Anfield 6-0
Xabi Alonso 26' 69' Ryan Babel 45' Fernando Torres 56' 77' Andriy Voronin 76'
Att 44,076

Liverpool go top of the Premier League for the first time ever under Rafa Benitez, Xabi Alonso opened the scoring when a free kick from 45 yards out evaded everybody and went straight in the net. Ryan Babel scored his first for the club when he left several defenders on their back and scored a brilliant goal.

It was just one way stuff in the second half, Fernando torres scored the third after good work by Javier Mascherano while Xabi Alonso scored his second to make it 4-0, his only goals of the season. The fifth came thanks to sub Andriy Voronin who then had a hand in the 6th when he ball through wasnt dealt with by a defender who left a backpass woefully short allowing Torres to score his 2nd and Liverpools 6th. spent the night at a very good snow patrol gig in their native Bangor still bubbling from this showpiece.

Torben Piechnik (1992)
Phil Babb (1994)
Nicky Rizzo (1996)

jesus some collection there!

[kriss]

Today In History
September 3rd

Born on this day

Tommy Leishman (1937)

Tommy was a Scottish wing-half who arrived at Anfield as a 22-year-old from St. Mirren in November 1959, the same month that Bill Shankly arrived on Merseyside. He figured in 15 of the last 19 League matches of the 1959-60 season and became a regular member of the side for the next two years, missing only 3 Second Division fixtures during that period. Liverpool finally climbed back into the top division after winning the Second Division title by 8 points from Leyton Orient but although Tommy started the club's first Division One campaign for eight years, he was soon replaced by his compatriot Willie Stevenson.

[Crosby Nick]

Hello everyone! It's been far too long since I posted in this thread and I have no idea why I stopped really - hope you're all well!

I was at that Villa game in 1990. I remember Barnes taking quite a bit of stick off the Villa fans during the game due to his below par World Cup so his late winner was extra sweet for him.

Those Southampton and Coventry results are racre occasions where I can't remember a single thing about either game.

Just realised they were all from September 1st, ah well, better late than never sorry!

Out of interest, why was that United game an early kick off - was it to do with the trouble with the United team bus a year or two before?

[paulrazor]

In History
September 2nd


1978 Tottenham Hotspur (Division One) Anfield 7-0
Kenny Dalglish 8' 20' Ray Kennedy 28' David Johnson 48' 58' Phil Neal 64'(Pen) Terry McDermott 76'
Att 50,705

Its one of the most famous destructions of all time, by half time its game over, two goals from Kenny Dalglish and a further one from Ray Kennedy give us a 3-0 half time lead. Two goals from substitute David Johnson make it 5-0 before Phil Neal makes it 6-0. Neal's first penalty was saved but the referee ordered a retake and Neal made no mistake the second time. It seemed like salt into the wound as the game was already over anyway, Spurs keeper Barry Daines i think was adjudged to have either moved first before the kick was taken or strayed off his line. The best was saved for last though. From a Spurs corner down by the Kop end there was a break. In midfield David Johnson switched the play with a superb ball with the outside of his right boot down the left wing where Steve Heighway sprinted onto it before his first time cross was headed into the back of the net by Terry McDermott, just a few seconds earlier McDermott had been in his own six yard box. It was a fitting end to a perfect day.

1980 Bradford City (League Cup 2ed round 2ed leg)Anfield 4-0
Kenny Dalglish 9' 36' Ray Kennedy 34' David Johnson 59'
Att 21,017
*(Won 4-1 on Agg)

2002 Newcastle United (Premier League) Anfield 2-2
Dietmar Hamann 53' Michael Owen 73'(Pen)
Att 43,241

I dont think its at all an exaggeration to say we could have won this match 8-0, Michael Owen wasted a number of chances and it was looking grim until Dietmar Hamann scored in this fixture for the second year in a row against his former club. Owen then converted a penalty which seemed to have won us the game but with 7 minutes left Newcastle suddenly came to life and goals from Gary Speed and Alan Shearer saw them steal a point.


TRANSFERS IN


Steve Staunton (1986)

Staunton was a left back signed from Dundalk and made his debut against Spurs in september 1988. Staunton began a long battle with David Burrows to play left back and showed his versatility by often playing left midfield or centre back, eyebrows were raised when the 22 year old was sold for a fee of just 1.1m by Graeme Souness in 1991 to Aston Villa. Souness in later years once claimed this was the biggest mistake he ever made. I dont agree but it was high praise.

We were heavily linked with buying him back a lot of the time and eventually succeeded when he resigned with us on a bosman in 1998. Staunton stayed until December 2000 when he rejoined Aston Villa.

Stauntons international career saw him appear in every world cup game the Republic of Ireland ever played in, a total of 13 appearances and after Roy Keane walked out of the squad in 2002, Staunton captained the side for the tournament, in what would be his last 4 games for Ireland as he retired from international football after the tournament, the second game of which against Germany was actually his 100th game for his country, Staunton was the first player to ever accomplish this.

Staunton eventually managed Ireland between 2006 and late 2007 but after being miles away from qualifying including a humiliating 5-2 loss to Cyprus, Staunton was sacked before the last group game against Wales, Stauntons last match in charge was a dreadful 1-1 draw with Cyprus in which the team were booed off at half time and full time.

John Scales (1994)

24 hours after signing Phil Babb, Roy Evans spent a whopping 3.5 to secure the services of Wimbledon defender John Scales who proved an astute signing. Scales won the league cup and gained international recognition the following season, despite being highly rated by fans, Scales was surprisingly sold to Spurs for 2.6m in November 1996.

[paulrazor]

Today In History
September 3rd


1892 Higher Walton (Lancashire League) Anfield 8-0
James Cameron (2) James McBride Joe McQue (2) Malcolm McVean Jock Smith (2)
Att 200 Debut competition match for our Club

1983 Nottingham Forest (Division One) Anfield 1-0
Ian Rush 84'
Att 31,376

pretty well known goal as Dalglish latches onto a defensive clearance and his through ball is finished off by Ian Rush.

1985 Nottingham Forest (Division One) Anfield 2-0
Ronnie Whelan 55' 69'
Att 27,135

1986 Leicester City (Division One) Filbert Street 1-2
Kenny Dalglish 85'
Att 16,344

1988 Manchester United (Division One) Anfield 1-0
Jan Molby 38' (Pen)
Att 42,026

United had not lost a league match at Anfield since 1979, having been runners up the previous season they fancied their chances to go one better and in doing so spent big money on Aberdeen keeper Jim Leighton who had previously worked with Alex Ferguson and also resigned Mark Hughes from Barcelona. Leighton was by far the busier of the two and Liverpool should have won the match easily. Early on John Barnes was first to test Leighton who managed to keep his shot out. Almost immediately Barnes raced to the byeline but his pull back was fluffed by Peter Beardsley.

Barnes continued to torment United in the first half, his backheel released Steve Nicol whose was inches past the post. Barnes was then clearly fouled by Viv Anderson (I think) and no penalty was awarded, just seconds later though Barnes advanced on goal again and was once more hauled to the ground and this time the penalty was given.

Jan Molby converted the penalty and Liverpool at long last had the lead, in the second half they did their best to extend it, Nigel Spackman was twice denied by the post, Spackman would never score for the club but he couldnt have been much closer here. Late on Ian Rush who had never scored against Man United at this point brilliantly turned in the area and beat Leighton only for Steve Bruce to somehow clear off the line, from the rebound, Steve Nicol blazed narrowly over. 1-0 was a poor reward.

United didnt win again at Anfield until march 1993, period spanning 4 matches in which they scored no goals.

[kriss]

Hello everyone! It's been far too long since I posted in this thread and I have no idea why I stopped really - hope you're all well!

Out of interest, why was that United game an early kick off - was it to do with the trouble with the United team bus a year or two before?

Nick, That "trouble with the United team bus" at Anfield incident was on Sunday 9th February 1986. In 1986-87 we played them at home on Boxing Day (a Friday) and in 1987-88 we played them at home on Easter Monday (4th April, 1988). I attended both matches and seem to recall that both had kick-offs earlier than 3 p.m. As this was still a few years before Sky emerged to re-invent the game and start dictating what time clubs should kick-off, I am pretty sure that the early kick-offs before 1992 were on Police advice or instructions because they were fed up with having to control supporters who had been drinking for hours before matches with conventional kick-off times. I know our home match with United in 1989-90 also had an early kick-off (Saturday 23rd December, 1989) and without researching every season since then my guess is that these fixtures have nearly always had early starts since 1990, although of course since 1992 it's probably got as much to do with Sky's tv schedules as the desires of the local Police forces.

[Crosby Nick]

Cheers Kriss. The only one I can think of that wasn't like that was 1999 which must have been rearranged (the 2-2 late in season when Ince equalised late on).

[paulrazor]

93/4 Was a night game. Both fixtures

[ALANM]

Hello everyone! It's been far too long since I posted in this thread and I have no idea why I stopped really - hope you're all well!

I was at that Villa game in 1990. I remember Barnes taking quite a bit of stick off the Villa fans during the game due to his below par World Cup so his late winner was extra sweet for him.

Those Southampton and Coventry results are racre occasions where I can't remember a single thing about either game.

Just realised they were all from September 1st, ah well, better late than never sorry!

Out of interest, why was that United game an early kick off - was it to do with the trouble with the United team bus a year or two before?

Welcome back Nick. The Man U game was televised, so that may have had something to do with it. The previous meeting on Easter Monday had been a 3.00 kick off. That suggests it probably was TV that caused the early start.

[ALANM]

Nick, That "trouble with the United team bus" at Anfield incident was on Sunday 9th February 1986. In 1986-87 we played them at home on Boxing Day (a Friday) and in 1987-88 we played them at home on Easter Monday (4th April, 1988). I attended both matches and seem to recall that both had kick-offs earlier than 3 p.m. As this was still a few years before Sky emerged to re-invent the game and start dictating what time clubs should kick-off, I am pretty sure that the early kick-offs before 1992 were on Police advice or instructions because they were fed up with having to control supporters who had been drinking for hours before matches with conventional kick-off times. I know our home match with United in 1989-90 also had an early kick-off (Saturday 23rd December, 1989) and without researching every season since then my guess is that these fixtures have nearly always had early starts since 1990, although of course since 1992 it's probably got as much to do with Sky's tv schedules as the desires of the local Police forces.

The 92/3 fixture was Saturday 3.00 with no live TV coverage.

[Crosby Nick]

93/4 Was a night game. Both fixtures

I was about to say I couldn't remember that game...then it dawned on me!

"Clough....hands the Kop some hope". What a game that was!

[ALANM]

In History
September 2nd

John Scales (1994)

24 hours after signing Phil Babb, Roy Evans spent a whopping 3.5 to secure the services of Wimbledon defender John Scales who proved an astute signing. Scales won the league cup and gained international recognition the following season, despite being highly rated by fans, Scales was surprisingly sold to Spurs for 2.6m in November 1996.

Scales came back from a long term injury, had one bad game at Blackburn, and was sold despite the fact he was better than Babb and Ruddock. Worst of all, he was replaced by Bjorn Tare Kvarme. Oh dear!!!

[andy in warrington]

The 92/3 fixture was Saturday 3.00 with no live TV coverage.

It was FA Cup Quarter Final weekend, and unusually both teams had already been knocked out, so the FA cup games were on TV.

[ALANM]

A quick look back at the last 30 years of September 4th before I retire to my pit.

1982: The Reds make it 7 points and 3 clean sheets with a 2-0 success at Arsenal. David Hodgson scores his 1st LFC goal to give them a half time lead, and Phil Neal adds the 2nd.

1984: Another away win, this time by the odd goal in 3 at Luton. Phil Neal and Kenny Dalglish get the goals.

Unless I've missed anything, international matches mean that's all that's happened on the pitch for LFC.
Off the pitch though....

2007: I took my then 10 year old nephew Callum on an Anfield stadium tour. He'd attended the Tsunami Charity game at Anfield in March 2005, and also been round the museum just after the trophy Arsenal, Man City, Everton and Tottenham have never won took up permanent residence, but this was his 1st stadium tour. He loved every minute of it then had the nerve to tell me afterwards that he'd done an Old Trafford tour on an out of school club trip the previous week!!! He's since decided to follow LFC as his Premier League team, but supports his local team Crewe Alexander. He saw them win at Wembley in May to gain promotion.

[ALANM]

It was FA Cup Quarter Final weekend, and unusually both teams had already been knocked out, so the FA cup games were on TV.

Remember it well. Their scum chanted down the minutes silence for Tony Bland who'd had his life support machine switched off a few days earlier to become Hillsborough victim 96. They then beat us 2-1 with Paul Stewart gifting them the opener.

[kriss]

4th September 1971 : Tottenham Hotspur 2 Liverpool 0

I am at Lord’s watching Lancashire retaining the Gillette cup against Kent. Yes, I feel somewhat disloyal going to watch a cricket match in London when Liverpool are playing in London and I live in London. But the ticket for the Gillette cup final was ordered long before the 1971-72 football fixtures were released and I like my cricket too. Elsewhere in north London, Bill Shankly brings in John McLaughlin for Alec Lindsay from the team beaten at Maine Road in midweek. It is a worry that we have only scored 3 goals in our 4 away League fixtures so far this season. Martin Chivers and Martin Peters get the goals that bring our 3rd away defeat in those 4 fixtures. The classified football editions of The Evening News and The Evening Standard are available to Lord’s at about the same time as Lancashire lift the cup.

[kriss]

4th September 1973 : Liverpool 2 Derby County 0

A huge moment in 19-year-old Phil Thompson’s life. He connects sweetly with a volley about thirty yards out and it screams past Colin Boulton into the Anfield Road goal. It is his first goal for Liverpool’s first team and I would suggest easily the best of the thirteen he scored for us. Kevin Keegan gets his first goal of the season from the penalty-spot five minutes from time. The team had a very mixed record with penalties in 1972-73 : Keegan took four (scored two, missed two) and Tommy Smith took six (scored two, missed four). Smithy played in this match against Derby but he never took another penalty for Liverpool again after being one of two players (the other being Keegan) to see spot-kicks saved by Pat Jennings at Anfield on Grand National Day, 1973.

[kriss]

4th September 1976 : Liverpool 3 Coventry City 1

Mick Ferguson scores for Coventry inside the first minute. Full-back Bobby McDonald also puts the ball into our net but the ‘goal’ is disallowed. That’s just the start of the disallowed goals. I’ve had to check a match-report to confirm that my memory is correst … and it is. John Toshack has FOUR goals ruled out before he finally gets one that is allowed to stand by referee Michael Lowe. It is the goal that secures the points after Kevin Keegan and David Johnson have grabbed the goals that overturned Ferguson’s early opener.

[kriss]

4th September 1979 : Liverpool 4 Tranmere Rovers 0

By one of those weird coincidences that football often throws up, Phil Thompson scores his final Liverpool goal exactly six years to the day after scoring his first. Tranmere, who held us to a 0-0 draw at Prenton Park six days earlier, hold out until the interval but fold after Thompson scores in the first minute of the second half. The reward for beating our neighbours from across the water is a home tie against Third Division Chesterfield.

[kriss]

4th September 1982 : Arsenal 0 Liverpool 2

Our first win at Highbury since November, 1973. David Hodgson scores his first Liverpool goal and Phil Neal wraps up the win with a swerving shor from twenty-five yards that flies past George Wood into the Clock End goal.

[kriss]

4th September 1984 : Luton Town 1 Liverpool 2

Only for a few minutes after Luton equalise do we look in any real danger. From the back of the terrace at the Kenilworth Stand I have a perfect view of the sequence of events at the Old Oak Road end that brings Luton level. Mark Lawrenson is booked for a tackle which brings down Brian Stein, the resulting free-kick from David Moss is brilliantly clawed away by Bruce Grobbelaar for a corner; but when the corner comes in from Moss, Mal Donaghy climbs above our defence to bullet a header into the net. Less than ten minutes later we are ahead again. Paul Walsh has been brilliant against the club we bought him from and his run and cross seem to leave Kenny Dalglish with a simple tap-in. But instead of instantly prodding the ball into the goal in front of us, Kenny ups our heart-rates by controlling the ball carefully, swivelling inside a defender and then from almost on the goal-line he just toes the ball into the back of the net. Class player that he was, it looked as if he wanted to get into a position where he just could not miss instead of shooting from a position where he must have felt that he might (miss).

[kriss]

4th September 1996 : Coventry City 0 Liverpool 1

Two and a bit years after leaving Coventry, Phil Babb returns to Highfield Road and scores his only Liverpool goal. The win means that our unbeaten start to the season continues (2 wins and 2 draws from 4 matches). For Ron Atkinson’s team it is a different story. They go bottom of the table with only one point to show for their efforts so far, efforts that will eventually see them avoid relegation by a single point, an escape which we contribute greatly to by handing them (well, David James does!) all three points when they come to Anfield in April.

[Rafa_La]

Today In History
September 4th



1897 Stoke City (Division One) Victoria Ground 2-2
William Walker Frank Becton
Att 5,000

1899 Glasgow Rangers (Friendly) Ibrox 2-2
Goalscorers Unknown
Att Unknown

1905 Chelsea (Friendly) Stamford Bridge 0-4
Att Unknown

1909 Chelsea (Division One) Stamford Bridge 1-2
Joe Hewitt 20'
Att 25,000

1911 Bolton Wanderers (Division One) Burnden Park 1-2
Jack Parkinson 10'
Att 15,000

1912 Oldham Athletic (Division One) Anfield 2-0
John Tosswill 27' Tom Miller 62'
Att 20,000

1915 Bolton Wanderers (Lancashire Section Principal Tournament) Burnden Park 1-1
Fred Pagnam
Att 3,000

1920 Manchester City (Division One) Hyde Road 2-3
Walter Wadsworth Harry Chambers
Att 40,000

1926 Derby County (Division One) Baseball Ground 1-2
Dick Edmed 39'
Att 21,461

1929 Huddersfield Town (Division One) Anfield 3-0
Gordon Hodgson ??' John Clark 50' Henry Race 60'
Att 30,607

1933 Stoke City (Division One) Victoria Ground 1-1
Harold Taylor 33'
Att 28,732

1935 Manchester City (Division One) Anfield 0-2
Att 32,449

1937 Charlton Athletic (Division One) Anfield 1-2
Jack Balmer 40'
Att 30,732

1943 Manchester City (Football League Northern Section) Maine Road 1-2
Alf Hanson 40'
Att 10,229

1946 Middlesbrough (Division One)Anfield 0-1
Att 34,140

1948 Wolvehampton Wanderers (Division One) Molineux 0-0
Att 41,684

1954 Westham United (Division Two) Anfield 1-2
Jimmy Payne 76'
Att 37,593

1957 Huddersfield Town (Division Two) Leeds Road 1-2
Arthur Rowley
Att 16,614

1965 Blackpool (Division One) Bloomfield Road 3-2
Roger Hunt 25' 58' Ian Callaghan 75'
Att 25,616

1968 Sheffield United (League Cup 2ed round)Anfield 4-0
Roger Hunt 54' Chris Lawler 71' Ian Callaghan 75' Peter Thompson 83'
Att 32,358

1971 Tottenham Hotspur (Division One) White Hart Lane 0-2
Att 50,124

1973 Derby County (Division One) Anfield 2-0
Phil Thompson 35' Kevin Keegan 85'(Pen)
Att 45,237

1976 Coventry City(Division One) Anfield 3-1
Kevin Keegan 56' David Johnson 73' John Toshack 80'
Att 40,371

1979 Tranmere Rovers (League Cup 2ed round replay) Anfield 4-0
Phil Thompson 46' Kenny Dalglish 49' 75' David Fairclough 83'
Att 24,785

1982 Arsenal (Division One) Highbury 2-0
David Hodgson 41' Phil Neal 83'
Att 36,429

1984 Luton Town (Division One) Kenilworth Road 2-1
Phil Neal 47'(Pen) Kenny Dalglish 71'
Att 14,127

1996 Coventry City (Premier League) Highfield Road 1-0
Phil Babb 68'
Att 23,021

2010 Everton X1(Jamie Carragher Testimonial) Anfield 4-1
Luis Garcia 2' Jamie Carragher 44' (Pen) Joe Cole 60' Nathan Eccleston 69'
Att 35,361



DEBUTS


Daniel Cunliff (1897)
Bobby Marshall (1897)
William Walker (1897)
John McDonald (1909)
James Stewart (1909)
John Bovill (1911)
Harry Lowe (1911)
Robert Ferguson (1912)
John Tosswill (1912)
John Roberts (1933)


DEBUT GOALS


William Walker (1897)
John Tosswill (1912 )
Dick Edmed ( 1926 )
Phil Thompson ( 1973 )
David Hodgson ( 1982 )
Phil Babb ( 1996 )



Born On This Day

Fred Pagnam (1891)
Roy Saunders (1930)

[paulrazor]

4th September 1976 : Liverpool 3 Coventry City 1

Mick Ferguson scores for Coventry inside the first minute. Full-back Bobby McDonald also puts the ball into our net but the ‘goal’ is disallowed. That’s just the start of the disallowed goals. I’ve had to check a match-report to confirm that my memory is correst … and it is. John Toshack has FOUR goals ruled out before he finally gets one that is allowed to stand by referee Michael Lowe. It is the goal that secures the points after Kevin Keegan and David Johnson have grabbed the goals that overturned Ferguson’s early opener.

4 goals!! fucking hell! by the one player too, have seen 3 a couple of times but never 4. (wimbledon at home 95-6 and sao paulo in 2005)

[paulrazor]

Today In History
September 4th

1982 Arsenal (Division One) Highbury 2-0
David Hodgson 41' Phil Neal 83'
Att 36,429

Phil Neal's was a pretty nice goal, curling it from some 25 yards out. Can remember his celebration and Barry Davies "oh nicely taken"

1984 Luton Town (Division One) Kenilworth Road 2-1
Phil Neal 47'(Pen) Kenny Dalglish 71'
Att 14,127

1996 Coventry City (Premier League) Highfield Road 1-0
Phil Babb 68'
Att 23,021

Almost 3 years to the day he scored the winner for Coventry in the same fixture and almost 2 years to the day he signed for us Phil Babb scores the games only goal in a 1-0 win over Coventry. It turned out to the be only goal of his Anfield career.

2010 Everton X1(Jamie Carragher Testimonial) Anfield 4-1
Luis Garcia 2' Jamie Carragher 44' (Pen) Joe Cole 60' Nathan Eccleston 69'
Att 35,361

Jamie Carragher actually scored for both teams in this with penalties, though Evertons one was a clear set up but it was allowed given his fine service down the years.

[paulrazor]

Scales came back from a long term injury, had one bad game at Blackburn, and was sold despite the fact he was better than Babb and Ruddock. Worst of all, he was replaced by Bjorn Tare Kvarme. Oh dear!!!

yep, was a bit surprised, i liked him

though when he went to Spurs and later Ipswich he seemed to be permanently injured.

He was interviewed on Liverpoolfc's tv channel and said he was happy at the club but when bids came in and Roy Evans didnt really seem too keen to turn them down he jumped ship.  I remember he was in the process of building a house with all the works so clearly wanted to stay long term.

[ALANM]

September 5th memories:

1981: Liverpool secure their 1st win of the season as Arsenal are defeated 2-0 at Anfield. Goals at the end of each half from Terry McDermott and David Johnson do the trick.

1987: Alan Hansen made 1 mistake a season, and he got this one out of the way early on. A John Aldridge penalty had put the Reds in front at West Ham, but Hansen's underhit back pass picks out Tony Cottee who levels for the home team. 7 points from trips to Arsenal, Coventry and West Ham was a very good start though, and the quality of football being played had fans licking their lips in anticipation of finally seeing the team on Anfield turf. It would be well worth the wait too.

1992: The 2-1 success at home to Chelsea will probably be remembered as much for the court case that followed after Paul Elliott had his career tragically ended in a challenge with Dean Saunders than for the match itself. The court accepted though that there was no blame attached to Saunders despite the sad outcome for Elliott. It was Saunders who headed Liverpool into a 36th minute lead, which Robert Fleck cancelled out on 73. The game was deep into injury time when Dave Beasant spilled a ball he should have held, and Jamie Redknapp gleefully accepted the gift. Beasant would endure more nightmares the following week.

[kriss]

5th September 1970 : Liverpool 1 Manchester United 1

Alun Evans gets his 5th goal from the opening 6 League games of the season. Brian Kidd gets the first of the 4 goals he will score at Anfield in the 1970s, all with different clubs, all at the Kop end of our stadium and all with his head. Goals here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0-HwwJA3qA#t=362s

[kriss]

5th September 1972 : Carlisle United 1 Liverpool 1

Bill Shankly returns to one of his old clubs with a strong team, exactly the same team that had lost unluckily at Derby three days earlier. So Frank Lane deputises for Ray Clemence for the second and final time. Kevin Keegan puts us ahead just before half-time but Les O'Neill, who comes on as a substitute for footballer/cricketer Chris Balderstone, gets the equaliser to earn the Cumbrians a replay they probably just about deserve.

[kriss]

5th September 1981 : Liverpool 2 Arsenal 0

Terry McDermott got 22 goals for us in 1980-81 and this will be another productive season for him even if it is last full season as a Liverpool player. Terry gets the first of his 14 League goals in that final season just before half-time then Sammy Lee and Kenny Dalglish combine to set up a second for David Johnson in the last minute. It is Arsenal’s 5th defeat from their last 8 visits to our stadium.

[kriss]

5th September 1987 : West Ham United 1 Liverpool 1

It is a third successive away game at the start of the season as work underneath the Kop continues before we can play at our own stadium again. John Aldridge has scored in the opening two matches and does so again; as at Highfield Road, this is another tidy penalty-kick, awarded by referee Alan Gunn for a crude George Parris challenge on Steve McMahon. A back-pass by Alan Hansen doesn’t reach its intended target (Bruce Grobbelaar) and Tony Cottee nips in to equalise a quarter of an hour from the end. Despite this avoidable error, 7 points out of 9 is still a decent return from three consecutive away matches. Even though we stand in 9th place nine points behind early-leaders Queens Park Rangers, we have three matches in hand on all eight clubs above us and, crucially, they are home matches in hand.

[kriss]

5th September 1992 : Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1

Chelsea defender Paul Elliott is injured in an early clash with Dean Saunders. Elliott is stretchered off, never plays again and later (unsuccessfully) sues Sanders for damages. I can’t really see what happens from my seat in the Lower Centenary Stand (the incident took place in front of the dugouts) but I do know that experienced referee John Key restarted the match with a free-kick to us so that decision alone exonerates Saunders of any wrongdoing. Bizarrely, it is Saunders’ last match too (but only for us) and he upsets the visiting Neanderthals even more by heading in Jan Mølby’s free-kick right in front of them to give us the lead.  When Mick Harford equalises with about twenty minutes left, Chelsea look the more likely winners. Unsurprisingly, we press for a winner ourselves and get our reward when Dave Beasant fumbles a right-wing cross from Mark Walters and 19-year-old Jamie Redknapp slides in at the far post to steer the ball carefully into the Kop goal admidst frenetic celebrations on and off the pitch at this last-minute winning goal, only Jamie’s second for the club.

[kriss]

September 5th memories:

1992: The 2-1 success at home to Chelsea will probably be remembered as much for the court case that followed after Paul Elliott had his career tragically ended in a challenge with Dean Saunders than for the match itself. The court accepted though that there was no blame attached to Saunders despite the sad outcome for Elliott. It was Saunders who headed Liverpool into a 36th minute lead, which Robert Fleck cancelled out on 73. The game was deep into injury time when Dave Beasant spilled a ball he should have held, and Jamie Redknapp gleefully accepted the gift. Beasant would endure more nightmares the following week.

Mick Harford was the Chelsea scorer, Alan. Not Robert Fleck. From The Times : "Ian Porterfield claimed with some justification that his side had looked the more likely victors after Harford had equalised from close range in the 72nd minute" and from The Guardian : "When, rarely, Chelsea ran at Liverpool's defence, it collapsed like a house of cards, mostly jokers, and Grobbelaar was only on the bench. James at least wears the No. 1 like an ace, though he had no chance with Harford's equaliser".

[Rafa_La]

Today In History
September 5th


1892 Middlesbrough Ironpolis (Friendly)Paradise Field 0-5
Att Unknown

1896 Blackburn Rovers (Division One)Ewood Park 0-1
Att 7,000

1898 Glasgow Rangers (Friendly) Ibrox 3-0
Goalscorers Unknown
Att Unknown

1903 Nottingham Forest (Division One) City Ground 1-2
Sydney Smith 80'
Att 12,000

1908 Chelsea (Division One) Anfield 2-1
Ronald Orr (2)
Att 20,000

1914 Notts County (Division One) Anfield 1-1
Arthur Metcalf
Att 15,000

1923 Birmingham City (Division One) St Andrews 1-2
James Walsh 80'
Att 25,000

1925 Westham United (Division One) Anfield 0-0
Att 28,267

1928 Sheffield United (Division One) Anfield 1-2
Dick Edmed 80'
Att 25,405

1931 Aston Villa (Division One) Anfield 2-0
Dave Wright 14' 16'
Att 32,909

1934 Manchester City (Division One) Anfield 2-1
Sam English ??' Gordon Wallace 24'
Att 31,696

1936 Charlton Athletic (Division One) The Valley 1-1
Alf Hanson 72'
Att 31,301

1942 Wrexham (Football League Northern Section) Anfield 4-0
Cyril Done (3) R Dorsett
Att 5,000

1951 Arsenal (Division One) Highbury 0-0
Att 47,483

1953 Preston North End (Division One) Anfield 1-5
Bill Jones 55'
Att 46,928

1959 Sheffield United (Division Two) Bramall Lane 1-2
John Morrissey 62'
Att 25,073

1964 Blackpool (Division One) Anfield 2-2
Peter Thompson 57' Roger Hunt 79'
Att 45,646

1966 Blackpool (Division One) Bloomfield Road 2-1
Roger Hunt 18' Peter Thompson 85'
Att 24,375

1967 Nottingham Forest (Division One) City Ground 1-0
Emlyn Hughes 51'
Att 39,325

1970 Manchester United (Division One) Anfield 1-1
Alun Evans 22'
Att 52,541

1972 Carlisle United (League Cup 3erd Round) Brunton Park 1-1
Kevin Keegan 42'
Att 16,257

1981 Arsenal (Division One) Anfield 2-0
Terry McDermott 44' David Johnson 89'
Att 35,269

1987 Westham United (Division One) Upton Park 1-1
John Aldridge 50'
Att 29,865

1992 Chelsea (Premier League) Anfield 2-1
Dean Saunders 27' Jamie Redknapp 90'
Att 34,199


DEBUTS On This Day

Bill Michael (1896)
Fred Buck (1903 )
John Chadwick ( 1903)
Sydney Smith ( 1903)
Jimmy Gray ( 1928 )
Norman Low ( 1934 )
Harold Jones ( 1953 )



DEBUT GOALS


Sydney Smith ( 1903)
John Morrissey (1959)


Transfers OUT


Neil Kerr (1895)



Born On This Day

Nuri Sahin (1988)

[paulrazor]

Today In History
September 5th

1964 Blackpool (Division One) Anfield 2-2
Peter Thompson 57' Roger Hunt 79'
Att 45,646

1966 Blackpool (Division One) Bloomfield Road 2-1
Roger Hunt 18' Peter Thompson 85'
Att 24,375

SAME TEAM AND SCORERS ON THE ONE DAY

1987 Westham United (Division One) Upton Park 1-1
John Aldridge 50'
Att 29,865

Having already defeat the league cup and Fa cup champions away from home we are expected to make it 3 from 3 at Upton Park against West Ham who are a poor imitation of the side that pushed so hard for the title in 1986. John Aldridge scores early in the second half from the spot for his third goal in 3 games but a late underhit backpass from Alan Hansen means we settle for a disappointing draw. Peter Beardsley kept a diary of the season and it revealed that the players were bitterly disappointed not to claim 9 points from 9 but their disappointment was lifted when long time coaches Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans revealed their target from their opening 3 games was to draw all 3 and anything over that was a bonus considering all 3 matches were away from home. The troops were lifted and the coaches had done that part of their job superbly well. We would win our next 7 league matches.

1992 Chelsea (Premier League) Anfield 2-1
Dean Saunders 27' Jamie Redknapp 90'
Att 34,199

It is our 7th game of the season but only our second win, Dean Saunders head home his 2nd of the season and what turns out to be his last goal for us and its also his last game, Deano was off to Aston Villa and he would also score for them at Anfield the same season. Also in the first half Saunders injured Chelsea player Paul Elliott so badly that Elliott never played football again, Saunders avoided being sued over it and claimed in later years he was merely trying to avoid Elliott who seemed to attempt to go right through Saunders, I think Liverpool may even have been awarded the free kick.

Late on Mick Harford levelled for Chelsea but a horrendous mistake from Dave Beasant in the Chelsea goal at the Kop end in the final minute allowed Jamie Redknapp to score the winner and make it 2-1. After an even more horrific performance by Beasant shortly after this against Norwich, Beasant found himself on loan to Grimsby and would not play for Chelsea again for some 6 months. It was the first of 6 consecutive league defeats for Chelsea at Anfield.

[paulrazor]

With regard to the court case here is a piece from the Independent website which describes the incident and details of the court ruling

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/injured-footballer-loses-pounds-1m-damages-case-better-insurance-for-players-urged-as-defender-whose-career-was-ended-faces-huge-costs-simon-midgley-reports-1421737.html