Liverpool FC Records and Facts

Appearance Records

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 (116*)

Oldest Player: Ted Doig, 41 years, 165 days (v Newcastle, 11.03.1908)
Youngest Player: Max Thompson, 17 years, 129 days (v Tottenham, 08.05.1974)

Most Season as an Ever Present: Phil Neal (9)
Most Consecutive Appearances: Phil Neal (417, from 23.10.76 to 24.09.83)

Longest Serving Player: Elisha Scott (21 years, 52 days, from 1913 to 1934)

Goal Scoring 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*)

Most goals as sub: David Fairclough (18)
Most hat-tricks: Gordon Hodgson (17)
Most hat-tricks in a season: Roger Hunt (5, in 1961-62)
Most goals in a season: Roger Hunt (41, in 1961-62)
Most penalties scored: Jan Molby (42)
Most games without scoring: Ephraim Longworth (371)

Youngest goal scorer: Michael Owen (17 years, 144 days, v Wimbledon 06.05.1997)
Oldest goal scorer: Billy Liddell (38 years, 55 days, v Stoke City, 05.03.1960)

International Records

Most Capped Player: Steven Gerrard (74*, England)
Most international goals: Ian Rush and Michael Owen (26 for Wales and England)

Other Individual Records

Most Medals: Phil Neal (20)

Match Records

Biggest League Win: 10-1 V Rotherham Town, Div Two, 18th Feb 1896
Biggest League Defeat: 1-9 v Birmingham City, Div. 2, 11th Dec 1954
Biggest European Win: 11-0 v Stromsgodset, Drammen, 17th Sept. 1974, ECWC 1st Rnd

Record Defeat: 1-9 v Birmingham City (a) 11 Dec. 1954

Transfers

Record Fee Paid: Andy Carroll, January 31st 2011 (Newcastle, £35m)
Record Fee Received: Fernando Torres, January 31st 2011 (Chelsea, £50m)

First League Game

2 September 1893, Division 2
v Middlesbrough Ironopolis (a) Won 2-0
Team: McOwen, Hannah, McLean, Henderson, McQue (1), McBride, Gordon, McVean (1), M. McQueen, Stott, H. McQueen.

* = Still playing so data may not be correct