Steve Staunton: ‘Twice in a Lifetime” Staunton in action for Republic of Ireland There must be a very short list of players that have played twice for one club. One that comes to mind is Peter Beardsley,...

Our forgotten heroes series makes a welcome return, with Keith paying tribute to a squad player from the early seventies who returned to Anfield as part of Graeme Souness’ coaching staff. Phil Boersma ‘“ From Fringe Player...

Michael Robinson – A Season to Remember Players come and players go; it’s all part of the natural cycle of season-by-season renewal. For some players, it can be the chance of a lifetime when a big club...

When Bill Shankly began building Liverpool up from a mediocre side stuck in the Second Division, he made no secret of the fact that he wanted players in his squad that had talent, determination, and a desire...

IF a club is willing to break its own record for a player transfer, then you would hope that the staff of the club can be sure that the new player will be worth the fee. We’ve...

Some players in Liverpool’s history have been considered great enough to be included in the official website’s ’100 Players Who Shook The Kop.’ Some other players have been considered memorable for their unique personalities or otherwise, and...

Gordon Milne: A nice guy who managed to win When Bill Shankly arrived at Anfield in December of 1959, he immediately set about the task of bringing Liverpool back to the First Division after several years down...

PERHAPS the most under-rated goalkeeper in the League during the sixties was our man Tommy Lawrence. For some unfathomable reason he was never considered to be among the top ‘˜keepers in the country, always to be mentioned...

Forgotten Heroes: Rob Jones Early in the 1991-92 season, Liverpool were in the market for a right back to replace utility player Steve Nicol, who in turn had replaced legendary Phil Neal for a few seasons. To...

IF EVER there was a player to break the hearts of all Liverpool supporters, it would have to be Arsenal’s Michael Thomas in 1989. Liverpool had taken a long break from the League schedule to allow for...

Monday morning’s walk down memory lane takes us back to the 1970′s and a (converted) left back who was signed by Bill Shankly and played under Bob Paisley until 1977. Alec Lindsay ‘“ Left Foot Maestro As...

Avi Cohen – Brief Encounter Avraham (Avi) Cohen only made a few appearances for Liverpool over two seasons, but he will be fondly remembered by those who were around the club at the time. He wasn’t one...

Larry Lloyd ‘“ Timing is Everything Whenever a player leaves a club, there’s always a certain amount of concern that he may come back to haunt his former employers. That is definitely the case with Larry Lloyd,...

Football is not widely known as a ‘œtough’ sport. That is, not by those who have never played the game. But, there have been lots of tough guys and hard men over the years and Liverpool have...

Keith Perkins continues the impressive Forgotten Heroes series with a look at one of Bill Shankly’s signings whose career at Anfield started brightly but somewhat faded out. Alun Evans: Midas in Reverse In September of 1968, Liverpool...

If my primary school headmaster had seen Chris Lawler’s performances for Liverpool in the sixties and early seventies, he would have died of apoplexy at the sight of a defender running forward during a match and having...

Columnist Keith Perkins begins another look at some of Anfield’s Forgotten Heroes, beginning with Howard Gayle. Keith will be bringing more old faces back to our screens in coming weeks, but if you wish to write about...

Ray Kennedy was a rare bird, a deceptively talented individual whose contribution one of Liverpool’s greatest sides made a nonsense of any attempt to pigeon-hole him. The descriptions of a powerful midfielder – which he became at...

‘œTake a walk around my new centre half, Gentlemen’ The gleeful invitation came from the master of banter Bill Shankly, introducing his mountainous new signing to assembled pressmen at Anfield in the summer of 1961. ‘œThe Colossus’...

When a sprightly, if rather distant championship challenge withered in April 1963 – the Reds first spring in the top flight for 9 years – Bill Shankly made a momentous decision. He earmarked Peter Thompson as the...