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 (150)
Oldest player: Ted Doig, 41 years and 165 days (vs. Newcastle, 11/04/1908)
Youngest player: Jerome Sinclair, 16 years and 6 days (vs. West Brom, 26/09/2012)
Most seasons as an ever present: Phil Neal (9, from 1976/77 to 1983/84)
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 (244)
Most FA Cup goals: Ian Rush (39)
Most League Cup goals: Ian Rush (48)
Most European goals: Mohamed Salah (50*)
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: Steven Gerrard (47)
Most games without scoring: Ephraim Longworth (370)
Youngest goal scorer: Ben Woodburn (17 years, 45 days, vs. Leeds 29/11/2017)
Oldest goal scorer: Billy Liddell (38 years, 55 days, vs. Stoke City, 05/03/1960)
Players to score a goal for LFC: 478
Fastest goal: 14 seconds, Paul Walsh vs. West Ham – August 27 1984
International Records
Most Capped Player: Steven Gerrard (114, England)
Most international goals: Mo Salah (58*, Egypt)
Other Individual Records
Most Medals: Phil Neal (20)
Match Records
Biggest League win: 10-1 vs. Rotherham Town, Div Two, Feb 18 1896
Biggest Premier League win: 9-0 vs. Bournemouth, Aug 27 2022
Biggest European win: 11-0 vs. Stromsgodset, Drammen, Sept 17 1974, ECWC 1st Rnd
Biggest Champions League win: 8-0 vs. Besiktas, Nov 6 2007
Biggest League defeat: 1-9 vs. Birmingham City, Div. 2, Dec 11 1954
Biggest Premier League defeat: 2-7 vs. Aston Villa, Oct 4 2020
Youngest Starting XI: vs. Shrewsbury Town, FA Cup, Feb 4 2020 (19.28 yrs)
Most debuts in a game: 8 vs. Aston Villa, Dec 17 2019
Transfers
Record Fee Paid: Florian Wirtz, June 20 2025 (Leverkusen, £116m)
Record Fee Received: Philippe Coutinho, January 6 2018 (Barcelona, £142m)
Manager records
Longest-serving by time: Tom Watson, 18 years, 262 days (August 17 1896 to May 6 1915)
Longest-serving by games: Bill Shankly, 784 matches
Most matches won: 408, Bill Shankly
Most goals scored under a manager: 1,307, Bill Shankly
Most trophies won: 20, Bob Paisley
First League Game
September 2, 1893 – Division 2: vs. Middlesbrough Ironopolis (A), Won 2-0
Team: McOwen, Hannah, McLean, Henderson, McQue (1), McBride, Gordon, McVean (1), M. McQueen, Stott, H. McQueen.
All records and statistics correct as of July 1, 2025.
