Liverpool supporters have enjoyed several legendary figures on the pitch at Anfield throughout the generations.
Whether long-term servants, prolific goal scorers or one of the many to have won the highest honours with the Reds, they are always remembered fondly by supporters.
Liverpool have won everything that there is to win in football, several times, but some players who have stepped onto the hallowed turf in L4 are more revered than others.
Ian Rush
- Appearances: 660
- Goals: 346
- Years at Liverpool: 1980-87/1988-1996
- Trophies: League title (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90), European Cup (1981, 1984), FA Cup (1986, 1989, 1992), League Cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995).
Ian Rush will go down as the best ever goalscorer in Liverpool’s history with 346 in 660 appearances.
His debut campaign on Merseyside saw no goals from nine matches but he soon found his scoring form the next season with 30 goals as the Reds won the championship and the League Cup.
His personal best season was when he notched 47 goals in a single season to help the Reds to a treble in 1984 with the title, the European Cup and the League Cup.
He would leave for Juventus in 1987, leaving the Anfield faithful devastated but he would return after just one year and continue to smash in the goals and pick up trophies.
He scored his 346th and final strike for the club against Manchester City in May 1996 and left for Leeds United, safe in the knowledge that his record would likely never be beaten.
Billy Liddell
- Appearances: 534
- Goals: 228
- Years at Liverpool: 1938-1961
- Trophies: English First Division 1946-47
Billy Liddell was the shining light in one of the most difficult periods in Liverpool’s history as he carried the club through the post-war years.
In the first league campaign after the war had finished, he led the Reds to the only title of his senior career and was a runner-up to Arsenal in the FA Cup in the 1949-50 season.
The Scottish star sits fifth on the list of the Anfield club’s all-time top goalscorers with 228 goals in 534 appearances and is widely regarded as one of the best to ever play for the L4 outfit.
His loyalty to the club, despite interest from elsewhere, spoke volumes and it was often referred to as “Liddellpool” during his era.
Kenny Dalglish
- Appearances: 515
- Goals: 172
- Years at Liverpool: 1977-1990
- Trophies (player): League title (1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86), European Cup (1978, 1981, 1984), FA Cup (1986), League Cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984), UEFA Super Cup (1977)
- Trophies (manager): League title (1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90), FA Cups (1986, 1989), League Cup (2012)
“King Kenny” is synonymous with Liverpool Football Club, he first moved to Anfield in August 1977 for a record fee of £440,000 to replace the departing Kevin Keegan.
In his first season, he topped the scoring charts and scored the only goal in the 1978 European Cup final in a 1-0 win over FC Bruges.
He would go on to play a pivotal part in the majority of the Reds’ success in the Bob Paisley era and then became player/manager after the Heysel disaster, and even scored the winner to seal the title at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season in the 1985-86 campaign.
Dalglish was in charge of the club when the Hillsborough disaster occurred in April 1989 and he attended many funerals and played a key role in supporting the families of the 97.
Steven Gerrard
- Appearances: 710
- Goals: 186
- Years at Liverpool: 1998-2015
- Trophies: Champions League (2004-05), FA Cup (2001, 2006), UEFA Cup (2001), League Cup (2001,2003, 2012), UEFA Super Cup (2001)
A product of the Reds’ academy, Gerrard was Mr. Liverpool for a significant portion of the fanbase growing up.
He made a brilliant ascent into the first team and was a crucial part of the treble-winning side of 2001 under Gerard Houllier.
The England star constantly produced in big matches such as the Champions League final in 2005, where the Reds were 3-0 down to AC Milan but Gerrard inspired a historic comeback.
There was also the FA Cup final against West Ham in 2006 where he dragged his side back into the game, and then buried a last-minute rocket to equalise and the Anfield outfit would ultimately win on penalties.
He could have left and been more successful elsewhere, a midfielder that could do everything, he attracted interest from Jose Mourinho, when he was at Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan but stayed loyal to Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah
- Appearances: 396
- Goals: 243
- Years at Liverpool: 2017-present
- Trophies: Champions League (2019), Premier League (2019-20, 2024-25), Carabao Cup (2022, 2024), FA Cup (2022), UEFA Super Cup (2019), FIFA Club World Cup (2019)
Mohamed Salah has emerged as one of the most lethal attackers on the planet since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017.
In his first season, he broke the Premier League record for goals scored in a single season (32) and helped the Reds reach the Champions League final, where they lost to Real Madrid after Salah was forced off injured.
However, the Egyptian would play a crucial part in their success in that same competition the season after, scoring an early penalty in the final against Tottenham.
He was a critical part of several successes after that, including the Premier League victories in 2019-20 and 2024-25.
The 32-year-old finds himself third on the club’s all-time top goalscorer list and has picked up two PFA Player of the Year awards, three PL Golden Boots and the PL playmaker award once.
He will be around for at least two more years on Merseyside, perhaps he can add more to his trophy cabinet before he departs.