Double reds debutants
1974 - Reds legends Terry McDermott and Phil Neal both made their reds debuts as we held Everton to a goalless draw at Goodison Park.

Four for Jack
1946 - Jack Balmer bagged all four goals in our 4-1 win at Derby County. This was the second of his three hat-tricks in consecutive games. His third goal was his fiftieth reds strike.

Against the Owls
We have twice faced Sheffield Wednesday in First Division encounters on this day in history, without being beaten.
1968 - We won 2-1 at Hillsborough with Chris Lawler and Ian Callaghan on target.
1986 - Ian Rush netted as we were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

International debutants
2007 - Scott Carson won his first senior cap, with Peter Crouch bagging the only goal of England's friendly in Austria. Steven Gerrard, future red Joe Cole and ex-red Michael Owen all also played.
2003 - Future red Glen Johnson made his senior international bow with David James winning his final cap as a West Ham United player, and his 21st in total, in England's 3-2 friendly defeat by Denmark at Old Trafford. Joe Cole bagged his first international goal as a Chelsea player, with Emile Heskey and Danny Murphy both also featuring, while Jerzy Dudek also played in a friendly that day.

1994 - Steve McManaman and Neil Ruddock both played their first senior internationals as England beat Nigeria 1-0 at Wembley. It was to be Ruddock's only full cap, while McManaman went on to win 37. John Barnes, Rob Jones and ex-red Peter Beardsley all also played.
1988 - Future red Michael Thomas made his England debut as they were held to a 1-1 friendly draw in Saudi Arabia. Peter Beardsley also played. John Aldridge, Ray Houghton and Steve Staunton all featured as the Republic of Ireland lost a World Cup qualifier 2-0 in Spain on the same day.

Final strikes
1935 - South African forward Lance Carr bagged his eighth and final reds goal in our 3-1 top-flight defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
1929 - Bill Murray struck his only reds goal as we won 3-2 at Aston Villa. Jim Smith also netted with Tommy Mort putting through his own net for us.

Up against Rushie
1996 - We won 2-0 at Leeds United thanks to goals from Neil Ruddock and Steve McManaman. We kept our first clean sheet in two months, while Ian Rush suffered his fourteenth game in a Leeds shirt without finding the net, and was booked to boot.

Out
1960 - We lost for the first time in the new Football League Cup, in our third fixture, being beaten 2-1 at home by Southampton in the Third Round, with Roger Hunt grabbing our consolation.

Thumping the Baggies
1985 - Steve Nicol, Jan Mølby, Mark Lawrenson and Paul Walsh all netted as we beat West Bromwich Albion 4-1 in a top-flight fixture, with Garth Crooks netting the Baggies' most recent Anfield goal, when they were managed by England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles.

Scottish fame
2008 - Billy Liddell and Ian St. John were both inducted into Scotland's Hall of Fame. Liddell had bagged eight goals in 29 outings for his country, while the Saint netted nine times while winning 21 caps.

Jari at the double
1994 - Ajax's Jari Litmanen grabbed a brace in Finland's 5-0 European Championships qualifying thumping of the Faroe Islands in Helsinki. On the same day, Stig Inge Bjørnebye won his fortieth cap for Norway as they won 4-0 in Belarus in another qualifier, with Øyvind Leonhardsen winning his 35th cap, and first as a Wimbledon player.

Also on target in Euro ‘96 qualifiers that day were ex-reds John Aldridge and Ronnie Rosenthal. Aldo struck as the Republic of Ireland won in Northern Ireland for the first time, 4-0 at the fourth attempt. Phil Babb, future red Jason McAteer and ex-reds Jim Magilton and Steve Staunton all also featured. Ronnie grabbed his first goal as a Tottenham Hotspur player in Israel's 2-0 defeat of Azerbaijan in Turkey. Ian Rush, future reds Patrik Berger, Stéphane Henchoz, Gary McAllister and ex-red Dean Saunders all also played in qualifiers that day, with Roy Hodgson taking charge of Switzerland.

Final caps
1983 - Ex-red Ray Clemence played his 61st and final international game in England's 4-0 European Championships qualifying win in Luxembourg. Sammy Lee and future red John Barnes both also played.
1977 - John Toshack won his final cap as a reds player, and 34th to date, as Wales won 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Czechoslovakia. Joey Jones was also in the side.
2007 - Nicolas Anelka played his final game for France while with Bolton Wanderers as France were held 2-2 by Morocco in a friendly.

1997 - Brad Friedel won his 53rd cap for the USA, his final one while with Columbus Crew, as they beat El Salvador 5-2 in a World Cup qualifier in Foxboro.
2004 - Scott Carson won his eighth and final England Under-21's cap as a Leeds United player as they lost a friendly 1-0 in Spain, with future red Glen Johnson dismissed. On the same day, future red Robbie Keane was on the scoresheet as the Republic of Ireland beat Croatia 1-0 in a friendly, with Steve Finnan also playing. Meanwhile, Harry Kewell faced John Arne Riise in a friendly at Craven Cottage and future red Alberto Aquilani featured as Italy Under-21's beat Bulgaria 2-0.

Emile at the double
1995 - Leicester City's Emile Heskey grabbed both goals as England Under-18's beat Latvia 2-0 in a European Championships qualifier at Wycombe's Causeway Stadium.

Off the mark
1983 - Mark Lawrenson nabbed a brace, his first international goals as a reds player, as the Republic of Ireland thrashed Malta 8-0 in a European Championships qualifier at Dalymount Park. Ex-red Kevin Sheedy netted his first Irish goal in the same game. Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush and ex-reds Frank McGarvey and Joey Jones also played in qualifiers on the same day.
1977 - Kevin Keegan grabbed his first goal following his switch to Hamburger SV. England beat Italy 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley, with Emlyn Hughes captaining a side that also included Ray Clemence and Phil Neal.

Harry off to Germany
2005 - Harry Kewell played in Australia's 1-0 defeat of Uruguay in Sydney, the second leg of their World Cup play-off. With the scores level on aggregate, the Aussies won through 4-2 on penalties, with Kewell converting his spot-kick. Ex-reds Milan Baroš and Vladimír Šmicer were also smiling as the Czech Republic beat Norway 1-0 in Prague to qualify 2-0 on aggregate. John Arne Riise won his fiftieth cap for the losing side. Xabi Alonso, Fernando Morientes and future reds Philipp Degen, Martin Škrtel and Fernando Torres also played in play-offs that day, while Jerzy Dudek and future red Sotirios Kyrgiakos were in friendly action. Meanwhile, Craig Bellamy won his first cap as a Blackburn Rovers player as Wales lost a friendly 1-0 in Cyprus under the guidance of John Toshack.

Young international debutants
2010 - Conor Coady skippered England Under-18's while winning his first cap at this level as they beat Poland 3-0 in a friendly in Wycombe, with Jack Robinson also making his Under-18's bow. On the same day, Danny Wilson netted on his senior international debut as Scotland beat the Faroe Islands 3-0 in a friendly at Pittodrie. Martin Kelly and future red Charlie Adam were both also in international action.

Milestones in reserve
1981 - Former second string forward Ian Armstrong was born in Fazakerley. He never made our first team, and spent four years with Port Vale whom he joined from us in June 2001.
1996 - Winger John Jeffers joined Stockport County from Port Vale on a free transfer. He had also failed to make the break-through at Anfield.

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