In comes Razor
1987 - Ray Houghton signed from Oxford United for £825,000. He went on to strike 38 times in 202 reds games, helping us to two League titles, two FA Cups and the FA Charity Shield in his five years at Anfield. He was sold to Aston Villa for £900,000 in July 1992, as Graeme Souness tried to reduce the number of non-Englishmen in the squad, to comply with UEFA regulations for European competition.

In comes Hugh
1894 - Centre-forward Hugh Henderson signed from Third Lanark. He only made two appearances for the reds, both convincing defeats.

A new competition
1960 - We played our first ever League Cup game, drawing 1-1 with Luton Town at Anfield in a Second Round tie. Wing-half Tommy Leishman scored our first goal in the competition.

European Cup adventures
We have lost just one of our five European games on this day in history, progressing to the next stage on each occasion.
1966 - We beat Romanians Petrolul Ploieşti 2-0 in a Preliminary Round replay in Brussels, when Ian St. John and Peter Thompson netted to take us through.
2004 - We were held to a goalless draw at home by Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña in the group stages of our glorious Champions League campaign.
2005 - Djibril Cissé grabbed the only goal of the game as we won at RSC Anderlecht in another group game.

1977 - Jimmy Case netted twice with Alan Hansen and Ray Kennedy adding to a penalty by Phil Neal as we started the defence of our crown by thumping Dynamo Dresden 5-1 at Anfield.
1982 - We had two goals disallowed for offside as we lost 1-0 at HJK Helsinki in the first leg of our Second Round tie, but went on to win the return 5-0.
1983 - We were held to a goalless draw at Anfield by Athletic de Bilbao at the same stage, although we won in Spain.

First strikes
1985 - Craig Johnston's goal at Old Trafford was the first that Manchester United had conceded at home that season, as we drew 1-1.
2002 - Salif Diao scored his first League goal to give us a 1-0 win at Leeds United, in Gérard Houllier's 150th League match in sole charge, which took us to the top of the table.
1912 - Centre-half Bob Ferguson scored his first reds goal as we beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 at Anfield. Arthur Metcalf netted a brace, with Arthur Goddard slotting home a penalty.

Jack born
1928 - Centre-half Jack Heydon was born in Birkenhead. He made 67 appearances at right- and centre-back after signing on a free transfer from Everton in January 1949, where he had been an amateur. He stayed at Anfield until May 1953 when he joined Millwall, but later returned to Merseyside to play for Tranmere Rovers.
1932 - Right-back Don Campbell was born in Bootle. He joined the reds in November 1950, netting twice in 48 games before moving on to Crewe Alexandra in July 1958.

Half a century high
1896 - We left Bramall Lane with a 1-1 draw after our fiftieth away League game. Thomas ‘Tiny' Bradshaw notched our goal.

Done a treble
1946 - Cyril Done scored a hat-trick in our 4-1 victory in a top-flight fixture at Huddersfield Town, with Jack Balmer bagging the other after he had had a penalty saved. Ray Minshull made his reds bow in goal in the absence of both Cyril Sidlow and Charlie Ashcroft.

Up against the Trotters
We have twice faced Bolton Wanderers on this day in history.
1935 - Our top-flight trip to Burnden Park ended goalless.
1918 - We won a Wartime League fixture at home 6-1, with Thomas Green netting twice and John Bamber, Arthur Metcalf, Harry Lewis and Harold Wadsworth all on target.

Trio honoured
2006 - Alan Hansen, Roger Hunt and Ian Rush were all inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. They joined Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Kevin Keegan and Bob Paisley on the list of legends, with Peter Beardsley and Graeme Souness among those subsequently being included.

Irish firsts
1988 - John Aldridge scored his first full international goal on his twentieth appearance, as the Republic of Ireland beat Tunisia 4-0 in a friendly at Lansdowne Road. In fact, this was his only Irish goal as a reds player. Steve Staunton made his first appearance in the same game, with ex-red Ken de Mange claiming his second and final cap and Ray Houghton also featuring. Ex-red Kevin Sheedy was also on the scoresheet. John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and Steve Nicol all featured in World Cup qualifiers that day.

Double debutants
1946 - Ray Lambert and Cyril Sidlow both made their senior debuts for Wales as Scotland beat them 3-1 in the British International Championships at the Racecourse Ground. Billy Liddell won his second cap for the winning side.

Final caps
1994 - Brad Friedel won his last cap as a UCLA player, his 27th in total, as the USA lost 2-1 in a friendly in Saudi Arabia.
1988 - Dean Saunders scored from the spot while winning his final cap as an Oxford United player in Wales' 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw with Finland in Swansea. Ian Rush also played.

Elisha twice
Keeper Elisha Scott twice represented Northern Ireland in Belfast against England in the British International Championships on this day in history.
1929 - He played in a 3-0 loss, up against future reds defender Ernie Blenkinsop.
1935 - He played in a 3-1 defeat, by which time he was a Belfast Celtic player.

From back to front
1957 - Keeper Tommy Younger went off injured just before half time but returned as a centre-forward as we lost 2-1 at Derby County. Ronnie Moran took over in goal with the score at 1-0 with Billy Liddell slotting in at left-back. Tony Rowley struck our equaliser, but Moran finally conceded with seven minutes left.
1929 - We also visited the Baseball Ground when Jim Smith and Gordon Hodgson struck in our 2-2 First Division draw.

Nominated
2008 - Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres were both named on a short-list for the Ballon d'Or by France Football magazine. The trophy was eventually claimed by Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, with Torres finishing in third and Gerrard in tenth.

North of the border
1987 - The reds took part in a testimonial match for Dundee's George McGeachie, winning 4-0. The goals came from a John Barnes brace, Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton, who was playing his first reds game.

Jan the Man at Aggborough again
2003 - Jan Mølby returned to Kidderminster Harriers as Director of Football. He remained in the role for a year before resigning due to poor results.

Also on the move
2001 - Jason McAteer joined Sunderland from Blackburn Rovers for £1m. He bagged five goals in 61 appearances for the Black Cats, before moving on to Tranmere Rovers in July 2004.
2000 - Ex-loanee keeper Mark Prudhoe was released by basement side Southend United after just six appearances.
1994- Future reds first-team coach Kevin Keen joined Stoke City from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £300,000. He had netted nine times in 54 outings for Wolves.

Kennedy on the mark
1993 - Future red Mark Kennedy struck for the Republic of Ireland Under-18's as they lost 2-1 in Sweden in a European Championships qualifier.

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