In comes Ronnie
1979 - Ronnie Whelan arrived from Irish side Home Farm on a free transfer. He went on to make 493 reds appearances, scoring 73 times and winning six League titles, one European Cup, two FA Cups, three League Cups and three FA Charity Shields before joining Southend United on a free transfer in September 1994.

Happy birthdays
1937 - Utility player Geoff Strong was born in Kirkheaton, Northumberland. He made 201 reds appearances after moving from Arsenal in November 1964 for a club record £40,000, netting 33 times and winning a League title medal and the FA Charity Shield the year after helping us to our first ever FA Cup triumph. He left the reds to join Coventry City for £29,500 in August 1970. Sadly, he is currently suffering with Alzheimer's disease.

1940 - Winger Kevin Lewis was born in Ellesmere Port. He played 82 games in his three years at Anfield after signing from Sheffield United for a club record £13,000 in June 1960 as Bill Shankly's second capture, helping us to the Second Division title and scoring an impressive 44 times. He returned to Yorkshire in August 1963 to join Huddersfield Town.
1929 - Forward Tony Rowley was born in Porthcawl. He bagged a treble on his debut after signing from Birmingham City in October 1953, going on to net 38 times in 61 reds games. He moved to Third Division Tranmere Rovers in March 1958, continuing to score at a rate of one goal every other game.

For Cally
1977 - A testimonial match for Ian Callaghan was staged at Anfield against Bill Shankly's Lancashire XI. Cally scored in the reds' 4-2 defeat, with our other score coming from an own goal.

Hat-tricks
2010 - Dimitar Berbatov grabbed three goals as we lost 3-2 at Manchester United. Steven Gerrard struck both our goals as we came from two goals behind, a free-kick and then one from the spot, but the home side struck a late winner.
1925 - Dick Forshaw bagged a treble in our 5-0 thumping of Manchester United at Anfield, with Harry ‘Smiler' Chambers and Archie Rawlings also on the scoresheet. He struck eight reds hat-tricks in all, including one against Everton a week later, and another against United eleven months later.

1931 - Legendary blue Dixie Dean bagged a treble as Everton beat the reds 3-1, with centre-forward Dave Wright netting our consolation.
1953 - Louis Bimpson grabbed all four goals of our game against Burnley at Anfield to record our hundredth competitive hat-trick. Right-back Bert Childs played the first of just two reds games.

European records
1967 - We played our first ever game in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, winning 2-0 at Swedes Malmö FF, thanks to a brace of headers from Tony Hateley.
1973 - Only 7,000 turned up for the opening game of our European Cup campaign at the Stade de la Frontière, the lowest attendance of any reds game in Europe, home or away, with some sources stating the gate to be as low as 5,000. Brian Hall opened the scoring, but we could only draw 1-1 with Luxembourg's Jeunesse D'Esch.

Defensive debutants
1910 - Legendary full-back Ephraim Longworth made his reds bow in our 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United. It was the first of his 370 reds appearances.

1992 - Torben Piechnik made his reds debut as we lost 4-2 at Aston Villa, when Mark Walters and Ronnie Rosenthal were on target. However, the game is probably most widely remembered for Rosenthal's shocking miss, when he hit the bar from a few yards out of an open goal.
1981 - We also faced the Villains, being held to a goalless draw at Anfield.

Tony off
1968 - Tony Hateley was sold to Coventry City after 28 strikes in 56 outings. He had arrived from Chelsea for a then club record £96,000 fee in June 1967.

Dirk again
2009 - Dirk Kuyt scored in his third consecutive reds game as we won a League game 3-2 at West Ham United. Fernando Torres bagged a brace as we twice saw a lead cancelled out before he finally secured victory by heading home from a cross by substitute Ryan Babel.

Sub at the double
1972 - Phil Boersma struck twice in our 5-1 thumping of Carlisle United at Anfield in a League Cup Second Round replay, so becoming our first goalscoring substitute in the competition, having replaced John Toshack with the game still scoreless. Kevin Keegan, Chris Lawler and Steve Heighway also netted, with Tommy Smith having a penalty saved.

Another record for the Kop
1989 - The Kop was recorded for use on "Kenny D, The Pride Of Liverpool" by the Liverpool FC 1989 Squad featuring Peter Howitt as we thumped struggling Third Division outfit Wigan Athletic 5-2 in a League Cup tie. Glen Hysén headed us in front before a thunderous Bryan Griffiths free-kick levelled the match. David Thompson then sensationally put the visitors ahead on 55 minutes before Ian Rush grabbed a brace, with Peter Beardsley and John Barnes also netting, although he also had a penalty saved by keeper Nigel Adkins. This was Digger's hundredth reds game.

More derby disappointment
We have faced our neighbours from across the park on three more occasions on this day in history, without securing a victory.
1936 - We lost 2-0 away.
1964 - We were thumped 4-0 at home in another top-flight meeting.
1942 - The other game was a Wartime League match at Goodison, with Cyril Done and Billy Liddell on target as we drew 4-4, with Dickie Dorsett adding a brace.

A century for Louis
1959 - Louis Bimpson played his hundredth reds game in our 2-1 Second Division win at Derby County, thanks to goals from Alan A'Court and Roger Hunt.

A youthful hat-trick
2001 - Future red Florent Sinama-Pongolle bagged a treble for France in their 5-1 defeat of Japan at the Under-17 World Championships in Tobago, with club-mate Anthony Le Tallec also in the team. The French therefore qualified for the knock-out phase, going on to win the tournament.
2007 - Future reds reserves forward Nikola Sarić was on target for Denmark Under-17's as they beat the Ukraine 2-0 in a European Championships qualifier in Galway, with future reds centre-back Danny Wilson playing for Scotland as they were thumped 4-0 by Slovakia in another qualifier in Kirkcaldy.

Also in Europe
We have played three more games in Europe's top competition on this day in history.
2001 - We played out a dour goalless draw at Borussia Dortmund in the first group stage of the Champions League.
1984 - John Wark volleyed the only goal of our match with Lech Poznan in Poland.
1979 - David Johnson and Jimmy Case were on the scoresheet as we beat Dinamo Tbilisi 2-1 at Anfield.

Mixed fortunes at Gigg Lane
We have twice visited Bury in the top flight on this day in history.
1896 - Malcolm McVean and George Allan struck as we won 2-1
1927 - William Devlin added to a Laurie Crown own goal as we lost 5-2.

Olympian reds
2000 - Brad Friedel played in the USA's 3-1 defeat of Kuwait in the Olympics in Melbourne. Meanwhile, future red Milan Baroš appeared for the Czech Republic in their 1-1 draw with Cameroon in Brisbane in the same group.

St. Michael's first treble
1987 - Ex-red Michael Owen scored his first ever hat-trick, for Mold Elxandra against Caergwrle in the Clwyd Junior League.

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