Another derby victory
2008 - A Fernando Torres brace after an hour of our trip to Goodison Park resulted in a 2-0 win, with a third goal harshly ruled out for an alleged foul by Dirk Kuyt. Tim Cahill was sent off late on for a challenge on Xabi Alonso.

Three off in the derby
1999 - Sander Westerveld, Steven Gerrard and Everton's Francis Jeffers were all sent off in our 1-0 derby defeat at Anfield. Steve Staunton went in goal for the final minutes, keeping a clean sheet and saving from future red Abel Xavier. Kevin Campbell netted the only goal of the game in the fourth minute.

Losing the European Cup
1978 - We lost our grip on the European Cup, being held to a goalless draw at Anfield by League champions Nottingham Forest, with ex-red Larry Lloyd dominant in the visitors' defence. That was enough to take them through, as they had won the first leg 2-0 at the City Ground. Forest went on to claim the trophy that season, and then retain it the following year.
1924 - We also faced them in a First Division fixture at Anfield. Archie Rawlings struck his first two reds goals as we won 3-0, with Danny Shone also on the scoresheet.

Another Istanbul comeback
2006 - We raced into a 3-0 lead against Galatasaray in our Champions League group game at Anfield, thanks to a goal from Luis García surrounded by a stunning Peter Crouch brace that included an overhead bicycle kick. However, the visiting side pulled two goals back although we held on to triumph 3-2.

Other derby encounters
We have travelled across the park on three other occasions on this day in history.
1975 - We held the Blues to a goalless draw.
1947 - We won 3-0 with Jack Balmer, Albert Stubbins and Willie Fagan grabbing our goals.
1902 - We lost 3-1, with Sam Raybould netting our consolation from the spot.

Three past Chelsea
1930 - Gordon Hodgson scored one of his seventeen reds hat-tricks as we beat Chelsea 3-1 at Anfield.

Larry's start
1969 - Centre-half Larry Lloyd made his reds bow as we drew 2-2 at West Bromwich Albion. Bobby Graham scored in the first half, with ‘Sir' Roger Hunt netting a late equaliser after the Baggies had taken the lead.

We have faced the Baggies in the First Division on two other occasions on this day in history, without hitting the target.
1913 - We were held to a goalless draw at Anfield.
1952 - We lost 3-0 at The Hawthorns.

Nice one Cyril
1941 - Cyril Done grabbed four goals as we thumped New Brighton 7-2 in a Wartime League game at Anfield. Willie Fagan netted a brace, with Billy Liddell completing the scoring.

The gems make the final
2001 - Anthony Le Tallec scored for the French Under-17's in their 2-1 defeat of Argentina in the World Championships Semi-final in Trinidad. Club-mate Florent Sinama-Pongolle also played, the only game of this tournament in which he failed to hit the target. Future red Javier Mascherano was on the losing side.

Dines dies
1918 - Left-half Joe Dines died in First World War action. He won Olympic Gold in 1912 before giving up his teaching job and signing on at Anfield. However, he only made one senior reds appearance before the war intervened.

Lawro on the receiving end
1980 - Mark Lawrenson was in the visitors' defence as we saw off a stubborn Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield. Graeme Souness bagged a brace as we eventually won 4-1, with Terry McDermott and David Fairclough also netting.

Rushie off the mark in Italy
1987 - Ex-red Ian Rush scored his first two official goals for Juventus as they beat Pescara 3-1 at the Stadio Comunale.

Ken's century
1919 - Scottish keeper Ken Campbell played his hundredth League game for the reds as we were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield by Newcastle United. Fred Pagnam struck our goal.

Harkness on the move
2000 - Steve Harkness left Blackburn Rovers for Sheffield Wednesday for £200,000. He went on to make 32 appearances in two seasons with the Owls before signing for Conference side Chester City on a free transfer.

World stars
2009 - Keeper Dean Bouzanis played for Australia Under-20's in the World Championship Finals in Egypt as they lost 2-1 to the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, Péter Gulácsi, Krisztián Nemeth and András Simon all featured in Hungary's 3-0 defeat by Honduras in the same competition.

A friendly trip to Sweden
1977 - We played IFK Göteborg in a friendly with David Fairclough adding a brace to a strike from Jimmy Case in our 3-2 win.

For Thomas
1920 - A benefit game was staged for inside-right Thomas Bennett against an International XI at Anfield. He had struck 77 times in seventy wartime games, but only made one first-class appearance before ill health forced his early retirement.

God the father again
2002 - Robbie Fowler's wife Kerrie gave birth to their third daughter, Mackenzie.

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