Hat-tricks all round
2002 - Michael Owen bagged a treble as we won 3-0 at Manchester City. It was our 400th Premier League match, and Steven Gerrard made his 150th reds appearance in the game.
1895 - George Allan scored four goals in our 5-1 Second Division defeat of Burslem Port Vale at Anfield, with David Hannah netting the other.
2003 - Kevin Lisbie bagged a treble for Charlton Athletic as we lost 3-2 at The Valley, with Steven Gerrard playing his 200th reds game. Vladimír Šmicer scored and Michael Owen converted a penalty.
Anfield debut
1884 - The first game at Anfield was played, when Everton beat Earlstown 5-0.
European records
1976 - We registered our record equal away win in Europe, thumping Northern Irish champions Crusaders 5-0 in our First Round match to go through 7-0 on aggregate, en route to our first European Cup win. David Johnson bagged a brace, to add to goals from Kevin Keegan, Terry McDermott and Steve Heighway, with four of our goals coming in the final nine minutes. Crusaders had been unfortunate enough to hit the woodwork twice before we had opened the scoring on the night.
1982 - Anfield witnessed its lowest ever European attendance of just 12,021 as we beat Dundalk 1-0 in our European Cup First Round second leg, to progress 5-1 on aggregate. Ronnie Whelan volleyed the only goal, just nine minutes from time. Terry McDermott was making his farewell reds appearance, and 329th in all.
1983 - Phil Neal missed his first game in seven years as Michael Robinson scored his first two reds goals as we beat Danes OB Odense 5-0 at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish also struck twice, to break Denis Law's British record for most goals in the European Cup, reaching fifteen. Our other strike came from a Frank Clausen own goal.
Captain Jocky
1985 - Alan Hansen was confirmed as club captain in place of Phil Neal, prior to our 4-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Ian Rush and Mark Lawrenson both scored, before Jan Mølby added two penalties.
Out with the old, in with the new
1957 - Centre-half Laurie Hughes played his 326th and final reds game as we were thumped 5-1 at Charlton Athletic, with Tony Rowley grabbing our consolation. Gerry Byrne made his reds bow in the same game, scoring an own goal.
Another debutant
1912 - Inside-forward Arthur Metcalf made his reds bow as we lost 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion. Tom Miller grabbed our consolation.
1935 - We had a happier time against the Baggies, thumping them 5-0 at Anfield, with Lance Carr bagging a brace and Berry Nieuwenhuys, Gordon Hodgson and Fred Howe all on the scoresheet.
Running riot at Molineux
1968 - We recorded our equal biggest win over Wolverhampton Wanderers as Roger Hunt, ex-Wolves star Alun Evans and Peter Thompson all netted braces in a 6-0 top-flight thumping.
A derby win
1963 - Ian Callaghan netted twice as we beat Everton 2-1 at Anfield.
Ton up
1974 - Phil Boersma played his hundredth reds game as we lost a First Division match 1-0 at Sheffield United.
Also in Europe
2004 - We lost 1-0 at Olympiacos in the Champions League group stage, despite the Greek outfit having Anastasious Pantos sent off late on.
2000 - We were held to a goalless draw at Anfield by Rapid Bucureşti to reach the UEFA Cup Second Round 1-0 on aggregate, on our way to claiming the trophy for the third time.
2005 - We were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea in our most recent European game on this day, in a Champions League group game at Anfield.
1966 - Ian St. John headed us into the lead before Ian Callaghan's volley secured a 2-0 victory over Romanians Petrolul Ploieşti in the opening game of our European Cup campaign.
Mixed fortunes against the Brummies
We have twice scored three against the Blues from Birmingham at Anfield, although one of these occasions ended in defeat.
1901 - We beat Small Heath, as they were then known, 3-1, with Sam Raybould on target twice and Tom Robertson converting a penalty.
1907 - Birmingham City left L4 with all the points having won 4-3. Arthur Goddard, Joe Hewitt and Robbie Robinson grabbed our goals.
Reserve birthdays
1964 - Reserves forward Paul Jewell was born in Liverpool. He never made our first-team, moving on to Wigan Athletic for £15,000 in December 1984. He also had a successful spell with Bradford City, before moving into management.
1981 - More recent second string striker John Miles was born in Fazakerley. He too never broke through to the first eleven at Anfield, and is now plying his trade with Conference National side Stockport County.
1897 - Harold Beadles was born in Llanllwehaiarn, Newtown in Wales. He bagged six goals in eighteen games after signing on for free from Grayson's FC in June 1921, but left three years later to join Cardiff City.
Forwards on their way out
1999 - Karlheinz Riedle was sold to Fulham for £200,000. He only made seventeen starts in two seasons at Craven Cottage, as his career wound to an end.
1983 - Reserves forward Mike Newell joined Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer, having failed to break into the first team at Anfield. He only lasted one month and three matches at Gresty Road, before moving to Wigan Athletic on another free transfer.
Wartime scorers
1940 - Denis Westcott nabbed his first reds goals, scoring both in our 2-0 win at Chester's Moss Road Ground in a Wartime League game.
1918 - Inside-forward Harry Lewis scored in his fourth consecutive game as we won a Wartime League game at Preston North End 2-0. Thomas Bennett netted the other goal.
Ex-red keepers in opposition
2003 - Two ex-reds custodians, David James and Tony Warner, played against each other as West Ham United drew 1-1 with Millwall in a First Division fixture at Upton Park.
The King, the father
1975 - Future reds legend Kenny Dalglish became a father for the first time, to Kelly.
Collins on target
2006 - Michael Collins netted for the Republic of Ireland Under-17's, playing alongside Laurence Gaughan and Shane O'Connor as they beat Latvia 2-0 in a European Championships qualifier in Azerbaijan.
If you have any comments or corrections to this article, please forward them to history@ynwa.tv
