Birth of a reds great
1919 - Bob Paisley was born in Hetton-le-Hole in County Durham. He made 277 reds appearances, netting twelve times and helping us to the League title in 1947 before joining the coaching staff in 1954. He took over as Manager twenty years later and remains the most successful English boss of all time, leading us to three European Cups, six League titles, the UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, four League Cups and five FA Charity Shields.

Four for Harold
1932 - Centre-forward Harold Barton scored all four reds goals as we beat Chesterfield 4-2 at their Recreation Ground in a Fourth Round FA Cup tie. Unfortunately, we were knocked out by Chelsea in the Sixth Round that season.

Jose's day
1986 - Spanish left-back José Enrique was born in Valencia. He signed from Newcastle United for £5.5m last August, so far making 24 impressive appearances for the reds without scoring.

Beating the Blues
1937 - We won the Anfield derby 3-2 with Fred Howe, Phil Taylor and Jack Balmer on target.

Cup wins
We have twice won FA Cup Fourth Round ties 3-0 on this day in history.
1971 - John Toshack, Ian St. John and Chris Lawler netted as we beat Swansea City at Anfield on our way to the Final.
1982 - We won at Sunderland with Kenny Dalglish grabbing a brace and Ian Rush also on the scoresheet. Unfortunately, we lost at Chelsea at the very next hurdle.

Off the mark
1904 - Forward John Carlin struck the first of his eight reds goals as we drew 2-2 at West Bromwich Albion, with John Hughes also on target.

Carra going free
2006 - Jamie Carragher was awarded the Freedom of Sefton, an honour that thrilled the Bootle-born defender, which he won for his local charity work and the good example he sets young people. He became only the second person to be handed such an accolade.

Other birthdays
1904 - Left-half Jimmy McDougall was born in Port Glasgow. He signed from Partick Thistle in April 1928 and went on to be nominated into the club's official Hall of Fame for the 1930's, having struck twelve times in 356 games for the reds. He moved on to South Liverpool in 1938 and later set up a successful chandlery business in Liverpool.
1868 - Forward Fred Geary was born in Hyson Green, Nottingham. He signed from Everton for £60 in May 1895, having top scored as they won the League in 1891 and won three England caps. He bagged fourteen goals in 45 reds games, helping us to claim the Second Division title in his first season.

1961 - Academy Technical Manager Pep Segura was born in A Coruña, Spain. He joined the reds in June 2009 having led Olympiacos to the League and Cup double.
1974 - One-time winger Bernard Diomède was born in Saint-Doulchard, France. He only made five first-team appearances after signing from Auxerre for £3m in June 2000.

Stéph's debut
1993 - Future red Stéphane Henchoz made his full international debut as Roy Hodgson's Switzerland drew 1-1 with Japan B in a Carlsberg Cup game in Hong Kong, going on to win 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out.

Bad boys
2006 - Abel Xavier was sacked by Middlesbrough after being found guilty of breaching UEFA's anti-doping regulations. He served a ban and subsequently returned to the Riverside, playing 27 times for Boro in total. He was last seen playing for LA Galaxy.
2005 - Future red Daniel Agger was sent off for Denmark Under-21's in an unofficial international against a Panama ‘A' side, with the game ending 2-2.

Four for Milan again
2003 - Milan Baroš scored four for the reserves as they trounced Bradford City 5-0 at the Deva Stadium in Chester. This was the second time that he had knocked four past the Bantams, following a similar performance the previous August. Dietmar Hamann made his comeback from injury in the same game.

Ex-reds on the move
1996 - Reserves forward Lee Jones re-joined Wrexham on loan. He struck nine times in 26 games while on loan at the Racecourse Ground.
2007 - Dominic Matteo joined Stoke City on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers. He struck once in 25 outings for the Potters, often operating as a midfielder.
2009 - Emile Heskey joined Aston Villa from Wigan Athletic for £3.5m, after sixteen goals in 88 outings for the Latics.

Charlie on the move
2003 - Charlie Adam signed for Rangers. He struck eighteen times in 86 games before moving to Blackpool in August 2009 for a club record £500,000, after several loan spells away from Ibrox.

Navarro departs
2002 - Reserves defender Alan Navarro was sold to Tranmere Rovers for £225,000. He is currently playing for Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Reds skippers
2008 - Ex-red El-Hadji Diouf captained Senegal as they drew 2-2 with Tunisia in a MTN Africa Cup of Nations group game in Ghana.
2009 - Emiliano Insúa skippered Argentina as they beat Peru 2-1 in a Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" group game in Venezuela.

Bruno le père
2007 - Ex-reds midfielder Bruno Cheyrou and his wife Constance welcomed a son, Nino, in France.

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