Terry Mac off the mark
1975 - Terry McDermott netted his first reds goal as we drew 1-1 at Burnley. He went on to bag 81 in total in 329 reds games. Ray Clemence was playing his 300th reds game.
1980 - We won at White Hart Lane in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup, with Terry McDermott scoring the only goal of the game when he knocked the ball up in the air with his left foot, and volleyed it home with his right, a strike that was later voted the BBC's Goal of the Season.
1913 - We also visited Spurs, losing by the same score in a top-flight encounter, our fourth straight defeat in North London.
Out of Europe
2006 - We were beaten 2-0 at home by SL Benfica to lose our grip on the Champions League, crashing out 3-0 on aggregate at the last sixteen, failing to score in the fourth consecutive European game, a club record. Sami Hyypiä missed his first European game since our 2-0 defeat of Borussia Dortmund in October 2001, having played every minute of the intervening 57 matches.
Thumping the Geordies
2008 - We beat Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United 3-0 at Anfield, with the first goal coming when a defensive clearance ricocheted off Jermaine Pennant and into the net. Fernando Torres then grabbed his 25th goal of the season on the stroke of half time after being played in by Steven Gerrard. The roles were reversed in the second period, with the Spaniard providing an assist for his captain to complete the scoring.
1924 - We lost 1-0 at St. James' Park in an FA Cup Fourth Round meeting, the fourth time in a row they had knocked us out of the cup, after previous wins in 1908, 1913 and 1921. Our next FA Cup meeting ended much more happily, in the Final in 1974.
On our way to Wembley
1992 - We met our only top-flight opposition in that season's FA Cup-winning campaign, as a Michael Thomas goal saw off Aston Villa at Anfield.
1995 - Robbie Fowler bagged the only goal of the game at Crystal Palace as we reached the Coca-Cola Cup Final 2-0 on aggregate. This was our 300th League Cup goal.
Disappointing debuts
1902 - Outside-right Arthur Goddard made the first of his 414 reds appearances in a 3-1 League defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Sam Raybould netting our consolation.
1978 - Long-time reserve keeper Steve Ogrizovic made his reds debut in a 4-2 top-flight defeat at Derby County. David Fairclough and Kenny Dalglish bagged our goals. Boss Bob Paisley was so disappointed with the performance he said, "If I were in the horse racing world I would be hauled before the stewards for putting out non-triers."
European memories
1966 - We beat Honvéd 2-0 at Anfield in the second leg of our European Cup Winners' Cup Second Round tie, thanks to goals from Chris Lawler and Ian St. John. Lawler and Peter Thompson between them rattled the woodwork three times as we dominated the game.
2001 - We held Porto to a goalless draw on a sodden pitch in the first leg of our UEFA Cup Quarter-final at their Estádio das Antas. We won the return 2-0 to reach the last four.
Most recently
2010 - We lost 1-0 to Wigan Athletic at their renamed DW Stadium, when Hugo Rodallega was on target. The closest we came in a poor performance was when Fernando Torres struck the outside of a post early on.
Tom on target again
1919 - Tom Miller scored in his third consecutive game as we lost 3-2 at Blackpool in a Wartime League match, with Harry Lewis netting the other goal.
1950 - We also lost to the Seasiders, going down 1-0 at Anfield in a First Division fixture.
Dioufy's farewell strike
2003 - El-Hadji Diouf bagged his sixth and final reds goal, ironically against his future employers. Michael Owen was also on target in our 2-0 defeat of Bolton Wanderers at Anfield, our hundredth meeting in the League.
Don's farewell
1958 - Right-back Don Campbell played his 48th and final reds game as we lost 3-1 at Bristol Rovers in a Second Division encounter. Bobby Murdoch netted for the reds after Billy Liddell had missed a penalty.
International reds on target
1989 - John Barnes netted in England's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win in Albania, playing alongside team-mate Peter Beardsley. Gary Gillespie and Steve Nicol both played in Scotland's 2-0 defeat of France at Hampden Park on the same day, with John Aldridge, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan and ex-red Kevin Sheedy all featuring in the Republic of Ireland's goalless draw in Hungary.
1995 - Future red Patrik Berger bagged a brace as the Czech Republic beat Finland 4-1 in a friendly in Brno. It was the first of three consecutive games in which he scored for his country. Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson took charge of Switzerland as they held Greece to a 1-1 friendly draw in Athens.
Young England debutants
1978 - Future reds goalkeeping coach Joe Corrigan won his first cap for England Under-21's as they beat Italy 2-1 in the Quarter-final first leg of the European Championships at his home ground, Maine Road.
1994 - Tottenham Hotspur's Nick Barmby made his Under-21's bow in a 1-0 friendly defeat of Denmark at Brentford. Jamie Redknapp also played.
Stan no longer the man
2001 - Stan Collymore announced his retirement as a player, aged just thirty, after walking out on Spanish side Real Oviedo.
Foy for Scotland
2002 - Sixteen-year old Robbie Foy scored a penalty for Scotland Under-17's in their 3-1 European Championships qualifying defeat of Lithuania in Bath.
Paisley's treble
1941 - Future reds boss Bob Paisley bagged a hat-trick in a Wartime League fixture as we thrashed Wrexham 7-2 at Anfield. Dicky Dorsett grabbed a brace while Cyril Done and Billy Liddell were also on target.
Cox for the Football League
1900 - Winger Jack Cox, who scored 81 goals in 361 games for the reds, represented the Football League in a 6-3 victory over a Scottish League team, also netting one of the goals.
Bugsy on the move again
2002 - David Burrows signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer from Birmingham City. He made 23 first-team appearances in his fourteen months at Hillsborough before retiring from the game.
A first cap
2002 - Former reserves forward Haukur Ingi Gudnason won his first cap as a Keflavík player, his fourth to date, as they were thumped 6-1 by Brazil in a friendly in Cuiabá.
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