Farewell Crazy Horse
2004 - Red legend Emlyn Hughes died aged 57. ‘Crazy Horse' played 665 times in his twelve years at Anfield, netting 49 times and winning two European Cups, four League titles, two UEFA Cups, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and two FA Charity Shields. His greatest season was probably 1976/77 when he captained the side to within a whisker of a unique treble, as well as being voted the Football Writers' Player of the Year.

Zico's farewell
1985 - Phil Neal played his 650th and final reds game, coming on for Steve McMahon as we won a First Division match 3-0 at Coventry City. Jim Beglin bagged his third and final reds goal, with Paul Walsh and Ian Rush also netting that day.

Anfield trebles galore
1907 - Forward Joe Hewitt scored a hat-trick as we trounced Notts County 6-0, with William McPherson, Charlie Hewitt and Robert Robinson also on target.
1957 - We also thumped them, this time a division lower, with Jimmy Melia, Alan A'Court, Billy Liddell and Tony Rowley netting in a 4-0 win.

1946 - Jack Balmer bagged a treble in our 3-0 win over Portsmouth, the first of three hat-tricks he netted in consecutive games.

1929 - Henry Race scored all three goals in our defeat of Bolton Wanderers in another top-flight match.
1963 - We also beat the Trotters with Roger Hunt and Ian Callaghan on target in our 2-1 win at Burnden Park.

Lawro gets the boot
1990 - Mark Lawrenson was sacked as Manager of basement club Peterborough United after thirteen months in charge. He was replaced by Dave Booth, who immediately led them to promotion.

Happy birthday Jimmy
1965 - Short-lived reds winger Jimmy Carter was born in Hammersmith. He spent just nine months at Anfield after signing from Millwall for £800,000 in January 1991, making only eight appearances before leaving for Arsenal at a loss of £300,000.

Left off the mark
1976 - Joey Jones grabbed his first reds goal as we beat Leicester City 5-1 in a First Division match at Anfield with Steve Heighway and John Toshack on the scoresheet, and Phil Neal and Kevin Keegan both converting penalties.
1895 - Another left-back also struck his first reds goal on this day in history, with Tom Wilkie on target in a 3-1 defeat of Leicester Fosse in a Second Division fixture at Anfield. Fred Geary added a brace.

Brucie besmirched
1994 - A certain national rag printed allegations that Bruce Grobbelaar had accepted bribes to throw games. He eventually successfully sued.

An Arsenal treble
1974 - Arsenal won for the third consecutive League season at Anfield, this time 3-1. Ex-Gunner Ray Kennedy netted our consolation as they completed three of just eleven home League defeats we suffered throughout the whole of the 1970's.
1988 - We also faced the Gunners, holding them to a goalless draw in a League Cup Third Round replay at Highbury.

Larry fought the law
1972 - Larry Lloyd became the first player to fight a ban before the newly formed independent disciplinary tribunal. He was appealing his dismissal in the 2-0 win over Manchester City back in August.

200 for Ged
2002 - We conceded our 200th goal under Gérard Houllier's sole charge as Jerzy Dudek dropped the ball at Middlesbrough to enable Gareth Southgate to score. This began our atrocious run that winter.
1912 - We also faced Boro with Arthur Metcalf netting a brace in our 4-3 win at Ayresome Park. Tom Miller and Jack Parkinson were also on target.

Disappointment against the Mancs
2003 - Manchester United won 2-1 at Anfield with Harry Kewell bagging our consolation following a Ryan Giggs brace.

Beating the Blues
1994 - We beat Chelsea 3-1 at Anfield with Neil Ruddock adding to a Robbie Fowler brace.
1968 - We also beat them in a home top-flight fixture as Ian Callaghan netted in a 2-1 win, with Tommy Smith scoring from the spot.

A European win
2000 - We won 3-2 at Slovan Liberec to reach the Third Round of the UEFA Cup 4-2 on aggregate. Nick Barmby, Emile Heskey and Michael Owen were on target, with Heskey also striking an upright.

Deano for Wales again
1996 - Ex-red Dean Saunders struck in his third consecutive game for Wales as they were thumped 7-1 by the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifier in Eindhoven. Future reds Markus Babbel and Paul Ince were both also in World Cup action that day.

French on target
2005 - Djibril Cissé scored in France's 3-2 friendly defeat of Costa Rica in Martinique with ex-red Alou Diarra also in the side, while Nicolas Anelka won his first cap as a Fenerbahçe SK player, bagging his only goal while playing in Turkey.

Another thumping win
1918 - We beat Port Vale 4-0 in a home Wartime League meeting thanks to goals from Green, Thomas Bennett and a Harold Wadsworth brace.

Defenders off to Prenton Park
1999 - Ex-red Gareth Roberts joined Tranmere Rovers from Greek side Panionos on a free transfer. He played 337 times for Rovers, moving on to League One outfit Doncaster Rovers in July 2006.
2001 - Alan Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers on loan. He struck twice in four games before signing permanently the following January. He has also since moved on, and is currently with League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.

International beginnings
2008 - John Barnes was in charge of Jamaica for the first time as they won a friendly 2-0 in the Cayman Islands.
2006 - Academy midfielder Sean Highdale won his first cap for England Under-16's as they beat Northern Ireland 3-0 in a Victory Shield game in Ballymena.

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