12th February

Red hat-tricks
1966 - Roger Hunt netted three times in just nineteen minutes in the second half of our League game at home to Sunderland. He actually scored all the goals in our 4-0 victory that day.
1947 - Cyril Done grabbed his second hat-trick of the season, with Willie Fagan scoring the other two, as we jumped from seventh in the table to second with a 5-0 home win over Grimsby Town in snowy conditions. Wing-half Stan Palk made the first of his thirteen senior reds appearances in this game.
1944 - Done struck another treble as we trounced Crewe Alexandra 8-0 in a Wartime League match at Anfield. Jackie Campbell added a brace with Jack Balmer, Billy Liddell and Robert Beattie also on target.

League Cup record
1980 - We set our record League Cup attendance at Anfield as 50,880 saw us draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest in the Semi-final second leg, with substitute David Fairclough netting a late equaliser after John Robertson had converted from the spot, as in the first leg, to maintain our two-year unbeaten home record, although we lost 2-1 on aggregate. Terry McDermott made his 200th reds appearance in this game. Forest lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Final, with ex-red Emlyn Hughes completing his domestic medal clean sweep.

Red centurions
2011 – Lucas Leiva played his hundredth League game for the reds as we were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield by Wigan Athletic. Raul Meireles gave us the lead when he scored in his third consecutive match, his last goal for the club, while Luis Suárez hit the woodwork twice on his first start for the club. Milan Jovanović played his eighteenth and final reds game.
2005 - We lost 2-0 at Birmingham City after an abject performance, with Walter Pandiani scoring from the spot after Sami Hyypiä, who was playing his 300th reds game, was judged to have fouled ex-red Emile Heskey. Julian Gray added the second, his first goal for the club.
1968 – We lost 3-1 at Chelsea, with Peter Thompson netting a late consolation. Bobby Tambling bagged two of his eight goals against us with Thomas Baldwin also on the scoresheet as Geoff Strong made his hundredth reds appearance.

Bad day for Kolo
2014 – Kolo Touré put through his own net at Craven Cottage, with Daniel Sturridge scoring in his eighth consecutive reds game shortly before the break. Kieran Richardson put Fulham ahead again before a Philippe Coutinho strike and late spot-kick converted by Steven Gerrard secured a 3-1 victory. Young Portuguese midfielder João Teixeira came off the bench to make his reds bow.
2012 – Future red Touré had a penalty saved in the shoot-out after the Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations Final against Zambia ended goalless in Gabon, with Zambia eventually winning 8-7.

League Cup heartache
1986 - We lost 1-0 to Queens Park Rangers in a Semi-final first leg with Terry Fenwick nabbing one of his four goals against us, as centre-half Mark Seagraves made the first of only two senior reds appearances. We drew the return 2-2, with our conquerors going on to lose the Final to Oxford United.

Our overall record
Our overall record on this day in history is not that good, as we have won seven and lost seven of our nineteen matches.
1985 - Our most recent success was a 3-0 home League win over Arsenal when Ian Rush had a penalty saved by John Lukic. However, he had already struck his eighth goal in eight games, with Phil Neal and Ronnie Whelan also on target.

Mixed derby fortunes
1910 - We lost 1-0 in the Anfield derby, with defender Tom Chorlton playing his hundredth reds game. Bertie Freeman struck one of his nine goals against us.
1927 - We won by the same score there, with Harry Chambers grabbing the goal as right-half Jock McNab played his 200th game for the reds.

Up against the Terriers
We have twice faced Huddersfield Town on this day in history, with the away side winning 1-0 on each occasion.
1938 - We lost our FA Cup Fifth Round encounter as Bobby Barclay netted his fifth and last goal against the reds, with centre-forward Fred Howe playing his 94th and final reds game.
1972 - We won a top-flight match at Leeds Road thanks to a Jack Whitham goal, his seventh and last strike for the club.

Birth and death
1873 - Right-back Jack Chadburn was born in Mansfield. He arrived from West Bromwich Albion in May 1903 and only played twice before moving on to Plymouth Argyle in March 1904.
2017 – Forward Bobby Murdoch died. He struck seven times in nineteen reds games after signing as a professional in May 1957, as we struggled in the Second Division. He moved on to Barrow in September 1959.

For Bobby
1989 - We took part in a testimonial match for Bobby Geddes, winning 3-1 at Dundee, with Mike Marsh bagging a brace and Ray Houghton also getting on the scoresheet.

Xabi’s first
2002 - Future red Xabi Alonso won his first cap for Spain Under-21’s, playing alongside Pepe Reina in their 1-1 draw with the senior Andorra side in a testimonial match. On the same day, Milan Baroš won his first cap as a reds player, as the senior Czech Republic side beat Hungary 2-0 in a friendly in Cyprus. Vladimír Šmicer also played.

2015 – Future red Bobby Adekanye made his debut for the Dutch Under-16’s as they shared a goalless draw with the Netherlands in Portugal. Meanwhile, future red Ozan Kabak played for Turkey Under-15’s in their 3-0 defeat of Serbia in Side.
2018 – Ryan Gravenberch converted while fellow future red Ki-Jana Hoever had a penalty saved in the shoot-out as they were both winning their sixth and last caps for the Dutch Under-16’s after a 1-1 draw with Italy in Portugal, with the Italians triumphing 5-4.

Captain Campbell
1921 - Ex-reds keeper Ken Campbell, then with Partick Thistle, skippered Scotland for the only time, while winning his fourth cap, as they beat Wales 2-1 in the British International Championships at the Pittodrie Stadium.

Jari on target
1997 - Future red Jari Litmanen scored in Finland’s 1-1 friendly draw with Turkey in Denizli. Jamie Carragher, Steve McManaman and future reds Emile Heskey and Paul Ince also played in internationals that day.
2003 - Sotirios Kyrgiakos scored his first goal for Greece, and only one as a Panathinaikos player, as they beat Norway 1-0 in a friendly in Heraklion, with John Arne Riise on the losing side.

Henchman twice
Stéphane Henchoz represented his country on this day in consecutive years.
2002 - He played in the Semi-final of the Cyprus Tournament, with Switzerland losing out to the host nation on penalties.
2003 - He featured in their 5-1 friendly win in Slovenia.

Other international reds in action
2003 - Many reds represented their countries in friendlies across Europe. Finnish skipper Sami Hyypiä scored the only goal of the game against Northern Ireland at a foggy Windsor Park while winning his fiftieth cap. Milan Baroš also scored as the Czech Republic beat France 2-0 in Paris. He came off the bench and then was himself later substituted. Vladimír Šmicer and future red Djibril Cissé both also featured.

Meanwhile, Michael Owen and Danny Murphy got 45 minutes apiece in England’s 3-1 defeat to Australia at Upton Park. Harry Kewell was on target past ex-red David James, playing in his final international as a Leeds United player, while Paul Konchesky won his first cap, and only one as a Charlton Athletic player. Also in action were Salif Diao, El-Hadji Diouf, Jerzy Dudek, ex-red Don Hutchison and future reds Craig Bellamy, Yossi Benayoun, Christian Poulsen, Andriy Voronin and Bolo Zenden.

Lacey for the Irelands
1910 - Future red Billy Lacey played for Ireland as they were held to a 1-1 draw in the British International Championships in Belfast. He also went on to play for Northern Ireland.
1928 - Lacey later also turned out for the Republic after leaving the reds, winning the second of his three caps for this new country in a 4-2 win in Belgium.

Other reds games
1983 – Kenny Dalglish struck the only goal of Ipswich Town’s visit to L4 directly from a free-kick.
1975 – We were beaten 4-1 at Newcastle United as we fell three goals down inside 25 minutes, thanks to the last of John Tudor’s five goals past us, Malcolm MacDonald and Stewart Barrowclough. Brian Hall pulled a goal back before MacDonald bagged the sixth of his seven goals against the reds.

1955 – Geoff Twentyman was on target as Swansea Town held us to a 1-1 draw in a Second Division match at Anfield, after Len Allchurch had scored one of his five goals past us.
1949 – We lost an FA Cup Fifth Round tie 3-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jimmy Dunn opened the scoring with one of his four goals against the reds, before Cyril Done equalised. However, future red Sammy Smyth and Jimmy Mullen then struck for the home side.
1921 – We beat Bradford City 2-1 in L4 with Harry Chambers bagging a brace.

Once for Watford
2002 - Jermaine Pennant won his only England Under-21’s cap while on loan at Watford, with future red Paul Konchesky making his debut as they won a friendly 1-0 in Slovenia. Reds defender Stephen Wright also featured.

Moving on
2022 – Midfielder Matteo Ritaccio joined Charleston Battery back in his native USA on loan. He had arrived at the Academy in August 2018, turning professional fifteen months later.
2001 - Ex-reds reserve striker Paul Jewell was sacked as Sheffield Wednesday’s boss after only eight months in charge as they struggled in the First Division.
1999 – Chief Scout Barry Hunter joined Southend United on loan from Reading, grabbing two goals in five outings for the Shrimpers.

Also in international action
2017 – Keeper Caoimhín Kelleher played for the Republic of Ireland Under-19’s as they beat Portugal 1-0 in a friendly in Spain. Meanwhile, ex-Academy Manager Steve Cooper took charge of England Under-17’s as they beat Germany 3-2 in the Algarve Tournament, with Rhian Brewster in action.
2000 – Brad Friedel featured in the USA’s 3-0 defeat of Haiti in the Gold Cup in Miami.
1999 – Frode Kippe and future red John Arne Riise both played for Norway Under-21’s as they beat Sweden 2-1 in a tournament game in Spain.
1998 – Future red Milan Baroš played for the Czech Republic Under-16’s as they beat Slovakia 1-0 in Hořátev.
1977 – Future red Avi Cohen played in Israel’s 1-1 friendly draw with Australia in Melbourne.