27th February

Crazy Horse trots in
1967 – Emlyn Hughes signed from Blackpool for a club record £65,000, netting 49 times in 665 games. He helped us to claim two European Cups, four League titles, two UEFA Cups, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and two FA Charity Shields before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers for £90,000 in August 1979. 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. Sadly, he died in November 2004, aged just 57.

Claiming the trophy yet again
2022 – We won the League Cup for a record ninth time by beating Chelsea 11-10 in a penalty shoot-out once the Final had ended goalless after two hours. All eleven reds players converted their spot-kicks, including goalie Caoimhín Kelleher, with Blues’ keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had been brought on from the bench especially for the shoot-out, then sending his penalty over the crossbar.

Incomings
2010 – Winger Raheem Sterling signed from Queens Park Rangers for £500,000. He bagged 23 goals in 129 reds games before being sold to Manchester City for an initial £44m in July 2015.
1912 – Forward Billy Lacey and centre-forward Tommy Gracie signed from Everton for £300 with winger Harold Uren heading in the opposite direction as part of the deal. Lacey played 259 times for the reds, including the FA Cup Final in 1914. He helped us to two League titles in the 1920’s, netting 29 times before crossing the Mersey to join New Brighton in June 1924. Gracie only managed to score five times in 34 reds games, returning north of the border to join Heart Of Midlothian for £400 in May 1914.

Jonjo’s day
1992 – Ex-reds midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was born in Romford. He signed from Charlton Athletic for £1.7m in May 2010, having become their youngest ever player. He struck seven times in 69 senior appearances, moving on to Swansea City for an initial £5m in July 2013.

Cardiff disappointment
2005 - We were beaten by Chelsea in the Final of the Carling Cup in Cardiff, 3-2 after extra time. John Arne Riise struck in the first minute, and we led until a Steven Gerrard own goal rescued the Blues with just eleven minutes left. Didier Drogba bagged one of his eleven goals against us with Mateja Kezman also netting before Antonio Núñez bagged a consolation, his only reds goal.

We have faced Chelsea twice more on this day in history, also suffering defeat each time.
1932 - We lost an FA Cup Sixth Round tie 2-0 at Anfield when Hughie Gallacher netted one of his eight goals against the reds, with George Pearson also on target.
1999 - Michael Owen grabbed the consolation in our 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in a Premiership meeting. This was the game in which Robbie Fowler infamously bent over to taunt Graeme Le Saux, while midfielder Jean-Michel Ferri made the first of his two substitute appearances for the reds, coming on to replace Paul Ince early in the second half. Jamie Redknapp played his 200th League game for the club.

Happy birthdays
1948 - Left-back Alec Lindsay was born in Bury. He signed from his hometown club for £67,000 in March 1969 and netted eighteen times in 248 reds games, helping us to the League and UEFA Cup in 1973, and FA Cup and FA Charity Shield the following year, before leaving for Stoke City in September 1977.

1912 - Outside-left Alf Hanson was born in Bootle. He signed from Everton in November 1931 and scored 52 goals in 177 reds games before we received a club record £7,500 fee from Chelsea in July 1938, although he returned to guest sixteen times for the reds during the war, bagging another three goals. Forward Bill Kinghorn was born in Strathblane on exactly the same day. The Scotsman signed from Queens Park in April 1938 and netted four times in nineteen reds games, and another three times in eleven wartime matches.
1937 - Hanson struck on his 25th birthday as we were held to a 2-2 draw at Anfield by Brentford, with Jack Balmer also scoring. Bobby Reid bagged one of his five goals past us as Dave McCulloch nabbed one of his seven against the reds.

1907 - Forward Ted Harston was born in Monk Bretton, Barnsley. He joined the reds for £3,000 from Mansfield Town in June 1937, striking on his reds bow as we were thumped 6-1 at Chelsea that August. He bagged a brace in his second game but only played a further three games, returning to amateur football with Shorts in the Kent League in August 1939 after suffering a broken leg that ended his professional career.

In charge
1991 - Ronnie Moran remained in temporary charge following Kenny Dalglish’s resignation as Everton knocked us out of the FA Cup in a Fifth Round second replay at Goodison, the last ever to be played in the competition. Ex-red Dave Watson headed the only goal of the game.
1978 - John Toshack was appointed Player/Manager of basement side Swansea City. He remained in charge for more than five years, as the Swans won 104 of their 250 games under his management, rising from the Fourth Division to the top flight in just four years, although they were relegated back to the Second Division in his final full season.

Hodgson’s debut
1926 - South African forward Gordon Hodgson made his reds bow as Dick Forshaw struck early on in our 1-1 draw at Manchester City. Ex-Evertonian Tommy Browell netted his seventh and last goal against us.

We have faced City on two more occasions on this day in history.
1904 - We were held to a 2-2 top-flight draw at Anfield with Sam Raybould and Robert Robinson on target as Arthur Goddard missed a penalty. Billy Gillespie scored the last of his five goals past us, with Tommy Hynds also scoring.
1943 - William Wilson Hall bagged our consolation as we lost a Wartime League fixture 3-1 at Maine Road. On the same day, ex-reds keeper George Poland played for Wales as they lost 5-3 to England in a Wartime International at Wembley.

More records for Mickey
2003 - Michael Owen scored in his fifteenth different European game, a then club record, as we beat an Auxerre side that featured future red Djibril Cissé 2-0 in the UEFA Cup Fourth Round second leg at Anfield, with Danny Murphy also on target. Owen’s goal was his twentieth in Europe, equalling Ian Rush’s club record.

Most recently
2019 – We thumped Watford 5-0 at Anfield, with Sadio Mané scoring twice before the break. Divock Origi was on target in the second half, before Virgil van Dijk headed in a brace, as Trent Alexander-Arnold ended the match with three assists.
2017 – We lost 3-1 at Leicester City, with Jamie Vardy bagging two of his ten goals past us to date and Danny Drinkwater also on target, as Philippe Coutinho bagged our consolation in their first game after Claudio Ranieri’s sacking.

Disappointment in the East End
1965 – We lost a top-flight fixture 2-1 at West Ham United, with Roger Hunt grabbing our goal. Geoff Hurst struck one of his nine goals against us, with Eddie Presland also on the scoresheet.
2011 – We went down 3-1 at Upton Park, with ex-Hammer Glen Johnson on target after Scott Parker and Demba Ba had put the Irons two goals ahead. Carlton Cole added a late third.

Red centurions
1982 – We beat Leeds United 2-0 at Elland Road thanks to goals from Graeme Souness and Ian Rush as Phil Neal played his 300th League game for the club.
1911 – We defeated Newcastle United 3-0 in a home League fixture. Sam Gilligan scored twice, with Jack Parkinson reaching a century of reds strikes.

In McKenna’s honour
1937 - A tablet in honour of John McKenna was unveiled in the Anfield entrance hall by Mr W.C. Cuff, the Football League Vice Chairman and Everton Chairman. McKenna had managed the reds for our first four years, as well as serving as a Director for thirty years.

Maurice’s last
1909 – We were held to a 1-1 draw by Notts County in L4 with Bobby Robinson scoring our goal as right-half Maurice Parry played his 221st and last reds game.

International starts and end
2012 – Future red Mohamed Salah scored his first senior goal while winning his third cap for Egypt, in their 5-0 friendly thumping of Kenya in Qatar.
1991 – Future reds goalkeeping coach Cláudio Taffarel won his first cap as a Parma player as Brazil drew a friendly 1-1 with Paraguay in Campo Grande.
1974 - Future red Joey Jones made his Under-23’s debut as Wales lost 3-0 to Scotland at the Pittodrie Stadium.

2011 – Keeper Tyrell Bedford won his second and final cap for England Under-17’s as they drew 2-2 with Portugal in the Algarve Tournament, with Jack Dunn and Matty Regan both also in action. On the same day, future red Samed Yeşil scored as Germany drew 1-1 with Romania in the same competition, with fellow future red Emre Can also featuring.

Avi for Israel
Avi Cohen twice represented his country on this day in history.
1985 - He won his 32nd cap as they were held to a goalless draw by the Republic of Ireland in a friendly in Tel-Aviv. Jim Beglin, Ronnie Whelan, future red Ronnie Rosenthal and ex-red Kevin Sheedy all also played. On the same day, ex-red Graeme Souness captained Scotland with future red John Barnes also playing in a World Cup qualifier and future reds Barry Venison and Mark Walters playing for England Under-21’s.
1977 - He played in a World Cup qualifier in the same stadium, as South Korea left with a share of the points following a goalless draw.

Boardroom changes
2009 – Chief Executive Rick Parry announced he would leave at the end of the season.
2017 - The appointment of Peter Moore as Chief Executive Officer later that year was announced.

Other reds games
1993 – We drew 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday. Don Hutchison scored our goal, with Viv Anderson heading in a late equaliser.
1988 – John Barnes struck twice as we won 2-0 at Portsmouth.
1971 – We lost 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

1960 – We won 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in a Second Division fixture, with Dave Hickson grabbing a brace.
1954 – We lost 2-1 at Aston Villa. Dave Walsh struck the last of his four goals past us just before half time. Louis Bimpson levelled, but Ken Roberts scored the winner.

1924 – Harry Chambers and Dick Forshaw netted as we beat Southampton 2-0 in an FA Cup Third Round replay in L4. However, we fell at the next hurdle at Newcastle United.
1915 – We beat Burnley 3-0 at Anfield. Jackie Sheldon converted a penalty, with Jimmy Nicholl on target either side of the break.
1897 – Nottingham Forest held us to a 1-1 draw in an FA Cup Third Round encounter in L4. Frank Becton netted as we went on to win the replay, but we fell at the next hurdle, actually a Semi-final against Aston Villa.

On the move
1986 - Future reds loanee keeper Mark Prudhoe joined Third Division Walsall from Birmingham City for £22,000. He made 31 appearances for the Saddlers.
2004 - Ex-red Nick Barmby joined Nottingham Forest on loan from Leeds United, netting once in six outings while at the City Ground.

Billy the dad
1950 - Billy Liddell became a father to twins, David and Malcolm.

Also in international action
1926 – Elisha Scott played for Northern Ireland as they lost 4-0 to Scotland in the British International Championships in Glasgow.
2001 – Dietmar Hamann and Christian Ziege faced future red Nicolas Anelka as France beat Germany 1-0 in a friendly at the Stade de France. Meanwhile, future red Pepe Reina played for Spain Under-21’s in their 4-0 defeat of England, with future red John Arne Riise in action for Norway Under-21’s as they beat Finland 3-1 in Spain.
2023 - Keyrol Figueroa was on the losing side as the USA Under-17’s went down 3-1 to Mexico in the CONCACAF Championship Final in Guatemala.