Luis torments the Canaries again
2013 - Luis Suárez scored four sublime goals as we thumped Norwich City 5-1 at Anfield, his third hat-trick against the Canaries, becoming the first reds player to score three trebles against the same team. His third goal was his fiftieth League strike for the club, in his 86th Premiership game. He also set up Raheem Sterling for our fifth after Bradley Johnson had netted a late consolation.
More trebles for and against
1973 - Ian Callaghan bagged a hat-trick as we beat Hull City 3-1 in a League Cup Fourth Round replay at Anfield, our first treble in this competition. Hull’s strike came courtesy of an Alec Lindsay own goal in a game that kicked off at 2pm on a Tuesday.
1909 - Albert Shepherd scored four goals for Newcastle United as they led 5-2 at half-time, some of his twelve strikes past us, with our goals coming from Jimmy Stewart and Jack Parkinson. The game eventually ended 6-5 to the reds, thanks to a Ronald Orr brace, a second from Parkinson and a late winner from Arthur Goddard, his fiftieth reds goal. Jimmy Howie also netted for the visitors.
Parabéns Diogo
1996 - Diogo Jota was born in Porto. He signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers for an initial £41m in September 2020, making a stellar start to his reds career, so far notching 41 times in 113 outings in his first three seasons, helping us to claim the FA Cup and League Cup.
Birth of the parson
1900 – Right-back Jimmy ‘Parson’ Jackson was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He struck twice in 224 games for the reds after signing from Aberdeen for £1,750 in May 1925, appearing in every outfield position, and was renowned for his on-field arguments with notoriously foul-mouthed keeper Elisha Scott! He became reds skipper in 1928, also writing a regular column for the Liverpool Weekly Post before leaving the reds in 1933 to become ordained as a Presbyterian minister.
1882 - Left-back David Murray was born in Busby, Glasgow. He joined the reds from Everton on a free transfer in August 1904, helping us to clinch the Second Division title, playing fifteen senior games before moving to Leeds City for £130 in December 1905.
1951 - Kit Manager Graham Carter was born in St. Helens. Our former coach driver switched to this role in 1999 after driving the players around for more than twenty years.
1990 – Head of First-team Goalkeeper Coaching Fabian Otte was born in Ochtrup, Germany. He joined Arne Slot’s staff in July 2024, having most recently been working with the US national team.
Beaten in Belgium
1978 - Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht won 3-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Super Cup at the Stade Émile Versé with Jimmy Case nabbing our consolation. We won the return leg 2-1 at Anfield two weeks later, but we could not retain the trophy, losing 4-3 on aggregate. Ray Clemence played in a club record 67th consecutive European game in Brussels, but missed the return leg. Skipper Emlyn Hughes returned after more than two months out with a knee injury.
Most recently
2021 – Divock Origi reached a century of reds outings from the bench, bagging an injury-time winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers to secure a 1-0 victory.
2019 – We beat Everton 5-2 at Anfield as Jürgen Klopp secured his hundredth League win a club record 159 games, with left-back Andy Robertson reaching a century of appearances for the club. A much-changed side raced into a two-goal lead through Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri. Michael Keane pulled a goal back before Origi struck again. Sadio Mané then scored with Richarlison netting to make the score 4-2 at half time, the first of his four goals past us. Gini Wijnaldum completed the scoring in the final minute.
2016 – We eventually lost 4-3 at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium, despite twice having a two-goal lead. Sadio Mané and Divock Origi both struck in the first half. Callum Wilson converted a penalty awarded after a James Milner foul on Ryan Fraser, with Emre Can restoring our two-goal advantage. Fraser scored with a quarter of an hour remaining, before Steve Cook and Nathan Aké secured victory for the Cherries late into stoppage time following a Loris Karius fumble.
Double debutants
2002 - Neil Mellor and John Welsh both made their senior debuts as we faced Joe Royle’s Ipswich Town in the Fourth Round of the Worthington Cup at Anfield. El-Hadji Diouf netted from the spot to take the tie into extra-time, after a goal from Town’s Tommy Miller. We eventually triumphed 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out, with Diouf scoring the decisive kick as Abel Xavier appeared for the 21st and last time.
We had twice previously visited Portman Road for First Division matches on this day in history.
1971 – We shared a goalless draw.
1976 – We lost 1-0 there, thanks to a goal from Paul Mariner. Ray Kennedy reached a century of reds games that day.
Only DIC
2006 - The club announced that it had entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with DIC about possible investment. Chief Executive Rick Parry said, “This is the latest step on the road of finding the long-term investment that the Club needs. DIC is a potential investor with the resources and philosophy that we believe could make them an ideal partner.”
A rare defeat
1982 - We suffered our only League defeat between October and April of that season, losing 1-0 at Norwich City with John Deehan bagging the last of his five goals against the reds as Sammy Lee reached a century of League appearances for the club.
Double defensive woe
1993 - Centre-backs Neil Ruddock and Mark Wright both scored own goals as we lost 3-1 at Sheffield Wednesday. Robbie Fowler nabbed our consolation, with Mark Bright also netting for the Owls.
Bamber’s bow
1915 - Right-half John Bamber played his first reds game in a Wartime League fixture against Bolton Wanderers. The game at Anfield ended 3-3, with William Banks, Fred Pagnam and Donald McKinlay all on the scoresheet.
Honoured
1997 – The Bill Shankly statue was unveiled at Anfield.
2023 - Mohamed Salah was named Football Supporters' Association Men’s Player of the Year for the third time, having previously claimed the title in 2018 and 2021.
Career endings
1937 – Irish right-back Billy Hood played the last of his three reds games in our 4-3 home defeat to Derby County. Alf Hanson struck before Berry Nieuwenhuys nabbed a brace. Ronnie Dix and Jack Nicholas each netted one of their four goals against the reds, with Dai Astley scoring one of his six past us and Charlie Napier also on target.
1997 - Paul Walsh was released by Portsmouth after two years there in his second spell, during which time he had notched five times in 22 games.
2015 – Former reds coach Steve Clarke was sacked as Reading boss after one year in charge.
Spoils shared with the Clarets
We have been held at Anfield twice by Burnley in the First Division on this day in history.
1920 – The game ended goalless.
1948 - Cyril Done netted as we drew 1-1 as Billy Liddell reached a century of reds games.
1943 - We visited Turf Moor for a Wartime League fixture with Stan Polk bagging the only goal of the game.
Souey’s half century
1985 - Ex-red Graeme Souness won his fiftieth cap for Scotland in Melbourne as he skippered them in their goalless draw with Australia in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying play-off, laying the groundwork for reaching the Finals in Mexico.
Other reds games
2004 – Harry Kewell netted as we drew 1-1 at Aston Villa, with Nobby Solano equalising with one of his four goals against the reds.
1988 – We held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Highbury, with John Barnes on target and Alan Smith nabbing one of his nine past us.
1984 – We beat Coventry City 3-1 at Anfield as John Wark bagged a brace as well as having two goals ruled out for offside. Ian Rush scored from the spot, with the Sky Blues benefiting from an Alan Hansen own goal.
1972 – Emlyn Hughes levelled the score as Tottenham Hotspur drew a League Cup Fifth Round tie in L4, with Martin Peters having struck one of his fourteen goals past the reds.
1965 – Roger Hunt bagged the only goal of our trip to Chelsea.
1954 – We beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in a Second Division encounter at Anfield. Billy Liddell netted twice, including one from the spot, with Geoff Twentyman also on the scoresheet.
1926 – Birmingham City went back to the Midlands having lost 2-1. George Briggs scored one of his ten goals against us, but Dick Forshaw struck twice.
At the World Cup
2022 - Jordan Henderson struck his last goal for England as a reds player in their 3-0 defeat of Senegal to reach the World Cup Quarter-final in Qatar.
Also in international action
2016 – Rafael Camacho faced future red Ozan Kabak as Portugal Under-17’s beat Turkey 2-0 in Florida.
2003 – Future red Javier Mascherano played for Argentina Under-20’s as they beat Mali 3-1 in a World Championship Finals group game in the United Arab Emirates.
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