Rest in peace Alexander Manninger...

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Ian Callaghan made his professional debut 66 years ago today - he featured in a 4-0 win over Bristol Rovers at Anfield and it was a brilliant performance from a 18-year-old from Toxteth who went on to have an amazing career at Liverpool FC!
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Let's not forget that amazing Merseyside derby on 16 April 2001 when Gary McAllister won us the game in the stoppage time, scoring from a 44-yards-out free kick! It was Liverpool's first win at Goodison for 11 years. Emile Heskey and Markus Babbel also scored for the Reds earlier in the game.

That's what you call a great first half! Liverpool FC won 4-0 and scored all four goals withing the first 45 minutes when they hosted Manchester City at Anfield on this day in 1974.
However, it was the only win in the last 8 league games of the season and it was Leeds United who claimed the title.

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Rafael Benitez was born in Madrid on 16 April 1960. He was 44 when he was appointed a Liverpool FC manager and he took the Reds to the Champions League final in his first campaign, eventually winning the trophy in an iconic game against AC Milan!
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The real Iron Lady.
Anne Williams sacrificed years of her life to fight for the truth. A strong, brave and clever women gave it all for the Hillsborough families.
Anne was a true hero for the entire community. May she rest in peace.

To all those, who lost their lives in a Hillsborough disaster. To all those who went to see their heroes play a game of football and never returned home. To all those, who should be still with us, but they are not.
Rest in peace. We'll never forget.

We watched one of the first Jurgen Klopp's miracles as a Liverpool FC manager on 14 April 2016. Being 3-1 down after an hour mark, the Reds needed 3 goals to beat Borussia Dortmund and advance to the Europa League semifinals.
They did it.

Fun fact: Jimmy Melia and Billy Liddell are occupying every spot between 4th and 17th.

Biggest age gap between goalscorers - All Competitions - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! - LFChistory.net The biggest age gaps between two Liverpool scorers in the same match

A bit inspired by @michael_reid11, we have compiled a list of top 50 matches with the largest age difference between two Liverpool scorers. Salah and Rio are sitting 2nd. A pair of LFC heroes on top of that list.
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Bobby Firmino bagged a brace when Liverpool FC played Benfica in the Champions Leg quarterfinal 2nd leg on this day in 2022 at Anfield. The Reds drew 3-3 (winning 6-4 on aggregate), with one of the goals for Benfica coming from Darwin Nunez.
📸 Paul Moran

John Barnes scored two goals when Liverpool travelled to Elland Road on 13 April 1991. The Reds went 4-0 up after less than half an hour, only to win the game by a very small margin! Although their defence turned into a big chaos in the second half, the Reds won 5-4.

On this day in 1988...
Can you guess the opposition and final result?

Scorigami - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! - LFChistory.net Liverpool FC scorigami grid — every scoreline and how many times it has occurred in LFC history

Enjoy our www.lfchistory.net/stats/scorig... - a new feature on our site!

Feliz cumpleaños! 🎉
Thiago Alcântara was born in Italy on 11 April 1991 to Brazilian parents and earned 46 caps for Spain. The multicultural midfielder signed from Bayern in 2020, scoring 3 goals in 98 appearances for the Reds before retiring in July 2024.

Do you miss him as much as we do? Senegalese forward Sadio Mané was born on 10 April 1992. Sadio netted 120 times in 269 outings for the Reds, leaving us with so many memories.

The legendary Ian Callaghan was born on 10 April 1942. Cally made a record 857 reds appearances and was voted the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award in 1973/74. We have had the pleasure of meeting Cally on a few occasions and above everything else he is a true gentleman!

Some tough goodbyes this summer... Two bona fide LFC legends!

Tom Cooper born on 9 April 1905, joined LFC at 29, having 15 caps for England. "Snowball" was captain for Liverpool in 106 games. Cooper's story has a sad ending as the then Sergeant in the King's Regiment Liverpool died in a motorcycle accident on 25 June 1940.

The legend that is Robbie Fowler was born in Toxteth on 9 April 1975. God needs no introduction. The best finisher of his generation. Happy birthday! We still owe you a snowball fight!
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Sammy Lee scored on his reds debut as a substitute for David Johnson, who tore his knee ligaments, in our 3-2 home league win over Leicester on 8 April 1978. Tommy Smith nabbed both our other goals, his final reds goals.
📸 Skapti Hallgrímsson

True Liverpool great Tom Watson was born on 8 April 1859. He was appointed as reds boss in 1896, arriving from Sunderland, whom he had led to 3 titles in 4 seasons. Watson won two league titles and the 2nd div championship for LFC, remaining in charge until his death in May 1915.

Keeper John "Tubby" Ogston played his only reds game in our 3-1 home League win over Newcastle on 7 April 1967. This game launched Emlyn Hughes’ nickname of Crazy Horse after he rugby tackled United forward Albert Bennett in only his fifth reds match.

University graduate Brian Hall made his reds bow in a goalless draw at Stoke City as a substitute for Roger Hunt on 7 April 1969. Brian went on to net 21 times in 224 reds appearances and was also the club’s Public Relations Manager from 1991 until retiring in 2012. A brilliant servant to the club.

Can you recognise these Liverpool legends?
Images courtesy of their families.

Rab Howell, Liverpool's first Romani footballer joined the club on this date in 1898. He played 67 games for the club and featured twice for England. Rab was born in 1867 in a tent at a Romani camp in Dore, Sheffield.

Liverpool beat Zurich 3-1 in the first leg of the European Cup semi-finals on 6 April 1977. Phil Neal scored a brace, including a spot-kick, and Steve Heighway struck after we had gone behind to an early penalty.
📸 ETH Library Zurich / CC BY-SA 4.0

An image from LFChistory.net photo archive. We have had the pleasure to interview a number of Liverpool greats throughout the years. We drove through the night to get back to Liverpool after travelling to Kent to meet this legend. A round trip well worth it! Happy Easter!

5 April 1978: David Johnson gave Liverpool FC a win over their neighbours Everton as he scored the only goal of the game at Anfield!