Bob Paisley

Current or Legend? Legend
Date of Birth: 1919
Date Started at LFC: 1939
Number of Appearances: 277
Position: Midfielder
Goals Scored: 12
Previous Clubs Bishop Auckland FC

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Paisley joined Liverpool FC at 20 years of age for a ?10 signing-on fee and a weekly wage o ?5.  He played until Liverpool’s relegation in 1954.  Paisley took over from Bill Shankly as manager in 1974. 

He retired in 1983, and he was elected to the board of directors.  When Kenny Dalglish was made manager of the reds, Bob helped him learn the ropes.

My Dad says that he remembers Bob Paisley (as a manager not a player ) and he says he was really really good.

Kevin Keegan

Current or Legend? Legend
Date of Birth: 1951
Date Started at LFC: 1971
Number of Appearances: 323
Position: Striker
Goals Scored: 100
Previous Clubs Scunthorpe

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Kevin Keegan had lots of hair – seriously lots of hair!!  He was also a great player.  I never saw him play, but I have seen clips of him playing for Liverpool and England, and he looked great!

Bill Shankley paid ?35,000 for him – a bargain, if you ask me!  Shankley wanted him to be a midfielder, but he was so good in pre-season training that he decided to put Keegan up front with Toshack.  That was a great idea, because Keegan scored in just 12 minutes in his first game!

Keegan also got 63 caps for England.  In 1977 he left Liverpool and went to Hamburg for ?350,000.  In 1999 he was made the England Manager (maybe that’s why he got his hair cut )

Ian Rush

Current or Legend? Legend
Date of Birth: 1961
Date Started at LFC: 1980
Number of Appearances: 658
Position: Striker
Goals Scored: 346
Previous Clubs Chester

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Ian Rush was one of the deadliest strikers in football history.  He became one of Britain’s most expensive teenagers when Bob Paisley paid ?300,000 to sign him from Chester in 1980.

While he was at Liverpool he got five Championship medals, one European cup and was awarded the MBE.  In 1984 he was double Footballer of the Year.

He was also captain of Wales, and he scored a record 28 goals in 73 games for them (couldn’t they do with him now ).  He joined Leeds in 1996 and then played for Newcastle, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic.

Alan Hansen

Current or Legend? Legend
Date of Birth: 1955
Date Started at LFC: 1977
Number of Appearances: 616
Position: Defender
Goals Scored: 14
Previous Clubs Partick Thistle

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I never saw Alan Hansen play football, but my Dad did, and he said he was ace.  Hansen was a defender and Dad said that he was a really good one, but also quite a scary one.  He was also good at scoring goals with headers because he was so tall.

He was really brave.  He has got a big scar on his forehead and my Dad said that he got that playing football for Liverpool, but he was so brave that he just had it bandaged up and carried on playing.  He was captain in 1986 when the Reds did an FA Cup and league double!  He also played for Scotland, but he got injured and had to retire from football in 1991.

These days he talks about football with Gary Lineker and his mate from Liverpool, Mark Lawrenson on Match of the Day

Kenny Dalglish

Current or Legend? Absolute Legend!!
Date of Birth: 1951
Date Started at LFC: 1977
Number of Appearances: 496
Position: Striker
Goals Scored: 168
Previous Clubs: Celtic

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Kenny Dalglish was called King Kenny because he was so good.  My Dad says that he has never seen anyone turn with the ball quite like Dalglish, and he was always able to make some magic.

Bob Paisley brought him to Anfield from Celtic for ?440,000 in August 1977, and he picked up where Kevin Keegan left off (Keegan had gone to Hamburg just before Kenny came to Liverpool)

He was a favourite of all the fans, and when he teamed up with Ian Rush, they were a deadly pair.  In 1985 he was asked to become Liverpool’s first ever player manager.  He was a very successful manager, winning the league in 1990, but he surprised everyone in 1991 when he resigned.

King Kenny will always be remembered as a true Liverpool hero.