Liverpool All-Time Draft

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Dang, that was my next pick.

[Grinners89]

RAY KENNEDY

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Personal Details

Full name: Raymond Kennedy
DOB: 28 July 1951
Age: 56
Birth place: Seaton Delaval, England
Position: Left midfielder (for Liverpool), Centre-forward (for Arsenal)
Strengths: movement off the ball, intelligence, his left foot
Liverpool Debut: 31 August 1974 vs Chelsea (Stamford Bridge), League: won 3-0 (Kennedy scored a goal)
International Debut: 24 March 1976 vs Wales

Playing Career

Liverpool - all comps
Liverpool (1974-82) - 392 (72)

National team
England (1976-80) - 17 (3)

Other clubs
Arsenal (1968-74)
Swansea (1982-83)
Hartlepool (1983-84)

Transfers

Transferred from Arsenal to Liverpool, July 1974, for £180,000
Transferred from Liverpool to Swansea, January 1982, for £160,000

Honours

Liverpool
League Championship: 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82
Charity Shield: 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80
League Cup: 1980/81
European Cup: 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81
UEFA Cup: 1975/76
European Super Cup: 1976/77

National Team
England (1976-1980) - 17 (3)

Individual
#28 in the poll "100 Players Who Shook The Kop"

Info

Despite his ability as a striker, Kennedy's chances to play in his favoured centre forward role at Liverpool were restricted due to the presence of the prolific Keving Keegan and John Toshack. Shankly's successor Bob Paisley, however, had other plans for Kennedy. Paisley tracked down Kennedy's former teacher in the player's native Northumberland and discovered he had been a schoolboy midfielder. Giving him the number 5 shirt, Paisley converted the burly striker into a cultured attacking midfield player, based on the left flank, Kennedy flourished in this role for the rest of the decade, winning England recognition and acclaim throughout Europe for his vision and finishing ability. Indeed, his form was so good, that Jimmy Greaves would later describe Kennedy as 'the player of the seventies'. Kennedy also won his first of 17 caps for England in this position. He never played as an orthodox centre forward again.

Perhaps the most memorable of his 72 Liverpool goals came at Munich's Olympic Stadium in the 1981 European Cup semi final second leg. His late strike secured a 1-1 draw with Bayern and a place in the final. Kennedy joined Swansea in January 1982 and later played for Hartlepool but has been cruelly afflicted by Parkinson's Disease.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/kennedy2/

http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=344

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kennedy


Video - Ray Kennedy, 100 Players Who Shook The Kop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mk4hzTsAW4

[Grinners89]

Dang, that was my next pick.

Sorry mate, hopefully Ray wasnt your next, next pick.

[Twenty26Six]

_Both_ Kennedys? You dirty SOB!

;)

[Twenty26Six]

Peter Thompson
Left-winger

"... They used to call Peter Thompson - the players did - 'the post office' because you could give him the ball and he'd sort it out and distribute it. ..."

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/thompson/images/profile.jpg

Date of Birth: 27-11-1942
Birthplace: -
Debut : 24th August 1964 v Blackburn Rovers (A) Football League Division One: won 2-1
1st team games: 414
1st team goals: 54
Other clubs: Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers (initially on loan)
International caps while with Liverpool: 16
International goals while with Liverpool: -
Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1963/64 & 1965/66, FA Cup 1965, Charity Shield: 1964 (shared) & 1966)

The artistic Thompson, who tormented defenders with his bewitching ball control, was the perfect foil on Liverpool's left flank for the more direct Ian Callaghan on the right and they were widely rated the best post war pair of club wingers. Their ability to lacerate defences prompted centre forward legend Dixie Dean to remark: "If I'd have played between those two I'd have scored even more than my record 60 League goals in a season"!

A majestic user of the ball Thompson also scored some memorable goals in his haul of 54 in more than 400 appearances. Two of his total came in the 5-0 mauling of Arsenal in April 1964, which clinched the Championship.

Thompson was also on target in the 2-0 win over Chelsea in the 1965 FA Cup semi final at Villa Park en route to Anfield's long awaited first ever triumph in the competition after a 73-year wait.

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[Grinners89]

_Both_ Kennedys? You dirty SOB!

;)

:D

I was surprised that no one had done them yet...and given that my picks are cumulative i am able to do it. Now hopefully no one takes my next two picks.

[Ghostface]

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Ronnie Whelan

Date of Birth: 25-09-1961
Birthplace: Dublin
Debut : 3rd April 1981 v Stoke City (H) Football League Division One
1st team games: 443
1st team goals: 73

Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88 & 1989/90, FA Cup 1986 & 1989, League/Milk Cup 1982, 1983 & 1984, European Cup 1984, Charity Shield 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989 & 1990 (shared), Screen Sport Super Cup 1986

Profile From LFC.TV
The gifted successor to Ray Kennedy on the left flank of Liverpool's midfield, Whelan made a massive contribution to the club's majestic triumphs under Bob Paisley and Kenny Dalglish in the 1980's winning six League title medals, three FA Cup, a European Cup and three Milk Cup medals.
A natural footballer, Whelan was signed by Paisley from Home Farm in his native Dublin in October 1979, just after his 18th birthday. He gave a hint of things to come by scoring on his debut against Stoke in April 1981, the first of 73 goals scored for Liverpool in almost 500 senior appearances.

He had a talent for scoring spectacular and crucial goals, including a magnificent swerving shot that beat Manchester United at Wembley in the 1983 Milk Cup Final, the year after he scored twice at the same venue in the final of the same competition against Tottenham. As well as fierce shooting power Whelan’s lean build incorporated tigerish tackling ability.

Later in his Anfield career he captained Liverpool and switched inside to a central midfield role. Whelan emulated his father, Ronnie senior, by representing the Republic of Ireland, for whom he won 53 caps. He left Anfield in 1994 to manage Southend, followed by a spell in charge of Greek club Panionios and then Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus.

[kopiteinkc]

Seeing Ronnie Whelan score against Man U at Wembley in 1983's League Cup Final was one of the highlights of my life.

Maybe it was cos I was surrounded by Mancs in the wrong end at Wembley, maybe it was cos I'd paid a tenner to the bloke at the Wembley turnstile to get in cos I didn't have a ticket, maybe it was cos I went to the match on my own, or maybe it was the amazing curl he put on that shot. Who knows? :D

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Oh Ghostface, you sly son of a bitch. That was my next pick.

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Peter Beardsley MBE

Date of Birth: January 18, 1961
Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Club Honours
First Division Championships: 1987/1988, 1989/1990
FA Cup: 1989
Charity Shield: 1989, 1990, 1991

Personal Honours
MBE 1995

First Team Club Appearances: 131
First Team Club Goals: 46

First Team Country Appearances: 59
First Team Country Goals: 9

An integral part of one of the most entertaining sides in post-war Liverpool history, Beardsley cost manager Kenny Dalglish a then British record £1.9 million from Newcastle in the summer of 1987.
He arrived at Anfield a month after his fellow England star John Barnes and, with another recent recruit John Aldridge, they formed a menacing trio in Dalglish's re-shaped team following Ian Rush's departure to Juventus.

Beardsley, who won 59 caps and skippered his country, was a potent blend of enthusiastic commitment, sublime skills and predatory finishing instincts. Those qualities shone as Liverpool swept to the title in swashbuckling style in his first season. Beardsley scored 15 goals as Liverpool equalled the record of 29 top-flight games unbeaten from the start of the season and lost only two of their 40 matches.

He collected a second title medal in 1989-90 with an FA Cup winners medal sandwiched between the championship successes. After four years at Anfield, in which he scored 58 goals in 173 appearances, new manager Graeme Souness sold him to Everton for £1 million and Beardsley went on to equal David Johnson's feat of scoring Mersey derby winners for both clubs.

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[kopiteinkc]

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Mark Lawrenson: Defender (1981/82 - 1987/88)
Date of Birth: 02/06/57
Birthplace: Preston
Debut : 29th August 1981 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Football League Division One: lost 0-1
1st team games: 332
1st team goals: 17
Other clubs: Preston North End, Brighton and Hove Albion
International caps while with Liverpool: 39 (Republic of Ireland)
International goals while with Liverpool: -
Honours with Liverpool: Division One 81/2, 82/3, 83/4, 85/6, 87/8; European Cup 83/4; FA Cup 85/6; League Cup 81/2, 82/3, 83/4; 38 Republic of Ireland Caps. MANAGER: Oxford United
PROFILE
One of the classiest players in Liverpool history he was a versatile performer of immense quality, equally adept at centre back, sweeper, full back or in midfield. But it was as partner to Alan Hansen at the heart of defence that he will be best remembered, many believing it was the best centre back pairing ever seen in English football.

Preston-born but eligible through parentage for the republic of Ireland, for whom he won 39 caps, Lawrenson was signed by Bob Paisley from Brighton in August 1981. He cost a then Liverpool transfer record of £900,000, with Jimmy Case moving in the opposite direction in a separate £350,000 deal.

Lawrenson, blessed with speed and superb timing, was one of the finest tacklers the game has seen. Just when an opponent seemed to have run clear Lawrenson's foot would whip the ball from his path cleanly and incisively, as if by magic. In the air he was equally formidable.

He was a pivotal figure in Liverpool's cascade of honours under Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish until his career was prematurely ended by Achilles damage at the age of 30 in March 1988. Lawrenson became manager of Oxford, later coached at Newcastle and has now been re-united with Alan Hanson as a BBC football pundit.

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Oh Lawro was my next pick as well. It's amazing that all Liverpool fans think alike with their early picks.

[AussieLFCfan]

Gordon Hodgson : Inside Right (1926-1936)
Date of Birth: 16-04-1904
Birthplace: Johannesburg .
Debut : 27th February 1926 v Manchester City (a) Football League Division One: Drew 1-1
1st team games: 378
1st team goals: 240
Other clubs: Transvaal FC (South Africa), Aston Villa, Leeds United, Port Vale (manager)
International caps while with Liverpool: 3 (England)
International goals while with Liverpool:
Honours with Liverpool: none

During an era when Liverpool often found themselves cast in the shadow of their near neighbours from across the park South African inside forward Gordon Hodgson was one of the few shining lights for the Reds.
Liverpool's answer to Everton legend Dixie Dean, Hodgson was a prolific marksman whose achievements in front of goal set new records at Anfield.

Born in South Africa to English parents Hodgson was spotted by Liverpool officials when visiting England with a touring South African side in the early 1920's.

He was signed up in December 1925, along with compatriots Arthur Riley and James Gray, and quickly set about re-writing the club's goalscoring records.

In 1930/31 he set a new Reds record of 36 league goals in a season and it was a feat not surpassed until the emergence of Roger Hunt in the sixties. His record of 17 Liverpool hat-tricks, however, is yet to be broken

A fine all-round sportsman, who won three caps for England, Hodgson also played first-class cricket for Lancashire while at Anfield and also excelled at baseball.

In January 1936 he was transferred to Aston Villa for £3,000 before finishing his career with Leeds United. In the aftermath of the Second World War Hodgson became manager of Port Vale but died prematurely, aged just 47, in June 1951.

[kopiteinkc]

Aussie is still up right?

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Aussie is still up right?

Yes.

[AussieLFCfan]

Sorry guys...here's my next pick.

[AussieLFCfan]

Bruce David Grobbelaar

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(born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former football goalkeeper for Zimbabwe and a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant 1980s period.

By the time Liverpool FC had completed their research on Grobbelaar, he had returned to Vancouver with his loan spell now over. Liverpool approached Tony Waiters with the idea of taking Grobbelaar to Anfield, and Waiters, who had a working relationship with Liverpool in the 1970s, paved the way for the move. Grobbelaar signed for Liverpool for £250,000 on 17 March 1981 as their reserve goalkeeper, but in the summer of 1981, regular goalkeeper Ray Clemence's surprise departure to Tottenham Hotspur gave Grobbelaar his opportunity.

Grobbelaar made his debut on 28 August 1981 but failed to prevent Wolverhampton Wanderers winning the league fixture 1-0 at Molineux. Also making their debuts were defender Mark Lawrenson and midfielder Craig Johnston. His first clean-sheet came a fortnight later at Anfield on 5 September, Arsenal were the visitors who were beaten by a 2-0 scoreline.

Grobbelaar's early days as No.1 were strewn with errors and the Reds struggled to obtain any sort of consistency, Bruce taking a lot of the blame. By the end of the calendar year Liverpool were quite some distance behind the leagues pacesetters and looked to be out of the running for title honours, especially as they had just lost to Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield in the Boxing Day fixture. The New Year brought a new momentum as Bob Paisley began to get the best out of his players, they began the year in South Wales visiting the Vetch Field to play Swansea City in the FA Cup, Liverpool were in fine form and thumped their hosts 4-0. This set them on their way in the league and dropped just 7 of the 50 available points overhauling the points gap that Ipswich Town had opened on them.

Grobbelaar added the championship medal to the Milk Cup winners medal he had gained at Wembley on 13 March, ironically, the Reds beat Spurs 3-1 who had the former legend Ray Clemence between the posts.

During the period 1981 - 1994, Grobbelaar played 627 first team games for Liverpool, becoming known for his eccentric and flamboyant style. In 1984, the European Cup final between Liverpool and A.S. Roma finished 1-1 after extra time, and went to penalty shootout. As Roma's Bruno Conti prepared to take his kick, Grobbelaar walked towards the goal smiling confidently at the cameras lined-up behind, then proceeded to bite the back of the net, in imitation of eating spaghetti. Conti sent his spot kick over the bar. Grobbelaar then produced a similar performance before Francesco Graziani took his kick, famously wobbling his legs in mock terror. Graziani duly missed and Liverpool went on to win the shootout 4-2, making Grobbelaar the first African (Coluna, Eusébio, Santana, Costa Pereira and Águas were all born in Africa but Mozambique and Angola were under Portuguese rule and played for the Portuguese national team) to win a European Cup/Champions League winner's medal.

Whilst criticism is often aimed at him[attribution needed] for his sometimes erratic performances, Grobbelaar was retained by three of Liverpool's greatest managers; Paisley, Fagan and Dalglish, over a period of 13 years. They all recognised that beneath the showbiz, there was one of the outstanding goalkeepers of his generation: he defended his eccentricity by claiming that, having fought in a civil war in Zimbabwe, he could appreciate that football is not as important as some people would suggest. His strengths were his gymnastic-like agility, and an unflappable confidence; even if he made a mistake, he would always want to be involved. He was never afraid to be seen to berate his defenders if he thought they had given easy opportunities to the opposition, most famously in his verbal assault on Jim Beglin in the first all Merseyside FA Cup final against Everton in 1986. Over the course of his Liverpool career he won more medals than any of his contemporaries.

Although there were occasional challenges to his position as Liverpool's number 1, Grobbelaar was a virtual ever-present from Clemence's departure to the start of the 1990's, when the club itself also started to slide, culminating in Kenny Dalglish's resignation in February 1991. It was the signing of David James from Watford in the summer of 1992 that spelt the beginning of the end for Grobbelaar. Although James struggled to impress at first, Grobbelaar's insistence on playing for Zimbabwe gave James chances; Grobbelaar only played 6 times for Liverpool during 1992-93,and even spent a period on loan at Stoke City. James' uncertainty allowed Grobbelaar to regain his place in the first team at the start of the 1993-94 season, in which his performance, like the team's, started well but fell away badly. He was ever-present until he was injured in the final minute of a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United on 19 February 1994. It turned out to be his final appearance for the club.

[kopiteinkc]

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Jimmy Case:
Date of Birth: 18-05-1954
Birthplace: Liverpool
Debut : 26th April 1975 v Queens Park Rangers (H) Football League Division One: Won 3-1
1st team games: 269
1st team goals: 46
Other clubs: South Liverpool, Southampton, Bournemouth, Halifax Town, Wrexham, Darlington, Sittingbourne, Brighton and Hove Albion (manager)
International caps while with Liverpool: 0
International goals while with Liverpool:
Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79 & 1979/80, European Cup 1977, 1978 & 1981, UEFA Cup 1976, League Cup 1981, Charity Shield 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979 & 1980, European Super Cup 1977
PROFILE
A product of South Liverpool FC, Case joined Liverpool as an amateur during the Bill Shankly era in 1972, turning professional a year later and breaking through for his senior debut against Queens Park Rangers in the final game of the 1974-75 season, under Bob Paisley's management.

Case served an apprenticeship as an electrician but it was his livewire raiding on the right flank of midfield that illuminated many Liverpool games. He possessed explosive shooting power, making him a menace to the opposition at free kicks, and a full-blooded tackling style.

His eye for goal produced great dividends in Europe. While overall, Case scored 46 goals in 269 first team outings, 13 of them came in 35 games against Continental opposition, including a UEFA Cup hat trick against Polish foes Slask Wroclaw in December 1975 on Liverpool's path to winning the trophy. His other hat trick came against Bolton in the League in September 1978.

Perhaps his most memorable strike was his Wembley spectacular against Manchester United in the 1977 FA Cup Final. After collecting four title medals, three European Cup, a League Cup and a UEFA Cup medal he joined Brighton for £350,000 in 1981, returning with them to Anfield two years later to score a stunning FA Cup winner against his old club. He later played for Southampton, Bournemouth, Halifax, Wrexham, Darlington and Brighton again, becoming manager.

[Grinners89]

Current squad by position

GK: Clemence, Grobbelaar
RB: Neal
LB: Hughes, A.Kennedy
CB: Hansen, Smith, Carragher, Phil Thompson, Yeats, Lawrenson
RM: Liddell, Callaghan, McManaman, McDermott
LM: Barnes, Liddell, R.Kennedy, Whelan, Heighway, Peter Thompson
CM: Gerrard, Souness, Mølby
FW: Dalglish, Rush, Fowler, Keegan, Hunt, Owen, Beardsley, Hodgson, Case

Anyone want to nominate some full-backs or central midfielders whose spots are looking a bit lighter than, eg; the forard category

[kopiteinkc]

Current squad by position

GK: Clemence, Grobbelaar
RB: Neal
LB: Hughes, A.Kennedy
CB: Hansen, Smith, Carragher, Phil Thompson, Yeats, Lawrenson
RM: Liddell, Callaghan, McManaman, McDermott
LM: Barnes, Liddell, R.Kennedy, Whelan, Heighway, Peter Thompson
CM: Gerrard, Souness, Mølby
FW: Dalglish, Rush, Fowler, Keegan, Hunt, Owen, Beardsley, Hodgson, Case

Anyone want to nominate some full-backs or central midfielders whose spots are looking a bit lighter than, eg; the forard category

Lawro could play at full back, Terry Mac could play in the middle, Liddell could play up front, Hughes could play in the middle or in midfield, Case was not a forward but played anywhere in midfield, Beardsley and King Kenny could play off the front two, etc.....

My final draft XI will be a 4-4-2.

[Twenty26Six]

I know A LOT of fullbacks, feel free to PM me for some suggestions.

Oh, and I drafted TerryMac as a CM, but he might end up on the right - depending. :)