A player from our history
Steve Nicol
Bob Paisley bought 19-year-old Steve Nicol in October 1981 as an eventual replacement for right-back Phil Neal. He cost £300,000 from Ayr United where he had been a part-time player and an out-of-work building labourer. Kenny Dalglish was not so impressed by his arrival: "Until then, the three Scots already at Anfield, Al, Graeme and me had been pretty well able to look after ourselves. We had built up an understanding that the Scots were the master race. We would quote historical facts to the English players to prove it. Some of the…
- Birthdate: 11 December 1961
- Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
- Other clubs: Ayr United (1977-81), Notts County (1995), Sheffield Wednesday (1995-98), West Bromwich Albion (loan 1998), Doncaster Rovers (1998-99), Boston Bulldogs (1999)
- Signed from: Ayr United
- Signed for LFC: £300,000, 22.10.1981
- Liverpool debut: 31.08.1982
- Last appearance: 05.10.1994
- Debut goal: 22.10.1983
- Last goal: 18.08.1993
- Contract expiry: 20.01.1995
- Honours: League Championship 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90; FA Cup 1986, 1989, 1992; European Cup 1984; FWA Footballer of the Year 1989
- League games / goals / assists: 343 / 36 / 32
- Total games / goals / assists: 468 / 46 / 46
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 343 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 468 |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-1983 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983-1984 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| 1984-1985 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 48 |
| 1985-1986 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 47 |
| 1986-1987 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 1987-1988 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 1988-1989 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 1989-1990 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1990-1991 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1991-1992 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| 1992-1993 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| 1993-1994 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1994-1995 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-1984 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1984-1985 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1985-1986 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1986-1987 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1987-1988 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1988-1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989-1990 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1990-1991 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991-1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Champions L - League Ph.
Anfield | Wednesday 28 Jan 2026
| Liverpool | Qarabağ FK | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | - | 0 |
The last ...
- Game was against
- Qarabag FK on Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026
- Goal was scored by
- Federico Chiesa against Qarabag FK on Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026
- Own goal was scored by
- Jarell Quansah against Chelsea on Sunday, 04 May 2025
- Sending off was
- Amara Nallo against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, 29 Oct 2025
- Penalty goal was
- Dominik Szoboszlai against Inter Milan on Tuesday, 09 Dec 2025
- Missed penalty was
- Dominik Szoboszlai against Burnley on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026
- Home win was against
- Qarabag FK on Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026
- Home draw was against
- Burnley on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026
- Home defeat was against
- PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
- Away win was against
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- Away draw was against
- Arsenal on Thursday, 08 Jan 2026
- Away defeat was against
- Bournemouth on Saturday, 24 Jan 2026
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- Of those, 220 were own goals, while 565 came from the penalty spot.
- A total of 484 players have scored for Liverpool FC.
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- On average, Liverpool FC have scored 1.8 goals per game.
- Since 1892, 823 players have represented Liverpool FC in competitive matches.
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