Players - Ian Rush

Ian Rush
Birthdate: 20 October 1961
Birthplace: St Asaph, Wales
Other clubs: Chester (1977-80), Juventus (1986-88), Leeds United (1996-97), Newcastle United (1997-98), Sheffield United (loan 1998), Wrexham (1998-99), Sydney Olympic (1999)
Signed from: Chester, Juventus
Signed for LFC: 300000 / £2700000, 28.04.1980 / 01.07.1986 (loan) / 18.08.1988
International debut: 21.05.1980 vs. Scotland
International caps: 73/28 (67/26 at LFC) - 24.1.1996
Liverpool debut: 13.12.1980
Last appearance: 11.05.1996
Debut goal: 30.09.1981
Last goal: 05.05.1996
Contract expiry: 01.07.1986 / 01.07.1987 (end of loan) / 20.05.1996
Win ratio: 54.7% W:361 D:165 L:134
Games/goals ratio: 1.91
Games/assists ratio: 7.95
Honours: League Championship 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1989/90; FA Cup 1986, 1989, 1992; League Cup; 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995; European Cup 1984; PFA Young Player of the Year 1983, FWA Footballer of the Year 1984, PFA Player of the Year 1984, The European Golden Boot 1984
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 0
League games / goals / assists: 469 / 229 / 62
Total games / goals / assists: 660 / 346 / 83

Player Profile

Simply the greatest goalscorer in Liverpool's history. Rushie was born and raised with four sisters and five brothers in a town called Flint in northeast-Wales. When he was 13 playing for Deeside Primary schools his scoring prowess alerted scouts at Liverpool and Manchester United. He eventually went on trials to Burnley, Wrexham and Chester. Cliff Sear, the youth team manager at Chester, put him at ease and Rush felt at home at Chester. Liverpool scout Geoff Twentyman was a regular visitor at Chester's games and come 1980 Bob Paisley was convinced enough about his talent to convince the club to splash out £300,000 on the 19-year-old which was the highest fee ever paid for a youngster at the time in the world. What clinched the deal for Rush was that Chester manager, Allan Oakes, told him: 'If you don't make it, you can always go back to Chester." Rush left Chester after scoring 17 goals in 39 matches. He made his debut for Liverpool in a 1-1 draw against Ipswich on 13 December 1980 replacing Kenny Dalglish in the side, who was out with an injured ankle. Wearing the famous number seven at Liverpool was quite a responsibility for the youngster, who was raised as an Everton supporter. Rush's second game was a League Cup final replay no less. He had an impressive game at Villa Park and rattled the crossbar. Liverpool celebrated a 2-1 win courtesy of Dalglish’s and Hansen’s goals. Rush finished the season with nine games for Liverpool but still no goals. He had though so far netted twelve goals in 30 reserve appearances.

Rush didn’t get a chance in the first team at the beginning of his first full season. He also had trouble adapting socially to his new surroundings. He was shy and didn’t like how Dalglish and the senior players used to wind him and the other new recruits up. Rush knocked on Paisley’s door and declared he wanted a chance with the first team or else he would leave. Paisley said he would make him available for transfer and Rush left his office determined to show him he could score an abundance of goals with the reserves that would alert other clubs. Rush scored five goals in his first four reserve games of the season. Paisley’s trick had worked as he never intended to sell him. 

Rush broke his duck on 30 September 1981 at Anfield against Oulu Palloseura from Finland in the European Cup. He came on as a substitute and scored one of Liverpool's seven on the night. David Johnson got injured and Rush had a golden opportunity to establish himself in the side. Rush scored a brace against Exeter in the League Cup and netted another two goals in the League against Leeds and didn’t stop until he had scored 30 goals that season. The pinnacle was his first goal at Wembley in the League Cup final. Ronnie Whelan scored Liverpool's two goals in their 3-1 win over Tottenham. Whelan and Rush entered the side at a similar time and became firm friends. Their time had certainly come. Few believed Rush could sustain his current rate of scoring goals the next season, but he proved them all wrong and was voted the League’s most promising player in the 1982/83 season. Rush and Dalglish had formed a lethal partnership and their understanding of each other’s strengths was incredible. Rush was a quick runner and a quick thinker as well. He had made his move long before the opponent had realised. Sure enough Kenny rewarded his run with a brilliant pass and soon the ball was in the net. Rush soon earned the nickname "The Ghost" for the way he snuck up behind defenders. Rushie’s most memorable scoring feat that season was without a doubt his four goals in the derby match against Everton at Goodison Park. His destruction of the Blues was immortalised in song as an extra verse in "Poor Scouser Tommy" by Liverpool fans all over the world. Liverpool won the same double as the season before, the Championship and the League Cup.

The 1983/84 season was perhaps Rush's best for Liverpool. He scored a breathtaking hat-trick at Aston Villa, four against Coventry and five against Luton. Just before he went out on the field to score a quintette against Luton he soaked his rock hard boots in the bath. Every game since then he religiously wet his boots prior to kick-off. Liverpool fans would hardly believe if 90 minutes could pass without Rush scoring. He finished off Dinamo Bucharest in the semi-finals of the European Cup by a couple of goals. The final was a memorable one and Rush was one of four Liverpool players who scored in the penalty shoot-out in Rome. He had scored no less than 47 goals that season and was awarded the Golden Boot for being Europe’s top scorer. It was hardly surprising that his fellow professionals in England and the local media would choose him as the best player of the season. He had also destroyed Roger Hunt’s Liverpool record who had scored 41 goals in one season twenty years earlier. Rush was tempted to leave his beloved club for Napoli in 1984 as Rush revealed to LFChistory.net. "Napoli offered me £1 million and I wanted to speak to them just before the deadline. John Smith, the Liverpool Chairman, refused to do that." Napoli went on to sign Diego Maradona instead.

Rush suffered his first setback when he was sidelined for the first 14 games in the following season. His first game was against Everton but he drew a blank. Only a few days later he was back with a vengeance when he scored a hat-trick against Benfica in the second round of the European Cup. Rush repeated his feat from a year earlier when he scored two goals in the semi-final against Panathinaikos at Anfield, but the European Cup final at Heysel was a tragedy.

Liverpool captured the double in the 1985/86 season with Rush once again playing a key part, scoring twice in a 3-1 victory over Everton in the first-ever Merseyside final, which he rates as his most memorable game. Heartbreak for Liverpool fans worldwide was ahead. The Heysel tragedy resulted in a European ban for Liverpool and the club suffered financially for its exclusion from Europe. Liverpool were forced to part with their greatest asset for which they were going to receive a record fee for a British footballer, £3.2million. Rush was supposed to join Juventus in the summer of 1986, but Juventus president, Giampiero Boniperti, said to his great surprise during contract negotiations that he was going to be loaned out to Lazio in Serie B for the 1986/87 season as Platini had decided to play one more season. The French maestro and Michael Laudrup would occupy the two places allowed for foreigners at the Italian club. Rush suggested a loan to Liverpool to Boniperti. Those who feared Rush wouldn’t give 100% for the club in his final season soon calmed down. He scored 21 goals in his first 21 games. Incredibly Liverpool had never lost a game in which Rushie scored. The tally had reached 145 games when Liverpool faced Arsenal in the League Cup final. Rush gave Liverpool the lead but Charlie Nicholas replied with two and Arsenal ran out winners. Everton recaptured the Championship from their neighbours but not before Rush made them suffer at Anfield when he scored his eighteenth and nineteenth goal in twenty derby matches, equalling Dixie Dean’s record. Dixie achieved that feat in 17 matches, but Rushie went on to score a total of 25 goals against the Blues. Rush said goodbye to Liverpool by registering six goals in his final eight games.

The Welshman scored 14 goals for Juventus in the 1987/88 season of which eight were in Serie A. Diego Maradona was number one in the scoring charts with 14 league goals and Rush scored as many goals as Marco Van Basten and more than Rudi Voeller. He showed Juve fans what he was capable of when he scored four goals against Pescara in the cup. Injuries, illness, the defensive nature of the Italians and Michel Platini’s decision to quit Juventus all played a part in Rush's failure to deliver the goods on a regular basis. Peter Robinson was relaxing in the Spanish sun in 1988 when he spotted a magazine article that said talented striker, Alexander Zavarov, was on his way to Juventus and that meant there would be one foreign player too many at the Torino club. Robinson suspected who would be left out and immediately phoned Dalglish. Rushie’s return to Liverpool after only one season abroad came as a surprise to everyone and no one realised until he sat down with the manager in front of the stunned press that he had signed for his old club. Majority of the press believed that Liverpool were buying Gary Pallister from Middlesbrough to replace the injured Alan Hansen. The prize was £2.7million so Liverpool had bought him for £500,000 less. Liverpool had ran away with the League in the previous campaign and defences all around England were already quivering in their boots to meet up with Rush again, not least his neighbours across Stanley Park.

Once Rush returned he was clearly far away from his best condition. In January fans started to see glimpses of the old Rush. He scored in three games in a row but then he got injured and a knee operation meant two months on the sidelines. He proved a valuable substitute in the FA Cup final against his old foes Everton. John Aldridge made way for Rush in the second half having scored the only goal of the game until then. Stuart McCall equalized in the last seconds of full time. Rush scored Liverpool’s second with a brilliant shot in the fifth minute of extra-time but that was cancelled out by another McCall equalizer in the 102nd minute. Two minutes later Rushie proved to be the hero of the day when he scored with a dead accurate header and Liverpool won the Cup. Rush was preferred to John Aldridge in the starting line-up the following season and critics got on his back right away. The pressure was greater because Aldridge had been the team’s top scorer last season. He was not happy with the situation and signed for Real Sociedad in Spain where he continued to score on a regular basis. Rush didn’t let Kenny down and finished the season as top scorer with 26 goals. Like clockwork he scored the same amount of goals next season but Dalglish’s resignation spoilt Liverpool’s chances of holding on to their League title. Rush sustained an injury along with other key players in Souness’s first whole season in 1991/92. He managed to get himself fit for the FA Cup final against Sunderland and struck gold as usual at Wembley. He sealed Liverpool’s 2-0 win and his fifth goal in a FA Cup final was an unprecedented achievement.

Rush struggled along with others in the Liverpool side in the next two seasons but still delivered 41 goals. On 18 October 1992 Rush made another record his very own. He scored his 287th goal for Liverpool in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Roger Hunt had to step down from his pedestal as Liverpool’s greatest goalscorer. Rush was in awe of Sir Roger. "Obviously I am proud and privileged to have beaten the record of a great player like Roger Hunt. He was my father's hero." Souness gave Rushie the captain’s armband he fully deserved in the autumn of 1993. He also received a new and promising strike-partner by the name of Robbie Fowler. They connected well and the Welshman took the young striker under his wing. Souness resigned in January 1994 and Roy Evans took over. Rush played his 600th game for Liverpool against Blackburn in the fifth round of the League Cup and celebrated by scoring his thirteenth hat-trick! Rush went on to score sixteen in total, one less than the club's hat-trick king, Gordon Hodgson. Steve McManaman proved instrumental in the final against Bolton and no one was more proud than Rushie to lift the cup as captain. In the summer of 1995 Liverpool bought the striking sensation that was Stan Collymore for a record fee. Rush was approaching his thirty-fourth birthday and the prediction was this was going to be his final season. Rush continued as captain and figured at the start of the season, but got sidelined through injury. Fowler and Collymore established a good rapport and the writing was firmly on the wall for the legend. Rushie’s achievements in the game were acknowledged by the queen at the turn of the year. He was awarded the MBE at Buckingham Palace. One more record gave way before Rushie left Anfield. On 6 January 1996 he scored against Rochdale in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield. It was his forty-second goal in the competition and put him one above Denis Law with whom he had shared the record as the competition’s greatest goal-scorer in the twentieth century. Rochdale manager, Mick Docherty, was honoured to witness this monumental feat: "It couldn't happen to a better pro. He is a shining light in the profession because of his work rate, dedication and his great scoring record."

On 27 April 1996 Ian Rush played his farewell game at Anfield. He came on as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough but couldn’t get on the scoresheet. Rush was applauded by both sets of fans. He took his shirt off and threw it into the Kop. "It was an emotional day but also a fantastic day for me," Rushie said after the final whistle. "The reception I got will live with me forever. I'm sorry I didn't score. The fans were willing me to score and I wanted to score as much as they wanted me to. I wanted to stay on the pitch forever." He played his final League game against Manchester City and scored in a 2-2 draw. He looked forward to his final appearance that was appropriately enough at Wembley in the FA Cup final. Rush came on in the second half but a dull game ended 1-0 in Manchester United’s favour. A few days later he joined Leeds United. He was continually played out of position on the wing at Leeds and only recorded three goals for the Yorkshire club. In the summer of 1997 his old mate Dalglish lured him to Newcastle as well John Barnes. Rush scored two goals for Newcastle and both were historic. He scored his 49th goal in the League Cup which equalled Geoff Hurst’s scoring record and his second and last goal of his career at the top came against Everton in the FA Cup. Once more his old favourites were his victims. He was loaned out to Sheffield United in the spring and was hired as player-coach of Wrexham in the 1998/99 season. The legendary striker made couple of appearances with Sidney Olympic in Australia before retiring in 1999.

Ian Rush was also a star for his country. He played 73 internationals for Wales and scored 28 goals which is of course also a goalscoring record. His biggest disappointment was that he never got the opportunity to represent his country in the European Championships or the World Cup. Wales’ Ryan Giggs is amongst his biggest admirers: "As a schoolboy the three strikers I admired most were Ian Rush, Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker. But Rushie stood out because he was such an inspiring example to youngsters with so many other assets to his game." Rush has passed his FA coaching badges and travelled around the world to Australia and Iceland amongst other countries where he has taught kids to become accomplished goalscorers trying to pass on the knowledge he has gained. Houllier also recognised his coaching ability and added him temporarily to his Liverpool staff to help his strikers score goals. 

Rush argued he was a better all-round player once he returned from Italy. He had certainly always impressed with his goalscoring talents but what made him stand apart was his defensive work. He was Liverpool's first defender when the opposition had the ball. Joe Fagan was always impressed by Rush's attention to teamwork. "He set an example to all his colleagues, not only in his scoring, but also in his willingness to tackle back. He wins the ball so often it provides a psychological boost for defenders." Rush scored 207 goals in 331 appearances in his first spell at Liverpool and added 139 in 329 games in his second phase at the club following his return from Juventus. Ian Rush is a unique striker at a club that prides itself on great forwards.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 469 61 78 38 14 660
1980-1981 7 0 1 1 0 9
1981-1982 32 3 10 4 0 49
1982-1983 34 3 8 5 1 51
1983-1984 41 2 12 9 1 65
1984-1985 28 6 1 7 2 44
1985-1986 40 8 6 0 2 56
1986-1987 42 3 9 0 3 57
1988-1989 24 2 4 0 2 32
1989-1990 36 8 3 0 1 48
1990-1991 37 7 3 0 1 48
1991-1992 18 5 3 5 0 31
1992-1993 32 1 4 4 1 42
1993-1994 42 2 5 0 0 49
1994-1995 36 7 7 0 0 50
1995-1996 20 4 2 3 0 29
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
36 3041 Everton
32 2679 Manchester United
31 2736 Tottenham
30 2531 Arsenal
27 2435 Southampton
27 2270 Coventry City
26 2102 Nottingham Forest
24 1999 QPR
23 1798 Aston Villa
21 1890 Norwich City
20 1793 Manchester City
20 1786 Ipswich Town
19 1710 Chelsea
18 1587 West Ham United
18 1462 Sheffield Wednesday
15 1380 Luton Town
15 1299 Wimbledon
14 1250 Leeds United
14 1099 Newcastle United
13 1170 Stoke City
12 1056 Sunderland
12 998 Crystal Palace
11 1020 Watford
11 990 Birmingham City
10 870 Leicester City
9 800 Blackburn Rovers
8 746 Brighton & Hove Albion
8 720 WBA
8 711 Sheffield United
7 690 Fulham
7 619 Notts County
7 559 Middlesbrough
6 540 Swansea City
6 540 Oldham Athletic
5 450 Burnley
5 450 Derby
5 299 Charlton Athletic
4 365 York City
4 360 Benfica
4 360 Oxford United
4 360 Walsall
3 270 Wolves
3 270 Millwall
3 270 Barnsley
2 210 Portsmouth
2 180 Bristol City
2 180 Bolton Wanderers
2 180 Odense BK
2 180 HJK Helsinki
2 180 Widzew Lodz
2 180 Exeter City
2 180 Austria Vienna
2 180 Crewe
2 180 Apollon Limassol
2 180 Brøndby
2 180 Swindon Town
2 180 Din. Bucharest
2 180 Juventus
2 180 Athletic Bilbao
2 180 Kuusysi Lahti
2 180 Auxerre
2 175 CSKA Sofia
2 144 Spartak Moscow
2 136 Wigan Athletic
1 120 Roma
1 90 Independiente
1 90 Chesterfield
1 90 Panathinaikos
1 90 AZ Alkmaar
1 90 Brentford
1 90 Dundalk
1 90 Bayern Munich
1 90 Port Vale
1 90 Rotherham United
1 90 Genoa
1 44 Bristol Rovers
1 32 Rochdale
1 26 Oulun Palloseura
1 14 Spartak Vladi.
Total Started/substitutions
630 Started
22 On the bench
30 Substitute
36 Substituted
Total Venue
317 Home
314 Away
29 Neutral
Total Competition
339 League
130 Premier League
78 League Cup
61 FA Cup
25 European Cup
8 UEFA Cup
7 Charity Shield
4 Screen Sport Super Cup
4 European Cup Winners Cup
2 Centenary Trophy
1 European Super Cup
1 World Club Championship
Total W D L Win % Manager
226 132 59 35 58.4% Kenny Dalglish
111 45 33 33 40.5% Graeme Souness
109 73 20 16 67% Bob Paisley
109 61 29 19 56% Joe Fagan
95 46 23 26 48.4% Roy Evans
10 4 1 5 40% Ronnie Moran
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 229 39 48 20 10 346
1980-1981 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981-1982 17 3 8 2 0 30
1982-1983 24 2 2 2 1 31
1983-1984 32 2 8 5 0 47
1984-1985 14 7 0 5 0 26
1985-1986 22 6 3 0 2 33
1986-1987 30 0 4 0 6 40
1988-1989 7 3 1 0 0 11
1989-1990 18 6 2 0 0 26
1990-1991 16 5 5 0 0 26
1991-1992 4 1 3 1 0 9
1992-1993 14 1 1 5 1 22
1993-1994 14 1 4 0 0 19
1994-1995 12 1 6 0 0 19
1995-1996 5 1 1 0 0 7
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Assists per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 62 5 12 4 0 83
1980-1981 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981-1982 5 0 1 0 0 6
1982-1983 6 1 0 1 0 8
1983-1984 5 1 2 3 0 11
1984-1985 3 1 0 0 0 4
1985-1986 7 1 3 0 0 11
1986-1987 7 0 2 0 0 9
1988-1989 2 0 0 0 0 2
1989-1990 7 0 0 0 0 7
1990-1991 9 1 0 0 0 10
1991-1992 2 0 1 0 0 3
1992-1993 1 0 1 0 0 2
1993-1994 1 0 0 0 0 1
1994-1995 5 0 0 0 0 5
1995-1996 2 0 2 0 0 4
A more detailed look at the player's assists
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 13.12.1980 Ipswich Town Portman Road League
50 13.04.1982 Stoke City Anfield League
100 05.03.1983 Stoke City Anfield League
150 04.02.1984 Sunderland Roker Park League
200 02.03.1985 Nottingham Forest Anfield League
250 18.01.1986 West Ham United Anfield League
300 06.12.1986 Watford Vicarage Road League
350 11.12.1988 Everton Anfield League
400 14.03.1990 QPR Anfield FA Cup
450 23.03.1991 Derby Baseball Ground League
500 03.10.1992 Sheffield Wednesday Anfield League
550 21.11.1993 Newcastle United St James' Park League
600 30.11.1994 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park League Cup
650 28.02.1996 Charlton Athletic Anfield FA Cup
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 67 30.09.1981 Oulun Palloseura Anfield Europe
50 78 01.01.1983 Notts County Anfield League
100 59 18.04.1984 Leicester City Filbert Street League
150 61 14.01.1986 Tottenham White Hart Lane Other
200 18 18.03.1987 QPR Anfield League
250 48 09.10.1990 Crewe Gresty Road League Cup
300 21 08.05.1993 Tottenham Anfield League
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"I think Rushie would be the first to admit that in training he just looked like an ordinary player. He didn't have the explosive pace, but all of a sudden, as soon as he got in the first team, he caught fire. He surprised everybody. He gained three or four yards of pace, his touch was great. His record speaks for itself, what a great player to be replaced by. I feel good about it. I would have felt worse if somebody had replaced me not as good. He wasn't the best of trainers, but a great, great, great player for Liverpool. A class act."

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"Ian Rush made me look brilliant in the air. When I jumped up and headed, the ball would always go to Rushie. He could read my body; the way I jumped up Ian would deduce where the ball would go. He worked it out before I had. Rush never knew which bloody knife or fork to use, but on the pitch he was a genius."

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Scrapbook
1983 Match poster of Ian Rush
1983 Match poster of Ian Rush
30 April 1988
30 April 1988
50 my target, says Rush - 7 May 1984
50 my target, says Rush - 7 May 1984
A big poster of Rush 1985
A big poster of Rush 1985
A big poster of Rush from Shoot! 1982
A big poster of Rush from Shoot! 1982
A hero's return - Shoot! 3 September 1988
A hero's return - Shoot! 3 September 1988
A late late Rush - 3 December 1983
A late late Rush - 3 December 1983
A make or break season for Rush - LFC match programme in 1982
A make or break season for Rush - LFC match programme in 1982
A return to Anfield as Leeds' star - November 1996
A return to Anfield as Leeds' star - November 1996
Ace Ian leads final charge - 21 March 1984
Ace Ian leads final charge - 21 March 1984
All change at Anfield - 1985/86
All change at Anfield - 1985/86
An MBE for Rushie - Anfield Review
An MBE for Rushie - Anfield Review
Anfield goal Rush - 29 October 1983
Anfield goal Rush - 29 October 1983
Arrivederci Roma!
Arrivederci Roma!
August 1980 - Football Monthly
August 1980 - Football Monthly
Caught in the Rush - 29 October 1983
Caught in the Rush - 29 October 1983
Dalglish salutes great fans - 6 May 1986
Dalglish salutes great fans - 6 May 1986
Double diamonds
Double diamonds
Double take - 10 May 1986
Double take - 10 May 1986
Farewell to a genius
Farewell to a genius
Five goals, no Sweat - 29 October 1983
Five goals, no Sweat - 29 October 1983
Flashback to 10 May - Rushing back to Wembley
Flashback to 10 May - Rushing back to Wembley
Flashpoint - 25 August 1986
Flashpoint - 25 August 1986
Four goal Rush - 7 May 1984
Four goal Rush - 7 May 1984
Giants of Anfield
Giants of Anfield
Glory and goals all the way - May 1982
Glory and goals all the way - May 1982
Good luck, Liverpool! - Shoot! cover June 1985
Good luck, Liverpool! - Shoot! cover June 1985
Goodbye Rushie - Liverpool fan club magazine 1987
Goodbye Rushie - Liverpool fan club magazine 1987
Hat-tricked! - Against Barnsley 1985
Hat-tricked! - Against Barnsley 1985
Heading for success - best young player of the year 1983
Heading for success - best young player of the year 1983
High flier
High flier
Hot-shot with golden touch - 15 May 1982
Hot-shot with golden touch - 15 May 1982
Hungry scorer - 6 November 1983
Hungry scorer - 6 November 1983
I must do better - 20 January 1984
I must do better - 20 January 1984
I won't be like Blissett - June 1984
I won't be like Blissett - June 1984
I'll be back - a farewell to Rush in 1987
I'll be back - a farewell to Rush in 1987
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! 1983-1987
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! 1983-1987
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! 1988-1994
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! 1988-1994
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! in Juventus outfit
Ian Rush on the cover of Shoot! in Juventus outfit
Ian skates to a hat-trick - 20 January 1984
Ian skates to a hat-trick - 20 January 1984
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Ian's wondershow - 2 November 1985
Interview in The Official Liverpool Magazine 1994/95
Interview in The Official Liverpool Magazine 1994/95
It's a Rush job - 17 March 1986
It's a Rush job - 17 March 1986
It's that man again - 25 January 1984
It's that man again - 25 January 1984
Kenny's a card, by Ian Rush May 1990
Kenny's a card, by Ian Rush May 1990
Kop that and that - 10 May 1986
Kop that and that - 10 May 1986
LFC Official Matchday Magazine interview 2000/01
LFC Official Matchday Magazine interview 2000/01
Liddell tribute to Rush - 7 May 1984
Liddell tribute to Rush - 7 May 1984
Liverpool rush to Rome - 25 April 1984
Liverpool rush to Rome - 25 April 1984
Magic Rush - 5 April 1986
Magic Rush - 5 April 1986
Match cover 17 September 1983
Match cover 17 September 1983
Match cover 6 October 1990
Match cover 6 October 1990
Match factfile 1990
Match factfile 1990
Match poster extra 1991/92
Match poster extra 1991/92
Meet the new recruits - Anfield Review in 1980
Meet the new recruits - Anfield Review in 1980
Mersey champs - 29 October 1983
Mersey champs - 29 October 1983
Merseyside wins a day in soccer history
Merseyside wins a day in soccer history
My Problem Vote, by Phil Thompson - 1983
My Problem Vote, by Phil Thompson - 1983
Never join a foreign club while single - 30 May 1984
Never join a foreign club while single - 30 May 1984
Night of destiny in title charge thriller - 30 April 1986
Night of destiny in title charge thriller - 30 April 1986
October 1987 - World Soccer
October 1987 - World Soccer
Off the park with captain Rush - LFC Magazine interview 1995/96
Off the park with captain Rush - LFC Magazine interview 1995/96
Official fan club magazine 1983
Official fan club magazine 1983
Pages from Arnie's scrapbook (editor of LFChistory.net)
Pages from Arnie's scrapbook (editor of LFChistory.net)
Photofile of a goal king - June 1984
Photofile of a goal king - June 1984
Players of the year - LFC Official Matchday Magazine
Players of the year - LFC Official Matchday Magazine
Profile picture - 1984
Profile picture - 1984
Putting a smile on - 29 October 1983
Putting a smile on - 29 October 1983
Questions with Rushie from World Soccer in October 2010
Questions with Rushie from World Soccer in October 2010
Record-breaking Rush sinks Stoke - 25 October 1994
Record-breaking Rush sinks Stoke - 25 October 1994
Red alert! - Rush rounds Clemence to score winner
Red alert! - Rush rounds Clemence to score winner
Reds we salute you! - May 1984
Reds we salute you! - May 1984
Robbie Fowler is the new Ian Rush! - 1994
Robbie Fowler is the new Ian Rush! - 1994
Rush and Money become investments for the future - May 1980
Rush and Money become investments for the future - May 1980
Rush books reds on return trip to Rome - 25 April 1984
Rush books reds on return trip to Rome - 25 April 1984
Rush cracker - 3 September 1983
Rush cracker - 3 September 1983
Rush footballer of the year - 28 April 1984
Rush footballer of the year - 28 April 1984
Rush hits a hat-full - 29 October 1983
Rush hits a hat-full - 29 October 1983
Rush hits scoring target in a hurry - 1 February 1984
Rush hits scoring target in a hurry - 1 February 1984
Rush in action in Charity shield 1982
Rush in action in Charity shield 1982
Rush on a trophy hat-trick - From Shoot! on 1 May 1985
Rush on a trophy hat-trick - From Shoot! on 1 May 1985
Rush player of the year - 18 May 1984
Rush player of the year - 18 May 1984
Rush record blitz - 7 May 1984
Rush record blitz - 7 May 1984
Rush replacement for Dalglish - 13 December 1980
Rush replacement for Dalglish - 13 December 1980
Rush snake bite kills - 25 January 1984
Rush snake bite kills - 25 January 1984
Rush spoils his party night - 25 March 1984
Rush spoils his party night - 25 March 1984
Rush strikes and lifts the Kop gloom - 3 December 1983
Rush strikes and lifts the Kop gloom - 3 December 1983
Rush takes centre stage - 20 January 1984
Rush takes centre stage - 20 January 1984
Rush to Anfield
Rush to Anfield
Rush wraps it up - 22 December 1983
Rush wraps it up - 22 December 1983
Rush's cool kill - 3 September 1983
Rush's cool kill - 3 September 1983
Rushie has 'em - 27 January 1985
Rushie has 'em - 27 January 1985
Rushie in the reserves!
Rushie in the reserves!
Rushie's new challenge at Anfield - LFC Matchday Magazine 1995/96
Rushie's new challenge at Anfield - LFC Matchday Magazine 1995/96
Rushie's painkiller - 2 March 1986
Rushie's painkiller - 2 March 1986
September 1988 - World Soccer
September 1988 - World Soccer
Sheer Genius - 1983
Sheer Genius - 1983
Shoot! poster 1991
Shoot! poster 1991
Shoot! poster 1992
Shoot! poster 1992
Shoot! Top 30 Collection 1992
Shoot! Top 30 Collection 1992
Special target for Rush - 5 May 1984
Special target for Rush - 5 May 1984
Stormtrooper Rush - 29 October 1983
Stormtrooper Rush - 29 October 1983
Striking fear into the rest of Europe
Striking fear into the rest of Europe
Super Focus on Ian Rush
Super Focus on Ian Rush
That man Rush again - 7 March 1984
That man Rush again - 7 March 1984
The agony and the ecstasy - 21 January 1987
The agony and the ecstasy - 21 January 1987
The Amazing Mr. Goals, by Kenny Dalglish
The Amazing Mr. Goals, by Kenny Dalglish
The deadly duo strike again! - 15 May 1982
The deadly duo strike again! - 15 May 1982
The era of Ian Rush - 20 January 1984
The era of Ian Rush - 20 January 1984
The greatest - January 1984
The greatest - January 1984
The Welsh dragons scent a killing
The Welsh dragons scent a killing
Tricks of the trade
Tricks of the trade
Trigger happy! from Shoot May 1985
Trigger happy! from Shoot May 1985
Twentyman on Rush - 7 May 1984
Twentyman on Rush - 7 May 1984
Villa Freeze - 20 January 1984
Villa Freeze - 20 January 1984
Vintage Rush - 13 March 1982
Vintage Rush - 13 March 1982
Wales poster
Wales poster
We're heading for Wembley - 25 March 1983
We're heading for Wembley - 25 March 1983
Whatever happened to...
Whatever happened to...
Why united missed the goal Rush - 25 February 1984
Why united missed the goal Rush - 25 February 1984
World Soccer - 1984
World Soccer - 1984
World Soccer - January 1987
World Soccer - January 1987
World Soccer - January 1993
World Soccer - January 1993
World Soccer - March 1993
World Soccer - March 1993
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Chester City 1978-1979 England Third Division 1 0 1 0
Chester City 1979-1980 England Third Division 33 14 38 17
Juventus 1987-1988 Italy 1 29 8 39 14
Leeds United 1996-1997 England Premier League 36 3 42 3
Newcastle United 1997-1998 England Premier League 10 0 14 2
Sheffield United 1997-1998 England First Division 4 0 4 0
Wrexham 1998-1999 England Second Division 17 0 24 0
Sydney Olympic 1999-2000 Australia 2 1 2 1
Total 132 26 164 37