A player from our history

Ronnie Whelan

Whelan's background always made it likely that he would be successful in the sport as it had become something of a tradition in the family. His father was an Irish international and his younger brother Paul also played in the League of Ireland for many years. Dublin-born Ronnie impressed as a youth with Home Farm in the city of his birth, Dublin. A number of English clubs showed interest including Manchester United where he was a trainee but it was Liverpool who made a definite move shortly before the youngster's eighteenth birthday and signed...

Born:
25 September 1961
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
Other Clubs:
Home Farm (1976-79), Southend United (1994-95)
Signed from:
Home Farm
Joined Liverpool:
21.09.1979
Contract Expiry:
01.06.1994
Debut:
03 Apr 1981
First goal:
03 Apr 1981
Last goal:
22 Aug 1993
Last appearance:
07 May 1994
Games/goals ratio:
6.75
Games/assists ratio:
11.74
Win ratio:
75.79% W:288 D:0 L:92
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
362 / 46 / 30
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
493 / 73 / 42
Honours:
League Championship 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90; FA Cup 1986, 1989; League Cup 1982, 1983, 1984; European Cup 1984
International debut:
29.04.1981 vs. Czechoslovakia
International caps:
53/3 (51/3 at LFC) - 11.06.1995
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 362 41 50 24 16 493
1980-1981 1 0 0 0 0 1
1981-1982 32 3 8 4 0 47
1982-1983 28 1 6 5 1 41
1983-1984 23 1 5 5 0 34
1984-1985 37 7 3 10 2 59
1985-1986 39 7 7 0 4 57
1986-1987 39 3 8 0 3 53
1987-1988 28 2 3 0 0 33
1988-1989 37 5 6 0 3 51
1989-1990 34 8 3 0 1 46
1990-1991 14 1 1 0 1 17
1991-1992 10 3 0 0 0 13
1992-1993 17 0 0 0 1 18
1993-1994 23 0 0 0 0 23
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 46 7 14 6 0 73
1980-1981 1 0 0 0 0 1
1981-1982 10 0 3 1 0 14
1982-1983 2 0 2 3 0 7
1983-1984 4 0 3 2 0 9
1984-1985 7 4 1 0 0 12
1985-1986 10 1 3 0 0 14
1986-1987 3 0 2 0 0 5
1987-1988 1 0 0 0 0 1
1988-1989 4 0 0 0 0 4
1989-1990 1 1 0 0 0 2
1990-1991 1 0 0 0 0 1
1991-1992 0 1 0 0 0 1
1992-1993 1 0 0 0 0 1
1993-1994 1 0 0 0 0 1

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