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Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen was not just an accomplished footballer. He was good enough to represent his country at junior level in golf, volleyball and squash. Two years after watching a Partick Thistle team that included his brother John beat firm favourites Glasgow Celtic in a Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park, Alan was playing for Partick himself and would make over a century of League appearances for The Jags, including helping them win promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 1976. Hansen was one of the triumvirate of Scottish players,…
- Birthdate: 13 June 1955
- Birthplace: Sauchie, Scotland
- Other clubs: Partick Thistle
- Signed from: Partick Thistle
- Signed for LFC: £100,000, 05.05.1977
- Liverpool debut: 24.09.1977
- Last appearance: 28.04.1990
- Debut goal: 19.10.1977
- Last goal: 15.09.1987
- Contract expiry: 01.03.1991
- Honours: League Championship 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90; FA Cup 1986, 1989; League Cup 1981, 1983, 1984; European Cup 1978, 1981, 1984; European Super Cup 1977
- League games / goals / assists: 434 / 8 / 12
- Total games / goals / assists: 620 / 14 / 19
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 434 | 58 | 68 | 46 | 14 | 620 |
| 1977-1978 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 1978-1979 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| 1979-1980 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 1980-1981 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 54 |
| 1981-1982 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| 1982-1983 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 52 |
| 1983-1984 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 67 |
| 1984-1985 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 62 |
| 1985-1986 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 1986-1987 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 1987-1988 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 1988-1989 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1989-1990 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978-1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979-1980 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1980-1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987-1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Anfield | Saturday 31 Jan 2026
| Liverpool | Newcastle United | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | - | 1 |
The last ...
- Game was against
- Newcastle United on Saturday, 31 Jan 2026
- Goal was scored by
- Ibrahima Konaté against Newcastle United on Saturday, 31 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
- Newcastle United on Saturday, 31 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
- Marseille on Wednesday, 21 Jan 2026
- Away draw was against
- Arsenal on Thursday, 08 Jan 2026
- Away defeat was against
- Bournemouth on Saturday, 24 Jan 2026
- Five games
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- 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.
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