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...
| 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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| 1 | - | 1 |
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