1892-1893 |
Andrew Hannah |
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ever-present |
1893-1894 |
Andrew Hannah |
Duncan McLean |
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1894-1895 |
Andrew Hannah |
Duncan McLean |
Jimmy Ross |
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Hannah leaves mid-season - replaced by McLean |
1894-1895 |
Duncan McLean |
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1895-1896 |
Jimmy Ross |
Matt McQueen |
Joe McQue |
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1896-1897 |
Jimmy Ross |
Joe McQue
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John McCartney
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Ross leaves in February - replaced by McCartney. |
1896-1897 |
John McCartney |
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ever-present
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1897-1898 |
John McCartney |
Frank Becton |
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1898-1899 |
Harry Storer |
George Allan |
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Storer replaced in April by Allan who dies prior to the 1899/1900 season |
1898-1899 |
George Allan |
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1899-1900 |
Billy Dunlop |
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ever-present |
1900-1901 |
Alex Raisbeck |
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Raisbeck missed 3 games. Probably Dunlop vice captain. |
1901-1902 |
Alex Raisbeck |
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Raisbeck missed 8 games. Probably Dunlop. |
1902-1903 |
Alex Raisbeck |
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Raisbeck missed 7 games. Probably Dunlop. |
1903-1904 |
Alex Raisbeck |
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Raisbeck missed 4 games. Probably Dunlop. |
1904-1905 |
Alex Raisbeck |
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Raisbeck missed 1 game. Probably Dunlop. |
1905-1906 |
Alex Raisbeck |
Billy Dunlop |
Maurice Parry |
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1906-1907 |
Alex Raisbeck |
Billy Dunlop |
Maurice Parry |
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Captain missing in 3 games
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1907-1908 |
Alex Raisbeck |
Jack Cox |
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Captain missing in 2 games |
1908-1909 |
Alex Raisbeck |
Joe Hewitt |
Jack Cox |
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Percy Saul captain in 1st game of season |
1909-1910 |
Arthur Goddard |
Ronald Orr |
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Goddard missed 3 games. Orr captain in one but two unknown.
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1910-1911 |
Arthur Goddard |
Ronald Orr |
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Sam Hardy captain in his benefit match on 17 April 1911 |
1911-1912 |
Arthur Goddard |
Ephraim Longworth
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1912-1913 |
Ephraim Longworth |
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Longworth missed 3 games. Unknown who was vice captain. |
1913-1914 |
Harry Lowe |
Bob Ferguson |
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1914-1915 |
Harry Lowe |
Bob Ferguson |
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1919-1920 |
Ephraim Longworth |
Donald Mackinlay |
Walter Wadsworth |
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Wadsworth captain when Longworth and Mackinlay were on international duty
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1920-1921 |
Ephraim Longworth |
Donald Mackinlay |
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1921-1922 |
Ephraim Longworth |
Donald Mackinlay |
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Longworth replaced by Mackinlay mid-season |
1921-1922 |
Donald Mackinlay |
Ephraim Longworth |
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Longworth captain when Mackinlay was unavailable |
1922-1923 |
Donald Mackinlay |
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Elisha Scott captain in his benefit match on 26 December 1922 |
1923-1924 |
Donald Mackinlay |
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Mackinlay missed 3 games. Wadsworth captain in one (maybe a one-off), the other two unknown.
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1924-1925 |
Donald Mackinlay |
Fred Hopkin |
Ephraim Longworth |
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Tommy Lucas captain on 20 September 1924 despite Hopkin playing.
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1925-1926 |
Donald Mackinlay |
Tommy Lucas |
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1926-1927 |
Donald Mackinlay |
Tommy Lucas |
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Jock McNab captain in his benefit match on 30 April 1927 |
1927-1928 |
Donald Mackinlay |
Tommy Lucas |
Ephraim Longworth |
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1928-1929 |
Tom Bromilow |
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Bromilow replaced mid-season by Jackson |
1928-1929 |
James Jackson |
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1929-1930 |
James Jackson |
Tom Morrison |
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1930-1931 |
James Jackson |
Tom Morrison |
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Gordon Hodgson captain on 14 March 1931 for establishing a new goals record |
1931-1932 |
Tiny Bradshaw |
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ever-present |
1932-1933 |
Tiny Bradshaw |
Jimmy McDougall |
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Elisha Scott captain on 1 October 1932 in his 400th league match for LFC |
1933-1934 |
Tiny Bradshaw |
Jimmy McDougall |
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Ernie Blenkinsop made captain for his return to Sheffield Wednesday, on 21 April 1934 |
1934-1935 |
Ernie Blenkinsop |
Jimmy McDougall |
Tiny Bradshaw |
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1935-1936 |
Ernie Blenkinsop |
Tom Cooper |
Tiny Bradshaw |
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1936-1937 |
Ernie Blenkinsop |
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Blenkinsop replaced after he got injured after playing the first 7 matches |
1936-1937 |
Tom Cooper |
Matt Busby |
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1937-1938 |
Tom Cooper |
Matt Busby |
Arthur Riley |
Tiny Bradshaw
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Jimmy McDougall also captain in two games. Tiny was preferred to him but only made a couple of appearances.
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1938-1939 |
Tom Cooper |
Matt Busby |
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1939-1940 |
Matt Busby |
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Only 3 games before WWII |
1945-1946 |
Willie Fagan |
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Only 4 official games post WWII |
1946-1947 |
Willie Fagan |
Jack Balmer |
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1947-1948 |
Jack Balmer |
Phil Taylor |
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1948-1949 |
Jack Balmer |
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ever-present |
1949-1950 |
Jack Balmer |
Phil Taylor |
Willie Fagan |
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1950-1951 |
Phil Taylor |
Jack Balmer |
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1951-1952 |
Phil Taylor |
Laurie Hughes |
Bob Paisley |
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9 games unaccounted for but Paisley likely established third captain |
1952-1953 |
Phil Taylor |
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Taylor missed 21 games. Probably Billy Liddell or Laurie Hughes vice captain |
1953-1954 |
Bill Jones |
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Jones missed 16 games. Probably Billy Liddell or Laurie Hughes vice captain |
1954-1955 |
Laurie Hughes |
Billy Liddell |
Geoff Twentyman |
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1955-1956 |
Billy Liddell |
Laurie Hughes |
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1956-1957 |
Billy Liddell |
Laurie Hughes |
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1957-1958 |
Billy Liddell |
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Liddell missed 7 games. Twentyman was captain in one game. |
1958-1959 |
Johnny Wheeler |
Ronnie Moran |
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1959-1960 |
Ronnie Moran |
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ever-present |
1960-1961 |
Dick White |
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ever-present |
1961-1962 |
Dick White |
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Replaced mid-season by Ron Yeats |
1961-1962 |
Ron Yeats |
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ever-present |
1962-1963 |
Ron Yeats |
Ronnie Moran |
Jimmy Melia |
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One game missing without Yeats, Moran and Melia |
1963-1964 |
Ron Yeats |
Gordon Milne |
Chris Lawler
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When Yeats was suspended in March 1964, Lawler was surprisingly given the captaincy over Milne
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1964-1965 |
Ron Yeats |
Gordon Milne |
Roger Hunt |
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One game missing without Yeats, Milne and Hunt |
1965-1966 |
Ron Yeats |
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ever-present |
1966-1967 |
Ron Yeats |
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Yeats missing in two matches. Hunt was captain in one game.
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1967-1968 |
Ron Yeats |
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Yeats missing in four matches. Hunt was captain in one game. |
1968-1969 |
Ron Yeats |
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Yeats missing in four matches. Hunt was captain in one game - probably vice captain 1967-69.
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1969-1970 |
Ron Yeats |
Tommy Smith |
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1970-1971 |
Tommy Smith |
Ron Yeats |
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1971-1972 |
Tommy Smith |
Chris Lawler |
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1972-1973 |
Tommy Smith |
Emlyn Hughes |
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1973-1974 |
Emlyn Hughes |
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Ian Callaghan was made captain for the day against Norwich on 2 February as he was voted Echo's Sports Personality of the Year.
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1974-1975 |
Emlyn Hughes |
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ever-present |
1975-1976 |
Emlyn Hughes |
Kevin Keegan |
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1976-1977 |
Emlyn Hughes |
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ever-present |
1977-1978 |
Emlyn Hughes |
Tommy Smith |
Ray Kennedy |
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Terry McDermott was skipper against former club, Newcastle, on 31 December 1977. |
1978-1979 |
Emlyn Hughes |
Kenny Dalglish |
Ray Clemence |
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Emlyn replaced by Phil Thompson after Dalglish had previously rejected the captaincy |
1978-1979 |
Phil Thompson |
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ever-present |
1979-1980 |
Phil Thompson |
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ever-present |
1980-1981 |
Phil Thompson |
Ray Kennedy |
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1981-1982 |
Phil Thompson |
Graeme Souness |
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Thompson replaced by Souness mid-season |
1981-1982 |
Graeme Souness |
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ever-present |
1982-1983 |
Graeme Souness |
Phil Thompson
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1983-1984 |
Graeme Souness |
Phil Neal |
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1984-1985 |
Phil Neal |
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ever-present |
1985-1986 |
Phil Neal |
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Neal departed Liverpool early in the season |
1985-1986 |
Alan Hansen |
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Hansen missing in 3 games. Unknown captain on 12 October 1985 snd 5 February 1986
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1986-1987 |
Alan Hansen |
Mark Lawrenson |
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Ian Rush captain in his last Anfield appearance on 4 May 1987 |
1987-1988 |
Alan Hansen |
Ronnie Whelan |
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1988-1989 |
Ronnie Whelan |
Steve Nicol |
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1989-1990 |
Alan Hansen |
Ronnie Whelan |
Steve McMahon |
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1990-1991 |
Ronnie Whelan |
Glenn Hysén |
Steve Nicol |
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1991-1992 |
Ronnie Whelan |
Steve Nicol |
Steve McMahon |
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Wright appointed captain in December 1991 |
1991-1992 |
Mark Wright |
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1992-1993 |
Mark Wright |
Ian Rush |
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Wright loses captaincy in November 1992 |
1992-1993 |
Steve Nicol |
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Nicol takes over until January, then gives way to Barnes |
1992-1993 |
John Barnes |
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1993-1994 |
Ian Rush |
Mark Wright |
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1994-1995 |
Ian Rush |
John Barnes |
Neil Ruddock |
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1995-1996 |
Ian Rush |
John Barnes |
Neil Ruddock |
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Rush absent from November to May (returns for one game) |
1996-1997 |
John Barnes |
Mark Wright |
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1997-1998 |
Paul Ince |
Steve McManaman |
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Phil Babb captain in his final game on 10 May 1998 |
1998-1999 |
Paul Ince |
Steve McManaman |
Jamie Redknapp |
Robbie Fowler |
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1999-2000 |
Jamie Redknapp |
Sami Hyypia |
Steve Staunton |
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2000-2001 |
Jamie Redknapp |
Robbie Fowler |
Sami Hyypia |
Jamie Carragher |
Redknapp club captain but out with injury during the season |
2001-2002 |
Jamie Redknapp |
Sami Hyypia |
Jamie Carragher |
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Redknapp captain in all his three starts, the third not with Hyypia in side |
2002-2003 |
Sami Hyypia |
Steven Gerrard |
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2003-2004 |
Sami Hyypia |
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Hyypia loses captaincy to Gerrard in October |
2003-2004 |
Steven Gerrard |
Sami Hyypia |
Jerzy Dudek |
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2004-2005 |
Steven Gerrard |
Sami Hyypia |
Jerzy Dudek |
Jamie Carragher |
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2005-2006 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Sami Hyypia |
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2006-2007 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Sami Hyypia |
Robbie Fowler |
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2007-2008 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Sami Hyypia |
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2008-2009 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Sami Hyypia |
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2009-2010 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Dirk Kuyt |
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2010-2011 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Pepe Reina |
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2011-2012 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Pepe Reina |
Martin Skrtel |
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2012-2013 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jamie Carragher |
Luis Suarez |
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2013-2014 |
Steven Gerrard |
Daniel Agger |
Luis Suarez |
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2014-2015 |
Steven Gerrard |
Jordan Henderson |
Martin Skrtel |
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2015-2016 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Lucas Leiva |
Kolo Touré |
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2016-2017 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Lucas Leiva |
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2017-2018 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
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Third captain shared between Can (3), Coutinho (3) and Mignolet (3) |
2018-2019 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Virgil Van Dijk |
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2019-2020 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Virgil Van Dijk |
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2020-2021 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Virgil Van Dijk |
Gini Wijnaldum |
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2021-2022 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Virgil Van Dijk |
Trent Alexander-Arnold |
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2022-2023 |
Jordan Henderson |
James Milner |
Virgil Van Dijk |
Trent Alexander-Arnold |
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2023-2024 |
Virgil Van Dijk |
Trent Alexander-Arnold |
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