Statistics
Players - Captain's debut
| Player | Date | Result | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hannah | 03.09.1892 | 8 - 0 | Higher Walton | Lancashire League |
| Duncan McLean | 06.01.1894 | 4 - 1 | Rotherham Town | 2nd Division |
| Jimmy Ross | 29.12.1894 | 0 - 3 | Birmingham | 1st Division |
| Matt McQueen | 07.12.1895 | 1 - 0 | Loughborough | 2nd Division |
| Joe McQue | 28.03.1896 | 7 - 0 | Crewe | 2nd Division |
| John McCartney | 21.11.1896 | 0 - 0 | Everton | 1st Division |
| Harry Storer | 03.09.1898 | 4 - 0 | The Wednesday | 1st Division |
| Billy Dunlop | 02.09.1899 | 2 - 3 | Stoke | 1st Division |
| Alex Raisbeck | 01.09.1900 | 3 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 1st Division |
| Maurice Parry | 21.04.1906 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield United | 1st Division |
| Percy Saul | 01.09.1908 | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | 1st Division |
| Joe Hewitt | 05.09.1908 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | 1st Division |
| Jack Cox | 24.10.1908 | 2 - 1 | Notts County | 1st Division |
| Arthur Goddard | 04.09.1909 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | 1st Division |
| Ronald Orr | 09.10.1909 | 3 - 2 | Manchester United | 1st Division |
| Ephraim Longworth | 04.09.1912 | 2 - 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1st Division |
| Harry Lowe | 20.09.1913 | 2 - 1 | Everton | 1st Division |
| Bob Ferguson | 25.04.1914 | 0 - 1 | Burnley | FA Cup Final |
| Donald Mackinlay | 30.08.1919 | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | 1st Division |
| Walter Wadsworth | 10.04.1920 | 0 - 3 | Derby | 1st Division |
| Fred Hopkin | 20.09.1924 | 0 - 0 | Bury | 1st Division |
| Tommy Lucas | 27.02.1926 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City | 1st Division |
| Jock McNab | 30.04.1927 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham | 1st Division |
| Tom Bromilow | 25.08.1928 | 3 - 0 | Bury | 1st Division |
| James Jackson | 27.10.1928 | 4 - 4 | Arsenal | 1st Division |
| Tom Morrison | 03.05.1930 | 0 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1st Division |
| Gordon Hodgson | 14.03.1931 | 0 - 0 | Derby | 1st Division |
| Tiny Bradshaw | 29.08.1931 | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United | 1st Division |
| Elisha Scott | 01.10.1932 | 1 - 3 | Everton | 1st Division |
| Jimmy McDougall | 03.12.1932 | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | 1st Division |
| Ernie Blenkinsop | 21.04.1934 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1st Division |
| Tom Cooper | 04.01.1936 | 0 - 0 | Everton | 1st Division |
| Matt Busby | 01.05.1937 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | 1st Division |
| Willie Fagan | 05.01.1946 | 2 - 0 | Chester | FA Cup 3rd round 1st leg |
| Jack Balmer | 31.08.1946 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United | 1st Division |
| Phil Taylor | 24.12.1949 | 3 - 1 | Everton | 1st Division |
| Bill Jones | 19.08.1953 | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | 1st Division |
| Laurie Hughes | 21.08.1954 | 3 - 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2nd Division |
| Billy Liddell | 20.08.1955 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2nd Division |
| Johnny Wheeler | 23.08.1958 | 3 - 3 | Grimsby Town | 2nd Division |
| Ronnie Moran | 15.11.1958 | 2 - 3 | Derby | 2nd Division |
| Dick White | 20.08.1960 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United | 2nd Division |
| Ron Yeats | 26.12.1961 | 0 - 1 | Rotherham United | 2nd Division |
| Gordon Milne | 11.01.1964 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | 1st Division |
| Tommy Smith | 15.08.1970 | 2 - 1 | Burnley | 1st Division |
| Chris Lawler | 07.09.1971 | 3 - 0 | Hull City | League Cup 2nd round |
| Emlyn Hughes | 30.09.1972 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United | 1st Division |
| Kevin Keegan | 01.11.1975 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | 1st Division |
| Ray Kennedy | 04.10.1977 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | 1st Division |
| Ray Clemence | 09.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City | 1st Division |
| Kenny Dalglish | 30.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 1st Division |
| Phil Thompson | 07.04.1979 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal | 1st Division |
| Graeme Souness | 02.01.1982 | 4 - 0 | Swansea City | FA Cup 3rd round |
| Phil Neal | 01.02.1984 | 3 - 0 | Watford | 1st Division |
| Alan Hansen | 17.09.1985 | 2 - 1 | Southampton | SSSC Group Phase |
| Mark Lawrenson | 13.09.1986 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1st Division |
| Ian Rush | 04.05.1987 | 1 - 0 | Watford | 1st Division |
| Ronnie Whelan | 09.05.1988 | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | 1st Division |
| Steve Nicol | 18.02.1989 | 3 - 2 | Hull City | FA Cup 5th round |
| Steve McMahon | 01.05.1990 | 1 - 0 | Derby | 1st Division |
| Glenn Hysén | 27.10.1990 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | 1st Division |
| Mark Wright | 07.12.1991 | 1 - 1 | Southampton | 1st Division |
| Jan Mølby | 29.09.1992 | 2 - 1 | Apollon Limassol | ECW Cup 1st round 2L |
| John Barnes | 09.01.1993 | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Neil Ruddock | 22.03.1995 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham | Premier League |
| Paul Ince | 09.08.1997 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon | Premier League |
| Steve McManaman | 22.09.1997 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Phil Babb | 10.05.1998 | 0 - 1 | Derby | Premier League |
| Jamie Redknapp | 24.11.1998 | 1 - 3 | Celta Vigo | UEFA Cup 3rd round 1L |
| Robbie Fowler | 08.12.1998 | 0 - 1 | Celta Vigo | UEFA Cup 3rd round 2L |
| Sami Hyypia | 14.09.1999 | 5 - 1 | Hull City | League Cup 2nd round 1L |
| Steve Staunton | 21.09.1999 | 4 - 2 | Hull City | League Cup 2nd round 2L |
| Jamie Carragher | 09.09.2000 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Steven Gerrard | 06.11.2002 | 3 - 1 | Southampton | League Cup 3rd round |
| Jerzy Dudek | 03.12.2003 | 2 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers | League Cup 4th round |
| Martin Skrtel | 28.10.2009 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | League Cup 4th round |
| Pepe Reina | 04.11.2009 | 1 - 1 | Lyon | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. |
| Lucas Leiva | 29.07.2010 | 2 - 0 | Rabotnicki | Europa League 3QR 1L |
| Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 22.09.2010 | 2 - 2 | Northampton Town | League Cup 3rd round |
| Luis Suarez | 27.01.2013 | 2 - 3 | Oldham Athletic | FA Cup 4th round |
| Daniel Agger | 29.12.2013 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | Premier League |
| Rickie Lambert | 23.09.2014 | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | League Cup 3rd round |
| Jordan Henderson | 28.10.2014 | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | League Cup 4th round |
| James Milner | 24.08.2015 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | Premier League |
| Mamadou Sakho | 17.09.2015 | 1 - 1 | Bordeaux | Europa League GS |
| Kolo Touré | 01.10.2015 | 1 - 1 | Sion | Europa League GS |
| Christian Benteke | 08.01.2016 | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | FA Cup 3rd round |
| Jose Enrique | 20.01.2016 | 3 - 0 | Exeter City | FA Cup 3rd round replay |
| Joe Allen | 30.01.2016 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United | FA Cup 4th round |
| Jon Flanagan | 20.03.2016 | 2 - 3 | Southampton | Premier League |
| Simon Mignolet | 04.11.2017 | 4 - 1 | West Ham United | Premier League |
| Philippe Coutinho | 06.12.2017 | 7 - 0 | Spartak Moscow | Champions L. 1st Group Ph. |
| Dejan Lovren | 14.01.2018 | 4 - 3 | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Emre Can | 22.01.2018 | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | Premier League |