Fulham had a goal ruled out at Anfield on this day in 2018, and 14 seconds later Mohamed Salah had scored at the other end on the way to a 2-0 win.
John Toshack signed from Cardiff City for a club-record fee in 1970, Steven Gerrard committed his future to Liverpool in 2003, and Gini Wijnaldum was born in Rotterdam in 1990.
2018: Fourteen seconds
It was 2018, and Fulham arrived at Anfield bottom of the Premier League. They made Jürgen Klopp’s side work for it in front of 53,128. Sergio Rico was busy in the visitors’ goal, and Ryan Sessegnon dragged a good chance wide.
Just before half-time, Aleksandar Mitrović powered a header past Alisson from Tom Cairney’s cross, only for the offside flag to go up. It was a marginal decision, with Andy Robertson’s heel more or less level with the Fulham striker.
Fulham were still dwelling on it when Alisson took the free-kick quickly. Trent Alexander-Arnold sent Salah away from the halfway line, and he slotted the ball under Rico. Fourteen seconds had passed since Mitrović’s header.
Xherdan Shaqiri settled it eight minutes after the restart, steering in Robertson’s cross. Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanović was furious, describing the counterattack his side had been forced to defend as absurd, but Liverpool were still unbeaten after 12 league games.
1970: Tosh arrives
Fifty-six years ago today, in 1970, Bill Shankly signed John Toshack from his hometown club Cardiff City. The 21-year-old cost a club-record fee and had already scored 100 goals for Cardiff.
His first Liverpool goal came in only his second game, a thumping header in a comeback win over Everton at Anfield.
The arrival of Kevin Keegan in 1971 gave Toshack a strike partner. He scored 96 goals in 247 games and won three league titles, two UEFA Cups and the FA Cup before leaving to become player-manager of Swansea City in 1978.
2003: Gerrard commits
In 2003, Steven Gerrard, the club’s 23-year-old captain, signed a new contract that tied him to Anfield until 2007.
He stayed a good deal longer than that. By the time he left for LA Galaxy in 2015, he had played 710 games and scored 186 goals, with the Champions League triumph in Istanbul among his finest nights.
1955: Jack Cox remembered
On this day in 1955, Jack Cox died in Walton-on-Thames, aged 77. Born in Liverpool, the winger was signed from Blackpool and played 361 games for the club.
He helped Liverpool win their first two league titles, in 1901 and 1906, before going back to Blackpool as player-manager in 1909.
Born on this day
Gini Wijnaldum was born in Rotterdam on this day in 1990. Signed from Newcastle United in 2016, he scored 22 goals in 237 games, none bigger than the two he scored off the bench against Barcelona in 2019.
He won the Champions League, the Premier League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup before leaving for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in 2021.
Ben Doak, born in Dalry in 2005, joined from Celtic in 2022 and moved on to Bournemouth for an initial £20m in 2025. Ryan Kent, born in Oldham in 1996, made one senior appearance, in an FA Cup tie at Exeter City in 2016.
Also on this day
- 1893: Harry Bradshaw scored in a 1-1 Second Division draw at Walsall Town Swifts.
- 1899: Johnny Walker scored in a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United.
- 1905: Joe Hewitt scored a hat-trick and John Carlin twice in a 5-1 win at Middlesbrough.
- 1911: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 at White Hart Lane.
- 1922: Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 at Anfield.
- 1933: Sam English scored twice, with Bob Done and Alf Hanson also on target, in a 4-3 win over Leeds United at Anfield.
- 1950: Billy Liddell and Phil Taylor scored in a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield Town.
- 1961: Kevin Lewis scored in a 1-1 Second Division draw with Luton Town at Anfield.
- 1967: George Best scored twice as Manchester United won 2-1 at Anfield, with Roger Hunt replying.
- 1972: Manchester United won 2-0 at Old Trafford.
- 1978: Steve Heighway, Ray Kennedy and David Johnson scored in a 3-1 win at Queens Park Rangers.
- 1980: David Johnson scored twice in a 2-1 win over Coventry City at Anfield.
- 1989: John Barnes scored twice, once from the spot, but Queens Park Rangers won 3-2 at Loftus Road.
- 1992: Steve McManaman scored twice and Mike Marsh added a penalty in a 3-0 League Cup third-round replay win over Sheffield United at Anfield.
- 2012: Luis Suárez cancelled out John Terry’s opener in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
