Ian Rush became Liverpool’s record goalscorer on this day in 1992, when his 287th goal for the club, scored at Old Trafford, took him past Roger Hunt.
The date also brought a breathless 3-2 comeback against Wigan in 2008, a Peter Crouch header that won the game in Bordeaux in 2006, and all four goals for Dick Forshaw against Sheffield United in 1924.
1992: Rush passes Hunt
It was a Sunday afternoon in Manchester, and Don Hutchison put Graeme Souness’s side ahead after 23 minutes, his shot taking a deflection off Steve Bruce.
A minute before the break, Ronny Rosenthal cut the ball back from the left and Rush side-footed past Peter Schmeichel. It was his 287th goal for Liverpool, and his first at Old Trafford. It broke a club record Hunt had held since 1969. Rush was two days short of his 31st birthday. His father was a Liverpool fan, and Hunt had been his hero.
United hit back late. Mark Hughes, Rush’s Wales team-mate, scored twice in the last 12 minutes, the second in stoppage time, and the game finished 2-2 in front of 33,243.
Rush went on to score 346 goals in 660 games for Liverpool, a club record that still stands.
2008: Kuyt turns it round
It was 2008, and Rafa Benítez’s side were behind twice at Anfield before beating Wigan Athletic 3-2.
Daniel Agger dwelt on the ball and Amr Zaki nipped in to put Wigan ahead on 29 minutes. Agger made amends by setting up Dirk Kuyt’s equaliser, but Zaki restored the lead on the stroke of half-time with an acrobatic scissor-kick from Antonio Valencia’s cross.
The game turned with a quarter of an hour left. Valencia was booked for not retreating at a Steven Gerrard free-kick, and soon afterwards he was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Xabi Alonso.
Ten minutes from time, substitute Nabil El Zhar set up Albert Riera to make it 2-2. It was Riera’s first goal for the club. With five minutes left, Kuyt hooked Jermaine Pennant’s cross into the roof of the net for the winner, in front of 43,868.
A fortnight earlier, Liverpool had also come from behind to win 3-2 at Manchester City.
2006: Crouch in Bordeaux
In 2006, Liverpool went to Bordeaux in the Champions League group stage without the injured Steven Gerrard, and had to dig in.
Peter Crouch missed two good chances in the first half, then scored on 58 minutes with a firm header past Ulrich Ramé from Craig Bellamy’s corner. It was his fourth Champions League goal of the campaign and Liverpool’s first away win of the season.
The 1-0 win kept Benítez’s side top of Group C. Seven months later they were in the final in Athens.
1924: Forshaw takes all four
A hundred and two years ago today, Dick Forshaw scored every Liverpool goal in a 4-1 win over Sheffield United at Anfield, in front of around 35,000.
The inside-forward had been ever-present as Liverpool won back-to-back league titles in 1921-22 and 1922-23.
2019: Matip commits
Seven years ago today, Joël Matip signed a new long-term contract at Melwood.
The centre-back had arrived on a free transfer from Schalke in 2016. He stayed until 2024, winning the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the League Cup along the way.
Born on this day in 1997: Isaac Christie-Davies
Midfielder Isaac Christie-Davies was born in Brighton. He joined Liverpool from Chelsea in 2018, and his only senior appearance came in the League Cup quarter-final defeat at Aston Villa in December 2019.
Also on this day
- 1902: Liverpool 0-2 Notts County at Anfield.
- 1913: Chelsea 3-0 Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
- 1919: Harold Brittan scored the only goal as Chelsea won 1-0 at Anfield, a week after they had won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
- 1930: Gordon Hodgson scored both goals in a 2-0 home win over Leeds United.
- 1947: Jack Balmer scored in a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town.
- 1952: Liverpool 0-2 Aston Villa at Anfield.
- 1958: Louis Bimpson, picked ahead of Billy Liddell, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Fulham in the Second Division.
- 1961: A 2-2 draw at Goodison Park was enough to win the Floodlit Challenge Cup against Everton for the third time.
- 1969: Bobby Graham and Alec Lindsay scored in a 2-2 draw at Ipswich Town.
- 1975: Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool.
- 1980: Sammy Lee and Kenny Dalglish scored in a 2-2 derby draw at Goodison Park, with Asa Hartford and Joe McBride on target for Everton.
- 1986: Ian Rush scored twice, with Kenny Dalglish and a Jan Mølby penalty adding the others, in a 4-0 home win over Oxford United.
- 1997: Everton 2-0 Liverpool at Goodison Park, through a Neil Ruddock own goal and Danny Cadamarteri.
- 2003: Former Red Patrik Berger scored early on as Portsmouth beat Liverpool 1-0 at Fratton Park.
