Who is the best ever Liverpool FC captain?

Hughes for me.

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Emlyn was my favourite, closely followed by Stevie and Alan Hansen as 3rd

Jamie Redknapp.

Emlyn number one followed by big Ron Yeats. Emlyn lifted the players around him with his enthusiam and humour. He always had a smile on his face and was cruelly cut down by the dreaded Big C much too early.

Emlyn had a personality you couldn't help being enthralled by, Ron Yeats a mountain of a man who usually got his own way and got done what he wanted, Anfield Iron, Tommy Smith put everything on the line every game, and Stevie G undoubtadly the best all round player of our captains, but Graham Souness. Nobody anywhere ever bossed and controlled a game like Souness. He even went the extrta mile, and if one of his players were being fouled unnecessarily, he would sort it out and that usually meant the old stretcher treatment for the offending player. Never been a player who could boss a game like him. And probably wont be again.

f***in hell this is so hard, great thread tho, I became part of the family back in '77', back then I was a snivelling teenager and not totally appreciative of who was who and what not, we've had so many greats with the armband and I'm torn, in more recent times it has to be Stevie for the many many times he had dragged us thru matches almost single handed, he has not had the quality around him that others have had, going back to Shank's time big Ron has to be up there, but the there is the Anfield iron Tommy Smith, crazy horse Emlyn, Thommo, Souness, Jocky, Kenny etc,

Looking thru our history and reminiscing I'd be more inclined to choose these;

1 Tommy Smith
2 Stevie Gerrard
3 Greame Souness

Steven Gerrard for me. Wears the club's honours in his heart. I remember Stevie made his debut, saw his second game for the club and supporters were singing his name by then. There's only one Steven Gerrard, truly.

That's a tough one to call but in the end, I went for Gerrard as between him & Carragher, they have carried us for the last 10 years or so along with Hyppia.
The number of times that Gerrard has gotten us out of jail while inspiring fight backs...I have lost count so the ones that matter are forever ingrained in me & I've been fortunate to see Hughes & Souness play albeit a youngster!

It was between him, Souness & Hughes for me as they all brought their own swashbuckling styles to LFC so on balance of inspiration & motivation, Gerrard has just shaded it...only just!

1. Gerrard
2. Hughes
3. Souness

Even Hansen would admit that Gerrard is a better captain that he ever was!

Voted for Souness as a child of the 70's and 80's, like a lot of fans I didn't really love the guy but had a lot of respect for him, Emlyn second then Stevie for me.

Gotta be Souness for me - woulkd feel confident of us taking anyone on with him on the pitch.

Very different characters but Souness followed by Stevie for me.

I would say Gerrard as most of them played in teams that full of world class players. I have never seen a player that can take a game and turn it in his teams favour when all looks lost the way Gerrard can, two examples are the fa cup final against West Ham and the Champions League final 2005.

I would say Gerrard as most of them played in teams that full of world class players. I have never seen a player that can take a game and turn it in his teams favour when all looks lost the way Gerrard can, two examples are the fa cup final against West Ham and the Champions League final 2005.

True about Stevie.
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I would say Gerrard as most of them played in teams that full of world class players. I have never seen a player that can take a game and turn it in his teams favour when all looks lost the way Gerrard can, two examples are the fa cup final against West Ham and the Champions League final 2005.

Rowdy Yeats was captain when we were in the old second division,at the time the team could not be classed as world class. Under Bill Shankly and Rowdy we did become a world class team  and in my eyes many of them became world class players.Bill Shankly deserves full credit for having the wisdom to sign big Ron and St John as I believe those two players were the catalyst of the Anfield Revolution.

Emlyn Hughes for me followed closely by Souness .

Souness for me he had an aura about him as captain no other has had before or since.
Ruthless self confidence coupled with footballing brilliance & a fabulous team.
Losing was just not on the agenda when Souness was leading the side out..

Sourness by a country mile for me,other teams would see his name on the team sheet and sh*t there pants.
Fearsome,skillfull,and shot that could rip the net out of the posts.
Quite handy in the tackling department aswell,ouch...

Gone for Souness too....was a beast of a player who would lead by example and could dominate a game all on his own. He also didn't take any Sh!t and wouldn't think twice about 'sorting out' players if he saw fit.

Emlyn for me although Im slightly too young to remember him properly .  My username is Wolves 76 for a reason.  He was instrumental in holding Liverpool together during a struggling first half on the night we were going for the title and Sir Bobs critical first trophy.   He also lifted the European Cup twice and as a leader he was outstanding.  Rest in peace Emlyn.

Gerrard for me!

The best all-round footballer I am ever likely to see in my lifetime.

Emlyn for me although Im slightly too young to remember him properly .  My username is Wolves 76 for a reason.  He was instrumental in holding Liverpool together during a struggling first half on the night we were going for the title and Sir Bobs critical first trophy.   He also lifted the European Cup twice and as a leader he was outstanding.  Rest in peace Emlyn.

Emlyn for me too, didn't get to see him personally but it was pass down from my father of how outstanding he was.

My daughters name is Emma Lyn as it's the closest my wife would allow

Have to go with Stevie G as he has been the epitome of what it means to be born a bred a red to this current generation. My generation.

Fair play to those of you who had the honor of witnessing such fantastic leaders of the past.

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Unfortunately, I wasn't there to witness other captains, so I'll go with Gerrard

Emlyn for me although Im slightly too young to remember him properly .  My username is Wolves 76 for a reason.  He was instrumental in holding Liverpool together during a struggling first half on the night we were going for the title and Sir Bobs critical first trophy.   He also lifted the European Cup twice and as a leader he was outstanding.  Rest in peace Emlyn.

I will let you into a little secret about Emlyn,he won every honour going with Liverpool except the League Cup.He transferred to Wolves in 1979 and guess what he won the league cup in his first season at Wolves.So Mighty Emlyn finished up with a full set and a few to spare.I can still picture Emlyn with a big grin on his face after scoring a goal for us,R.I.P Emlyn you were a goodin.

Thats right!  I remember being made up when Wolves won the league cup in 80 and not just because he completed his medal haul but also cos they managed to beat Nottingham Forest who I hated as a kid cos they kept knocking us out of cup competitions!   But you are spot on regarding his pleasure at helping Liverpool win...him picking up the European Cup against Bruges was when that grin was at his finest.   Or maybe being carried off the field at Wolves in 76 by our ecstatic fans after the third pitch invasion.  Fantastic memories from a fantastic captain.