I have been watching this topic grow, there have been so many Liverpool greats, but there is only one man who stands out as the Best Liverpool player Ever;
Ian St. John, Roger Hunt, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Tommy Smith, Graeme Souness, Ian Rush, Michael Owen,
Even Steven G. are all great players, and could win Liverpools best player, but they don't.
There is only one Mr. Liverpool, he did not score many goals, but the amount he laid on for people must be in the many 100,s. He played his 1st game for Liverpool in 1961 and did not leave the club till 1978.
Ian Callaghan is the best Liverpool player ever;
In the autumn of 1978, Callaghan finally left Liverpool after 856 first team appearances, He then joined his former Anfield team-mate John Toshack's renaissance at Swansea City, helping them to two consecutive promotions.
A further record is that he was only once booked (cautioned) in his entire career, and that was very late in career. I was at that game when he got booked, and he cryed when he pick up his 1st booking, he always said he would have liked to finish he career having never been booked.
His record;
* League Title: 1963-1964, 1965-1966, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1976-1977
* Division 2 (Level 2): 1961-1962
* Charity Shield: 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977* (* Shared); Runner-up: 1971
* FA Cup: 1965, 1974; Runner-up: 1971, 1977
* World Cup: 1966
* UEFA Cup: 1973, 1976
* European Cup: 1977, 1978
* European Super Cup: 1977
* Welsh Cup: 1981
* Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1966
* Football League Cup: Runner-up 1978
Awards
* FWA Footballer of the Year: 1973-1974
* MBE: 1974
Ian Callaghan MBE. Mr. Liverpool.
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