Liverpool F.C. season 2008-09
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The 2008–09 season was the 117th season in Liverpool F.C.
's existence, and their 46th consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Having finished 4th the previous season, Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League
final qualifying stage.
from Borussia Dortmund
on a Bosman
and Andrea Dossena
from Udinese for £7m. Harry Kewell
did not have his contract renewed and joined Galatasaray
, a move which angered Leeds fans. John Arne Riise
was sold to AS Roma for a fee of £4 million, which could rise depending on appearances and success. Peter Crouch
left for Portsmouth
for a fee of £11 million and goalkeeper Scott Carson
was sold to West Bromwich Albion for an initial £3.75 million, which could rise substantially depending on his success. Carson was replaced by Brazilian Diego Cavalieri
, who joined from Palmeiras
for a fee of £3.5 million. Danny Guthrie
joined Newcastle United for £2.25 million. Liverpool also brought in young French striker David N'Gog
from PSG
for a reported £1.5 million fee, on the same day Spanish teenager Emmanuel Mendy arrived on a free from Murcia Deportivo. The club made their biggest summer coup with the signing of Irish striker Robbie Keane
, for an initial £19 million with add-ons from Tottenham Hotspur, becoming Liverpool's second most expensive signing after Fernando Torres
. Several young players went out on loan: Jack Hobbs
, Godwin Antwi
, Miki Roque, Adam Hammill
, Paul Anderson
and Robbie Threlfall
. Anthony Le Tallec
left for Le Mans and Besian Idrizaj
left for free. This meant Rafael Benítez
spent a total reported to be around £32m, though he received £22m in return from sales. As for backroom staff, Sammy Lee
returned to the club after managing Bolton Wanderers for the first part of last season after Sam Allardyce
joined Newcastle United. Former first team coach Alex Miller left to manage in Japan.
Liverpool kicked-off their pre-season with a winning start after a Yossi Benayoun
goal handed them a 1–0 victory over neighbours Tranmere Rovers
. The squad then departed for a training camp in Switzerland
before they played their next game, a 2–1 victory over FC Lucerne
with goals from Lucas and Andriy Voronin
. A 1–1 draw with Wisła Kraków followed, with Voronin on the scoresheet again. The pre-season campaign continued with a 0–0 draw in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin against Hertha BSC Berlin
. Another 0–0 draw followed this time against Villarreal CF
in the Estadio El Madrigal
where Robbie Keane
and David N'Gog
made their debuts.
Then, on 2 August, Liverpool played Scottish UEFA Cup finalists Rangers F.C.
, where they won 4–0 with goals from Fernando Torres
, David N'Gog
's first for the club, Yossi Benayoun
and a Xabi Alonso
penalty. A trip to Oslo
to play Vålerenga Fotball was next for Liverpool in the pre-season campaign, where they won 4–1, with goals from Xabi Alonso
, Fernando Torres
, Yossi Benayoun
and David N'Gog
.
Liverpool finished their pre-season at Anfield
with 1–0 win over Lazio
, the goal scored by Andriy Voronin in the 93rd minute. Voronin was later loaned to Hertha Berlin for a year.
in a qualifier against Belgian
champions Standard Liege
on 13 August. Liverpool were held to a goalless draw in Belgium, with José Manuel Reina saving a penalty in the first half. The second leg was played at Anfield
on 27 August, and the match looked to be heading into penalties with the score still locked at 0–0 in extra time, until Dirk Kuyt
scored from a Ryan Babel
cross in the 118th minute to put Liverpool through to the group stage of the Champions League.
Liverpool got off to a winning start in the league opener at the Stadium of Light
against Sunderland on 16 August, Fernando Torres
scoring an 83rd-minute goal in a deserved 1–0 victory.
A week later Middlesbrough
came to Anfield
for the first home league match of the season. Middlesbrough scored first in the 70th minute, but Liverpool equalised with a Middlesbrough own goal from a Jamie Carragher
-deflected shot on the 86th minute and a 95th-minute Steven Gerrard
strike made it 2–1.
After an international break, Liverpool returned to action by facing champions Manchester United
at Anfield
, with Liverpool coming from behind to win 2–1, Rafael Benítez
's first ever league win against United.
On 27 September, Liverpool beat Everton
2–0 at Goodison Park
in the first Merseyside derby
of the season. Two goals from Torres in the second half sealed the win against their neighbours.
On 1 October, Liverpool beat PSV Eindhoven 3–1 at Anfield, with Robbie Keane
scoring his first goal for Liverpool and Steven Gerrard scoring his hundredth goal for the club with a free kick.
On 5 October, Liverpool beat Manchester City
3–2 at the City of Manchester Stadium
. After conceding two goals in the first half, Liverpool fought back to make it 2–2 thanks to a brace from Torres, his second in two successive league games. Dirk Kuyt then scored the winner in stoppage time.
After another international break, Liverpool returned to Premier League action against Wigan
at Anfield on Saturday, 18 October. After being 2–1 down at half-time, Liverpool fought back to win 3–2, with Albert Riera
scoring his first goal.
On 26 October, Liverpool defeated Chelsea F.C.
at Stamford Bridge
1–0, ending Chelsea's four-year, 86-game unbeaten league run at home. The goal was scored in the tenth minute by Xabi Alonso
with a deflection off José Bosingwa
.
On 1 November, Liverpool suffered their first loss of the season at Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
, 2–1.
Keane scored his first league goals for the club against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on 8 November. He also scored his first Liverpool brace.
On 12 November, Liverpool were knocked out of the Carling Cup
in the fourth round by Tottenham Hotspur, losing 4–2 at White Hart Lane
.
In December, Liverpool secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1–0 win over Marseille at Anfield, Steven Gerrard scoring the only goal. They were then drawn against Real Madrid
, whom they would go on to beat in both legs by an aggregate score of 5–0, securing progress into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons.
On 14 March, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford
thanks to goals from Torres, Gerrard, Aurelio and Dossena. They beat Aston Villa 5–0 the following week, the biggest margin this season. Steven Gerrard
also scored his first Premier League hat-trick.
On 20 March, Liverpool were drawn against Chelsea for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League
. It was the fifth time in as many years that Liverpool would face Chelsea in the competition.
Liverpool went back to top of the league table on 4 April after beating Fulham
1–0 at Craven Cottage
with a stoppage time goal from Yossi Benayoun
, Liverpool's tenth goal scored in stoppage time this season. The club had by that stage won nine league games after having been level or trailing with eighteen minutes to go.
Despite Liverpool showing so much promise throughout the season, and battling for their first ever Premier League trophy, Manchester United were crowned champions after a draw against Arsenal
at Old Trafford.
and the shirt sponsor is Carlsberg. The new red home kit debuted in the final home game of the 07–08 season. The new away kit wais silver with grey checks and red stripes; the third kit was teal wiith a black collar and black detailing.
Fábio Aurélio
Yossi Benayoun
Javier Mascherano Lucas Leiva
Emiliano Insúa
Nabil El Zhar
FA Cup
League Cup
Liverpool are the only team who are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season.
Also Liverpool were unbeaten in their last 30 home Premier League matches at Anfield – 21 wins and 9 draws – before losing 3–1 to Aston Villa in August 2009.
Liverpool have scored 53 goals in second halves, more than any other Premier League team. Liverpool recorded more points than any other Premier League team when conceding first or level at half time.
Apps = Appearance(s); CS = Clean sheet(s); G = Goal(s); YC = Yellow card(s); PL = Premier League; CL = Champions League; FAC/LC = FA Cup and League Cup.
To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon
once or twice.
Goalkeepers
Outfield players
No direct red cards this season. Lucas
was sent off after being shown a second yellow card by Alan Wiley
in FA Cup Fourth Round Replay against Everton
at Goodison Park
on 4 February 2009. Liverpool are the only team that never have been given a red card in Premier League matches so far this season.
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Premier Reserve League
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#ddffdd;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-02 19:00
|Middlesbrough
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–0
|Brouwer
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-09-17 19:00
|Sunderland
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–2
|El Zhar
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-07 19:00
|Manchester City
|align=center|A
|align=center|0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-14 19:30
|Everton
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–3
|Brouwer
, Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-11-03 19:00
|Manchester City
|align=center|H
|align=center|1–2
|El Zhar
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-18 19:00
|Wigan
|align=center|H
|align=center|1–0
|Pacheco
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-11-24 19:00
|Newcastle
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Weijl
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-04 19:00
|Blackburn
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-10 19:00
|Bolton
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–2
|Nemeth
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-12-16 19:00
|Hull
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–0
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-01-20 19:00
|Middlesbrough
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–0
|Ngog (x2)
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-01-29 19:00
|Manchester United
|align=center|A
|align=center|0–0
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-02-17 19:00
|Everton
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Akpan
(o.g.
)
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-12 19:30
|Manchester United
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–2
|Degen
, Pacheco
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-17 19:00
|Wigan
|align=center|A
|align=center|2–2
|Palsson
, Weijl
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-04-02 19:00
|Sunderland
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–2
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-04-06 19:00
|Blackburn
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Flora
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-04-20 19:00
|Bolton
|align=center|H
|align=center|3–4
|Spearing
x3
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-23 19:00
|Hull City
|align=center|A
|align=center|2–1
|Plessis
, Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-29 19:00
|Newcastle
|align=center|H
|align=center|5–1
|San Jose, Ngog, Plessis
, Pacheco
x2
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Liverpool Senior Cup
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|QF
|align=center|2009-02-24 19:45
|Formby
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|Simon
, Kelly
, Flora
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|SF
|align=center|2009-03-24 19:45
|Southport
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|O.G.
, Pacheco, Spearing
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|F
|align=center|2009-04-27 19:00
|Waterloo Dock
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–0
|Nemeth
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Lancashire Senior Cup
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|F
|align=center|2008-07-30 19:45
|Manchester United
|align=center|N
|align=center|2–3
|Eccleston
40', Brouwer
72'
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Friendlies
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-13 15:00
|
England Southport
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–1
|Hammill
43', 65', Brouwer
61'
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-07-19 15:00
| England Peterborough United
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–4
|Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-07-26 15:00
| England Stockport County
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Bruna 20'
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-08-18 19:45
|
Scotland Inverness CT
|align=center|A
|align=center|0–5
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-08-20 19:45
| Scotland Hamilton Academical
|align=center|A
|align=center|2–1
|Huth
, Pacheco
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-26 12:00
| England Chelsea
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–0
|Weijl
, Brouwer
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-29 12:00
| England Port Vale
|align=center|H
|align=center|4–1
|Flynn, Spearing
, Pacheco
x2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-10 11:00
| England Portsmouth
|align=center|A
|align=center|4–1
|Flora, San Jose, Pacheco
, Brouwer
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-12-22 12:00
| England Preston
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–0
|Pacheco
, Simon
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-05 12:00
|
United States Columbus Crew
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–2
|
|}
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Premier Academy League
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-08-23 11:00
|Crystal Palace
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–3
|Pourie
x3, Amoo
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-08-30 11:30
|Coventry City
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–2
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-06 12:00
|Nottm. Forest
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–0
|Dalla Valle
, Ajdarevic
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-13 12:00
|Newcastle United
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–2
|Lough (o.g.
), Pepper, Dalla Valle
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-13 12:00
|Sheffield Wednesday
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–0
|Ellison, Dalla Valle
, Pourie
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-27 11:00
|Crewe
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–1
|Pourie
(x2), Ince
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-10-04 11:30
|Wolves
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–2
|Dalla Valle
, Ajdarevic
, Ellison
, Pourie
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-11 11:00
|Blackburn
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–4
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-10-18 11:00
|Manchester United
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–2
|Ellison, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-01 11:00
|Bolton
|align=center|H
|align=center| 5–0
|Eccleston
x3, Amoo
, Ellison
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-11-08 11:00
|Manchester City
|align=center|A
|align=center| 1–4
|Kennedy
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-15 11:00
|Everton
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–0
|Dalla Valle
, Amoo
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-11-22 11:00
|Stoke
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–2
|Amoo, Dalla Valle
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-12-06 11:00
|West Brom
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–0
|Kennedy, Ellison
, Dalla Valle
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-13 11:00
|Manchester United
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–3
|Dalla Valle
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-01-24 11:00
|Manchester City
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–1
|Dalla Valle
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-01-31 11:00
|Everton
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–3
|Dalla Valle
x2
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-02-14 11:30
|West Brom
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–4
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-02-21 11:00
|Crewe
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–1
|Eccleston
, Amoo
, Kacaniklic
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-07 11:30
|Wolves
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-14 11:00
|Blackburn
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–2
|Kennedy, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-21 11:30
|Leeds United
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–3
|Robinson
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-28 11:00
|Huddersfield
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–3
|Clare, Kennedy, Amoo
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-04 11:00
|Stoke
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–1
|Eccleston
, Dalla Valle
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | FA Youth Cup
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R3
|align=center|2008-12-02 19:00
|Leeds
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–1
|Dalla Valle
, Ince
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R4
|align=center|2009-01-15 19:30
|Bristol Rovers
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2 – 2 (3–2) pens
|Dalla Valle
(x2)
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R5
|align=center|2009-02-05 19:00
|Chelsea
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–0
|Amoo
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|QF
|align=center|2009-02-27 19:00
|Bolton
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–2
|Eccleston
, Amoo
, Irwin x2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|SF
|align=center|2009-04-17 19:00
|Birmingham
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–0
|Dalla Valle
x2, Amoo
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Villarreal International Youth Tournament
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|GS
|align=center|2008-08-09 18:45
|
Japan Kashiwa Reysol
|align=center|N
|align=center|0–3
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|GS
|align=center|2008-08-10 20:30
|
Spain Real Madrid
|align=center|N
|align=center|2–2
|Pepper 34', Dalla Valle
37'
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|GS
|align=center|2008-08-11 17:30
|
Netherlands Ajax
|align=center|N
|align=center|2–2
|Eccleston
, Ajdarevic
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|PO
|align=center|2008-08-12 20:30
|
Mexico Tigres
|align=center|N
|align=center|1–0
|Dalla Valle
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Friendlies
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-12 11:00
| England Blackpool
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|Pepper, Amoo
, Scott
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-19 10:30
| England Bury
|align=center|A
|align=center|5–1
|Pourie
, Amoo
x2, Dalla Valle
, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-26 13:00
| England Plymouth Argyle
|align=center|H
|align=center|5–2
|Dalla Valle
, Ince, Pepper, Pourie
, Buchtmann
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-08-02 11:00
| England Bradford City
|align=center|H
|align=center|4–1
|Buchtmann, Pourie
x3
|}
|}
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
|-
!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
|-
|1st
|Deale Chamberlain
|GK
|16
| England
|View
|-
|1st
|Hakan Duyan
|GK
|16
|
Turkey
|View
|-
|1st
|Jack Metcalf
|DF
|16
| England
|View
|-
|1st
|Christopher Buchtmann
|MF
|16
|
Germany
|View
|-
|1st
|James Ellison
|MF
|16
| England
|View
|-
|1st
|Michael Roberts
|MF
|16
| England
|View
|-
|1st
|Pajtim Kasami
|MF
|16
|
Switzerland
|View
|-
|1st
|Alex Cooper
|MF
|17
| Scotland
|View
|-
|1st
|Lauri Dalla Valle
|FW
|16
|
Finland
|View
|-
|1st
|Thomas Ince
|FW
|16
| England
|View
|-
|1st
|Adam Pepper
|FW
|16
| England
|View
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
|-
!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
|-
|2nd
|Chris Oldfield
|GK
|17
|
Republic of Ireland
|View
|-
|2nd
|Joe Kennedy (c)
|DF
|17
| England
|View
|-
|2nd
|David Amoo
|MF
|17
| England
|View
|-
|2nd
|Sean Highdale
|MF
|17
| England
|View
|-
|2nd
|Alexander Kacaniklic
|MF
|17
|
Sweden
|View
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|2nd
|Nathan Eccleston
|FW
|17
| England
|View
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
|-
!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
|-
|3rd
|Shane O'Connor
|DF
|18
|
|View
|-
|3rd
|Michael Scott
|DF
|18
| England
|View
|-
|3rd
|Astrit Ajdarevic
|MF
|18
| Sweden
|View
|}
|}
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In
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!
!Pos
!Player
!From
!When
|----
| Res.||FW||
Denmark Nikola Saric
|| Denmark Herfølge Boldklub
|| Summer
|----
| Res.||FW|| Netherlands Vincent Weijl || Netherlands Alkmaar Zaanstreek || Summer
|----
| Res.||MF||
Hungary Zsolt Pölöskei || Hungary MTK Hungaria
(on loan) || Summer
|----
| Res.||DF|| Spain Emmanuel Mendy || Spain Murcia Deportivo CF || Summer
|----
| Res.||DF|| England Steven Irwin || Academy (promoted) || Summer
|----
| Res.||MF|| Scotland Gary Mackay Steven || Academy (promoted) || Summer
|----
| U18s|| GK|| England Deale Chamberlain || England Tamworth
|| Summer
|----
| U18s|| DF|| Germany Christopher Buchtmann || Germany Borussia Dortmund
|| Summer
|---
| Res.||MF||
Iceland Victor Pálsson
|| Denmark AGF Arhus || Winter
|}
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Out
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; text-align:left"
!
!Pos
!Player
!To
!When
|----
| Res.|| FW ||
Austria Besian Idrizaj
|| Unassigned || Summer
|----
| Res.|| DF || Spain Aridane Hernández || Spain Real Valladolid
|| Summer
|----
| U18s|| FW || Michael Collins ||
Italy Triestina
|| Summer
|----
| U18s|| DF|| England Mattone Awang || England Halifax Town
|| Summer
|----
| U18s|| MF|| England Ben Parsonage || England Prescot Cables
|| Summer
|---
| U18s|| FW|| Germany Marvin Pourie
|| Germany Schalke 04
|| Winter
|---
| U18s|| DF||
Kingdom of England Jack Metcalf || – || April
|---
| U18s|| DF|| Pajtim Kasami
|| Italy Lazio
|| Winter
|}
|}
|-
!P
!Player
!League
!Cups
!Other
!Total
|-
|align=center|1
| Spain Daniel Pacheco
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|5
|align=center|10
|-
|align=center|2
| Netherlands Jordy Brouwer
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|6
|-
|align=center|3
| England Jay Spearing
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|5
|-
|align=center|4
|
Argentina Gerardo Bruna
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|}
|-
!P
!Player
!League
!Cups
!Other
!Total
|-
|align=center|1
| Finland Lauri Dalla Valle
|align=center|12
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|21
|-
|align=center|2
| England David Amoo
|align=center|6
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|12
|-
|align=center|3
| Germany Marvin Pourie
|align=center|4
|align=center|0
|align=center|5
|align=center|9
|-
|align=center|4
| England Nathan Eccleston
|align=center|5
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|8
|-
|align=center|5
| England Adam Pepper
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|-
|align=center|6
| England James Ellison
|align=center|5
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
|align=center|5
|}
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
's existence, and their 46th consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Having finished 4th the previous season, Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
final qualifying stage.
| Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 2nd | Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... , 16 |
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-Finals | Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... , 7 |
| FA Cup FA Cup 2008-09 The 2008–09 FA Cup was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South Normanton Athletic, folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761... |
Fourth Round | Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... , 1 Albert RieraAlbert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... , 1 Fernando TorresFernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... , 1 |
| League Cup Football League Cup 2008-09 The 2008–09 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Fourth Round | Daniel Agger Daniel Agger Daniel Munthe Agger is a Danish footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Denmark national football team. He started his senior career at Danish club Brøndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. The Liverpool fans have created a song for him to the tune of... , 1 Sami HyypiaSami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a retired European Cup winning Finnish footballer who played in the centre back position. He last played for German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was the captain of the Finland national football team. He joined Leverkusen in summer 2009, ending a ten year spell at... , 1  Lucas LeivaLucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side... , 1  Damien PlessisDamien Plessis Damien Plessis is a French footballer of Réunionais origin, who plays for Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.-Olympique Lyonnais:... , 1 |
| Overall | Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... , 24 |
Pre-season
The pre-season signings were Philipp DegenPhilipp Degen
Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing...
from Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
on a Bosman
Bosman ruling
Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 of the EC Treaty...
and Andrea Dossena
Andrea Dossena
Andrea Dossena is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.-Early career:Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad...
from Udinese for £7m. Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...
did not have his contract renewed and joined Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
, a move which angered Leeds fans. John Arne Riise
John Arne Riise
John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008...
was sold to AS Roma for a fee of £4 million, which could rise depending on appearances and success. Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
left for Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
for a fee of £11 million and goalkeeper Scott Carson
Scott Carson
Scott Paul Carson is an English footballer who plays for Bursaspor as a goalkeeper.He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004...
was sold to West Bromwich Albion for an initial £3.75 million, which could rise substantially depending on his success. Carson was replaced by Brazilian Diego Cavalieri
Diego Cavalieri
Diego Cavalieri is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.-Palmeiras:...
, who joined from Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
for a fee of £3.5 million. Danny Guthrie
Danny Guthrie
Danny Sean Guthrie is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a midfielder.His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side...
joined Newcastle United for £2.25 million. Liverpool also brought in young French striker David N'Gog
David N'Gog
David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:...
from PSG
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG , is a professional association football club based in Paris, France. The club was founded on 12 August 1970, thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain...
for a reported £1.5 million fee, on the same day Spanish teenager Emmanuel Mendy arrived on a free from Murcia Deportivo. The club made their biggest summer coup with the signing of Irish striker Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
, for an initial £19 million with add-ons from Tottenham Hotspur, becoming Liverpool's second most expensive signing after Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
. Several young players went out on loan: Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs (footballer)
Jack Hobbs is a professional English football player, currently playing for Hull City.-Lincoln City:From Moulton, a small village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, Hobbs played for Moulton Harrox from the age of 10. The former Spalding Grammar School student left Moulton Harrox a few years later when...
, Godwin Antwi
Godwin Antwi
Godwin Antwi Birago is a Ghanaian-Spanish professional footballer, who is currently playing for Danish club Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. He can play at either centre-back or as a central midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Spanish passport.-Biography:Antwi was born in...
, Miki Roque, Adam Hammill
Adam Hammill
Adam James Hammill is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
, Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson (footballer)
Paul Anderson is a footballer playing for Nottingham Forest. He plays primarily as a winger and can operate on either flank.He has been capped by England at Under-19 level.- Early career :...
and Robbie Threlfall
Robbie Threlfall
Robert Richard "Robbie" Threlfall is an English footballer, who plays in the left-back position. On 27 May 2010, he signed a permanent contract with Bradford City after being released by Premier League club Liverpool.-Club career:...
. Anthony Le Tallec
Anthony Le Tallec
Anthony Le Tallec is a French footballer who plays for AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1, as a forward or attacking midfielder.-Liverpool:...
left for Le Mans and Besian Idrizaj
Besian Idrizaj
Besian Idrizaj was an Austrian professional football player who last played as a striker for Swansea City. He was ethnic Albanian.He died of a suspected heart attack on 15 May 2010 at the age of 22.-Liverpool:...
left for free. This meant Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
spent a total reported to be around £32m, though he received £22m in return from sales. As for backroom staff, Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee (footballer)
Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....
returned to the club after managing Bolton Wanderers for the first part of last season after Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
joined Newcastle United. Former first team coach Alex Miller left to manage in Japan.
Liverpool kicked-off their pre-season with a winning start after a Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
goal handed them a 1–0 victory over neighbours Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
. The squad then departed for a training camp in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
before they played their next game, a 2–1 victory over FC Lucerne
FC Lucerne
FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :...
with goals from Lucas and Andriy Voronin
Andriy Voronin
Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the...
. A 1–1 draw with Wisła Kraków followed, with Voronin on the scoresheet again. The pre-season campaign continued with a 0–0 draw in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin against Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
. Another 0–0 draw followed this time against Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
in the Estadio El Madrigal
Estadio El Madrigal
Estadio El Madrigal is a multi-purpose stadium in Vila-real, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as it is the home of Villarreal CF.The stadium with 25,000 seats was originally built in 1923...
where Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
and David N'Gog
David N'Gog
David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:...
made their debuts.
Then, on 2 August, Liverpool played Scottish UEFA Cup finalists Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, where they won 4–0 with goals from Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
, David N'Gog
David N'Gog
David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:...
's first for the club, Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
and a Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...
penalty. A trip to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
to play Vålerenga Fotball was next for Liverpool in the pre-season campaign, where they won 4–1, with goals from Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...
, Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
, Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
and David N'Gog
David N'Gog
David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:...
.
Liverpool finished their pre-season at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
with 1–0 win over Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, the goal scored by Andriy Voronin in the 93rd minute. Voronin was later loaned to Hertha Berlin for a year.
Season 2008–09
Liverpool started their quest for the Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
in a qualifier against Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
champions Standard Liege
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
on 13 August. Liverpool were held to a goalless draw in Belgium, with José Manuel Reina saving a penalty in the first half. The second leg was played at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
on 27 August, and the match looked to be heading into penalties with the score still locked at 0–0 in extra time, until Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team....
scored from a Ryan Babel
Ryan Babel
Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad...
cross in the 118th minute to put Liverpool through to the group stage of the Champions League.
Liverpool got off to a winning start in the league opener at the Stadium of Light
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. matches...
against Sunderland on 16 August, Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
scoring an 83rd-minute goal in a deserved 1–0 victory.
A week later Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
came to Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
for the first home league match of the season. Middlesbrough scored first in the 70th minute, but Liverpool equalised with a Middlesbrough own goal from a Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
-deflected shot on the 86th minute and a 95th-minute Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
strike made it 2–1.
After an international break, Liverpool returned to action by facing champions Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
, with Liverpool coming from behind to win 2–1, Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
's first ever league win against United.
On 27 September, Liverpool beat Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
2–0 at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
in the first Merseyside derby
Merseyside derby
The Merseyside derby is the name given to any football match contested between Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England...
of the season. Two goals from Torres in the second half sealed the win against their neighbours.
On 1 October, Liverpool beat PSV Eindhoven 3–1 at Anfield, with Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
scoring his first goal for Liverpool and Steven Gerrard scoring his hundredth goal for the club with a free kick.
On 5 October, Liverpool beat Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
3–2 at the City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
. After conceding two goals in the first half, Liverpool fought back to make it 2–2 thanks to a brace from Torres, his second in two successive league games. Dirk Kuyt then scored the winner in stoppage time.
After another international break, Liverpool returned to Premier League action against Wigan
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
at Anfield on Saturday, 18 October. After being 2–1 down at half-time, Liverpool fought back to win 3–2, with Albert Riera
Albert Riera
Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing...
scoring his first goal.
On 26 October, Liverpool defeated Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
1–0, ending Chelsea's four-year, 86-game unbeaten league run at home. The goal was scored in the tenth minute by Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...
with a deflection off José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa da Silva , known as Bosingwa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, as a right defender.-Early years:...
.
On 1 November, Liverpool suffered their first loss of the season at Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, 2–1.
Keane scored his first league goals for the club against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on 8 November. He also scored his first Liverpool brace.
On 12 November, Liverpool were knocked out of the Carling Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
in the fourth round by Tottenham Hotspur, losing 4–2 at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
.
In December, Liverpool secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1–0 win over Marseille at Anfield, Steven Gerrard scoring the only goal. They were then drawn against Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, whom they would go on to beat in both legs by an aggregate score of 5–0, securing progress into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons.
On 14 March, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
thanks to goals from Torres, Gerrard, Aurelio and Dossena. They beat Aston Villa 5–0 the following week, the biggest margin this season. Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
also scored his first Premier League hat-trick.
On 20 March, Liverpool were drawn against Chelsea for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. It was the fifth time in as many years that Liverpool would face Chelsea in the competition.
Liverpool went back to top of the league table on 4 April after beating Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
1–0 at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
with a stoppage time goal from Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
, Liverpool's tenth goal scored in stoppage time this season. The club had by that stage won nine league games after having been level or trailing with eighteen minutes to go.
Despite Liverpool showing so much promise throughout the season, and battling for their first ever Premier League trophy, Manchester United were crowned champions after a draw against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
at Old Trafford.
Team kit
The team kit for the 2008–09 season was produced by adidasAdidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
and the shirt sponsor is Carlsberg. The new red home kit debuted in the final home game of the 07–08 season. The new away kit wais silver with grey checks and red stripes; the third kit was teal wiith a black collar and black detailing.
Technical staff
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First-team squad
Double passports
Diego CavalieriDiego Cavalieri
Diego Cavalieri is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.-Palmeiras:...
Fábio Aurélio
Fábio Aurélio
Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool of the Premier League, having previously played for São Paulo and Valencia. He plays as either a left back or left winger and has represented Brazil at Under-17 and Under-20 levels and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
Javier Mascherano Lucas Leiva
Lucas Leiva
Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side...
Emiliano Insúa
Emiliano Insúa
Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata is an Argentine football defender who plays for Sporting CP and for the Argentina national team.Insúa is a European Union citizen due to one of his grandparents being a Spanish citizen.-Early career:...
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar is a French-born Moroccan footballer and currently plays for Levante. He also has eight caps for Morocco. El Zhar is known for his pace and dribbling ability-Club career:...
Starting 11
| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | GK | Spain |
38 |
| 17 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
Spain |
29 |
| 12 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
Brazil |
19 |
| 23 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
England |
38 |
| 37 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
 Slovakia |
20 |
| 20 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
Argentina |
27 |
| 14 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
Spain |
27 |
| 18 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
Netherlands |
36 |
| 11 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
Spain |
24 |
| 8 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
England |
30 |
| 9 | FW | Spain |
20 |
| . |
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | DF | Switzerland Philipp Degen Philipp Degen Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing... |
Germany Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
Free | 03-07-2008 |
| 2 | DF | Italy Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.-Early career:Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad... |
Italy Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa.... |
£7,000,000 | 04-07-2008 |
| 1 | GK | Brazil Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.-Palmeiras:... |
Brazil Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
£3,000,000 | 11-07-2008 |
| 24 | FW | France David N'Gog David N'Gog David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:... |
France Paris Saint-Germain |
£1,500,000 | 24-07-2008 |
| 7 | FW | Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
£19,300,000 | 28-07-2008 |
| TBA | FW | Brazil Vítor Flora |
Brazil Botafogo |
Free | 01-09-2008 |
| 42 | GK | Hungary Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Hull City as a goalkeeper, on loan from Liverpool. He was signed by Liverpool on the summer transfer deadline 2008, from MTK, after he had spent the 2007–08 season on loan with the club.... |
Hungary MTK |
Undisclosed | 01-09-2008 |
| 11 | MF | Spain Albert Riera Albert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... |
Spain Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... |
£8,000,000 | 01-09-2008 |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | GK | England Scott Carson Scott Carson Scott Paul Carson is an English footballer who plays for Bursaspor as a goalkeeper.He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004... |
England West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
£3,250,000 | 18-07-2008 |
| 15 | FW | England Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur... |
England Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
£11,000,000 | 11-07-2008 |
| 3 | MF | Republic of Ireland Steve Finnan Steve Finnan Stephen John "Steve" Finnan is a retired Irish international footballer who played as a right back. He is the only player to have played in the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, all four levels of the English league football and the Football Conference.-Early career:Finnan was born in... |
Spain Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... |
Undisclosed | 01-09-2008 |
| – | MF | England Danny Guthrie Danny Guthrie Danny Sean Guthrie is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a midfielder.His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side... |
England Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
£2,250,000 | 11-07-2008 |
| 7 | FW | Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
£12,000,000 | 02-02-2009 |
| 7 | MF |  Australia Harry KewellHarry Kewell Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team... |
Turkey Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
Free | 05-07-2008 |
| 6 | DF |  Norway John Arne RiiseJohn Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008... |
Italy Roma A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
£4,000,000 | 01-07-2008 |
| – | FW | France Anthony Le Tallec Anthony Le Tallec Anthony Le Tallec is a French footballer who plays for AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1, as a forward or attacking midfielder.-Liverpool:... |
France Le Mans |
£1,100,000 | 02-07-2008 |
Loaned out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | GK |  Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov |
Netherlands Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
01-07-2008 | 30-06-2010 |
| – | MF | England Paul Anderson Paul Anderson (footballer) Paul Anderson is a footballer playing for Nottingham Forest. He plays primarily as a winger and can operate on either flank.He has been capped by England at Under-19 level.- Early career :... |
England Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
01-07-2008 | 03-05-2009 |
| 44 | DF | England Robbie Threlfall Robbie Threlfall Robert Richard "Robbie" Threlfall is an English footballer, who plays in the left-back position. On 27 May 2010, he signed a permanent contract with Bradford City after being released by Premier League club Liverpool.-Club career:... |
England Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
16-07-2008 | 01-01-2009 |
| 44 | DF | England Robbie Threlfall Robbie Threlfall Robert Richard "Robbie" Threlfall is an English footballer, who plays in the left-back position. On 27 May 2010, he signed a permanent contract with Bradford City after being released by Premier League club Liverpool.-Club career:... |
England Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
06-02-2009 | 06-03-2009 |
| – | DF | Spain Miki Roque |
Spain Cartagena FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 spectators.... |
23-07-2008 | 10-05-2009 |
| 40 | GK | England David Martin |
England Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
04-08-2008 | 30-06-2009 |
| 33 | MF | Argentina Sebastián Leto Sebastián Leto Sebastián Eduardo Leto Lées is an Argentine footballer who currently plays on the left wing for Panathinaikos.- Lanús :... |
 Greece Olympiacos |
05-08-2008 | 30-06-2009 |
| 10 | FW |  Ukraine Andriy VoroninAndriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... |
Germany Hertha Berlin |
01-09-2008 | 30-06-2009 |
| 29 | FW | Hungary Krisztián Németh Krisztián Németh Krisztián Németh is a Hungarian international football player who currently is playing for MTK Budapest FC.-Club career:Born in Győr, Németh started his career at hometown club Győr where he played from 2003 to 2005 as a youth player.-MTK Budapest FC:... |
England Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
26-01-2009 | 26-02-2009 |
| 38 | FW | England Craig Lindfield Craig Lindfield Craig Anthony Lindfield is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for Accrington Stanley.-Early life:... |
England Bournemouth |
22-08-2008 | 31-12-2008 |
| 38 | FW | England Craig Lindfield Craig Lindfield Craig Anthony Lindfield is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for Accrington Stanley.-Early life:... |
England Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
26-01-2009 | 30-06-2009 |
| 42 | GK | Hungary Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Hull City as a goalkeeper, on loan from Liverpool. He was signed by Liverpool on the summer transfer deadline 2008, from MTK, after he had spent the 2007–08 season on loan with the club.... |
England Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
??-01-2009 | 30-06-2009 |
| 34 | DF | England Martin Kelly Martin Kelly Martin Ronald Kelly is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool as a right back, although he spent most of his Academy career playing as a centre back.-2007–08:... |
England Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
26-03-2009 | 30-06-2009 |
| 46 | MF | England Adam Hammill Adam Hammill Adam James Hammill is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
England Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
18-07-2009 | 01-01-2009 |
| 46 | MF | England Adam Hammill Adam Hammill Adam James Hammill is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
England Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
02-02-2009 | 25-05-2009 |
| – | FW | Netherlands Jordy Brouwer Jordy Brouwer Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007... |
Netherlands RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
??-01-2009 | 31-05-2009 |
| – | DF |  Ghana Godwin AntwiGodwin Antwi Godwin Antwi Birago is a Ghanaian-Spanish professional footballer, who is currently playing for Danish club Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. He can play at either centre-back or as a central midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Spanish passport.-Biography:Antwi was born in... |
England Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
25-07-2008 | 29-12-2008 |
| – | DF | Ghana Godwin Antwi Godwin Antwi Godwin Antwi Birago is a Ghanaian-Spanish professional footballer, who is currently playing for Danish club Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. He can play at either centre-back or as a central midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Spanish passport.-Biography:Antwi was born in... |
England Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
16-02-2009 | 25-02-2009 |
| – | MF | Sweden Astrit Ajdarević Astrit Ajdarevic Astrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden.... |
England Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
26-03-2009 | 30-06-2009 |
| 35 | MF | Scotland Ryan Flynn |
 Wrexham |
??-??-2009 | 30-06-2009 |
- In: £33,600,000+
- Out: £38,800,000+
- Total spending: £5,200,000+
Pre-season
| Friendlies Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| Kick-off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendancef | Report |
| 2008-07-12 15:00 | England Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
A Prenton Park Prenton Park is an association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C. The club moved to the current Prenton Park in 1912. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report... |
1–0 | Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the... 43' |
England Mike Dean Mike Dean (referee) -Coin-throwing incident:On 5 April 2009 in the South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City, Dean suffered a cut to the forehead resulting from what appeared to be a coin thrown by a Cardiff supporter. He later awarded Cardiff a debatable penalty, which was converted to earn a draw for... |
15 000 | MR |
| 2008-07-16 18:35 | Switzerland FC Lucerne FC Lucerne FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :... |
N Grenchen Grenchen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel. With over 16,000 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns of the canton of Solothurn... |
2–1 | Lucas 10', Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... 36' |
Switzerland Claudio Circhetta |
9,500 | MR |
| 2008-07-19 17:00 |  Poland Wisła Kraków |
N Fribourg Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland... |
1–1 | Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... 6' |
Switzerland Frederic Studer |
6,000 | MR |
| 2008-07-22 18:45 | Germany Hertha Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
A Olympic Stadium (Berlin) The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March... |
0–0 | Germany Christian Schößling |
51,684 | MR | |
| 2008-07-30 20:30 | Spain Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
A Estadio El Madrigal Estadio El Madrigal is a multi-purpose stadium in Vila-real, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as it is the home of Villarreal CF.The stadium with 25,000 seats was originally built in 1923... |
0–0 | Spain Miguel Aiza Gámez |
22,000 | MR | |
| 2008-08-02 15:00 | Scotland Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
A Ibrox Stadium Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082... |
4–0 | Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... 22', N'Gog David N'Gog David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:... 56', Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the... 58', Alonso Xabi Alonso Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed... 70' (pen Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
Scotland Craig Thomson Craig Thomson (referee) Craig Alexander Thomson is a Scottish football referee, who has been a match official since 1988. He originates from Paisley, Renfrewshire.-Career:... |
50,223 | MR |
| 2008-08-05 18:00 | Norway Vålerenga |
A Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... |
4–1 | Alonso Xabi Alonso Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed... 19', Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... 49', Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the... 60', N'Gog David N'Gog David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:... 84' |
Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø Tom Henning Øvrebø Tom Henning Øvrebø is a Norwegian football referee. Born in Oslo, Øvrebø is a former UEFA Elite referee, who has refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League... |
25,377 | MR |
| 2008-08-08 20:00 | Italy Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
H Anfield Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park... |
1–0 | Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... 90+3' |
England Andre Marriner Andre Marriner Andre Marriner is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League. He is based in Sheldon, West Midlands.-Career:... |
43,062 | MR |
Classification
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... (C) |
38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 90 | UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 50 | 86 | UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage |
| 3 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 83 | UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage |
Matches
Results by round
Results summary
Third Qualifying Round
Group Stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
FA CupFA Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 FA Cup was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South Normanton Athletic, folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761...
| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 2009-01-03 17:25 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
A Deepdale Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :... |
2–0 | Riera Albert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... |
Martin Atkinson Martin Atkinson -Europe and international:On 13 October 2007, Atkinson refereed a group C qualifier for Euro 2008 between Moldova and Turkey. The game in the Moldovan capital Chişinău ended a 1–1 draw, with the referee showing two yellow cards.... |
23,046 | MR |
| R4 | 2009-01-25 16:00 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
H Anfield Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park... |
1–1 | Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... |
Steve Bennett Steve Bennett (referee) Stephen Graham Bennett is a former English football referee who operated in the Premier League, and previously for FIFA as an assistant referee and then referee.-Career:... |
43,524 | MR |
| R4 Replay | 2009-02-04 20:10 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
A Goodison Park Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds... |
0–1 (a.e.t.) | Alan Wiley Alan Wiley Alan G. Wiley is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League, and he is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.-Career:... |
37,918 | MR |
League CupFootball League Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...
| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 2008-09-23 20:00 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
H Anfield Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park... |
2–1 | Agger Daniel Agger Daniel Munthe Agger is a Danish footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Denmark national football team. He started his senior career at Danish club Brøndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. The Liverpool fans have created a song for him to the tune of... , Lucas Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side... |
Michael Oliver | 28,591 | MR |
| R4 | 2008-11-12 20:00 | Tottenham Hotspur | A White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230.... |
2–4 | Plessis Damien Plessis Damien Plessis is a French footballer of Réunionais origin, who plays for Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.-Olympique Lyonnais:... , Hyypiä Sami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a retired European Cup winning Finnish footballer who played in the centre back position. He last played for German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was the captain of the Finland national football team. He joined Leverkusen in summer 2009, ending a ten year spell at... |
Mike Riley | 33,242 | MR |
Doubles achieved
| Opponent | Home result | Away result |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
2–1 | 4–1 |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
4–0 | 3–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
3–0 | 5–1 |
| Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
4–0 | 1–0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Comeback
Liverpool have conceded the first goal in a match 13 times this season in the Premier League and the Champions League, recorded 8 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss.| Opponent | H/A | Result | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
H | 2–1 | Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... 3, Brown Wes Brown Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996... 26' (og Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ), Babel Ryan Babel Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad... 77' |
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
A | 4–1 | Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team... 23'(p Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... 28', Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... 44'(p Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool of the Premier League, having previously played for São Paulo and Valencia. He plays as either a left back or left winger and has represented Brazil at Under-17 and Under-20 levels and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics... 76', Dossena Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.-Early career:Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad... 90' |
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
H | 2–1 | Mido 70, Pogatetz Emanuel Pogatetz Emanuel Pogatetz is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Hannover 96 as a defender.- Club career :Pogatetz's career started at Sturm Graz before going to Kärnten and later to Bayer Leverkusen... 86' (og Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ), Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... 90+4' |
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
A | 3–2 | Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... 18', Garrido 42, Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... 54', 72', Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.... 90' |
| Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
H | 3–2 | Zaki Amr Zaki Amr Zaki is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Zamalek and the Egypt national team. He is known for his strong headers and for being a top striker in Africa.-Early career:... 29' , Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.... 37', Zaki Amr Zaki Amr Zaki is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Zamalek and the Egypt national team. He is known for his strong headers and for being a top striker in Africa.-Early career:... 45+4' , Riera Albert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... 80', Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.... 85' |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
A | 3–2 | Nugent David Nugent David James Nugent is an English footballer striker, who currently plays for Leicester City . Before joining Leicester, Nugent made a total of 228 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury, Preston North End and Portsmouth... 61' , Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool of the Premier League, having previously played for São Paulo and Valencia. He plays as either a left back or left winger and has represented Brazil at Under-17 and Under-20 levels and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics... 69', Hreiðarsson Hermann Hreiðarsson Hermann Hreiðarsson is an Icelandic football player who plays for Football League Championship club Portsmouth as a left back... 77' , Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.... 85', Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... 90+2' |
| Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
A | 2–1 | Cana Lorik Cana Lorik Cana is an Albanian footballer, who plays for Lazio as a defensive midfielder and the Albania national football team. He is the captain for Albania at international level... 19, Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... 26', 32' (p Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| PSV Eindhoven | A | 3–1 | Lazović Danko Lazovic Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:... 37, Babel Ryan Babel Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad... 45', Riera Albert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... 69', N'Gog David N'Gog David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:... 78' |
Biggest winning margin
| # | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
H | 5–0 | Premier League |
| 2 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
A | 5–1 | Premier League |
| 3 | Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
H | 4–0 | Champions League |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
H | 4–0 | Premier League |
| 5 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
A | 4–1 | Premier League |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
H | 3–0 | Premier League |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
H | 3–0 | Premier League |
| 6 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
H | 3–0 | Premier League |
| 6 | West Ham West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
A | 3–0 | Premier League |
Performance
Updated to games played on 9 May 2009.| All | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| League | 38 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Overall | 53 | – | 32 | 16 | 5 | 101 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 26 |
Liverpool are the only team who are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season.
Also Liverpool were unbeaten in their last 30 home Premier League matches at Anfield – 21 wins and 9 draws – before losing 3–1 to Aston Villa in August 2009.
Goal minutes
Updated to games played on 14 April 2009.| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 1 |
Liverpool have scored 53 goals in second halves, more than any other Premier League team. Liverpool recorded more points than any other Premier League team when conceding first or level at half time.
Squad statistics
Updated to games played on 14 April 2009. Only lists players who made an appearance or were on the bench.Apps = Appearance(s); CS = Clean sheet(s); G = Goal(s); YC = Yellow card(s); PL = Premier League; CL = Champions League; FAC/LC = FA Cup and League Cup.
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once or twice.Goalkeepers
| Player | Nat | PL Premier League 2008–09 The 2008–09 Premier League season was the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United became champions for the eleventh time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season... Apps |
PL Premier League 2008–09 The 2008–09 Premier League season was the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United became champions for the eleventh time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season... CS |
CL UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in... Apps |
CL UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in... CS |
FAC/LC Apps |
FAC/LC CS |
Total Apps |
Total CS |
FA The Football Association The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association... YC |
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... YC |
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| Reina | ESP | 38 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.-Palmeiras:... |
BRA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Hull City as a goalkeeper, on loan from Liverpool. He was signed by Liverpool on the summer transfer deadline 2008, from MTK, after he had spent the 2007–08 season on loan with the club.... |
HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outfield players
| Player | Nat | Pos | PL Premier League 2008–09 The 2008–09 Premier League season was the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United became champions for the eleventh time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season... Apps |
PL Premier League 2008–09 The 2008–09 Premier League season was the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United became champions for the eleventh time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season... G |
CL UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in... Apps |
CL UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in... G |
FAC/LC Apps |
FAC/LC G |
Total Apps |
Total G |
FA The Football Association The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association... YC |
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... |
ENG | MF | 31 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| Torres Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.... |
ESP | FW | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.... |
NED | MF | 38 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the... |
ISR | MF | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
IRE | FW | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Riera Albert Riera Albert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing... |
ESP | MF | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Alonso Xabi Alonso Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed... |
ESP | MF | 33 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Babel Ryan Babel Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad... |
NED | MF | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool of the Premier League, having previously played for São Paulo and Valencia. He plays as either a left back or left winger and has represented Brazil at Under-17 and Under-20 levels and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics... |
BRA | DF | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| N'Gog David N'Gog David N'Gog is a French footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the cousin of the Panathinaikos and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Paris Saint-Germain:... |
FRA | FW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dossena Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.-Early career:Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad... |
ITA | DF | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Agger Daniel Agger Daniel Munthe Agger is a Danish footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Denmark national football team. He started his senior career at Danish club Brøndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. The Liverpool fans have created a song for him to the tune of... |
DEN | DF | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Hyypiä Sami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a retired European Cup winning Finnish footballer who played in the centre back position. He last played for German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was the captain of the Finland national football team. He joined Leverkusen in summer 2009, ending a ten year spell at... |
FIN | DF | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side... |
BRA | MF | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Arbeloa | ESP | DF | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Plessis Damien Plessis Damien Plessis is a French footballer of Réunionais origin, who plays for Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.-Olympique Lyonnais:... |
FRA | MF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carragher Jamie Carragher James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool... |
ENG | DF | 38 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mascherano | ARG | MF | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Skrtel Martin Škrtel Martin Škrtel is a Slovak footballer who plays in defence for Liverpool and the Slovakia national football team.-Biography:Škrtel was born in Handlová and raised in Ráztočno and began playing football at the age of six... |
SVK | DF | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| El Zhar Nabil El Zhar Nabil El Zhar is a French-born Moroccan footballer and currently plays for Levante. He also has eight caps for Morocco. El Zhar is known for his pace and dribbling ability-Club career:... |
MAR | MF | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Insúa Emiliano Insúa Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata is an Argentine football defender who plays for Sporting CP and for the Argentina national team.Insúa is a European Union citizen due to one of his grandparents being a Spanish citizen.-Early career:... |
ARG | DF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... |
ENG | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spearing Jay Spearing Jay Francis Spearing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a Defensive midfielder. He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield.... |
ENG | MF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darby Stephen Darby Stephen Mark Darby is an English footballer who plays in the right-back position for Rochdale on loan from Liverpool. Darby was brought up in Maghull, where he attended St John Boscos primary school.-Liverpool:... |
ENG | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Degen Philipp Degen Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing... |
SUI | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Martin Kelly Martin Ronald Kelly is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool as a right back, although he spent most of his Academy career playing as a centre back.-2007–08:... |
ENG | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Voronin Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool. In the 2002–03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the... |
UKR | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No direct red cards this season. Lucas
Lucas Leiva
Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side...
was sent off after being shown a second yellow card by Alan Wiley
Alan Wiley
Alan G. Wiley is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League, and he is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.-Career:...
in FA Cup Fourth Round Replay against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
on 4 February 2009. Liverpool are the only team that never have been given a red card in Premier League matches so far this season.
Reserves
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Premier Reserve League
Premier Reserve League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Premier Reserve League is the tenth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League...
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#ddffdd;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-02 19:00
|Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy
Middlesbrough Reserves and the Middlesbrough Academy are the reserve and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C. respectively.Most reserve home fixtures and all Academy home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though the final reserve home game of the season is usually played at the...
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–0
|Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-09-17 19:00
|Sunderland
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–2
|El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar is a French-born Moroccan footballer and currently plays for Levante. He also has eight caps for Morocco. El Zhar is known for his pace and dribbling ability-Club career:...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-07 19:00
|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy
Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...
|align=center|A
|align=center|0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-14 19:30
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–3
|Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
, Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-11-03 19:00
|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy
Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...
|align=center|H
|align=center|1–2
|El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar is a French-born Moroccan footballer and currently plays for Levante. He also has eight caps for Morocco. El Zhar is known for his pace and dribbling ability-Club career:...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-18 19:00
|Wigan
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
|align=center|H
|align=center|1–0
|Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-11-24 19:00
|Newcastle
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Weijl
Vincent Weijl
Vincent Lucas Weijl is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for SD Eibar, having played before that in England and Holland. He usually plays as a left midfielder.-Club career:...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-04 19:00
|Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-10 19:00
|Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–2
|Nemeth
Krisztián Németh
Krisztián Németh is a Hungarian international football player who currently is playing for MTK Budapest FC.-Club career:Born in Győr, Németh started his career at hometown club Győr where he played from 2003 to 2005 as a youth player.-MTK Budapest FC:...
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-12-16 19:00
|Hull
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–0
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-01-20 19:00
|Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy
Middlesbrough Reserves and the Middlesbrough Academy are the reserve and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C. respectively.Most reserve home fixtures and all Academy home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though the final reserve home game of the season is usually played at the...
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–0
|Ngog (x2)
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-01-29 19:00
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|align=center|A
|align=center|0–0
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-02-17 19:00
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Akpan
Hope Akpan
Hope Ini I. Akpan is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Crawley Town, as a midfielder.-Club career:Akpan made his competitive debut for Everton against BATE on 17 December 2009 in the UEFA Europa League....
(o.g.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
)
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-12 19:30
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|align=center|H
|align=center|2–2
|Degen
Philipp Degen
Philipp Degen is a Swiss footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing...
, Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-17 19:00
|Wigan
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
|align=center|A
|align=center|2–2
|Palsson
Victor Pálsson
Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.- Youth career :...
, Weijl
Vincent Weijl
Vincent Lucas Weijl is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for SD Eibar, having played before that in England and Holland. He usually plays as a left midfielder.-Club career:...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-04-02 19:00
|Sunderland
|align=center|H
|align=center|0–2
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-04-06 19:00
|Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–1
|Flora
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-04-20 19:00
|Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
|align=center|H
|align=center|3–4
|Spearing
Jay Spearing
Jay Francis Spearing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a Defensive midfielder. He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield....
x3
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-23 19:00
|Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
|align=center|A
|align=center|2–1
|Plessis
Damien Plessis
Damien Plessis is a French footballer of Réunionais origin, who plays for Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.-Olympique Lyonnais:...
, Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-29 19:00
|Newcastle
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
|align=center|H
|align=center|5–1
|San Jose, Ngog, Plessis
Damien Plessis
Damien Plessis is a French footballer of Réunionais origin, who plays for Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.-Olympique Lyonnais:...
, Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
x2
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Liverpool Senior Cup
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|QF
|align=center|2009-02-24 19:45
|Formby
Formby F.C.
Formby F.C. are an English football club based in Formby, Merseyside. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Division One and are members of the Liverpool County Football Association...
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|Simon
András Simon
András Simon is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Győr ] in Hungary's Top League.He is the twin brother of Ádám Simon, who on 11 May 2011 was announced to have signed a contract with Serie A club Palermo.-Career:...
, Kelly
Martin Kelly
Martin Ronald Kelly is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool as a right back, although he spent most of his Academy career playing as a centre back.-2007–08:...
, Flora
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|SF
|align=center|2009-03-24 19:45
|Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|O.G.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
, Pacheco, Spearing
Jay Spearing
Jay Francis Spearing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a Defensive midfielder. He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield....
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|F
|align=center|2009-04-27 19:00
|Waterloo Dock
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–0
|Nemeth
Krisztián Németh
Krisztián Németh is a Hungarian international football player who currently is playing for MTK Budapest FC.-Club career:Born in Győr, Németh started his career at hometown club Győr where he played from 2003 to 2005 as a youth player.-MTK Budapest FC:...
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Lancashire Senior Cup
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|F
|align=center|2008-07-30 19:45
|Manchester United
|align=center|N
Leyland, Lancashire
Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England, approximately six miles south of the city of Preston.Throughout the 20th and 21st century, the community has seen a large growth in industry, population and farming, due to the establishment of Leyland Motors, housing...
|align=center|2–3
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
40', Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
72'
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Friendlies
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-13 15:00
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England SouthportSouthport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
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Haig Avenue
Haig Avenue is a football stadium in Southport, England and is the home ground of Southport F.C.-Location:The ground is situated to the east of Southport just off the A570, the main road to Ormskirk...
|align=center|3–1
|Hammill
Adam Hammill
Adam James Hammill is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
43', 65', Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
61'
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-07-19 15:00
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England Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
|align=center|A
|align=center|1–4
|Bruna
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-07-26 15:00
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England Stockport CountyStockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
|align=center|A
Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park is an association football and rugby union stadium in Stockport, England. The stadium was initially built for the rugby league club Stockport in 1901, but by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and in the same year, Stockport County Football Club, who were looking for a bigger ground,...
|align=center|1–1
|Bruna 20'
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-08-18 19:45
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Scotland Inverness CTInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
|align=center|A
Caledonian Stadium
The Caledonian Stadium, currently known as the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium situated in the Longman area of Inverness, Scotland...
|align=center|0–5
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-08-20 19:45
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Scotland Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
|align=center|A
New Douglas Park
New Douglas Park is a football stadium in Hamilton which serves as the home of Hamilton Academical. It takes its name from Douglas Park, the club's former stadium.-Stadium:...
|align=center|2–1
|Huth
Ronald Huth
Ronald Renato Huth Candia is an Paraguayan footballer who plays for Greek side PAS Giannina F.C. on loan from Tacuary. Huth also holds Italian nationality.-Early career:...
, Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-26 12:00
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England ChelseaChelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
|align=center|H
Melwood
Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC's training ground. It is not attached to The Academy, which is in Kirkby.It is based in the West Derby area of Liverpool and has been their home since the fifties. The ground previously belonged to St Francis Xavier, a local school...
|align=center|2–0
|Weijl
Vincent Weijl
Vincent Lucas Weijl is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for SD Eibar, having played before that in England and Holland. He usually plays as a left midfielder.-Club career:...
, Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-29 12:00
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England Port ValePort Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
|align=center|H
Melwood
Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC's training ground. It is not attached to The Academy, which is in Kirkby.It is based in the West Derby area of Liverpool and has been their home since the fifties. The ground previously belonged to St Francis Xavier, a local school...
|align=center|4–1
|Flynn, Spearing
Jay Spearing
Jay Francis Spearing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a Defensive midfielder. He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield....
, Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
x2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-10 11:00
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England PortsmouthPortsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
|align=center|A
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
|align=center|4–1
|Flora, San Jose, Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
, Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-12-22 12:00
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England PrestonPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
|align=center|H
Melwood
Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC's training ground. It is not attached to The Academy, which is in Kirkby.It is based in the West Derby area of Liverpool and has been their home since the fifties. The ground previously belonged to St Francis Xavier, a local school...
|align=center|2–0
|Pacheco
Daniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
, Simon
András Simon
András Simon is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Győr ] in Hungary's Top League.He is the twin brother of Ádám Simon, who on 11 May 2011 was announced to have signed a contract with Serie A club Palermo.-Career:...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-05 12:00
|
United States Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
|align=center|H
Melwood
Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC's training ground. It is not attached to The Academy, which is in Kirkby.It is based in the West Derby area of Liverpool and has been their home since the fifties. The ground previously belonged to St Francis Xavier, a local school...
|align=center|0–2
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Under-18s
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Premier Academy League
Premier Academy League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Premier Academy League Under–18 season was the twelfth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the fifth under the current make-up. The first matches of the season were played on 23 August 2008, and the season ended on 18 May 2009.All teams played the other...
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{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-08-23 11:00
|Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–3
|Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
x3, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-08-30 11:30
|Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–2
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-06 12:00
|Nottm. Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–0
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden....
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-13 12:00
|Newcastle United
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–2
|Lough (o.g.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
), Pepper, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-13 12:00
|Sheffield Wednesday
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–0
|Ellison, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-09-27 11:00
|Crewe
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–1
|Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
(x2), Ince
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-10-04 11:30
|Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–2
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden....
, Ellison
James Ellison (footballer)
James Ellison is a professional footballer currently playing for Chester on loan from Burton Albion.-Career:He began his career at Liverpool, joining the youth academy in 2000...
, Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-10-11 11:00
|Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–4
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-10-18 11:00
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–2
|Ellison, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-01 11:00
|Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
|align=center|H
|align=center| 5–0
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
x3, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
, Ellison
James Ellison (footballer)
James Ellison is a professional footballer currently playing for Chester on loan from Burton Albion.-Career:He began his career at Liverpool, joining the youth academy in 2000...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-11-08 11:00
|Manchester City
|align=center|A
|align=center| 1–4
|Kennedy
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-11-15 11:00
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–0
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2008-11-22 11:00
|Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–2
|Amoo, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-12-06 11:00
|West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–0
|Kennedy, Ellison
James Ellison (footballer)
James Ellison is a professional footballer currently playing for Chester on loan from Burton Albion.-Career:He began his career at Liverpool, joining the youth academy in 2000...
, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2008-12-13 11:00
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–3
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-01-24 11:00
|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–1
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-01-31 11:00
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–3
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
x2
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-02-14 11:30
|West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–4
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-02-21 11:00
|Crewe
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 3–1
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
, Kacaniklic
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-07 11:30
|Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 0–1
|
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-14 11:00
|Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–2
|Kennedy, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|2009-03-21 11:30
|Leeds United
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–3
|Robinson
Jack Robinson (footballer born 1993)
Jack Robinson is an English professional footballer playing for Liverpool. He is the youngest ever player to have played for the club, having made his debut at the age of 16 years and 250 days old....
|- bgcolor="#ddddff"
|align=center|2009-03-28 11:00
|Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–3
|Clare, Kennedy, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2009-04-04 11:00
|Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 2–1
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup 2008-09
The 2008–09 FA Youth Cup was the 57th FA Youth Cup. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 22 May and 26 May 2009....
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R3
|align=center|2008-12-02 19:00
|Leeds
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2–1
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Ince
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R4
|align=center|2009-01-15 19:30
|Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
|align=center|A
|align=center| 2 – 2 (3–2) pens
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
(x2)
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|R5
|align=center|2009-02-05 19:00
|Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
|align=center|H
|align=center| 1–0
|Amoo
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|QF
|align=center|2009-02-27 19:00
|Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
|align=center|H
|align=center| 4–2
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
, Irwin x2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|SF
|align=center|2009-04-17 19:00
|Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
|align=center|A
|align=center| 3–0
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
x2, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Villarreal International Youth Tournament
|-
{|width=100% border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Round
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|align=center|GS
|align=center|2008-08-09 18:45
|
Japan Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol
is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
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|align=center|2008-08-10 20:30
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Spain Real MadridReal Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
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|align=center|2–2
|Pepper 34', Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
37'
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|align=center|2008-08-11 17:30
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Netherlands Ajax|align=center|N
|align=center|2–2
|Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
, Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden....
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Mexico Tigres|align=center|N
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|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; margin:0px;" width="75%"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Friendlies
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Kick Off
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
!Liverpool Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-12 11:00
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England BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
|align=center|A
|align=center|3–0
|Pepper, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
, Scott
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|align=center|2008-07-19 10:30
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England BuryBury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
|align=center|A
|align=center|5–1
|Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
, Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
x2, Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Pepper
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|align=center|2008-07-26 13:00
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England Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
|align=center|H
|align=center|5–2
|Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
, Ince, Pepper, Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
, Buchtmann
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England Bradford CityBradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
|align=center|H
|align=center|4–1
|Buchtmann, Pourie
Marvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
x3
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Reserves
- Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2008–09), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.
Appearances and goals
Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who played in Liverpool F.C. reserve team fixtures during the 2008–09 season.|}
Under-18s
Ages as of 31 August 2008.{|
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
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!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
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|1st
|Deale Chamberlain
|GK
|16
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England|View
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|1st
|Hakan Duyan
|GK
|16
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Turkey|View
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|1st
|Jack Metcalf
|DF
|16
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England|View
|-
|1st
|Christopher Buchtmann
|MF
|16
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Germany|View
|-
|1st
|James Ellison
James Ellison (footballer)
James Ellison is a professional footballer currently playing for Chester on loan from Burton Albion.-Career:He began his career at Liverpool, joining the youth academy in 2000...
|MF
|16
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England|View
|-
|1st
|Michael Roberts
|MF
|16
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England|View
|-
|1st
|Pajtim Kasami
Pajtim Kasami
Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has been hailed as one of the brightest future stars of Switzerland.-Early career:...
|MF
|16
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Switzerland|View
|-
|1st
|Alex Cooper
|MF
|17
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Scotland|View
|-
|1st
|Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|FW
|16
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Finland|View
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|1st
|Thomas Ince
|FW
|16
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England|View
|-
|1st
|Adam Pepper
|FW
|16
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England|View
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
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!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
|-
|2nd
|Chris Oldfield
|GK
|17
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Republic of Ireland|View
|-
|2nd
|Joe Kennedy (c)
|DF
|17
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England|View
|-
|2nd
|David Amoo
David Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|MF
|17
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England|View
|-
|2nd
|Sean Highdale
|MF
|17
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England|View
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|2nd
|Alexander Kacaniklic
|MF
|17
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Sweden|View
|-
|2nd
|Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
|FW
|17
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England|View
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" cellpadding="2"
|-
!Year
!Name
!Pos
!Age
!Nat
!Profile
|-
|3rd
|Shane O'Connor
Shane O'Connor (footballer)
Shane O'Connor is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Port Vale, on loan from Championship club Ipswich Town.A graduate of the Liverpool F.C. Academy, he signed professionally with Ipswich Town in July 2009...
|DF
|18
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|View
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|3rd
|Michael Scott
|DF
|18
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England|View
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|3rd
|Astrit Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarevic
Astrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden....
|MF
|18
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Sweden|View
|}
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- Shane O'ConnorShane O'Connor (footballer)Shane O'Connor is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Port Vale, on loan from Championship club Ipswich Town.A graduate of the Liverpool F.C. Academy, he signed professionally with Ipswich Town in July 2009...
, Michael Scott and Astrit AjdarevicAstrit AjdarevicAstrit Ajdarević is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for IFK Norrköping and for the Sweden Under-21 national team.-Early life:Born in Pristina, he moved in 1992 with his family to Sweden....
are not eligible to play in FA Youth Cup 2008-09FA Youth Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 FA Youth Cup was the 57th FA Youth Cup. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 22 May and 26 May 2009....
. MelwoodMelwoodMelwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC's training ground. It is not attached to The Academy, which is in Kirkby.It is based in the West Derby area of Liverpool and has been their home since the fifties. The ground previously belonged to St Francis Xavier, a local school...
-based players who are eligible for FA Youth Cup 2008-09FA Youth Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 FA Youth Cup was the 57th FA Youth Cup. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 22 May and 26 May 2009....
are Dean BouzanisDean BouzanisDean Anthony Bouzanis is an Australian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for League One side Oldham Athletic on non-contract terms.-Club career:...
, Steven Irwin, Daniel Sánchez AyalaDaniel Sánchez AyalaDaniel Sánchez Ayala is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Norwich City.-Liverpool:Born in El Saucejo, Seville Province, Spain, Ayala agreed a move to Liverpool in September 2007 after rejecting a professional contract with Sevilla, where he came through the youth team...
, Gerardo Bruna, Zsolt Pölöskei, Daniel PachecoDaniel PachecoDaniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
, Nikola SaricNikola SaricNikola Sarić is a Danish professional footballer, currently playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League. Sarić is a member of the national youth sides of Denmark.-Herfølge:...
and Vincent WeijlVincent WeijlVincent Lucas Weijl is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for SD Eibar, having played before that in England and Holland. He usually plays as a left midfielder.-Club career:...
.
Transfers
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In
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; text-align:left"
!
!Pos
!Player
!From
!When
|----
| Res.||FW||
Denmark Nikola SaricNikola Saric
Nikola Sarić is a Danish professional footballer, currently playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League. Sarić is a member of the national youth sides of Denmark.-Herfølge:...
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Denmark Herfølge BoldklubHerfølge Boldklub
Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared it's licence, and merged it's professional football with Køge BK to form HB Køge....
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| Res.||FW||
Netherlands Vincent Weijl || Netherlands Alkmaar Zaanstreek || Summer|----
| Res.||MF||
Hungary Zsolt Pölöskei || Hungary MTK HungariaMTK Hungária FC
MTK Budapest FC or just MTK is a football club from Budapest, Hungary. The team plays in the second division of the Hungarian League. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup 12...
(on loan) || Summer
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| Res.||DF||
Spain Emmanuel Mendy || Spain Murcia Deportivo CF || Summer|----
| Res.||DF||
England Steven Irwin || Academy (promoted) || Summer|----
| Res.||MF||
Scotland Gary Mackay Steven || Academy (promoted) || Summer|----
| U18s|| GK||
England Deale Chamberlain || England TamworthTamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
|| Summer
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| U18s|| DF||
Germany Christopher Buchtmann || Germany Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
|| Summer
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| Res.||MF||
Iceland Victor PálssonVictor Pálsson
Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.- Youth career :...
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Denmark AGF Arhus || Winter|}
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Out
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; text-align:left"
!
!Pos
!Player
!To
!When
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| Res.|| FW ||
Austria Besian IdrizajBesian Idrizaj
Besian Idrizaj was an Austrian professional football player who last played as a striker for Swansea City. He was ethnic Albanian.He died of a suspected heart attack on 15 May 2010 at the age of 22.-Liverpool:...
|| Unassigned || Summer
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| Res.|| DF ||
Spain Aridane Hernández || Spain Real ValladolidReal Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
|| Summer
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| U18s|| FW || Michael Collins ||
Italy TriestinaU.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
|| Summer
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| U18s|| DF||
England Mattone Awang || England Halifax TownF.C. Halifax Town
Football Club Halifax Town, otherwise known as FC Halifax Town are an English football team who currently play in the Conference North. The club replaced Halifax Town A.F.C. who went into administration during the 2007–08 season.-Formation:...
|| Summer
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| U18s|| MF||
England Ben Parsonage || England Prescot CablesPrescot Cables F.C.
Prescot Cables F.C. is a football club based in Prescot, Merseyside. It was established in 1884 and has also been known as Prescot and Prescot Town...
|| Summer
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| U18s|| FW||
Germany Marvin PourieMarvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
||
Germany Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
|| Winter
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| U18s|| DF||
Kingdom of England Jack Metcalf || – || April|---
| U18s|| DF|| Pajtim Kasami
Pajtim Kasami
Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has been hailed as one of the brightest future stars of Switzerland.-Early career:...
||
Italy LazioS.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
|| Winter
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Reserves
{| class="wikitable sortable"|-
!P
!Player
!League
!Cups
!Other
!Total
|-
|align=center|1
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Spain Daniel PachecoDaniel Pacheco
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and owned by Liverpool. Pacheco started his career with Barcelona in 2003, before moving to Liverpool in 2007. He made his debut on 9 December 2009 against Fiorentina in the UEFA...
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|5
|align=center|10
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|align=center|2
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Netherlands Jordy BrouwerJordy Brouwer
Jordy Brouwer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag, as a striker.-Career:Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007...
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|6
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|align=center|3
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England Jay SpearingJay Spearing
Jay Francis Spearing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a Defensive midfielder. He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield....
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|5
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|align=center|4
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Argentina Gerardo Bruna|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
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Under-18s
{| class="wikitable sortable"|-
!P
!Player
!League
!Cups
!Other
!Total
|-
|align=center|1
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Finland Lauri Dalla ValleLauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
|align=center|12
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|21
|-
|align=center|2
|
England David AmooDavid Amoo
David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League...
|align=center|6
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|12
|-
|align=center|3
|
Germany Marvin PourieMarvin Pourie
Marvin Pourie is a German footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.-Career:...
|align=center|4
|align=center|0
|align=center|5
|align=center|9
|-
|align=center|4
|
England Nathan EcclestonNathan Eccleston
Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.-Liverpool:He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old....
|align=center|5
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|8
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|align=center|5
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England Adam Pepper|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
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|align=center|6
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England James EllisonJames Ellison (footballer)
James Ellison is a professional footballer currently playing for Chester on loan from Burton Albion.-Career:He began his career at Liverpool, joining the youth academy in 2000...
|align=center|5
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
|align=center|5
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