On this day in Liverpool history - 18th April

On this day in Liverpool history - 18th April

Sunday, 18th April 2010

A century for Rushie
1984 - Ian Rush bagged his hundredth reds goal in his 166th game for us. Ronnie Whelan and John Wark were also on target as we drew 3-3 with Leicester City at Filbert Street.

Clinching the title
1964 - Our biggest win on this day came when we beat Arsenal 5-0, with goals from Ian St. John, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt and a brace from Peter Thompson. This was enough to hand us our sixth League title, and first under Shanks. BBC's Panorama programme filmed the Kop at the game, to report on this "extraordinary cultural phenomenon". The game was an entertaining affair, with Tommy Lawrence saving a George Eastham penalty after a handball by Ron Yeats with the score at 1-0, and Ian Callaghan having a spot-kick saved by ex-red keeper Jim Furnell late on with keeper Tommy Lawrence initially stepping forward to take it before Bill Shankly waved him back. The team celebrated with the home-made ‘Curlett Cup' as the actual trophy was still at Goodison from the season before.

We have twice also made the trip to Highbury on this day in history.
1931 - We lost 3-1, with our strike being a Herbert Roberts own goal.
1990 - John Barnes scored late on as we drew 1-1.

1923 - We also claimed the League title, winning it for the fourth time. Dick Forshaw's goal earned us a share of the spoils at Bolton Wanderers, and gave us enough points so that neither Sunderland nor Huddersfield Town could catch us.

Other goalscoring feats
1968 - Tony Hateley bagged his eighth FA Cup goal of the season, a club record, in our Sixth Round second replay with West Bromwich Albion at Maine Road. We lost the game 2-1 as Albion went on to claim the trophy for the fifth, and most recent, time.

1987 - Less prolific was Gary Ablett, who scored his only reds goal in our 3-0 home win over Nottingham Forest, with Kenny Dalglish netting his 172nd and final goal for us and Ronnie Whelan also on the scoresheet.
We have twice also lost to Forest on this day in history.
1903 - We went down 1-0 at the City Ground.
1963 - We lost 2-0 in L4.

1914 - Walter Tinsley scored a hat-trick in our 4-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.
1908 - We also lost 1-0 to Boro at Anfield
1938 - We were held to a 1-1 draw in L4, with Jack Balmer on target early on.

George passes on
1954 - Former Manager George Kay died in Liverpool. He had led us to our first League title in 24 years in 1946, and the FA Cup Final four years later. Amongst the players who joined the club during his tenure were the great Billy Liddell and Bob Paisley.

Most recently
2007 - We beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at Anfield when Steven Gerrard grabbed two goals, including a penalty.

Reds birthdays
1967 - Veteran keeper Paul Jones was born in Chirk, near Wrexham. He made two appearances while on loan at Anfield in January 2004, and was last seen turning out for Bognor Regis Town.
1940 - Winger John Morrissey was born on this day in Liverpool. He signed on as a professional in April 1957 and played 37 times before crossing the park to Everton in September 1962, for whom he made 259 League appearances, helping them to the title in 1970.

1987 - Ex-reds midfielder Danny Guthrie was born in Telford. The former Manchester United trainee has represented England Under-16's, Under-17's and Under-18's and made just seven senior reds appearances before moving to Newcastle United for £2.5m in July 2008, after a season-long loan spell at Bolton Wanderers.

A red beginning and end
1970 - Midfielder John McLaughlin made the first of his 55 reds appearances in our 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, with Bobby Graham on target in our final game of the season.
1924 - We lost by the same score in West London, with our score being a very late own goal from Benjamin Baker.

1925 - Keeper John Jones played his fourth and final senior reds game, keeping a clean sheet as Fred Baron struck the only goal of our top-flight game against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Harry ‘Smiler' Chambers played his 200th League game for the reds.

Derby memories
We have twice faced Everton in Wartime League action on this day in history.
1919 - Albert Pearson struck as we were held to a 1-1 draw.
1942 - Jack Balmer grabbed the only goal of the game at Goodison Park in a match that also counted for the War League Cup.

Mixed fortunes against the Terriers
We have twice travelled to Leeds Road to face Huddersfield Town in top-flight fixtures on this day in history.
1949 - Jack Balmer bagged a brace as we triumphed 4-0 with Kevin Baron and Billy Liddell also on target.
1933 - James Jackson had nabbed our consolation as we lost 3-1.

Joy against the Tractor Boys
We have twice entertained Ipswich Town on this day in history, without tasting defeat.
1959 - Jimmy Melia, Billy Liddell and Alan A'Court struck as we won our Second Division encounter 3-1.
1978 - Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness netted in a 2-2 draw at Anfield.

No goals with Leeds
We have twice faced Leeds United in the top-flight on this day in history, with both games ending goalless. We met at Elland Road in 1981 and were then the hosts in 1992.

Liddell and Shanks in tandem
1942 - Billy Liddell and Preston North End's Bill Shankly both scored as Scotland beat England 5-4 in a Wartime international at Hampden Park. Reds skipper Matt Busby also played.
1953 - Liddell also represented his country, winning his 24th senior cap as they held England to a 2-2 draw in the British International Championships at Wembley Stadium.

Emlyn honoured
2008 - A statue of reds legend Emlyn Hughes was unveiled in his hometown of Barrow

Redders says farewell
2002 - Tottenham Hotspur's new signing Jamie Redknapp returned to Melwood to say his goodbyes. "Everyone was so good to me during my eleven years with Liverpool that it would be wrong to just leave and not say goodbye. I have a lot of friends at the club and that will always be the case, no matter where I am playing."

Young Howie starts out
1984 - Ex-red Howard Gayle made his debut for England Under-21's as they beat Italy 3-1 in their European Championship Semi-final first leg at Maine Road. Ex-red Dave Watson also played.