On this day in Liverpool history - 9th April

On this day in Liverpool history - 9th April

Friday, 9th April 2010

Happy birthday God
1975 - Robbie Fowler was born in Toxteth. He scored 171 goals in 330 reds appearances in his first spell at Anfield. He won UEFA Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and two League Cup winners' medals during his initial reds career, and re-signed on a short-term contract in January 2006. He struck a further twelve times in 39 games second time around to become our fifth top all-time goalscorer, before moving on to Cardiff City in July 2007.

1995 - He was presented with the first of two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards on his twentieth birthday.
2006 - Robbie scored on his 31st birthday, grabbing the only goal of our Premiership defeat of Bolton Wanderers at Anfield on the stroke of half time, our hundredth League goal under Rafael Benítez.

1904 - England international full-back and reds skipper Tom Cooper was born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. He signed from Derby County for £7,500 in December 1934 but never scored in his 160 reds games, and died on military duty in 1940.

On the way to Wembley
1988 - We beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Hillsborough in the FA Cup Semi-final, thanks to a John Aldridge brace that included a penalty as well as a strike that was later voted as the BBC's Goal of the Season, with future red Nigel Clough bagging Forest's consolation. This was our 4,000th first-class fixture.
1955 - We also faced Forest, losing a Second Division match 3-1 at the City Ground, with Billy Liddell netting and centre-half Alex South playing his seventh and final reds game.

The Kop's final reds goal
1994 - Full-back Julian Dicks scored a penalty to win our League fixture with Ipswich Town. This was our last first-team goal in front of the standing Kop.

Out of the Champions League
2002 - Michael Owen missed a number of good chances while playing his 200th reds game as we went crashing out of the Champions League at the Quarter-final stage. The game in the BayArena swung one way and then another, as we eventually lost 4-2 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the night, and 4-3 on aggregate. Our goals came from Abel Xavier and Jari Litmanen.

A debut to be sure
1995 - Young Irish winger Mark Kennedy made his reds debut in our 1-0 home League defeat by Leeds United.

Disaster at Goodison
1909 - Everton thumped five goals past Sam Hardy in the Liverpool goal without reply, in a First Division encounter. This remains our worst defeat at Goodison Park.

Trebles galore
1917 - Fred Pagnam and Donald Mackinlay both bagged trebles as we thumped Southport Central 7-0 in a Wartime League match at Ash Lane. Arthur Goddard nabbed the other.
1901 - Sam Raybould struck three as we won 4-3 at Cumberland in a friendly, with Jack Cox also on the scoresheet.

2004 - Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick for Arsenal as we lost 4-2 at Highbury despite twice leading, through Sami Hyypiä and Michael Owen.
1932 - We also faced the Gunners, with Edmund Hancock and Danny McRorie netting in a 2-1 victory.

Three times against City
2005 - We lost 1-0 at the City Of Manchester Stadium in our 500th Premier League match, falling to a late Kiki Musampa goal.

We have also twice hosted Manchester City in top-flight matches on this day in history.
1949 - We lost 1-0.
1977 - Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were on target in a 2-1 Easter Saturday win to move us three points ahead of the visitors.

Mixed fortunes against Spurs
2000 - We defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at Anfield, thanks to goals from Patrik Berger and Michael Owen.
1965 - We went down 3-0 at White Hart Lane in another top-flight meeting.

International debuts
1938 - Preston North End's Bill Shankly made his Scotland debut as they lost 1-0 to England at Wembley in the British International Championships, which was the first international to be screened live on BBC television. His clubmate, full-back Andy Beattie also played. Beattie went on to guest for the reds during the war, before linking up with Shanks again at Huddersfield Town, as well as joining our backroom staff later in life.

1960 - Andy Beattie managed Scotland, picking future red Ian St. John for their 1-1 British International Championships draw with England at Hampden Park.
1921 - Reds centre-forward Robert Matthews won his first official cap for Wales as they beat Ireland 2-1 in Swansea in the same competition, with clubmates Elisha Scott and Billy Lacey on the losing side.

International endings
1904 - Future reds forward Ronald ‘Wee' Orr won his second and final cap for Scotland as they lost 1-0 to England in the British International Championships at Celtic Park. Future clubmate Alex Raisbeck was his skipper that day.
1921 - Ex-red Tom Miller won his third and final Scotland cap as they beat England 3-0 at Hampden Park in the same competition. Reds forward Harry ‘Smiler' Chambers played for the away side.

Barmby starts out
1991 - Nick Barmby signed as a professional for Tottenham Hotspur. He went on to bag 28 goals in 110 Spurs games before moving to Middlesbrough for £5.25m in August 1995.

Ronnie on target
1989 - Future red Ronnie Rosenthal netted in Israel's 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw with New Zealand in Auckland.