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goals in a season with 47 in 1983–84. However Rush could not surpass Roger Hunt's record number of league goals of 245. In the 1961–62 season, Hunt scored 41 goals, which is the club record for league goals in a single season. Gordon Hodgson, the club's third highest scorer with 240 goals, holds the club record of 17 hat tricks. The most goals scored by a player in a single match is five; John Miller, Andy McGuigan, John Evans, Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler have achieved this feat. Fowler also holds the club and Premier League record for the fastest hat trick: he scored three goals in four minutes, 32 seconds against Arsenal in the 1994–95 season. Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer in European competition with 29 goals.

Liverpool's biggest victory is 11–0 against Strømsgodset IF in 1974.

Liverpool's 10–1 defeat of Rotherham Town in 1896 was its largest league win. This margin of victory was matched when Crystal Palace were defeated 9–0 at Anfield in 1989. Liverpool's heaviest defeat, 1–9, came against Birmingham City in 1954. Liverpool's 8–0 win against Beşiktaş J.K. in the Champions League was the largest victory in the competition's history at the time.



Current squad



First team players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.



Reserves and Academy squad



Notable players

In 2006, a list of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop" was compiled by Liverpool F.C. TV as the result of a fan survey: "Over 110,000 supporters all nominated their own personal Top 10 players in order of impact made".

Kenny Dalglish finished top of the list, with Steven Gerrard second and Ian Rush third. The highest-placed "overseas player" on the list was Danish midfielder Jan Mølby, at 16th. British newspapers frequently refer to the list placings when discussing the careers of players included.