# Liverpool FC's greatest players of all time

The top 25 of "Liverpool's Greatest", the club's official poll with around 1.4 million picks from fans, former players, journalists and a club panel. Do you agree with the order?

- 36 votes · 28 items
- Jun 30, 2026 · Kirsty Fletcher
- https://even.best/en/l/1415/liverpool-fc-s-greatest-players-of-all-time

## Top 25

1. **Steven Gerrard** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Number one in the poll: the captain of the Istanbul miracle in 2005 (1998-2015).
2. **Kenny Dalglish** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — "King Kenny": three European Cups as a player and the 1986 double as player-manager.
3. **Ian Rush** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The club's all-time top scorer with 346 goals.
4. **Graeme Souness** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Captain and midfield general of three European Cups.
5. **Roger Hunt** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1966 world champion and the club's record league scorer for decades.
6. **Ray Clemence** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The goalkeeper of three European Cups.
7. **Sadio Mané** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Senegalese forward of the 2019 Champions League and 2020 title.
8. **Mohamed Salah** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Egyptian King: Champions League 2019 and Premier League titles in 2020 and 2025.
9. **Alan Hansen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The elegant centre-back of eight league titles.
10. **Virgil van Dijk** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Captain and UEFA Player of the Year in 2019.
11. **Robbie Fowler** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — "God" to the Kop: a natural finisher with 183 goals.
12. **Kevin Keegan** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Won the 1977 European Cup before leaving for Hamburg.
13. **Luis Suárez** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 31 league goals in 2013-14, the season Liverpool almost won the title.
14. **Emlyn Hughes** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The captain who lifted the club's first European Cup in 1977.
15. **Ian St John** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Scored the winner in the 1965 FA Cup final, the club's first.
16. **Roberto Firmino** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The selfless false nine of the Klopp era (2015-2023).
17. **Jamie Carragher** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One-club man with 737 games and the Istanbul final.
18. **Michael Owen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ballon d'Or 2001, the year of the cup treble.
19. **Jordan Henderson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The captain who lifted the 2019 Champions League and the 2020 Premier League.
20. **Tommy Smith** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — «The Anfield Iron», hard-tackling defender who played 638 games and scored in the 1977 European Cup final.
21. **John Barnes** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The dazzling winger of the 1988 and 1990 title-winning sides.
22. **Billy Liddell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — So important in the 1950s that the club was nicknamed "Liddellpool".
23. **Alisson Becker** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The goalkeeper of the 2019 Champions League; even scored a header against West Brom.
24. **Phil Thompson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lifted the 1981 European Cup as captain.
25. **Elisha Scott** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Northern Irish goalkeeper who spent 22 years at Liverpool (1912–1934), a club legend of the inter-war era.
26. **Trent Alexander-Arnold** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Academy right-back who won the Champions League (2019) and the Premier League (2020) with Liverpool.
27. **Ian Callaghan** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The club's record appearance-maker, with 857 games.
28. **Phil Neal** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Right-back with four European Cups, the club's most decorated player.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.