Liverpool FC's greatest players of all time
The top 3 according to 36 votes from people: Steven Gerrard · Kenny Dalglish · Ian Rush. (Updated Aug 14, 2026.)
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?
Top 25
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1
Steven Gerrard
Number one in the poll: the captain of the Istanbul miracle in 2005 (1998-2015).
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2
Kenny Dalglish
"King Kenny": three European Cups as a player and the 1986 double as player-manager.
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3
Ian Rush
The club's all-time top scorer with 346 goals.
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4
Graeme Souness
Captain and midfield general of three European Cups.
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5
Roger Hunt
1966 world champion and the club's record league scorer for decades.
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6
Ray Clemence
The goalkeeper of three European Cups.
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7
Sadio Mané
The Senegalese forward of the 2019 Champions League and 2020 title.
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8
Mohamed Salah
The Egyptian King: Champions League 2019 and Premier League titles in 2020 and 2025.
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9
Alan Hansen
The elegant centre-back of eight league titles.
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10
Virgil van Dijk
Captain and UEFA Player of the Year in 2019.
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11
Robbie Fowler
"God" to the Kop: a natural finisher with 183 goals.
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12
Kevin Keegan
Won the 1977 European Cup before leaving for Hamburg.
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13
Luis Suárez
31 league goals in 2013-14, the season Liverpool almost won the title.
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14
Emlyn Hughes
The captain who lifted the club's first European Cup in 1977.
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15
Ian St John
Scored the winner in the 1965 FA Cup final, the club's first.
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16
Roberto Firmino
The selfless false nine of the Klopp era (2015-2023).
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17
Jamie Carragher
One-club man with 737 games and the Istanbul final.
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18
Michael Owen
Ballon d'Or 2001, the year of the cup treble.
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19
Jordan Henderson
The captain who lifted the 2019 Champions League and the 2020 Premier League.
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20
Tommy Smith
«The Anfield Iron», hard-tackling defender who played 638 games and scored in the 1977 European Cup final.
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21
John Barnes
The dazzling winger of the 1988 and 1990 title-winning sides.
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22
Billy Liddell
So important in the 1950s that the club was nicknamed "Liddellpool".
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23
Alisson Becker
The goalkeeper of the 2019 Champions League; even scored a header against West Brom.
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24
Phil Thompson
Lifted the 1981 European Cup as captain.
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25
Elisha Scott
Northern Irish goalkeeper who spent 22 years at Liverpool (1912–1934), a club legend of the inter-war era.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 25… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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26
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Academy right-back who won the Champions League (2019) and the Premier League (2020) with Liverpool.
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27
Ian Callaghan
The club's record appearance-maker, with 857 games.
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28
Phil Neal
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.
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Comments (9)
Ian Rush, 346 goals, unreal.
Great list, YNWA.
Missing Tommy Smith, the Anfield Iron.
Trent should be in there too, whatever happened after.
Van Dijk changed our defence overnight.
Gerrard at number one, Istanbul 2005 says it all.
Salah already in the top 5, deserved, the Egyptian King.
King Kenny should be top, sorry.
And Elisha Scott, the legendary keeper from the 20s and 30s.