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Ian Rush is Liverpool’s all-time leading goal scorer
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Mo Salah is quickly climbing the club’s goal charts and could pass Steven Gerrard before the end of 2022-23
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Read below for Liverpool’s 10 all-time leading scorers
The top scorers in Liverpool’s history are spread across decades.
From names who featured in top scorer Premier League odds to those who had careers interrupted by World War, here are the club’s 10 leading goal scorers of all-time.
Harry Chambers – 151 goals
Despite signing for Liverpool in 1915 from North Shields Athletic, Harry Chambers didn’t actually make his debut until 1919 due to the First World War.
Once his career on Merseyside began, though, Chambers was an immediate star, top scoring for Liverpool in five straight seasons.
League titles followed in 1922 and 1923. He departed the club in 1928 and became a central defender at West Brom. His record didn’t stand for long, but Chambers was briefly Liverpool’s all-time leading scorer.
Mo Salah – 155 goals
Mo Salah has played the fewest games of any player on this list. It’s a collection of all-time great talents, including many won all there is to win at Anfield. Salah, a champion of Europe and England, falls into that category.
In some ways, the Egyptian has been the face of Liverpool’s ascension under Jurgen Klopp. He is not alone in his progress at the club, but Salah becoming of the very best players in Premier League predictions history has changed the story at Anfield.
He has won them countless matches on his own. Records have been broken on a regular basis.
As of April 2022, Salah’s future is up in the air. If he commits long-term to Liverpool, though, he should cruise into the top four on this list.
Michael Owen – 158 goals
Michael Owen isn’t the most popular man at Anfield these days. His accomplishments at the club should not be forgotten, however. To this day, Owen is the only Liverpool player to win the Ballon d’Or.
He won a treble at the club, and for a short period, he was the most exciting young player on the planet during an era when Liverpool were a long way from challenging for the top honours.
Injuries and his ill-fated move to Real Madrid kept Owen out of contention to be considered among the best Premier League strikers. Still, a couple of Premier League Golden Boot awards are a reminder of just how prolific he was.
Kenny Dalglish – 172 goals
Twice named FWA Footballer of the Year and included in the FIFA 100 in 2004, King Kenny is a Liverpool legend.
Kenny Dalglish won three European Cups and six league titles with Liverpool as a player and led them to three more league triumphs as a manager.
While he wasn’t the most prolific forward in club history, no player has a legacy quite like Dalglish. Few can rival his success both on the field and in the dugout at one club.
Robbie Fowler – 183 goals
Robbie Fowler is Liverpool’s top scorer in the Premier League. To this day, the ‘God’ nickname first given by the Liverpool fans over 20 years ago holds.
Fowler didn’t win as many trophies as Dalglish or many others from current and past generations, but the Toxteth native is as beloved as any player in the club’s history.
Peak Fowler was as clinical as they come. He was technician, a smart mover in the final third and impressively two-footed once chances came his way. It took just 369 games to reach this 183-goal tally.
Steven Gerrard – 186 goals
Liverpool’s greatest player of the 21st century, Steven Gerrard was not known for his goal scoring exploits.
When you play over 700 times for a club, though, the goals rack up after a while. Gerrard took plenty of penalties and set pieces along the way, and had an eye for the screamer.
While not a force in football bet tips like they are now, Gerrard was the heartbeat of a team which toppled a great Milan side in the Champions League final. He was integral during multiple title pushes, and came up clutch for his side on numerous occasions.
The 2008-09 season was perhaps Gerrard’s peak. He scored 24 goals that term, and he reached double figures in eight other seasons, making up the majority of his 186 for the club.
Billy Liddell – 228 goals
Starting his career just before the start of the Second World War, Billy Liddell’s first few seasons at the club weren’t exactly. He had to recover from a broken leg, and it was several years before football was anywhere near normal.
A powerful winger or central striker, Liddell became an iconic figure on Merseyside and beyond. The tongue-in-cheek nickname of ‘Liddellpool’ was born.
There was a nine-year period in the 1950s when Liddell was the club’s top scorer in all but one season. He retired as Liverpool’s all time leader in appearances, playing his final game for the club in 1961.
Gordon Hodgson – 241 goals
Averaging a goal every 1.56 matches, Gordon Hodgson was incredibly productive during his decade-plus with Liverpool.
Of course, the interwar years were a far cry from the modern game, but Hodgson’s skills were not limited to the football field.
On top of his goal scoring exploits, the Johannesburg-born striker also played in 56 first class matches for Lancashire after catching the eye with his fast-bowling and hard hitting in local leagues.
Roger Hunt – 285 goals
Scorer of the first ever goal seen on Match Of The Day, Roger Hunt won a brace of league titles under Bill Shankly.
To this day, he’s Liverpool’s all-time league scorer despite having over 60 goals fewer than Ian Rush overall.
Hunt had five seasons with 30 or more goals for Liverpool, topping out at 42 in 1961-62. He was the top scorer in both the Second and First Divisions with the club, and was a member of the England squad which won the 1966 World Cup.
Ian Rush – 346 goals
With 39 in the FA Cup and 48 in the League Cup, Ian Rush has a considerable lead at the top despite not scoring as many as Hunt in league action.
Rush’s total of 346 goals is going to take some beating. There were five seasons with 30 or more goals. Two of those reached the 40 mark.
The European Golden Boot in 1984 was a personal high point, but Rush had plenty of team glory to go with it, winning five league titles and two European Cups at the club.
