Ian Rush

Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer — 346 goals for the club across two spells and Wales's all-time top scorer with 28 international goals.

Ian James Rush was born in Flint, Wales on 20 October 1961. Chester City gave him his debut before Liverpool paid £300,000 in 1980. His sixteen years at Anfield produced 346 goals in 660 appearances — the club's all-time leading scorer. He won five First Division titles, three FA Cups and three League Cups, and three European Cups. He was also a one-season experiment at Juventus (1987-88) for £3.2 million — an unhappy period he later described as like going to a foreign country (which he meant culturally, not geographically). He returned to Liverpool for £2.8 million in 1988. He earned 73 caps for Wales — a then-record — scoring 28 goals, though he never appeared at a major tournament given Wales's failure to qualify during his career. His partnership with Kenny Dalglish was one of the most productive in English football history. His clinical finishing, work rate and pressing were ahead of his time — a blueprint for the modern pressing centre-forward.

Clinical finisher with excellent positioning, pace, and ability to score from tight angles

Regarded as one of the greatest strikers in British football history and a Liverpool icon

• First Division 5x
• European Cup 1984
• FA Cup 5x
• Welsh Top Scorer all-time
• European Cup 1986
• First Division 1982-83
• First Division 1983-84
• First Division 1985-86
• First Division 1987-88
• First Division 1989-90
• FA Cup 1986
• FA Cup 1989
• FA Cup 1992

Club Career

Club	Period	Fee	Apps	Goals
Chester	1978–1980	—	34	14
Liverpool	1980–1986	£300,000	182	109
Juventus	1986–1988	£3.2m	29	7
Liverpool	1986–1987	loan	42	30
Liverpool	1988–1996	£2.8m	245	90
Leeds United	1996–1997	—	36	3
Newcastle United	1997–1998	—	10	0
Sheffield United	1998–1998	loan	4	0
Wrexham	1998–1999	—	17	0
Sydney Olympic	1999–2000	—	2	1
Wales	—	—	73	28