Transfer Window January 2011

The following Northern Ireland players have moved during the January 2011 transfer window.

• Roy Carroll (Odense, released)
• Trevor Carson U21 (Sunderland to Lincoln City, loan)
• Joe Dudgeon U21 (Manchester United to Carlisle United, loan)
• Corry Evans (Manchester United to Hull City, loan)
• David Healy (Sunderland to Rangers, free)
• Dean Holden (Shrewsbury Town to Chesterfield, free)
• Steve Jones (Walsall to Motherwell, loan)
• Tony Kane U21 (Carlisle United (released) to Cliftonville)
• Darren Kelly U21 (Portadown to Stalybridge Celtic, free)
• George McCartney (Sunderland to Leeds United, loan)
• Mark McChrystal U21 (Derry City to Tranmere Rovers, free)
• Josh McQuoid (AFC Bournemouth to Millwall, £550,000 after initial loan)

There's a few more being talked about but as yet unconfirmed. Have we missed any others? Get in touch or leave a comment below.

See Also:
Transfers Summer 2010
Transfers January 2010
Million Pound Men

Billy Hood

Name: William John Hood

Born: 3 November 1914, Belfast
Died:

Height:

Weight:

Position: Left-Back

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1937).

Club Honours:

Club Career:

Teams		Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Ballycarry	-		-	Amateur	(Amateur League)
Crusaders	35/36		-	Amateur	(Intermediate League)
Cliftonville	36/37		-	Amateur	-	-	-
Liverpool	37/38		Mar-37	-	3/0	-	-
Derry City	-		-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-		£-		-	-	-

Biography:

"A very sound and very reliable defender who can use either foot with equal freedom and finds a good length with his clearances."

Billy Hood enjoyed a rapid rise in footballing terms. At the start of the 1935/36 season he was with Ballycarry of the Amateur League. When they folded he joined Intermediate League side Crusaders before joining Cliftonville. Initial success with Cliftonville Olympic earned him elevation to their Irish League side when Jackie Preston left to joined Linfield. In his first season in senior football he earned an Amateur cap as Ireland defeated England 5-1 at Solitude and within weeks of that game he had joined English giants, Liverpool. He played just three times during his time at Anfield, coming into the side as a replacement for England international right-back, Tom Cooper during November and December 1937. He returned to Ireland to join Derry City.

LFC History

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:

13-02-1937 England. H W 5-1

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

With thanks to Jim Murphy for the photo and ISN article on which this profile is largely based.

Davy Larmour

Name: David James Larmour
Born: 23 August 1977, Dundonald
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.00 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-18, Under-16, Under-15.
Club Honours: (with Liverpool) FA Youth Cup Winner 1995/96; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1999/00, 2000/01, 2003/04, 2005/06; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2000/01; Setanta Cup Winner 2005.

Club Career: (to end of 2012/13)
Teams......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe -Other-
Bangor .......................... Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Liverpool ...................1994 Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Doncaster Rvrs 96/97 ..... Jul-96 .Free ..3(17)/ 0 ...... 0(2)/0
Linfield...... 97/98-05/06 Sep-97 .Free ???(??)/93 ............. 8(3)/1 ??(?)/55
Crusaders .... 06/07-07/08 May-06 .Free .??(??)/14 .................... ??(?)/ 0
Glenavon ..... 08/09 ......Aug-08. Free ..4 (9)/ 1 ...... 2(1)/1 ....... 1(2)/ 0
Carrick Rgrs.. 08/09 ..... Jan-09 .Free
Larne ........ 09/10-10/11 Jul-09 .Free

L. Distillery .11/12...... Jul-11 .Free ..4 (8)/ 0 0(1)/0 .............. 0(1)/ 0
H&W Welders ...12/13- date Jul-12 .Free ..3 (1)/ 4 1(0)/1

Biography:
An FA Youth Cup winner with Liverpool, Davy Larmour played alongside the likes of Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher while at Anfield. With his long-term prospects limited by the presence of Owen, Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore, Larmour was released in 1996 to join Doncaster Rovers. He spent a season with the struggling cash-strapped club in which he failed to find the net and he was made available despite having a year left on his contract.

In September 1997 Larmour joined boyhood heroes Linfield where he played in a host of trophy winning sides, scored 149 goals and was called-up to the Northern Ireland squad by Sammy McIlroy in 2000. After several injury ravaged campaigns, and with the emerging Peter Thompson forming an impressive partnership with the seemingly ageless Glenn Ferguson, Larmour was released in the summer of 2006.

Still much sought after, he almost immediately joined Crusaders but he has since struggled with fitness and form latterly with Glenavon and Carrick. In July 2009 he joined Larne and marked his debut with a goal against Banbridge Town on his way to a season's tally of 21. He returned to the top-flight with Distillery in July 2011 but didn't register a goal in a season at New Grosvenor.

Paul Willis

Name: Paul Willis
Born: 5 March 1986
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight:
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap (2006), Under-19.
Club Honours: (with Liverpool) Liverpool Senior Cup Winner 2003/04; (with AFC Liverpool) North West Counties First Division Trophy Winner 2008/09, 2009/10.

Club Career:
Teams........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-
Liverpool....... 05/06...... Jul-05 Youth ..0(0)/0
Stockport County 05/06 ..... Feb-06 .Loan ..0(0)/0
AFC Liverpool... 08/09-09/10 Jul-08 ...... 64(0)/0* (North West Counties League)

Alsager Town ............... Sep-10 ............... (North West Counties League)

* all games

Biography:
When Paul Willis was selected for Northern Ireland's UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finals squad in 2005 he was the sole representative of Liverpool's celebrated Academy at the tournament. For that feat alone he was feted as the next Elisha Scott, the last Liverpool goalkeeper to play for (Northern) Ireland. He had already made the news having scored the winning penalty for his club's under-18 side in a shoot-out win over Everton in the Liverpool Senior Cup final.

After graduating from the Northern Ireland Under-19 set-up, Willis was overshadowed by Michael McGovern and Jonny Tuffey and although a regular in the Under-21 squad for a season he was limited to a place on the bench. He made his only Under-21 appearance as a half-time substitute against Israel in February 2006 friendly.

A fine shot-stopper, Willis perhaps lacked the frame required to make it at the highest level. On 24 February 2006 he joined Stockport on a months loan where he was merely un-used back-up. At the end of that season Willis was released by Liverpool, later re-emerging at "fans' club" AFC Liverpool. He was awarded both the Fans' and Players' Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season during which he played 61 times.

After joining Alsager Town early in the 2010/11 season Willis made headlines when he scored from a goal kick in a 4-1 win at Flixton in January 2011.

AFC Liverpool Squad

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-02-2006 Israel A W 1-0 FR sub

Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Sean Friars

Name: Sean Martin Friars
Born: 15 May 1979, Londonderry
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.00 st
Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 21 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (1998-2001), 2 Under-18 Caps, 1 Under-17 Cap, 2 Under-16 Caps, 4 Under-15 Caps / 1 Goal.
Club Honours: (with Derry) FAI Cup Winner 2002.

Club Career:
Clubs........... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Foyle Harps.......................... Youth
Liverpool................... May-97 Trainee .0(0)/ 0
Ipswich Town.... 98/99-00/01 Jul-98 ...Free .0(1)/ 0
Portadown....... 99/00...... Mar-00 ...Loan .2(0)/ 0
Newry Town...... 01/02...... Aug-01 ...Free .2(3)/ 0 ...... 1(0)/0
Carlisle United. 01/02...... Nov-01 ...Free .0(1)/ 0
Derry City...... 2002 - 2004 ..........Free ??(?)/ ? ?(?)/2 ?(?)/? 0(2)/0
Finn Harps...... 2004 ...... Mar-04 ...Loan .5(1)/ 1
Cliftonville.... 04/05-07/08 Aug-04 ...Free ??(?)/13 ............. 2(2)/0
Limavady United. 06/07 ..... ......... Loan
Newry City...... 07/08-08/09 Jul-07 ...Free ??(?)/12*
Institute....... 08/09-11/12 Jan-09 Undisc.
Dungannon Swifts 11/12-12/13 Jan-12 ....... 14(8)/ 5 2(1)/3 
Carrick Rangers. 12/13 ..... Jan-13 .. Free
* all competitions.

Biography:
Northern Ireland's most capped player at Under-21 level, Sean Friars also captained the team. He played on the wing in the same Liverpool youth team alongside the likes of Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen, but never broke into the first team. In April 1998 he enjoyed a successful trial with Ipswich Town, joining them when his Liverpool contract ended that summer. He made just a single first team appearance while at Portman Road, as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Crewe in November 1999, however, he spent the closing weeks of that season on loan at Portadown and was released in 2001.

After a number of trials and short-term deals, Friars enjoyed a lengthy spells with hometown club, Derry City then Cliftonville. In January 2012 he completed a move to Dungannon Swifts on the same day as his younger brother, Emmet. The pair had previously played together while with Newry.

Currently coaching Institute's Under-20 team.

More to follow.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
21-04-1998 Switzerland... H W 2-1 FR
20-05-1998 Scotland...... N D 1-1 MT
22-05-1998 Rep. Ireland.. A W 1-0 MT
04-09-1998 Turkey........ A L 0-2 ECQ
09-10-1998 Finland....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-1998 Moldova....... H D 1-1 ECQ
26-03-1999 Germany....... H W 1-0 ECQ
31-03-1999 Moldova....... A D 0-0 ECQ
17-08-1999 France........ H W 3-1 FR
03-09-1999 Turkey........ H L 1-2 ECQ
07-09-1999 Germany....... A L 0-1 ECQ
28-03-2000 Malta......... A W 2-1 FR
29-05-2000 Scotland...... H D 1-1 MT
02-06-2000 Wales......... H D 2-2 MT. 1 Goal
01-09-2000 Malta......... H D 1-1 ECQ
06-10-2000 Denmark....... H L 0-3 ECQ
10-10-2000 Iceland....... A W 5-2 ECQ 1 Goal
23-03-2001 Czech Republic H L 0-2 ECQ
27-03-2001 Bulgaria...... A L 0-2 ECQ
01-06-2001 Bulgaria...... H D 1-1 ECQ
05-06-2001 Czech Republic A L 0-4 ECQ

Summary: 21/0. Won 6, Drew 8, Lost 7.

Billy Scott

Name: William Edward Scott
Born: 17 May 1882, Belfast
Died: 16 August 1936, Liverpool (England)
Height: 5.11½ ft
Weight: 12.11 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Ireland: 25 Full Caps (1903-1913); Irish League: 3 Caps (1903-1904).
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1901/02, 1903/04; Irish Cup Winner 1901/02, 1903/04; City Cup Winner 1901/02, 1092/03/1903/04; Charity Cup Winner 1902/03, Runner-Up 1901/02; County Antrim Shield Winner 1903/04, Runner-Up 1902/03; (with Everton) FA Cup Winner 1905/06, Runner-Up 1906/07.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Suffolk	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-
Linfield	01/02-03/04	c/s-01	-	42/0	-	52/0
Everton	04/05-11/12	Jul-04	-	251/0	38/0	-
Leeds City	12/13-19/20	Jun-12	-	26/0	-	-
Liverpool	16/17-19/20	-	Guest	0/0	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		319/0	38/0	52/0

Biography:
Elder brother of the legendary Elisha, "Peerless" Billy Scott also stands out as one of the outstanding 'keepers in the history of Irish football. Having started his career as an amateur with Cliftonville, Scott went on to win Inter-League and International caps after moving to Linfield. After making his Blues debut in an Irish league match with Distillery on the 31 August 1931, Scott was ever-present over three seasons aside from missing a single Co. Antrim Shield tie in January 1903 through injury.

In his second international outing in March 1903 Scott was part of the Irish team that defeated Scotland for the first time. After a jittery start to the match he put in a performance which combined luck and fine judgement to keep a clean-sheet in a 2-0 win. He remained Ireland’s regular custodian for a decade in which time another win over Scotland and a first win over England were recorded. During his 25 cap international career he was also given the honour of captaining his country on a number of occasions.

Signed by Everton in the close-season of 1904, Scott had a difficult first season at Goodison, conceding seventeen goals in the first twelve games before being replaced in November by Welsh international, Leigh Roose. The pair went on to share goalkeeping responsibilities for much of the rest of the season as Everton finished as League runners-up, a single point behind Newcastle.

The following season saw Scott make the 'keeper's jersey his own, as Everton won the FA Cup Final, 1-0 against Newcastle at Crystal Palace. 1906/07 saw Scott play in the FA Cup Final again, this time Everton lost out 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday. Those proved to be Scott's only honours in English football, though Everton did finish as League runners-up on a further two occassions during his spell with the club, in 1908/09 and 1911/12. Noted for his safe hands and reliability between the posts, when Scott left Everon he proved an exceptionally difficult man to replace.

In June 1912 Scott was signed by Herbert Chapman for Leeds City who were attempting to build a team to escape the Second Division. It was a move that became shrouded in controversy as Chapman agreed to pay Scott a full years salary of £208 to April 1913, essentially two months extra wages, and well above the permitted £4 per week. Leeds were fined and the player instructed to return the excess payments. This was just the tip of the iceberg as further financial irregularities led to the club being expelled from the Football League in 1919.

1913/14 turned out to be Billy Scott's final season in the Football League, as Leeds once again failed to make it out of Division Two. They finished in fourth place, just two points behind Bradford Park Avenue, who were promoted as runners-up, but with a far superior goal difference. One of the most damaging results came on 2nd March with a match away to Clapton Orient which kicked-off at 4:30pm. In those pre-floodlit days it was inevitable that the game would finish in semi-darkness, and Scott claimed that he was unable to see the last two goals scored against him in a 3-1 defeat. Leeds City appealed to the Football League to have the game replayed, without success.

During the First World War Scott was on the books at Liverpool but  he never appeared in a competitive fixture. At the time Leeds City folded in 1919 he was at Anfield on a loan basis as reserve team 'keeper. He remained in Liverpool, working in the licensed trade, and died of pneumonia at a relatively young age and is buried at Anfield Cemetery. For all his own achievements, Billy's biggest contribution to football had to be bringing the young Elisha to Merseyside for trials with Everton and then Liverpool, and setting him on the road to "legend" status. Another goalkeeping brother was John, also briefly on the books at Anfield.

Ireland Cap Details:
14-02-1903 England. A L 0-4 BC
21-03-1903 Scotland A W 2-0 BC
28-03-1903 Wales... H W 2-0 BC
12-03-1904 England. H L 1-3 BC
21-03-1904 Wales... A W 1-0 BC
26-03-1904 Scotland H D 1-1 BC
25-02-1905 England. A D 1-1 BC
18-03-1905 Scotland A L 0-4 BC
16-02-1907 England. A L 0-1 BC
16-03-1907 Scotland A L 0-3 BC
15-02-1908 England. H L 1-3 BC
14-03-1908 Scotland H L 0-5 BC
11-04-1908 Wales... A W 1-0 BC
13-02-1909 England. A L 0-4 BC
15-03-1909 Scotland A L 0-5 BC
20-03-1909 Wales... H L 2-3 BC
12-02-1910 England. H D 1-1 BC

19-03-1910 Scotland H W 1-0 BC
28-01-1911 Wales... H L 1-2 BC
11-02-1911 England. A L 1-2 BC
18-03-1911 Scotland A L 0-2 BC
10-02-1912 England. H L 1-6 BC
18-01-1913 Wales... H L 0-1 BC
15-02-1913 England. H W 2-1 BC
15-03-1913 Scotland H L 1-2 BC

Summary: 25/0. Won 6, Drew 3, Lost 16.

Trophy and additional details by George Glass. Thanks also to Liz Hargreaves, Billy's niece, who provided family details and the Prominent Footballers card scan and to Roy Cathcart who provided the colour card scan. Burial details supplied by Paul Wharton and early club details by Martin O'Connor.

Jimmy Kelly

Name: James Kelly
Born: c.1911, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal
Died: November 1970
Height:
Weight:
Position: Outside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 11 Full Caps/4 Goals (1931-1936); Irish Free State: 4 Full Caps/2 Goals (1932-1936); Irish League: 16 Caps/6 Goals (1931-1948); Northern Regional League: 2 Caps (1943-1944); League of Ireland: 2 Caps/1 Goal (1947); FAI Representative: 1 Appearance (1936).
Club Honours: (with Derry City) Irish Cup Winner 1948/49, Runner-Up 1935/36; City Cup Winner; North-West Senior Cup Winner; (with Dundalk) League of Ireland Shield Runner-Up 1946/47.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Newry Town	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coleraine	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liverpool	28/29-29/30	May-28	-	0/  0	-	-
Derry City	30/31-50/51	Oct-30	£100	-	-	-
Shamrock Rovers	-	Feb-42	Guest	/  6	-	-
Dundalk	46/47	c/s-46	Guest	10/  6	2/1	18/ 10
Coleraine	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ballymena United	52/53	-	-	*8/ 4	-	-
Ballymoney United	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	-		/230	-	/192

* all games

Career Goals (1928-1952):
Irish League: 218 Goals
League of Ireland: 12 Goals
Other: 193 Goals

Biography:
Dual international winger Jimmy Kelly was one of the most prolific players in the history of the Irish League, and reputedly the possessor of the most powerful left-foot ever! He had begun his senior career with Coleraine (his long list of clubs as a youth included Stranorlar School, Long Tower Boys School, Foyle Stars, St. Columb's Court, Newry Town and Fulton Rovers) before being snapped up by Liverpool in May 1928. Unable to make the breakthrough at Anfield, he returned to Ireland disillusioned, signing with Derry City in October 1930 for £100. Liverpool weren't to let let go that easy and stipulated that they would receive half the fee if he ever signed for another English club.

Immediately on his return to Ireland, Kelly began to set the Irish League alight, finding the back of the net with unerring regularity over a twenty year period. His total goal-tally for Derry is believed to be 363, and included a goal in Derry’s 2-1 Irish Cup Final replay defeat by Linfield in 1936 - the club's first major final. He was fast, skilful, courageous, exciting, and of course, that left-foot meant he was deadly in front of goal.

Selected for the Irish League for the first time against the Scottish League in October 1931, he scored twice to inspire a rare victory, 3-2. For the Irish League he also scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 victory over the Football League in September 1935, and the following year a hattick against the same opposition brought a 3-2 victory.

October 1931 also saw Kelly awarded his international debut, and he marked the occasion with a goal in a 6-2 defeat by Scotland. The following season he scored twice in a 4-0 victory over Wales, in what proved to be one of only two victories of his Ireland career. Also capped by the Irish Free State, he put in a “brilliant display” on his debut, a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam. In February 1934 he provided two of Paddy Moore's four goals as the southerners battled from 2-0 then 3-1 down to draw 4-4 with Belgium. Having scored 32 goals for Derry in the 1935/36 season, Kelly was recalled to the Free State squad for their tour of Europe in May 1936. He appeared against a Rhineland XI and won his final cap, scoring his only two Free State goals, in a 5-1 defeat of Luxembourg.

During the Second World War, Kelly turned out for Shamrock Rovers, where he scored six League goals, including in a 1-0 win on his debut against St James's Gate on 22nd February 1942. In 1946 he signed for Dundalk where he made a big impression, he scored 17 times as a "poor" Dundalk side finished as League of Ireland Shield runners-up. So impressed were the Oriel Park fans that they voted Kelly into a "Best Ever Dundalk XI" during the mid-1950s, despite his single season stay at the veteran stage of his career!

For all his talent, one incident highlights that Kelly may not have taken his football completely seriously. In a January 1947 League game for Dundalk against Shelbourne, he left the field with 15 minutes remaining, leaving the team to finish the game with ten players and a 2-6 final score. The explanation offered by the Dundalk Democrat in its match report was “Jimmy was anxious to make the 5 o'clock train back to Derry”!

Kelly remained with Derry City through to the early 1950s, helping the club to their first ever Irish Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Glentoran in 1949. He made his final appearance for Derry in January 1951 and after over twenty years of prolific goalscoring, Kelly hung-up his boots in 1952.

Frank Curran, editor of the Derry Journal, later wrote of Jimmy Kelly:

"Anyone who never saw him play in his prime missed one of the most fascinating sights in football. He was a great player - but even more important, he was a great person."

Ireland Cap Details:
17-10-1931 England. H L 2-6 BC 1 Goal
05-12-1931 Wales... H W 4-0 BC 2 Goal
17-09-1932 Scotland H L 0-4 BC
17-10-1932 England. A L 0-1 BC
07-12-1932 Wales... A L 1-4 BC
04-11-1933 Wales... H D 1-1 BC
19-10-1935 England. H L 1-3 BC
13-11-1935 Scotland A L 1-2 BC 1 Goal
11-03-1936 Wales... H W 3-2 BC
31-10-1936 Scotland H L 1-3 BC
18-11-1936 England. A L 1-3 BC

Summary: 11/4. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 8.

Irish Free State Cap Details:
08-05-1932 Netherlands A W 2-0 FR
25-02-1934 Belgium.... H D 4-4 WCQ
17-03-1936 Switzerland H W 1-0 FR
06-05-1936 Rhineland.. A L 1-4 FR (Unofficial International)
09-05-1936 Luxembourg. A W 5-1 FR 2 Goals

Summary: 4/2. Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 0.

Irish League/Regional League Representative Match Details:

03-10-1931 Scottish League.. H W 3-2 2 Goals
01-10-1932 Football League.. H L 2-5
19-10-1932 Scottish League.. A L 1-4
19-09-1934 Football League.. H L 1-6
03-10-1934 Scottish League.. A L 2-3
25-09-1935 Football League.. A W 2-1 1 Goal
23-10-1935 Scottish League.. H L 2-3
02-09-1936 Scottish League.. A L 2-5
23-09-1936 Football League.. H W 3-2 3 Goals
01-09-1937 Scottish League.. H L 2-3
06-10-1937 Football League.. A L 0-3
17-03-1938 League of Ireland A W 3-1
07-09-1938 Scottish League.. A L 1-6
30-08-1939 Scottish League.. H L 2-3
18-03-1940 League of Ireland A L 0-2
17-03-1943 League of Ireland A W 1-0 (Regional League)
10-04-1944 League of Ireland H D 2-2 (Regional League)
14-01-1948 Scottish League.. A L 0-3

Summary: 16/6. Won 4, Drew 0, Lost 12. (Irish League)
Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 0. (Northern Regional League)

League of Ireland Representative Appearances:
07-04-1947 Irish League... A W 1-0
30-04-1947 Football League H L 1-3 1 Goal

Summary: 2/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

The Liverpool Connection

Sadly, Liverpool FC, the most successful club in English football, has had only three players awarded caps by the Irish FA while with the club...

Founded: 1892

Grounds: 1892, Anfield.

League History:

Lancashire League 1892/93; Football League Division Two 1893/94; Division One 1894/95; Division Two 1895/96; Division One 1896/97-1903/04; Division Two 1904/05; Division One 1905/06-1953/54; Division Two 1954/55-1961/62; Division One 1962/63-1991/92; FA Premier League 1992/93-date.

Club Honours:

FA Premier League Runners-Up (2) 2001/02, 2008/09.

Football League Champions (18) 1900/01, 1905/06, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1946/47, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, Runners-Up (10) 1898/99, 1909/10, 1968/69, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1977/78, 1984/85, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1990/91; Division Two Champions (4) 1893/94, 1895/96, 1904/05, 1961/62.

FA Cup Winners (7) 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006, Runners-Up (7) 1914, 1950, 1971, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2012.

Football League Cup Winners (8) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, Runners-Up (3) 1978, 1987, 2005.

FA Charity Shield Winners (15) 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006 (*5 shared), Runners-Up (6) 1922, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2002 (Renamed 'FA Community Shield' from 2002).

European/International Competitions:

European Cup Winners (4) 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84, Runners-Up (1) 1984/85; entrants 1964/65 (sf), 1966/67, 1973/74, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83.

Champions League Winners (1) 2004/05 runners-up (1) 2006/07 ; entrants 2001/02, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2007/08 (sf), 2008/09, 2009/10.

European Cup Winners' Cup Runners-Up (1) 1965/66; entrants 1971/72, 1974/75, 1992/93, 1996/97 (sf).

European Fairs Cup entrants 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71.

UEFA Cup Winners (3) 1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01; entrants 1991/92, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2002/03*, 2003/04 (* after elimination from Champions League).

Europa League entrants 2009/10*, 2010/11, 2012/13 (* after elimination from Champions League).
Super Cup Winners (3) 1977, 2001, 2005, Runners-Up (1) 1978, 1984.

Inter-Continental Cup Runners-Up (2) 1981, 1984.

FIFA World Club Championship Runners-Up (1) 2005.

Players Capped by the Irish FA while at Liverpool

........................LFC........League...........Caps

Player.............. Career* ....App(sb)/Gls ...at LFC. Total

Elisha Scott........ 1912-1933 ..430 (0)/. 0 ... 28 ... (31)

Billy Lacey......... 1911-1923 ..229 (0)/ 18 ... 12 ... (23)

Dave McMullan....... 1925-1927 .. 31 (0)/. 0 .... 3 .... (3)

TOTAL............................690 (0)/ 18 ... 43

Other Liverpool players capped by IFA

Jim Magilton........ 1988-1990 ... 0 (0)/. 0 .... 0 ... (52)

Sammy Smyth......... 1952-1953 .. 44 (0)/ 19 .... 0 .... (9)

Sam English......... 1933-1934 .. 47 (0)/ 27 .... 0 .... (2)

Billy Millar........ 1928..... ... 3 (0)/. 2 .... 0 .... (2)

* First team career, 1972=1972/73

David Hannah (1894-1896, 31/11), William John Hood (1937, 3/0, also an Amateur International) and Billy McDevitt (1923-1924, 4/0) were all Ulster-born, but never capped.
Sean Friars, Paul Willis and Jim Magilton were all capped at Under-21 level while at Liverpool, but never made the first team.

David Larmour was part of Liverpool's 1996 FA Youth Cup team, and was later called into the Full international squad by Sammy McIlroy while with Linfield, though never actually capped beyond Youth level.

Gary McCartney was also capped at Youth level while a Liverpool player; he never made the first-team and returned to the Irish League where he played for Linfield, Bangor and Crusaders.

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