Merseyside derby Totally Explained

Everything about The Merseyside Derby totally explained

The Merseyside Derby is the name of the football match played between the Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England. It is the longest currently running top flight derby in England, having been at that level since 1962 when Liverpool were promoted to the First Division (later the Premier League) for the last time. Traditionally, the Merseyside Derby was referred to as The Friendly Derby because of the large amount of families who have both Reds and Blues supporters in them. It is one of the few local derbies that doesn't enforce fan segregation(External Link

). With so many families and friends supporting both clubs, it isn't uncommon to see Evertonians and Liverpudlians sitting together during the derby. The 1984 Milk Cup final at Wembley had the strange sight of almost all sections of the ground being mixed and combined chants of "Merseyside, Merseyside".

History

There a number of reasons for the "friendly derby" tag. Firstly the clubs are situated in the north of the City and very close to each other (less than a mile), with only Stanley Park separating the two. Everton actually played at Anfield, which is now Liverpool's ground before a rent dispute with the ground owners saw Everton relocate to Goodison Park and the formation of Liverpool F.C. From 1902 to 1932 the two clubs even shared the same matchday programme. Today there are no evident geographical, political, social, or religious divides as in other derbies, although for many years a sectarian divide did exist within the city (Kilfoyle, 2000) it's unclear how (if at all) this influenced the support bases of the two clubs. During the 1950's and 1960's Everton were coined as the Catholic club mainly as a result of successful Irish players Tommy Eglington, Peter Farrell and Jimmy O'Neill as well as manager Johnny Carey. This, in turn (saying something about the fickleness of football fans) caused Liverpool to be thought of as Protestant club. However it should be noted that this notional divide was never seen as a basis for supporting a certain side as is the case with Celtic and Rangers. In truth both teams have strong support from all denominations as well as many fans from Presbyterian North Wales and Catholic Ireland. Most importantly, the actual clubs themselves didn't act to strengthen sectarian divides and in fact both clubs stem from a Methodist origin.
   Unlike other local derbies (such as the Bristol, Birmingham and Stoke derbies) violence between Evertonians and Liverpudlians is a rarity, but in the fallout from the Heysel Stadium disaster, fan relationships became strained, with Everton fans blaming Liverpool hooligans for their subsequent ban from the European club competitions. However, relations improved after the Hillsborough disaster when both sets of fans rallied together, Everton and Liverpool scarfs were intertwined stretching across Stanley Park between Anfield and Goodison Park. Recently, after the murder of 11 year old Rhys Jones in a gun crime incident in 2007, Liverpool Football Club invited the victim's parents and older brother to Anfield for a Champions League match. The Z-Cars theme tune Johnny Todd, the song which Everton traditionally run out to was played for the first time ever at Anfield while the victim's family stood on the pitch wearing Everton shirts and scarfs. A standing ovation was given before You'll Never Walk Alone was played.
   The city of Liverpool is statistically the most successful football city in England with Everton and Liverpool winning a combined 27 league titles, and there has never been a season without one of either Everton or Liverpool competing in the top flight. Both clubs have rich histories, with Everton being one of the twelve founder member clubs of the Football League. Everton have only been relegated twice and have competed in over 100 seasons of top flight football, more than any other English club. To date Everton have won 9 League Championships, 5 FA Cup's and 1 European Cup Winners Cup. Liverpool hold the current record of the most League Championships with 18. They also have won the European Cup 5 times, more than any other English club and the FA Cup on 7 occasions.
   Since 1892 the clubs have appeared almost every year in the Liverpool Senior Cup, although Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers only field reserve sides against the likes of Prescot Cables, Southport and Marine. Everton hold 45 titles while Liverpool have won 38. Everton and Liverpool also have affiliated women's teams playing in the Women's Premier League This season's derby at Goodison Park was won by Liverpool, who then went on to complete their twelfth league 'double' over their local rivals by winning the return fixture at Anfield as well.

Results

Competition	Played	Liverpool	Draw	Everton	Liverpool Goals	Everton Goals
League	177	66	55	56	240	213
FA Cup	20	9	5	6	34	24
League Cup	4	2	1	1	2	1
Charity Shield	3	1	1	1	2	2
Totals	204	78	62	64	278	240

statistics obtained from Soccerbase

Records

This derby is responsible for many records across all derby matches, largely due to it being contested so many times:

The longest unbeaten derby game run in all matches is 14, held by Everton, this was between the 1941/42 and 1951/52 seasons.
The longest unbeaten derby game run in home matches is held by Liverpool when Everton failed to beat them in the League for 14 games between the 1970/71 and 1984/85 seasons.
The longest unbeaten derby game run in away matches is held by Everton with a 16 match run at Anfield between 1899 and 1920 which included 10 victories.
The longest unbroken winning run at home belongs to Liverpool with 5 between 1932/33 and 1936/37.
The longest unbroken winning run away from home belongs to Everton who scored 7 consecutive victories at Anfield between 1908/09 and 1914/15.
Recent games have been marred by sendings off, and the fixture has seen 16 red cards in the Premiership.

The following are records just for the Merseyside derby match itself:

The record home victory in a league match is 6-0 recorded by Liverpool at Anfield in the 1935/36 season.

The record away victory in a league match is 5-0 recorded by both Everton at Anfield in the 1914/15 season and by Liverpool at Goodison Park in the 1982/83 season.

The highest scoring match was in 1932/33 when Liverpool won 7-4 at Anfield

Neville Southall of Everton holds the record for most derby match appearances.

Ian Rush of Liverpool holds the mark for the most derby goals with 25, overtaking Dixie Dean of Everton's long-standing record in 1987.

William C. Cuff of Everton holds the record for the most wins as a manager with 16 wins over Liverpool from 1901-1918.

Tom Watson of Liverpool holds the record for the most losses as a manager with 21 defeats to Everton from 1896-1915.

Record Attendance: 78,299 at Goodison Park, September 18, 1948 (Old Division One)

Lowest Attendance: 18,000 at Anfield, January 19, 1901 (Old Division One)

All time goal scorers

The Following have scored 4 or more league goals in the Merseyside Derby. This includes FA Premier League matches, its predecessor the Football League First Division, FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield. The Screen Sport Super Cup goals are also included for Rush and Sharp, however this was a competition which wasn't high on Liverpool or Everton's agenda.

Player	Club(s)	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Charity Shield	Screen Sport	Overall	Years
Ian Rush	Liverpool	13	5	1	1	5	25	1980-1987,1988-1996
Dixie Dean	Everton	18	1				19	1925-1937
Alex "Sandy" Young	Everton	9	3				12	1901-1911
Harry Chambers	Liverpool	8					8	1915-1928
Jimmy Settle	Everton	8					8	1899-1908
Jack Parkinson	Liverpool	6	2				8	1903-1914
Peter Beardsley	Liverpool/Everton	4/1	2/0				7	L:1987-1991, E:1991-1993)
Graeme Sharp	Everton	4	2			1	7	1980-1991
Jack Balmer	Liverpool	6					6	1935-1952
Robbie Fowler	Liverpool	6					6	1992-2001, 2006-2007
Bobby Parker	Everton	6					6	1913-1922
Gordon Hodgson	Liverpool	5	1				6	1925-1936
Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool	5					5	1977-1990
Fred Howe	Liverpool	5					5	1935-1938
Jack Taylor	Everton	5					5	1896-1910
Roger Hunt	Liverpool	4			1		5	1958-1969
Duncan Ferguson	Everton	4					4	1994-1998, 2000-2006
Tommy Lawton	Everton	4					4	1936-1939
Michael Owen	Liverpool	4					4	1997-2004
Fred Pagnam	Liverpool	4					4	1914-1919
Sam Raybould	Liverpool	4					4	1900-1907
Roy Vernon	Everton	4					4	1960-1965

Bubbling under: two current players have 3 derby goals so far, and could join this list: Gerrard (Liverpool) and Cahill (Everton).

All time appearances

Player	Club	Appearances	Years	Position
Neville Southall	Everton	41	1981–1998	Goalkeeper
Ian Rush	Liverpool	36	1980–1987 & 1988–1996	Striker
Bruce Grobbelaar	Liverpool	34	1980-1994	Goalkeeper
Alan Hansen	Liverpool	33	1977-1990	Defender
Kevin Ratcliffe	Everton	32	1980-1992	Defender

Top 10 attendances

#	Date	Stadium	Score	Att.
1st	18 Sep 1948	Goodison Park	1-1	78,299
2nd	22 Sep 1962	Goodison Park	2-2	72,488
3rd	16 Sep 1950	Goodison Park	3-1 Liverpool	71,150
4th	27 Aug 1949	Goodison Park	0-0	70,812
5th	27 Sep 1947	Goodison Park	3-0 Liverpool	66,776
6th	8 Feb 1964	Goodison Park	3-1 Everton	66,515
7th	15 Oct 1927	Goodison Park	1-1	65,729
8th	12 Apr 1965	Goodison Park	2-1 Everton	65,402
9th	1 Oct 1938	Goodison Park	2-1 Everton	64,977
10th	3 Feb 1968	Goodison Park	1-0 Everton	64,482

Decade average attendances

Period	Everton average	Liverpool average
2000-2008	40110	44355
1990-1999	39107	41823
1980-1989	49529	45240
1970-1979	55502	54168
1962-1969	64606	53805
1946-1951	63529	50697
1931-1939	49444	45423
1919-1930	51590	50694
1905-1915	41600	37600
1894-1904	39888	28444

League games only. Highest ever attendance 100,000 estimate at 1984 Milk Cup final and 1984 Charity Shield.

Switching sides - "Crossing the Park"

Despite the huge rivalry, Liverpool have completed more direct transfers with Everton than any other club. Famously however, Liverpool didn't buy directly from Everton between 1959 and 2000, while there was a similar "freeze" in the other direction between 1961 and 1982. The list below shows transfer dates and fees, where known Everton then Liverpool

Abel Xavier 2002 £750,000 (only player to play in both derby matches for both teams in the same season)

Nick Barmby 2000 £6m (the highest fee Liverpoool have paid Everton)

Dave Hickson 1959 £12,000 (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside league clubs still in existence)

Tony McNamara 1957 £4,000

John Heydon 1949 no fee (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside league clubs still in existence)

Bill Harthill 1936

Jack Balmer 1935 no fee

Thomas Johnson 1934

Frank Mitchell 1919 (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside league clubs still in existence)

Bill Lacey 1912 part of exchange deal for Uren (Lacey also played for New Brighton, one of five players to have played for three different Merseyside clubs)

Tom Gracie 1912 part of exchange deal for Uren

Don Sloan 1908 no fee

David Murray 1904

Abraham Hartley 1897

Alex Latta 1986 (Did not make a senior appearance for Liverpool)

Fred Geary 1895 £60

John Whitehead 1894

Patrick Gordon 1893

Duncan McLean 1892

Tom Wyllie 1892 The following played for another/other club before moving to Liverpool

Andrew Hannah - Played for Renton F.C. in between. (Only player to captain both Everton and Liverpool)

Edgar Chadwick - Played for Blackburn Rovers and Burnley in between.

David Johnson- Played for Ipswich Town in between; returned to Everton after playing for Liverpool.

Neil McBain- Played for St. Johnstone in between. He also played - under bizarre circumstances - one game for New Brighton: as manager he played one game in goal due to an injury crisis, at the age of 52, becoming the oldest player ever to play in a league game

Steve McMahon- Played for Aston Villa in between.

Darren Potter- Everton youth player who never made a first-team appearance, played for Blackburn Rovers in between.

Billy Scott- Played for Leeds City in between. Liverpool then Everton

Gary Ablett 1992 £750,000 (only player to win the FA Cup with both clubs)

Peter Beardsley 1991 £1m (Everton's most expensive signing from Liverpool)

Alan Harper 1983 £100,000 (though on Liverpool's books, he never made a first-team appearance)

Kevin Sheedy 1982 £100,000

David Johnson 1982 £100,000 (started at Everton, went to Ipswich Town then Liverpool then back to Everton)

Johnny Morrissey 1962 £10,000

Jimmy Payne 1956 £5,000

Dick Forshaw 1927 Only player to win the League Championship with both clubs

Harold Uren 1912 part of exchange deal for Lacey and Gracie The following played for another/other club before moving to Everton

Arthur Berry - Played for Oxford University in between

David Burrows - Played for West Ham United in between.

Don Hutchison - Played for West Ham United and Sheffield United in between.

Dave Watson - Played for Norwich City in between.

John Gidman - Played for Aston Villa in between.

Sander Westerveld - (Loan) Played for Real Sociedad and Portsmouth in between. As well as players "crossing the park", Everton's first ever manager W. E. Barclay stayed on at Anfield after Everton moved to Goodison Park to become Liverpool's first manager.

Scored for both sides in a derby

Only two players have scored for both sides in a derby:

David Johnson famously scored on his derby debut for Everton in November 1971, then scored two derby goals during his spell with Liverpool, the last of them on 1st March 1980.

Peter Beardsley added to his tally of 6 derby goals for Liverpool with one for Everton on 7th December 1992.

Boyhood alliegences

Liverpool's Evertonians

Player	ears	ef
	(1996-present)
	(1992-2001 & 2006-2007)
	(1985-1991)
	(1989-1999)
	(1997-2004)
	(1980-1987 & 1988-1996)
	(1996-2000)
	(1990-1999)
	(1997-2002)

Everton's Liverpudlians

Player	ears	ef
	(1992-1996)
	(1996-2001)
	(1989-1981)
	(2000-present)
	(1982-1989)
	(1986-2001)

Notable games The clubs first met in the Liverpool Senior Cup final which Liverpool won 1-0 in 1893. However is was an amateur match and isn't counted in either clubs records an official Merseyside derby.
   The first ever League meeting was in the 1894/95 season when Everton won 3-0 at Goodison Park, it was only at Liverpool's sixth attempt that they beat Everton with a 3-1 win in 1897/98 at Anfield.
   The FA Cup 5th Round tie, on the 11th March 1967 at Goodison Park, was watched by 64,318 fans, and a further 40,169 at Anfield on giant screen, making a total of 104,487. Everton won 1-0, with Alan Ball scoring the winner.
   The 1967 Charity Shield saw Everton play Liverpool at Goodison Park with the reds winning 1-0. Before kick off, the League Championship which had been won by Liverpool was paraded around the pitch along with the FA Cup which Everton had won. Liverpool's Roger Hunt and Everton's Ray Wilson both World Cup winners carried the Jules Rimet Trophy around the field for a lap of honour.
   The first meeting between the two sides at Wembley Stadium came in the final of the 1984 League Cup with Liverpool eventually winning a replay (at Maine Road, Manchester) after the first tie at Wembley was drawn.
   Later that year the clubs met again at Wembley Stadium in the FA Charity Shield. Everton emerged as the victors thanks to a Bruce Grobbelaar own goal.
   The 1986 and 1989 FA Cup finals are still the only Merseyside derby finals in the competition to date with Liverpool victorious on both occasions, 3-1 and 3-2 (AET) respectively.
   On April 23, 1977 the two sides met in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Maine Road, Manchester. Although Liverpool took the lead twice, Everton fought back twice, and appeared to have scored a winner when, with three minutes to go, Bryan Hamilton turned in a cross from Ronnie Goodlass, only to see the goal chalked off by referee Clive Thomas. November 6, 1982 saw a dominant Liverpool side beat Everton 5-0 at Goodison Park with Ian Rush scoring 4 of the goals. The game became immortalized by the line in the Liverpool chant "Poor Tommy Scouser": "We've won the league, we've won the cup, we've won in Europe too, we even played the Toffee's for a laugh and left them feeling blue, 5-nil!"
   March 1988 Liverpool were unbeated in 29 league games from the start of the season (then a joint record) when a Wayne Clarke inspired Everton won 1-0 at Goodison.
   On February 21, 1991, an epic 4-4 FA Cup match saw Everton come from behind 4 times. It is generally regarded as one of the greatest Merseyside derbies ever. Everton won a replay days later and Liverpool's manager Kenny Dalglish subsequently resigned.
   27th September 1999 saw Everton's last win at Anfield. Kevin Campbell scored the only goal in a game which saw first Steven Gerrard sent off, then late on, after squaring up to each other in a classic case of "handbags", Liverpool's Sander Westerveld and Everton's Francis Jeffers.
   11th December 2004 saw Everton's first win against Liverpool at Goodison in seven years, and first derby win in five years, thanks to a goal by Lee Carsley in a 1-0 victory.
   In 2005/06, Liverpool completed a League double over Everton, beating them 3-1 at Goodison Park thanks to goals from Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard and Djibril Cisse, Everton had 2 players sent off in Phil Neville and Mikel Arteta. Liverpool then beat them at Anfield 3-1 in a classic derby, Steven Gerrard got sent off inside 20 minutes with 2 bookable offences and Liverpool had to battle on with 10 men. On the stroke of half time, Phil Neville headed into his own net from a Xabi Alonso corner and immediately after half time Luis García chipped Richard Wright from a Jose Reina pass to make it 2-0 to the ten men. Everton hit back through Tim Cahill before Andy Van Der Meyde got sent off for allegedly elbowing Xabi Alonso, the game was wrapped up when Harry Kewell scored from 25 yards in front of the Kop.
   The 2006 Goodison Park derby saw Everton beating Liverpool 3-0, scoring three goals for the first time in a league derby since 1966, and the first time at Goodison since 1904 with goals from Tim Cahill and a double from (then) club record signing Andy Johnson. This was only Everton's second win over Liverpool in seven years and took them to the top of the Premier League.
   The 2007 derby at Goodison became controversial when Everton, who were leading at the end of the first half through a Sami Hyypia own goal, were denied two penalty appeals both involving Joleon Lescott, first with Steve Finnan and then with Jamie Carragher in the last few seconds of the game. Liverpool won the game 2-1 thanks to two Dirk Kuyt penalties with Everton having both Philip Neville and Tony Hibbert sent off. The referee originally looked to give Tony Hibbert a yellow card until Steven Gerrard seemingly spoke to the referee and his decision was changed to a red card. Just before the first penalty was given, Kuyt committed an aggressive tackle on Philip Neville, which most of the crowd, including the Liverpool fans, were certain would result in a red card for the Dutchman. However, referee Mark Clattenburg chose to show him a yellow, and Kuyt went on to score both of the penalties that gave Liverpool victory. Clattenberg's performance in the game was widely criticised by both the fans, and the FA.

Doing the Double

It is quite rare for either team to beat the other in both league games in one season. Liverpool have managed it 12 times and Everton 7 times. An 8th Everton double would have occurred in the 1999-2000 season when Everton, having won 1-0 at Anfield, could have won the return at Goodison when in the last minute Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld inadvertently blasted a clearance against the back of Everton's Don Hutchison. Referee Graham Poll disallowed the goal, claiming that time had already been called. Poll later confessed in his autobiography that his decision was wrong and that the goal should have stood. Everton

Season	nfield Score	oodison Score
1908-1909	0-1	5-0
1911-1912	1-3	2-1
1928-1929	1-2	1-0
1931-1932	1-3	2-1
1938-1939	0-3	2-1
1964-1965	0-4	2-1
1984*-1985	0-1	1-0

Everton also beat Liverpool in the 1984 Charity Shield, completing a derby treble. Liverpool

Season	nfield Score	oodison Score
1898-1899	2-0	1-2
1920-1921	1-0	0-3
1922-1923	5-1	0-1
1924-1925	3-1	0-1
1947-1948	4-0	0-3
1972-1973	1-0	0-2
1981-1982	3-1	1-3
1989-1990	3-1	1-2
1990-1991	3-2	1-3
2000-2001	3-2	1-3
2005-2006	3-1	1-3
2007-2008	1-0	1-2

six times: starting with a 1-1 draw at Wembley in the Charity Shield, there were the two league games, the two-legged Screen Sport Super Cup Final (held over from the previous season), and a League Cup 5th round tie. Despite the fact that Everton finished the season as champions, they couldn't beat Liverpool that year, with 4 losses and 2 draws. A combined total of 281,356 spectators saw the six matches. The following season they met a further four times, being paired in both cups: honours were even with 2 wins each.

Full game list

Fixtures from 1894 to the present day featuring League games, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, Super Cup and Testimonial matches. Other friendlies and Inter-War fixtures are not included. Details of Liverpool games from http://www.liverweb.org.uk/archive.htm. Details of Everton games from http://www.evertonresults.com/.

Date	Competition	Stadium	Score	Liverpool Scorers	Everton Scorers	Att.
30 Mar 2008	Premier League	Anfield	1-0	Torres		44,295
20 Oct 2007	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-2	Kuyt (2 pens)	Hyypia (og); (Hibbert and Neville sent off)	40,049
3 Feb 2007	Premier League	Anfield	0-0			44,234
9 Sep 2006	Premier League	Goodison Park	3-0		Cahill; Johnson (2)	40,004
25 Mar 2006	Premier League	Anfield	3-1	Neville (og); Luis Garcia; Kewell; (Gerrard sent off)	Cahill; (Van der Meyde sent off)	44,923
28 Dec 2005	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-3	Crouch; Gerrard; Cissé	Beattie; (Arteta and Neville sent off)	40,158
20 Mar 2005	Premier League	Anfield	2-1	Gerrard; Luis Garcia; (Baroš sent off)	Cahill	44,224
11 Dec 2004	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-0		Carsley	40,552
31 Jan 2004	Premier League	Anfield	0-0			44,056
30 Aug 2003	Premier League	Goodison Park	0-3	Owen (2); Kewell		40,200
19 Apr 2003	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-2	Owen; Murphy	Unsworth; (Weir and Naysmith sent off)	40,162
22 Dec 2002	Premier League	Anfield	0-0			44,025
23 Feb 2002	Premier League	Anfield	1-1	Anelka	Radzinski	44,371
15 Sep 2001	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-3	Gerrard; Owen; Riise	Campbell	39,554
16 Apr 2001	Premier League	Goodison Park	2-3	Heskey; Babbel; McAllister; (Bišćan sent off)	Ferguson; Unsworth	40,260
29 Oct 2000	Premier League	Anfield	3-1	Barmby; Heskey; Berger	Campbell; (Gravesen sent off)	44,718
21 Apr 2000	Premier League	Goodison Park	0-0			40,052
27 Sep 1999	Premier League	Anfield	0-1	(Westerveld and Gerrard sent off)	Campbell; (Jeffers sent off)	44,802
3 Apr 1999	Premier League	Anfield	3-2	Fowler (2); Berger	Dacourt; Jeffers	44,852
17 Oct 1998	Premier League	Goodison Park	0-0			40,185
23 Feb 1998	Premier League	Anfield	1-1	Ince	Ferguson	44,501
18 Oct 1997	Premier League	Goodison Park	2-0		Ruddock (og); Cadamarteri	40,112
16 Apr 1997	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-1	Redknapp; (Fowler sent off)	Ferguson; (Unsworth sent off)	40,177
20 Nov 1996	Premier League	Anfield	1-1	Fowler	Speed	40,751
16 Apr 1996	Premier League	Goodison Park	1-1	Fowler	Kanchelskis	40,120
18 Nov 1995	Premier League	Anfield	1-2	Fowler	Kanchelskis (2)	40,818
24 Jan 1995	Premier League	Anfield	0-0			39,505
21 Nov 1994	Premier League	Goodison Park	2-0		Ferguson; Rideout	39,866
14 Mar 1994	Premier League	Anfield	2-1	Fowler; Rush	Watson	44,281
18 Sep 1993	Premier League	Goodison Park	2-0		Cottee; Ward	38,157
20 Mar 1993	Premier League	Anfield	1-0	Rosenthal		44,619
7 Dec 1992	Premier League	Goodison Park	2-1	Wright	Johnston; Beardsley	35,826
10 Oct 1992	Grobbelaar Testimonial	Anfield	2-2	Burrows, Rosenthal	?	20,516
28 Dec 1991	First Division	Goodison Park	1-1	Tanner	Johnston	37,681
31 Aug 1991	First Division	Anfield	3-1	Burrows, Saunders, Houghton	Newell	39,072
27 Feb 1991	FA Cup Rnd 5 Replay 2	Goodison Park	1-0		Watson	40,201
20 Feb 1991	FA Cup Rnd 5 Replay	Goodison Park	4-4 (aet)	Beardsley 2, Rush, Barnes	Cottee; (2), Sharp (2)	37,766
17 Feb 1991	FA Cup Rnd 5	Anfield	0-0			38,323
9 Feb 1991	First Division	Anfield	3-1	Molby, Speedie (2)	Nevin	38,127
22 Sep 1990	First Division	Goodison Park	2-3	Beardsley (2), Barnes(pen)	Hinchcliffe, McCall	39,847
3 Feb 1990	First Division	Anfield	2-1	Barnes, Beardsley (pen)	Sharp	38,730
23 Sep 1989	First Division	Goodison Park	1-3	Barnes, Rush (2)	Newell	42,453
20 May 1989	FA Cup Final	Wembley Stadium	3-2 (aet)	Aldridge, Rush (2)	McCall (2)	82,800
3 May 1989	First Division	Goodison Park	0-0			45,994
11 Dec 1988	First Division	Anfield	1-1	Houghton	Clarke (pen)	42,372
20 Mar 1988	First Division	Goodison Park	1-0		Clarke	44,162
21 Feb 1988	FA Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0-1	Houghton		48,270
1 Nov 1987	First Division	Anfield	2-0	McMahon, Beardsley		44,760
28 Oct 1987	Littlewoods Cup Rnd 3	Anfield	0-1		Stevens	44,071
25 Apr 1987	First Division	Anfield	3-1	McMahon, Rush(2)	Sheedy	44,827
21 Jan 1987	Littlewoods Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0-1	Rush		53,323
23 Nov 1986	First Division	Goodison Park	0-0			48,247
30 Sep 1986	Super Cup Final 2nd leg	Goodison Park	1-4	Rush (2), McMahon	Sharp (pen)	26,068
16 Sep 1986	Super Cup Final 1st leg	Anfield	3-1	Rush (3), Nicol	Sheedy	20,660
16 Aug 1986	FA Charity Shield	Wembley Stadium	1-1	Rush	Heath	88,231
10 May 1986	FA Cup Final	Wembley Stadium	3-1	Rush (2), Johnston	Lineker	98,000
22 Feb 1986	First Division	Anfield	0-2		Ratcliffe, Lineker	45,445
21 Sep 1985	First Division	Goodison Park	2-3	Dalglish, Rush, McMahon	Sharp, Lineker	51,509
12 Aug 1985	Neal Testimonial	Anfield	2-3	Neal, Johnston	?	23,480
23 May 1985	First Division	Goodison Park	1-0		Wilkinson	51,045
20 Oct 1984	First Division	Anfield	0-1		Sharp	45,545
18 Aug 1984	Charity Shield	Wembley Stadium	1-0		Grobbelaar (og)	100,000
28 Mar 1984	Milk Cup Final Replay	Maine Road	1-0	Souness		52,089
25 Mar 1984	Milk Cup Final	Wembley Stadium	0-0			100,000
3 Mar 1984	First Division	Goodison Park	1-1	Rush	Harper	51,245
6 Nov 1983	First Division	Anfield	3-0	Rush, Robinson, Nicol		40,875
19 Mar 1983	First Division	Anfield	0-0			44,737
6 Nov 1982	First Division	Goodison Park	0-5	Rush (4), Lawrenson	(Keeley sent off)	52,741
27 Mar 1982	First Division	Goodison Park	1-3	Whelan, Souness, Johnston	Sharp	51,847
7 Nov 1981	First Division	Anfield	3-1	Dalglish (2), Rush	Ferguson; (O'Keefe sent off)	48,861
11 May 1981	Heighway Testimonial	Anfield	2-2	?	?	17,137
21 Mar 1981	First Division	Anfield	1-0	Bailey (og)		49,743
24 Jan 1981	FA Cup Rnd 4	Goodison Park	2-1	Case	Eastoe, Varadi	53,804
18 Oct 1980	First Division	Goodison Park	2-2	Lee, Dalglish	Hartford, McBride	52,565
1 Mar 1980	First Division	Goodison Park	1-2	Johnson, Neal (pen)	Eastoe	53,018
20 Oct 1979	First Division	Anfield	2-2	Lyone (og), Kennedy, (McDermott sent off)	Kidd, King, (Stanley sent off)	52,201
13 Mar 1979	First Division	Anfield	1-1	Dalglish	King	52,352
28 Oct 1978	First Division	Goodison Park	1-0		King	53,141
5 Apr 1978	First Division	Goodison Park	0-1	Johnson		52,759
22 Oct 1977	First Division	Anfield	0-0			51,668
27 Apr 1977	FA Cup Semi-Final Replay	Maine Road	3-0	Neal (p), Case, Kennedy		56,579
23 Apr 1977	FA Cup Semi-Final	Maine Road	2-2	McDermott, Case	Rioch, McKenzie	56,637
22 Mar 1977	First Division	Goodison Park	0-0			56,562
16 Oct 1976	First Division	Anfield	3-1	Heighway, Neal (p), Toshack	Dobson	55,141
3 Apr 1976	First Division	Anfield	1-0	Fairclough		54,632
27 Oct 1975	First Division	Goodison Park	0-0			55,769
22 Feb 1975	First Division	Anfield	0-0			55,853
16 Nov 1974	First Division	Goodison Park	0-0			57,190
20 Apr 1974	First Division	Anfield	0-0			55,848
8 Dec 1973	First Division	Goodison Park	0-1	Waddle		56,098
13 Mar 1973	Labone Testimonial	Goodison Park	2-1	Toshack	?	25,779
3 Mar 1973	First Division	Goodison Park	0-2	Hughes (2)		54,856