100 Players Who Shook The Kop

[Kop66]

From www.liverpoolfc.tv

Four years after our ground-breaking '100 Days That Shook The Kop', we brought you the most talked about series of the summer. '100 Players Who Shook The Kop' series – was the definitive countdown of the 100 players who have made the biggest impact at Liverpool.

Over 110,000 supporters all nominated their own personal Top 10 players in order of impact made. Every player who made the top 100 – and there are some surprises in there - were all honoured on this website via the e-Season ticket console with a specially produced video clip, including archive footage and exclusive interviews.

Since 1892 hundreds of players have represented this club but everyone has their own particular favourites so don't expect this list to be based solely on talent. The greatness of a player can be measured in many ways – obviously, his ability on the pitch is the most important, but 100 PWSTK is much more than that. It's about the impact the individuals chosen have had on this club, be it for a variety of reasons. Maybe it was because of their unique rapport with the crowd, a specific incident that has never been forgotten or anything else that has left a lasting impression.

Here are the 100 players who have shook the Kop. (to view the clip, just click on their name).

100 - John Wark

99 - Erik Meijer

98 - Tom Bromilow

97 - Nigel Clough

96 - Nicolas Anelka

95 - Geoff Strong

94 - Sam Hardy

93 - Momo Sissoko

92 - Harry Chambers

91 - Titi Camara

90 - Neil Mellor

89 - Donald McKinlay

88 - Mark Walters

87 - Alun Evans

86 - Nick Barmby

85 - Alec Lindsay

84 - Howard Gayle

83 - Michael Thomas

82 - Phil Taylor

81 - Alan A'Court

80 - Tommy Lawrence

79 - Patrik Berger

78 - Sam Raybould

77 - David Johnson

76 - Ronny Rosenthal

75 - Brian Hall

74 - Jack Balmer

73 - Peter Crouch

72 - E.Longworth

71 - Paul Walsh

70 - Ronnie Moran

69 - Jari Litmanen

68 - Gary Gillespie

67 - Djibril Cisse

66 - Matt Busby

65 - Mark Wright

64 - Vladimir Smicer

63 - Joey Jones

62 - Danny Murphy

61 - Pepe Reina

60 - Rob Jones

59 - Craig Johnston

58 - Stephane Henchoz

57 - Stan Collymore

56 - Bob Paisley

55 - Steve Finnan

54 - Gordon Hodgson

53 - Markus Babbel

52 - Ray Houghton

51 - Chris Lawler

50 - Albert Stubbins

49 - Alex Raisbeck

48 - Peter Thompson

47 - Sammy Lee

46 - Gerry Byrne

45 - Jimmy Case

44 - Dietmar Hamann

43 - John Arne Riise

42 - Steve McMahon

41 - Elisha Scott

40 - Jamie Redknapp

39 - Steve Nicol

38 - Sami Hyypia

37 - Terry McDermott

36 - Jerzy Dudek

35 - Mark Lawrenson

34 - John Toshack

33 - Xabi Alonso

32 - Gary McAllister

31 - Alan Kennedy

30 - Ronnie Whelan

29 - Ron Yeats

28 - Ray Kennedy

27 - Phil Thompson

26 - John Aldridge

25 - Tommy Smith

24 - Luis Garcia

23 - Steve Heighway

22 - Steve McManaman

21 - Ian St John

20 - Phil Neal

19 - Peter Beardsley

18 - David Fairclough

17 - Bruce Grobbelaar

16 - Jan Molby

15 - Ian Callaghan

14 - Michael Owen

13 - Roger Hunt

12 - Alan Hansen

11 - Ray Clemence

10 - Emlyn Hughes

9 - Graeme Souness

8 - Kevin Keegan

7 - Jamie Carragher

6 - Billy Liddell

5 - John Barnes

4 - Robbie Fowler

3 - Ian Rush

2 - Steven Gerrard

1 - Kenny Dalglish


That's how i had my top 5. A Premiership title would see Gerrard swap places with King Kenny though, he's scored in and won in all Champions League, UEFA, FA, and FL Cup finals for us. Give us the prem title Stevie

King Kenny


I watched all 100 video clips this summer/autumn, sad aint i

[ONEDUNME]

Yes you are.


Nigel Clough ffs

[MickeyPaul]

I had a chuckle at that too, ODM. I had at chuckle at Gerrard also. Didn't even think he'd make the top 1,000. Fans are so easily pleased these days. Oooh, he has a really hard shot though!

[Swooperman]

Now its not my club, but how some of them get in & not Stan Staunton is beyond me

[ONEDUNME]

You're forgetting that Liverpool fans don't think like normal football fans Swoops. Their minds seem to work differently somehow

[Kop66]

Originally Posted by Swooperman

Now its not my club, but how some of them get in & not Stan Staunton is beyond me

Beyond me too Swoop' he should of made top 40

You didn't rate young Nigel then ODM

[ONEDUNME]

Erm....no.


When you think of all the great players that Liverpool have had in the past, it ust makes you

[mrmuzeman]

86 - Nick Barmby

Eh?

He went from being our best player and basically reguventating his whole career and getting back in the england squad to being a sub at Liverpool was my recollection.

[slick]

I'm surprised Clemence got more votes than grobbelaar as he always came across as a miserable bastard, unlike Grobellaar who was certainly a character and his 'wobbly legs' routine in the European cup will go down as a piece of sporting memorabilia history.

Dalglish would have been my pick too for numero uno but Barnes @ 5 is just a piss take when you look at some of the great players above him.

[mrmuzeman]

And how about this for an error

90 - Neil Mellor

Should be number 9

[ONEDUNME]

Just noticed Collymore in there.

everyone has their own particular favourites so don't expect this list to be based solely on talent

Maybe it's based on personality then? Or how far you can knock a Swede with one punch.

[Swooperman]

'100 players that shook the Kop' I take it Jan Molby slid into it then to get his entry

Harsh, actually, as I always liked Molby, but its definetly biased towards the modern day players....as invariably all this type of stuff is I guess

[Kop66]

but Barnes @ 5 is just a piss take when you look at some of the great players above him.

Barnes was up there with the very best of them Slick, apart from the goal against Brazil he will not remembered for his England performances but for Liverpool, he was the most skillful player we ever had. His style was more Brazilian than european.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGzrvCoMQr0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On2JO...elated&search=

[slick]

He didnt do it often enough for me Kop, he had the talent but only seemd to turn it on when he felt like it, a lazy bastard if you ask me.
He looked the part @ Watford and seemed to have the world @ his feet, a move to Liverpool should have proved ideal for him to move onto the world stage and strut his stuff, i don't class a one off goal against Brazil in a friendly as setting the world alight.

I'd say Steve McManaman's goal against (i can't remember) in a competitive Euro match was a better one, when he took the balll from deep inside his own half and slotted it away.
I thought he was a lazy bastard too truth be told , both out of the same mould.

Personally i'd say Dalglish was the most skillfull player you ever had and he did it on a regular basis.

For a minute i thought supersub was not on the list but i see he's in @ 18, thats also quite high up for a player that was pretty average but i suppose he did swing a few matches abeit from the bench.

Carragher above Souness? ehhm as Swoops has mentioned the poll definately has a modern day swing to it.

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by Kop66

61 - Pepe Reina

That was the one that surprised me. Not seen much of Liverpool lately, but has he actually done anything much to justify being anywhere near the top 100?

By the way, Kop, when I saw the title for some reason I didn't immediately think of the Kop as in the part of Anfield, I thought you'd gone all David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff on us and you were talking about yourself in the 3rd person.