100 Players Who Shook The Kop

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100 Players Who Shook The Kop is a list compiled by Liverpool Football Club in 2006. Over 110,000 Liverpool supporters nominated their personal Top 10 players in order of impact made, and the results were collated. The definitive top 100 countdown has now been completed.

From Liverpool's official website [1]:

"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."

1 The 100 Players Who Shook The Kop
2 Key to honours
3 Liverpool Legend side
4 See also

Rank	Player	Years	Position	Apps	Goals	Honours with Liverpool
100	John Wark	1984-1988	Midfield	108	42	Div 1 ('84, '86)
99	Erik Meijer	1999-2000	Forward	27	2	None
98	Tom Bromilow	1919-1930	Left Half	375	11	Div 1 ('22, '23)
97	Nigel Clough	1993-1995	Forward/Midfield	44	9	None
96	Nicolas Anelka	2001-2002	Forward	21	5	None
95	Geoff Strong	1964-1970	Utility	200	32	FAC ('65), Div 1 ('66), CS ('66)
94	Sam Hardy	1905-1912	Goalkeeper	239	0	Div 1 ('06)
93	Momo Sissoko	2005-present	Midfield	45	0	ESC ('05), FAC ('06), CS ('06)
92	Harry Chambers	1915-1928	Forward	338	151	Div 1 ('22, '23)
91	Titi Camara	1999-2000	Forward	37	10	None
90	Neil Mellor	2003-2006	Forward	21	6	None
89	Donald McKinlay	1910-1929	Defender	433	34	Div 1 ('22, '23)
88	Mark Walters	1991-1995	Winger	115	19	FAC ('92), LC ('95)
87	Alun Evans	1968-1972	Forward	110	33	None
86	Nick Barmby	2000-2002	Attacking Midfielder	57	8	LC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01)
85	Alec Lindsay	1969-1977	Left-Back	248	8	Div 1 ('73), FAC ('74), CS ('74), EC ('77)
84	Howard Gayle	1977-1983	Winger	5	1	EC ('81)
83	Michael Thomas	1991-1998	Midfield	161	12	FAC ('92), LC ('95)
82	Phil Taylor	1936-1954	Defender	345	34	Div 1 ('47)
81	Alan A'Court	1952-1964	Outside-Left	382	63	Div 2 ('62)
80	Tommy Lawrence	1957-1971	Goalkeeper	390	0	Div 1 ('64, '66), FAC ('65), CS ('64, '65, '66)
79	Patrik Berger	1996-2003	Attacking Midfield	196	35	FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01)
78	Sam Raybould	1900-1907	Forward	225	128	Div 1 ('01, '06), Div 2 ('05)
77	David Johnson	1976-1982	Forward	209	78	Div 1 ('77, '79, 80), EC ('81), LC ('82), ESC ('77), CS ('79, 80)
76	Ronny Rosenthal	1990-1993	Forward	97	22	Div 1 ('90), CS ('90)
75	Brian Hall	1968-1976	Midfield	222	21	Div 1 ('73), UEFA ('73), FAC ('74), CS ('74)
74	Jack Balmer	1935-1952	Forward	313	111	Div 1 ('47)
73	Peter Crouch	2005-present	Forward	49	13	FAC ('06), CS ('06)
72	Ephraim Longworth	1910-1928	Full-Back	371	0	Div 1 ('22, '23)
71	Paul Walsh	1984-1988	Forward	112	37	Div 1 ('86)
70	Ronnie Moran	1952-1969	Full-Back	379	16	Div 1 ('64), Div 2 ('62)
69	Jari Litmanen	2001-2002	Forward	43	9	CS ('01), ESC ('01)
68	Gary Gillespie	1983-1991	Defender	212	16	Div 1 ('86, '88, '90), SC ('86), CS ('88)
67	Djibril Cissé	2004-present	Forward	79	24	CL ('05), ESC ('05), FAC ('06)
66	Matt Busby	1936-1945	Wing-Half	125	3	None
65	Mark Wright	1991-1998	Defender	210	7	FAC ('92)
64	Vladimír Šmicer	1999-2005	Attacking Midfielder	183	19	LC ('01, '03), FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01) ESC ('01) CL ('05)
63	Joey Jones	1975-1978	Left-Back	100	3	Div 1 ('77), EC ('77), CS ('76, '77)
62	Danny Murphy	1997-2004	Midfield	249	44	LC ('01, '03), FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01)
61	Pepe Reina	2005-present	Goalkeeper	53	0	ESC ('05), FAC ('06), CS ('06)
60	Rob Jones	1991-1999	Right-Back	243	0	FAC ('92), LC ('95)
59	Craig Johnston	1981-1988	Attacking Midfielder	271	40	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84, '86, '88), EC ('84), FAC ('86), LC ('83, '84)
58	Stéphane Henchoz	1999-2005	Defender	205	0	LC ('01, '03), FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01)
57	Stan Collymore	1995-1997	Forward	81	35	None
56	Bob Paisley	1939-1954	Defender	278	13	Div 1 ('47)
55	Steve Finnan	2003-present	Right Back	135	1	CL ('05), ESC ('05), FAC ('06), CS ('06)
54	Gordon Hodgson	1926-1936	Forward	378	240	None
53	Markus Babbel	2000-2004	Defender	73	6	LC ('01), FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01)
52	Ray Houghton	1987-1992	Midfield	203	38	Div 1 ('88, '90), CS ('88, '90), FAC ('89, '92)
51	Chris Lawler	1963-1976	Right-Back	549	61	Div 1 ('66, '73), FAC ('65), UEFA ('73), CS ('65, '66)
50	Albert Stubbins	1946-1953	Forward	180	83	Div 1 ('47)
49	Alex Raisbeck	1898-1909	Centre-Back	340	21	Div 1 ('01, '06), Div 2 ('05)
48	Peter Thompson	1963-1974	Winger	415	54	Div 1 ('64, '66), CS ('64, '65, '66), FAC ('65)
47	Sammy Lee	1977-1986	Midfield	259	19	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84), EC ('81, '84), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84), CS ('82)
46	Gerry Byrne	1957-1969	Full-Back	330	5	Div 2 ('62), Div 1 ('64, '66), CS ('64, '66), FAC ('65)
45	Jimmy Case	1973-1981	Midfield	276	46	Div 1 ('76, '77, '79, '80), UEFA (76), CS ('76, 77, 79, 80) EC ('77, 78, '81), ESC ('77) LC ('81)
44	Dietmar Hamann	1999-2006	Midfield	283	11	LC ('01, '03), FAC ('01, '06), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01, '05), CL ('05)
43	John Arne Riise	2001-present	Defender/Midfield	256	26	CS ('01, '06), ESC ('01, '05), LC ('03), CL ('05), FAC ('06)
42	Steve McMahon	1985-1991	Midfield	276	50	Div 1 ('86, '88, '90), FAC ('86, '89), SC ('86), CS ('86, '88, '90)
41	Elisha Scott	1912-1934	Goalkeeper	468	0	Div 1 ('22, '23)
40	Jamie Redknapp	1991-2002	Midfield	308	41	LC ('95), ESC ('01)
39	Steve Nicol	1981-1995	Defender/Midfield	466	46	Div 1 ('84, '86, '88, '90), EC ('84), FAC ('86, '89, '92), CS ('88, '89), SC ('86)
38	Sami Hyypiä	1999-present	Defender	373	26	LC ('01, '03), FAC ('01, '06), UEFA ('01), CS ('01, '06), ESC ('01, '05), CL ('05)
37	Terry McDermott	1974-1982	Midfield	329	81	Div 1 ('77, '79, '80, '82), EC ('77, '78, '81), ESC ('77), CS, ('79, '80) LC ('81, '82), CS ('88, '89)
36	Jerzy Dudek	2001-present	Goalkeeper	180	0	LC ('03), CL ('05), FAC ('06), CS ('06)
35	Mark Lawrenson	1981-1988	Defender	356	18	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84, '86, '88), LC ('82, '83, '84), CS ('82, '86), EC ('84), FAC ('86)
34	John Toshack	1970-1978	Forward	246	96	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77), UEFA ('73, '76), FAC ('74), CS ('76)
33	Xabi Alonso	2004-present	Midfield	87	8	CL ('05), ESC ('05), FAC ('06), CS ('06)
32	Gary McAllister	2000-2002	Midfield	87	10	LC ('01), FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01)
31	Alan Kennedy	1978-1985	Left-Back	357	21	Div 1 ('79, '80, '82, '83, '84), EC ('81, '84), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84), CS ('79, '80, '82)
30	Ronnie Whelan	1979-1994	Midfield	494	73	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84, '86, '88, '90), EC ('84), LC ('82, '83, '84), CS ('82, '86, '88, '89, '90), FAC ('86, '89), SC ('86)
29	Ron Yeats	1961-1971	Defender	454	16	Div 2 ('62), Div 1 ('64, '66), CS ('64, '65, '66), FAC ('65)
28	Ray Kennedy	1974-1982	Midfield	393	72	Div 1 ('76, '77, '79, '80, '82), UEFA ('76), CS ('76, '77, '79, '80), EC ('77, '78, '81), ESC ('77), LC ('81)
27	Phil Thompson	1971-1985	Defender	477	13	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77, '79, '80, '82, '83), FAC ('74), CS ('74, '76, '77, '79, '80, '82), UEFA ('76), ESC ('77), EC ('78, '81), LC ('81, '82)
26	John Aldridge	1987-1989	Forward	106	63	Div 1 ('88), CS ('88), FAC ('89)
25	Tommy Smith	1960-1978	Defender	639	48	Div 1 ('66, '73, '76, '77), EC ('77), FAC ('65, '74), UEFA ('73, '76), CS ('66, '74), ESC ('77)
24	Luis García	2004-present	Attacking Midfielder	98	24	CL ('05), ESC ('05), CS ('06)
23	Steve Heighway	1970-1981	Winger	473	76	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77, '79), EC ('77, '78), FAC ('74), UEFA ('73, '76), CS ('74, '76), ESC ('77)
22	Steve McManaman	1989-1999	Winger	364	66	FAC ('92), LC ('95)
21	Ian St. John	1961-1971	Forward	426	118	Div 2 ('62), Div 1 ('64, '66), FAC ('65), CS ('65, '66)
20	Phil Neal	1974-1985	Full-Back	650	60	Div 1 ('76, '77, '79, '80, '82, '83, '84, '86), CS ('76, '77, '79, '80, '82), UEFA ('76), ESC ('77), EC ('77, '78, '81, '84), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84)
19	Peter Beardsley	1987-1991	Forward	175	59	Div 1 ('88, '90), CS ('88, '89, '90), FAC ('89)
18	David Fairclough	1974-1983	Forward	153	55	Div 1 ('76, '77, '80, '83), UEFA ('76), CS ('77), EC ('78)
17	Bruce Grobbelaar	1981-1994	Goalkeeper	627	0	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84, '86, '88, '90), LC ('82, '83, '84), CS ('82, '86, '88, '89, '90), EC ('84), FAC ('86, '89, '92)
16	Jan Mølby	1984-1996	Midfield	291	62	Div 1 ('86, '88, '90), FAC ('86, '92), CS ('86)
15	Ian Callaghan	1960-1978	Winger/Midfield	857	68	Div 2 ('62), Div 1 ('64, '66, '73, '76, '77), CS ('64, '65, '66, '74, '76, '77), FAC ('65, '74), UEFA ('73, '76), EC ('77), ESC ('77)
14	Michael Owen	1996-2004	Forward	297	158	FAC ('01), LC ('01, '03), UEFA ('01), CS ('01), ESC ('01)
13	Roger Hunt	1959-1969	Forward	492	286	Div 2 ('62), Div 1 ('64, '66), CS ('64, '65, '66), FAC ('65)
12	Alan Hansen	1979-1991	Defender	620	14	EC ('78, '81, '84), Div 1 ('79, '80, '82, '83, '84, '86, '88, '90), CS ('79, '80, '82, '86, '89), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84), FAC ('86, '89)
11	Ray Clemence	1967-1981	Goalkeeper	665	0	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77, '79, '80), UEFA ('73, '76), FAC ('74), CS ('74, '76, '77, '79, '80), EC ('77, '78, '81), ESC ('77), LC ('81)
10	Emlyn Hughes	1967-1979	Midfield/Defender	665	49	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77, '79), UEFA ('73, '76), FAC ('74), CS ('74, '76, '77), EC ('77, '78), ESC ('77)
9	Graeme Souness	1978-1984	Midfield	359	56	EC ('78, '81, '84), Div 1 ('79, '80, '82, '83, '84), CS ('79, '80, '82), LC ('81, '82, '83, 84)
8	Kevin Keegan	1971-1977	Forward	323	100	Div 1 ('73, '76, '77), UEFA ('73, '76), FAC ('74), CS ('74, '76), EC ('77)
7	Jamie Carragher	1996-present	Defender	426	4	FAC ('01, '06), UEFA ('01), LC ('01, '03), CS ('01, '06), ESC ('01, '05), EC ('05)
6	Billy Liddell	1938-1960	Winger	534	229	Div 1 ('47)
5	John Barnes	1987-1997	Winger	407	110	Div 1 ('88, '90), FAC ('89), LC ('95), CS ('88, '89, '90)
4	Robbie Fowler	1993-2001 & 2006-present	Forward	348	177	FAC ('01), UEFA ('01), LC ('95, '01), ESC ('01)
3	Ian Rush	1980-1987 & 1988-1996	Forward	660	346	Div 1 ('82, '83, '84, '86, '90), EC ('84), FAC ('86, '89, '92), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84, '95), CS ('82, '86, '89, '90), SC ('86)
2	Steven Gerrard	1998-present	Midfield	348	64	EC ('05), FAC ('01, '06), UEFA ('01), LC ('01, '03), CS ('06), ESC ('01, 05)
1	Kenny Dalglish	1977-1990	Forward	529	172	Div 1 ('79, '80, '82, '83, '84, '86), EC ('78, '81, '84), FAC ('86), LC ('81, '82, '83, '84), CS ('77, '79, '80, '82, '86), ESC ('77)

Div 1 - Football League Division 1 (Level 1 of English football until 1992)
Div 2 - Football League Division 2 (Level 2 of English football until 1992)
FAC - FA Cup
CS - Charity Shield, renamed the Community Shield in 2002
UEFA - UEFA Cup
EC-CL - European Cup/UEFA Champions League (names given to Europe's premier cup competition)
LC - League Cup
SC - Screen Sport Super Cup (1985-86)
ESC - European Super Cup

This is how a Liverpool Legends side would line-up according to the 100 PWSTK poll, the players that have been selected have been done so because they have finished in the highest spot for their positions. For example although Phil Neal finished down in 20th position he gets in the side due to the fact he is the highest positioned right-back.