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The 8 Greatest Liverpool Number 8s of All Time

By YPB Team

Liverpool engine-room talents, mixing iconic captains with cult Scandinavian craft. Cast your vote!

  1. Steven Gerrard — ranked #11
    Steven Gerrard
    Liverpool's legendary captain, 2005 Champions League final hero and Premier League icon.
    1000pts
  2. Emile Heskey — ranked #22
    Emile Heskey
    England striker who wore Liverpool's #8 around 2000-04.
    609pts
  3. Roger Hunt — ranked #33
    Roger Hunt
    Liverpool's record league goalscorer and the classic number 8 of Shankly's side, winning two league titles, the 1965 FA Cup and the 1966 World Cup.
    537pts
  4. Naby Keïta — ranked #44
    Naby Keïta
    Guinean midfielder who wore Liverpool's #8 after Gerrard's retirement.
    401pts
  5. John Aldridge — ranked #55
    John Aldridge
    Irish striker who replaced Ian Rush in 1987, scoring 63 goals in under three seasons and winning the 1988 league title and 1989 FA Cup.
    316pts
  6. Dominik Szoboszlai — ranked #66
    Dominik Szoboszlai
    Hungarian midfielder and current Liverpool #8.
    215pts
  7. Stan Collymore — ranked #77
    Stan Collymore
    Record-signing striker who wore Liverpool's number 8 from 1995 to 1997, forming a deadly partnership with Robbie Fowler and scoring the famous 4-3 winner against Newcastle.
    215pts
  8. Jimmy Case — ranked #88
    Jimmy Case
    Three-time European Cup winner and Liverpool midfielder of the 1970s and 80s.
    0pts

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