# Who is the best number 9 in Liverpool history?

> Anfield #9s from boot-room poachers to modern record-breakers. Who's the Kop's favorite?

*By YPB Team · Published May 13, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-number-9-in-liverpool-history*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Ian Rush**
   Liverpool's all-time top scorer and Welsh legend who terrorized defences in the 1980s.
2. **Robbie Fowler**
   Beloved Liverpool striker 'God', prolific in the 1990s.
3. **Fernando Torres**
   Spanish 'El Niño' striker who tore up the Premier League in his Liverpool prime.
4. **Roger Hunt**
   1966 World Cup winner and Liverpool record scorer until Rush.
5. **Roberto Firmino**
   Brazilian false nine and three-time Premier League/Champions League winner with Liverpool.
6. **Andy Carroll**
   English target man who briefly wore Liverpool's #9.
7. **Christian Benteke**
   Belgian striker who wore Liverpool's #9 in 2015-16.
8. **Rickie Lambert**
   English striker who wore #9 briefly during the 2014-15 season.
9. **John Aldridge**
   Liverpool 1988 First Division winner and prolific Irish striker.
10. **Albert Stubbins**
   1947 First Division-winning Liverpool striker, post-war icon.
11. **Darwin Núñez**
   Uruguayan striker who joined Liverpool as a club-record signing in 2022.

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