Past playersBill McPherson

    • Years: 1906-1908

    • Appearances: 55

    • Goals: 17

    Scottish inside-forward Bill McPherson arrived at Liverpool in 1906 to join a club that had just proudly won the First Division for the second time.

    But the team failed to repeat its impressive form of the previous year and even though McPherson scored on his debut against Woolwich Arsenal, the eventual defeat that day was the fourth in a row of a losing run that would rise to five after a home loss to Sheffield Wednesday a week later.

    As McPherson settled in, the side's fortunes changed dramatically and seven wins came from the next nine matches.

    Even though the Reds' performances overall were very inconsistent, McPherson contributed with an excellent total of 11 goals from the 32 games he figured in that season.

    He only played seven times in the first half of the 1907-08 campaign but was picked more frequently from then on, making 20 league appearances in all to take his career total for Liverpool up to 55.

    That included seven outings in the FA Cup, with his only goal in that competition being enough to beat Oldham Athletic in a second-round tie on February 2, 1907.