Past managersGeorge Patterson (second spell)

The former Marine player took over from Matt McQueen as manager/secretary in 1928, though the Reds could not recreate the form that had made them back-to-back champions at the beginning of the decade.

He had initially arrived at Anfield in 1908 as an assistant to Tom Watson and was then promoted to secretary when Watson died in 1915.

Patterson went on to take the managerial reins amid wartime football and for a brief period afterwards.

After getting a second opportunity in the dugout, Patterson led the Reds to a succession of mid-table finishes, with his best effort coming in the 1928-29 campaign when they claimed fifth spot.

On two occasions, Liverpool finished low enough to cause concern but not enough for relegation to be a serious possibility.

However, after ending in seventh place in 1935, there was an alarming slump the following season with the team being victorious in only three of the last 20 league games.

The Reds eventually escaped relegation by three points, but it had been a close call.

The pressure of managing a struggling First Division club combined with a serious illness eventually took its toll. Patterson resigned in the summer of 1936 from the managerial side of his dual post, but did continue as secretary for some time after.