<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1935-1952</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>309</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>110</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Honours: </strong>League title (1946-47)</h2></li></ul>

Jack Balmer joined Liverpool after playing for Everton as an amateur, but potentially the best years of his career were lost to the Second World War.

<p>But that's not to say he didn't make his mark.</p><p>When league football did get back under way, Balmer performed as if nothing had changed and was the club's top scorer, equal with Albert Stubbins, in 1946-47 as Liverpool won the First Division championship for the first time for nearly a quarter of a century.</p><p>It was during that season that he created a Football League record that may never be broken, by scoring hat-tricks in three successive league matches in November 1946; Portsmouth, Derby County and Arsenal being his victims.</p><p>Balmer was a prolific scorer for Liverpool throughout his career and is one of the few men to have netted more than 100 times for the club in all competitions.</p><p>His final appearance came in February 1952 and he left Anfield agonisingly just short of what would have been a century of goals in First Division matches alone.</p><p>A tremendously skilful and clever player, he also captained the Reds from 1947 to 1949.</p>

Jack Balmer

Jack Balmer was prolific for Liverpool throughout his career and is one of the few men to have scored more than 100 times for the club in all competitions.

Past playersJack Balmer

Years: 1935-1952

Appearances: 309

Goals: 110

Honours: League title (1946-47)

Jack Balmer joined Liverpool after playing for Everton as an amateur, but potentially the best years of his career were lost to the Second World War.