<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1894-1897</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>85</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>39</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Honours: </strong>Second Division (1895-96)</h2></li></ul>

Liverpool showed their intent by paying a club-record sum of £75 for double league champion Jimmy Ross from Preston North End's 'Invincibles' in 1894.

<p>It was an ambitious signing as the inside-right was a legend at Preston, scoring 18 goals in their undefeated season, being the league's top scorer in 1889-90 with 24 goals, and scoring seven goals in Preston's record 26-0 win versus Hyde in the 1887-88 season.</p><p>Ross took over as Liverpool captain from Andrew Hannah midway through his debut season and 11 goals from 27 league matches was not a bad return during a campaign in which the club only managed 51 from 30 games and were relegated straight back to the Second Division.</p><p>The Scot played as well at centre-forward as on the right wing and fired in 23 goals from 25 games as the club made an immediate return to the top flight.</p><p>But a year later, even though Liverpool did finally establish themselves as a First Division club by finishing in a very creditable fifth place, Ross only found the net three times in 21 matches.</p><p>Late in the 1896-97 season he joined Burnley along with teammate Malcolm McVean.</p>

Past playersJimmy Ross

Years: 1894-1897

Appearances: 85

Goals: 39

Honours: Second Division (1895-96)

Liverpool showed their intent by paying a club-record sum of £75 for double league champion Jimmy Ross from Preston North End's 'Invincibles' in 1894.