<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1892-1898</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>142</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>14</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Honours: </strong>Lancashire League (1892-93), Second Division (1893-94, 1895-96)</h2></li></ul>

Scottish defender Joe McQue played and scored in Liverpool's first ever Football League match in 1893, a Second Division fixture away to Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

<p>He only missed two games as the club easily won the title by 12 points from Small Heath in second place, winning 22 and drawing six of their 28 games.</p><p>McQue initially struggled with the pace of the top flight: "Compared with last year's brilliance, a great falling-off is most noticeable in McQue." (Liverpool Mercury - September 1894.)</p><p>Liverpool were neither strong or experienced enough to cope with life in the First Division, but only Harry Bradshaw made more league appearances for the club than McQue in 1894-95.</p><p>He then won another Second Division championship medal with Liverpool in 1896 and continued to represent the club for a further two years, helping them to establish themselves in the top tier.</p>

Joe McQue

Scottish defender Joe McQue played and scored in Liverpool's first ever Football League match in 1893.

Past playersJoe McQue

Years: 1892-1898

Appearances: 142

Goals: 14

Honours: Lancashire League (1892-93), Second Division (1893-94, 1895-96)

Scottish defender Joe McQue played and scored in Liverpool's first ever Football League match in 1893, a Second Division fixture away to Middlesbrough Ironopolis.