Past playersJohn Aldridge
Years: 1987-1989
Appearances: 104
Goals: 63
Honours: League title (1987-88), FA Cup (1989)
John Aldridge may have been at Anfield for only a short time, but it is a testament to his ability that he is considered one of the best goalscorers to wear a red jersey.
Aldridge, or 'Aldo' as he is affectionately known, was signed by Liverpool in January 1987 for £750,000 in order to fill the boots of the soon to be departed Ian Rush.
He grew up supporting the Reds and certainly became a crowd favourite during the two-and-a-half years he spent at the club.
The born and bred Scouser began his career at amateur side South Liverpool before signing for Newport County, where his impressive goalscoring record attracted the attention of Oxford United, for whom he signed in March 1984.
The arrival of Aldridge coincided with a period of success for United as they enjoyed promotion from the Third Division to the top flight in the space of three years - and their top scorer certainly caught the eye of Reds manager Kenny Dalglish.
The new boy got his Liverpool career off to a dream start by scoring the only goal of the game on his full debut against Southampton in February 1987.
It was the following season that the Republic of Ireland international truly left his mark as he scored nine goals in the first nine games of the season. He was an integral part of Liverpool's 1987-88 championship-winning side - scoring 26 league goals as the team went 29 games without defeat.
The season ended on a sour note for the striker, though, as Liverpool missed out on claiming a league and cup double. Aldo became the first player to miss a penalty in an FA Cup final at Wembley as the Reds were beaten by giant-killing Wimbledon.
Thankfully, Aldridge returned to Wembley for the all-Merseyside FA Cup final the following season and extinguished any bad memories by opening the scoring in a 3-2 win over Everton.
At the beginning of the 1989-90 season, Real Sociedad made a £1.1 million offer for Liverpool's No.8 and he departed for Spain in September 1989 - but not before scoring a penalty against Crystal Palace in his last game for the club.
His goalscoring exploits continued in Spain and he became a fan favourite at the Basque side too.
After two years, Aldridge returned to Merseyside when he signed for Tranmere Rovers, and he equalled the club's goalscoring record in his first season - netting 40 goals in total.
He became player-manager at Prenton Park and hung up his boots in 1998 with 474 goals in 882 games, overtaking Jimmy Greaves as British football's record goalscorer.