Past playersLaurie Hughes

He gained immediate success as the club won the first post-war championship in dramatic style by winning at rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers and then having a long wait before other results confirmed the Reds could not be overtaken.

That appearance at Molineux was his 30th of the season and that was roughly the average number of league appearances he made each campaign during his time with the club.

But further glory never came, although Hughes did have the honour of playing in the 1950 FA Cup final against Arsenal.

His selection was rather controversial as he had missed the semi-final victory over Everton, when his replacement Bob Paisley scored the opening goal. But it was Paisley who was left out when the Wembley team was announced.

The only goal in his LFC career salvaged a draw two minutes from the end of the home fixture with Stoke City on December 8, 1951.

But the club's fortunes were dwindling rapidly and after narrowly avoiding relegation in 1952-53, Liverpool did go down in bottom place a year later. He continued to play regularly and his last full season was a good one as he only missed one league match in 1956-57.

Approaching his mid-30s by then, Hughes' last appearance as a Reds player came at Charlton Athletic on September 28, 1957.