Past playersPeter Wall

But his early days coincided with one of the most settled sides the Reds have ever had and it was impossible for him to break the monopoly Chris Lawler and Gerry Byrne had in the two full-back positions.

It wasn't until February 1968 that Bill Shankly gave him his debut in a home fixture with Leicester City.

Byrne's playing days were almost at an end and for a time Wall fitted comfortably enough into the Liverpool system of the time, making a further eight appearances towards the end of the 1967-68 season and being first-choice left-back for the first 13 league matches the following season as well.

But then the more experienced and more versatile Geoff Strong took over the No.3 shirt and Wall found himself out in the cold again.

He did play nine consecutive league games in the middle of the 1969-70 season but that period also included the dreadful FA Cup defeat at Second Division Watford, after which Shankly realised it was time to make changes and build for the future.

Wall was given one final opportunity in the new-look team that ran out at Anfield against Derby County a week after the cup debacle but another defeat resulted, and in the summer he was transferred to Crystal Palace.