Past playersTony Rowley

    • Years: 1954-1958

    • Appearances: 63

    • Goals: 38

    Antonio (Tony) Rowley scored a hat-trick for Liverpool on the opening day of the 1954-55 season.

    He didn't net in the next two games, however, and then got injured.

    The Welshman's career with the Reds was strange in that he typically didn't play much during the season due to injuries and bad form, but always managed to win a place in the starting XI by the end of the campaign and score more than his fair share of goals.

    Rowley totalled eight goals in 13 matches in his first full season, six goals in seven matches in the next, followed by seven in 14 matches in 1956-57.

    He finally put a run together of 19 consecutive games in his final season, including eight goals in six successive fixtures, but then injuries prevailed again and he was sold to Third Division Tranmere Rovers when two months were left of that term.