Past playersWillie Stevenson

    • Years: 1962-1967

    • Appearances: 241

    • Goals: 18

    • Honours: League title (1963-64, 1965-66), FA Cup (1965)

    Bill Shankly persuaded Willie Stevenson to return to Britain from Australia and open a new chapter in his life by signing for Liverpool in October 1962.

    It was an inspired decision by both Scotsmen.

    An elegant left-half with an impressive range of passing ability, Stevenson established himself as a member of the famous Reds half-back line with Gordon Milne and Ron Yeats.

    In his first four full seasons with Liverpool he missed only nine league games, playing a key role in the championship wins of 1964 and 1966 and in the team that brought the FA Cup to Anfield in 1965 for the first time.

    Stevenson also collected a Cup Winners' Cup runners-up medal with the Reds in 1966.

    He played his final match for the first team at Anfield against Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 25, 1967, in which he scored with a late and decisive penalty-kick.

    Stevenson moved on to Stoke City in December 1967.