History130 years ago: Liverpool set league victory record that remains to this day
The Reds were 10-1 winners against Rotherham Town on the afternoon of February 18, 1896 in a Second Division fixture at Anfield.
George Allan supplied four of their goals - the second time in the campaign he scored that many in one game.
His haul came after Malcolm McVean had helped himself to a hat-trick within the opening 18 minutes of play.
Jimmy Ross hit the target twice and Frank Becton was also on the scoresheet to rack up an emphatic result, one that was emblematic of Liverpool's home form.
Under the guidance of manager John McKenna (pictured above), 15 home matches in the Second Division that term produced 14 wins, one draw and 65 goals scored.
They would go on to claim first place in the league table through goal average and ultimately secure promotion back to the top flight.
Thirteen decades on, the size of the result over Rotherham is one Liverpool have yet to surpass in a league match.
They have, though, won by a nine-goal margin in league action on two occasions since, beating Crystal Palace 9-0 in 1989 and AFC Bournemouth by the same scoreline in 2022.
Overall, the four times the Reds have equalled or bettered that 10-1 against Rotherham have come in European and cup competitions.
An 11-0 defeat of Stromsgodset in the Cup Winners' Cup first round in 1974 remains the club's largest ever victory.
Next-best are 10-0 wins over Dundalk in a 1969 European tie and Fulham in the League Cup in 1986.
There was also a 10-1 victory for Liverpool when Oulu Palloseura visited Anfield in the European Cup in 1980.
