The Statistics
Playing Stats by Year
1989-90
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- A 2-1 home win over QPR in April secures Liverpool's 18th championship.
- The championship success sees captain Alan Hansen equal Phil Neal's all-time club record of eight title medals as a player.
- It is also Dalglish's eighth title medal, five as player and three as player-manager.
- The following Tuesday evening, 1 May, Dalglish makes his farewell competitive appearance as a Liverpool player by coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Jan Molby in their 1-0 home win over Derby County. He is involved in the move for Gary Gillespie to score the only goal. At the end, following the championship presentation, he throws his No 14 jersey into the Kop from where his 13-year-old son Paul is watching, wearing Michel Platini's Juventus shirt.
- Named Manager of the Year for the third time.
Competition |
Appearances |
Goals |
League |
0 (1) |
0 |
|
Total |
0 (1) |
0 |
(Substitute appearances in brackets) |