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Willie Stevenson made a big impact during his six years at Liverpool following his protracted move from Glasgow Rangers(Image: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Former Liverpool midfielder Willie Stevenson, who was part of the side that won the club's first-ever FA Cup, has died aged 85.

He made 241 appearances and scored 18 goals during five years with the Reds.

Stevenson was the first signing made by Bill Shankly after guiding Liverpool back to the top flight in 1962.



Born in Edinburgh, Stevenson had made his name at Rangers before losing his place to Scotland legend Jim Baxter and opting to move to Australia in 1962, although he was unable to officially play as Rangers still held his registration.

On returning to Glasgow, Liverpool outbid Preston North End to sign him for £20,000 in October 1962.

He made his debut the following month and soon became a regular, starting the FA Cup semi-final loss to Leicester City later the same season.

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The next campaign saw Stevenson a fixture in the team that won the championship, playing 38 of 42 league games while featuring on the left of midfield.

And in 1964/65, he was a key figure in the run to the FA Cup final, particularly in the semi-final against Chelsea.

The following season, Stevenson started all bar one game as the Reds sealed another championship, but there was disappointment when Shankly's side were beaten 2-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in Glasgow.

"We should have won that game but on the night we were awful," said Stevenson.

It must have fallen somewhere in the car park below."

Stevenson remained a regular the following season as Liverpool finished fifth, but made only one appearance in the opening months of the 1967/68 campaign after losing his place to Emlyn Hughes.
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