Liverpool award historic title winner medals

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Liverpool have presented historic title winners’ medals to 14 former players. The specially sourced medals were engraved with each individual name and the season in which they were part of an Anfield championship-winning team.

Each player missed out on their respective medals at the time due to a Football League qualification criteria ruling they had to play 14 top-flight fixtures that season. Medals were also handed out to four player who could not attend on the night: • Alec Lindsay – six appearances, 1975/76 • Colin Irwin – eight appearances, 1979/80 • Sammy Lee – seven appearances, 1979/80 • Steve Heighway – nine appearances, 1979/80 A medal was presented posthumously to the family of former defender Joey Jones following his untimely passing in July for his 13 appearances in the 1975/76.

Sir Kenny Dalglish presented the medals during the ceremony alongside Liverpool’s chief legal and external affairs officer Jonathan Bamber. “It was an emotional night for many and it’s a real honour to have been able to source and present league championship winner’s medals to our Forever Reds.