Liverpool present 14 former players with title winners’ medals
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Liverpool FC has presented 14 former players with retrospective league championship winning medals for their part in winning one of the club’s record-equalling 20 league titles. The specially sourced league championship winners’ medals – engraved with individual names and title winning seasons – were created to mark their achievements in league winning sides.
The players missed out on medals due to English Football League qualifying criteria in place at the time. The club took the opportunity to present the medals ahead of the recent Carabao Cup win against Southampton at Anfield to the following former players: • Alan Kennedy – Eight appearances, 1985/86 season • David Fairclough – Eight appearances, 1982/83 season • David Hodgson – Five appearances, 1983/84 season • Jan Molby – Seven appearances, 1987/88 season • Paul Walsh – Eight appearances, 1987/88 season • Ronny Rosenthal – Eight appearances, 1989/90 season • Terry McDermott – Nine appearances, 1975/76 season • John Wark (two medals) – Nine appearances in both 1983/84 and 1985/86 seasons • Chris Lawler – Six appearances, 1963/64 season (his son collected on his behalf) An additional four players who couldn’t attend on the night have received their medals separately: Alec Linsday (six appearances, 1975/76 season), Colin Irwin (eight appearances, 1979/80 season), Sammy Lee (seven appearances, 1979/80 season) and Steve Heighway (nine appearances, 1979/80 season).
“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. “Their role in winning one or in one case two of our twenty league titles deserve a medal not only to mark their achievement but also for playing such a significant part in our club’s decorated history for which we are immensely grateful.” The campaign to award missing medals The club presented those 14 former players with their title medals following a campaign from The Redmen TV, which was the subject of a documentary released in July. ‘Unawarded: The Missing Medals of Liverpool Legends’ can be watched in full above. – This Is Anfield Editor