Past playersJohn Scales

The former Wimbledon centre-back enjoyed a promising start to life with the Reds, looking solid as part of a five-man defence that included another big-money recruit, Phil Babb.

However, after impressing during his first season at Anfield, Scales' form began to dip and he would never recapture the standard of his early promise.

Persistent injury saw him make just seven appearances in the 1996-97 campaign before he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur.