Past playersRoger Hunt

International issues were of no concern to Reds supporters, though, as they had the pleasure of watching him terrorise defences around the country on a weekly basis with his goalscoring prowess.

Scouted at amateur level by former player Bill Jones, Hunt graduated to become a leading figure in the Liverpool line-up when Bill Shankly was installed as boss at Anfield and set about a major restructure throughout the club.

The forward was simply unstoppable in front of goal and earned the fans' appreciation with his application – few players worked harder than Hunt. If that wasn't enough, he also formed one of the greatest strike partnerships in the club's history.

Hunt had already served notice of his potential during his opening two seasons in the senior team, but the arrival of Ian St John at Anfield took Shankly's side to another level. Hunt blasted 41 goals in 41 league matches during 1961-62 to propel the Reds back into the First Division.

The duo continued to spearhead Liverpool's attack as championship honours were celebrated in both 1964 and 1966; Hunt netted 31 and 30 respectively before helping his country become world champions on home soil – 'Sir' indeed.

In between that double glory was a landmark moment for the Reds: a long-awaited FA Cup. Most fittingly, it was the pair of Hunt and St John who grabbed the goals that downed Leeds United at Wembley, with the former stooping low to head in the first of the contest.

In November 1967, a brace against TSV Munich took the Englishman beyond Gordon Hodgson to become the record goalscorer in Liverpool history. He has since only been usurped by Ian Rush.

By the time of his final appearance for the Reds, as a substitute at home to Manchester United in December 1969, Hunt had fired 285 goals in Liverpool colours – including 12 hat-tricks.

Shankly put sentiment to one side when he tore up his first great Anfield team to begin building another at the turn of the decade, and Hunt was among the casualties. But the striker's exploits will never be forgotten.