Past playersRonnie Moran

He made his first-team debut as a full-back at Derby County in November of the same year but had played just 13 times by the end of the 1953-54 season, by which time the Reds had been relegated to the Second Division.

Moran established himself in the side the following season and missed only six league matches over the next five years as he played regularly through the whole of Phil Taylor's brief reign as manager in the last part of the decade.

Bill Shankly's arrival in 1959 coincided with a spell when Moran was affected by injuries, but the strong, committed left-back did play in enough fixtures to qualify for a Second Division championship medal in 1962.

And he only missed seven games when the First Division title was won two years later for the first time since 1947.

During the 1964-65 season, Chris Lawler became established as the club's right-back, with Gerry Byrne moving over to the left, and Moran lost his place in the side.

However, his ethic and professionalism prompted Shankly to offer him the chance to join the training staff and a long spell helping to conduct success from the sideline ensued.

Moran also twice filled in as Liverpool's caretaker-manager, after Kenny Dalglish's resignation in 1991 and when Graeme Souness was recovering from triple bypass heart surgery in 1992.

When he retired in 1998, he had served for a remarkable 46 years at the club.