ITFC unsurprisingly feature quite a bit in this good article in today's Times on 13:35 - Oct 20 by BasingstokeBlue | Paywall, innit. |
here's a flavour; Liverpool have appeared in European competition in more seasons (44) than any other English club Liverpool 44 Man Utd 41 Arsenal 35 Chelsea 28 Tottenham 26 Man City 19 Everton 17 Leeds 17 Newcastle 14 Aston Villa 13 Ipswich 12 Southampton 9 N Forest Most European goals by players for English clubs Thierry Henry 42 Steven Gerrard 41 Sergio Aguero 41 Wayne Rooney 40 Ruud Van Nistelrooy 38 Didier Drogba 36 Harry Kane 35 Alan Shearer 30 Ryan Giggs 30 Peter Lorimer 30 Fernando Torres 28 Denis Law 28 Frank Lampard 27 Robin Van Persie 27 Olivier Giroud 27 Paul Scholes 26 Michael Owen 25 Jermain Defoe 25 Peter Crouch 24 Andy Cole 23 John Wark 23 John Toshack 22 Bobby Charlton Trophies won by English clubs 34: Liverpool 9, Chelsea 5, Man Utd 5, Tottenham 3, Leeds 2, Nottingham Forest 2, Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1, Everton 1, Ipswich 1, Man City 1, Newcastle 1, West Ham 1 Biggest wins for English clubs Chelsea 13, Jeunesse d’Esch 0, Cup Winners’ Cup, Sept 1971 (agg 21-0) Derby 12, Finn Harps 0, Uefa Cup, Sept 1976 (agg 16-1) Liverpool 11, Stromsgodset 0, Cup Winners’ Cup, Sept 1974 (agg 12-0) Man Utd 10, Anderlecht 0, European Cup, Sept 1956 (agg 12-0) Ipswich 10, Floriana 0, European Cup, Sept 1962 (agg 14-1) Liverpool 10, Dundalk 0, Fairs Cup, Sept 1969 (agg 14-0) Leeds 10, Lyn 0, European Cup, Sept 1969 (agg 16-0) Liverpool 10, Oulun 1, European Cup, Oct 1980 (agg 11-2) Played in Europe while outside top flight (all second tier) Sunderland (Cup Winners’ Cup, 1973-74) Southampton (Cup Winners’ Cup, 1976-77) West Ham (Cup Winners’ Cup, 1980-81) Ipswich (Uefa Cup, 2002-03) Millwall (Uefa Cup, 2004-05) Birmingham (Europa League, 2011-12) Wigan (Europa League, 2013-14) | |