Ian Rush
Welsh association football player and manager
Ian Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a former Welsh international football player, who notably played for Liverpool and Juventus.
 Rush in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian James Rush[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1961[2] | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[4] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Chester City | 34 | (14) |
| 1980–1986 | Liverpool | 277 | (176) |
| 1986–1988 | Juventus | 29 | (7) |
| 1986–1987 | → Liverpool (loan) | 42 | (30) |
| 1988–1996 | Liverpool | 340 | (140) |
| 1996–1997 | Leeds United | 36 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Newcastle United | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Wrexham | 17 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 792 | (371) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1996 | Wales[5] | 73 | (28) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Chester City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a very successful striker, who set many goal-scoring records for Liverpool in particular.
When he retired from playing, he returned to his first club and managed Chester City before going on to work on television.
Career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chester City | 1978–79 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1979–80 | Third Division | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | 38 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | ||
| Liverpool | 1980–81 | First Division | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | First Division | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4[c] | 2 | – | 49 | 30 | ||
| 1982–83 | First Division | 34 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | 51 | 32 | |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 41 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10[c] | 5 | 1[d] | 0 | 65 | 47 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6[c] | 5 | 3[e] | 0 | 44 | 27 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 40 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | 2[f] | 2 | 56 | 35 | ||
| 1986–87 | First Division | 42 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | – | 3[g] | 6 | 57 | 40 | ||
| Juventus | 1987–88 | Serie A | 29 | 7 | 7 | 5 | – | 3[h] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
| Liverpool | 1988–89 | First Division | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 2[i] | 0 | 32 | 11 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 36 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 28 | ||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 37 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 30 | ||
| 1991–92 | First Division | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5[h] | 1 | – | 31 | 9 | ||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4[j] | 5 | 1[d] | 1 | 42 | 22 | |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 42 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 49 | 19 | |||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | – | – | 50 | 19 | |||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[h] | 0 | – | 29 | 7 | ||
| Liverpool total | 469 | 229 | 61 | 39 | 77 | 48 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 660 | 346 | ||
| Leeds United | 1996–97 | Premier League | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 3 | ||
| Newcastle United | 1997–98 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[k] | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1997–98 | First Division | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Wrexham | 1998–99 | Second Division | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Sydney Olympic | 1999–2000 | National Soccer League | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 602 | 254 | 82 | 49 | 83 | 49 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 825 | 383 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearance(s) in European Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ One appearance in FA Charity Shield, one appearance in European Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Super Cup
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in FA Charity Shield, two appearances and five goals in Football League Super Cup
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
change- Source:[6]
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90
- FA Cup: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92
- League Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95
- Football League Super Cup: 1985–86
- FA Charity Shield: 1982, 1986 (shared), 1989, 1990 (shared)
- European Cup: 1980–81, 1983–84
Individual
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1983
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1984
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1984
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 1984
- PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
- PFA Team of the Century (1977-1996): 2007[7]
- European Golden Boot: 1984
- First Division Golden Boot: 1984
- Liverpool Top Goalscorer: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94
- FAI International Football Awards – International Personality: 2010[8]
References
change- ↑ "Ian Rush". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "I. Rush: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Ian Rush: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Ian Rush". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo (20 February 2009). "Wales – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ LFChistory.net. "Liverpool career stats for Ian Rush - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net.
- ↑ "Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "21st 3/FAI International Football Award winners announced". fai.ie. FAI. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
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