Liverpool FC Club Captains

Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 46 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C.

Andrew Hannah became the first captain of the club after Liverpool separated from Everton and formed its own club.

Alex Raisbeck, who was club captain from 1899 to 1909, was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by Steven Gerrard who served 12 seasons starting from the 2003–04 season.

The present captain is Virgil van Dijk, who has served since the 2023–24 season.

Country	Name	Period
Scotland	Andrew Hannah	1892-1895
Scotland	Jimmy Ross	1895-1897
Scotland	John McCartney	1897-1898
England	Harry Storer	1898-1899
Scotland	Alex Raisbeck	1899-1909
England	Arthur Goddard	1909-1912
England	Ephraim Longworth	1912-1913
England	Harry Lowe	1913-1915
Scotland	Donald McKinlay	1919-1920
England	Ephraim Longworth	1920-1921
Scotland	Donald McKinlay	1921-1928
England	Tom Bromilow	1928-1929
Scotland	James Jackson	1929-1930
Scotland	Tom Morrison	1930-1931
Scotland	Tom Bradshaw	1931-1934
England	Tom Cooper	1934-1939
Scotland	Matt Busby	1939-1940
Scotland	Willie Fagan	1945-1947
England	Jack Balmer	1947-1950
England	Phil Taylor	1950-1953
England	Bill Jones	1953-1954
England	Laurie Hughes	1954-1955
Scotland	Billy Liddell	1955-1958
England	Johnny Wheeler	1958-1959
England	Ronnie Moran	1959-1960
England	Dick White	1960-1961
Scotland	Ron Yeats	1961-1970
England	Tommy Smith	1970-1973
England	Emlyn Hughes	1973-1978
England	Phil Thompson	1978-1981
Scotland	Graeme Souness	1982-1984
England	Phil Neal	1984-1985
Scotland	Alan Hansen	1985-1988
RoI	Ronnie Whelan	1988-1989
Scotland	Alan Hansen	1989-1990
RoI	Ronnie Whelan	1990-1991
Scotland	Steve Nicol	1990-1991
England	Mark Wright	1991-1993
Wales	Ian Rush	1993-1996
England	John Barnes	1996-1997
England	Paul Ince	1997-1999
England	Jamie Redknapp	1999-2002
Finland	Sami Hyypiä	2001-2003
England	Steven Gerrard	2003-2015
England	Jordan Henderson	2015-2023
Netherlands	Virgil van Dijk	2023-present