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 |