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The Curse of the Number 9

The Curse of the Number 9

A chequered history of Liverpool's famous shirt

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Aug 08, 2025
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From the 60’s to the 90’s, the number 9 shirt was revered at Liverpool Football Club. A long list of legends wore the number as the Reds dominated domestically and abroad. Billy Liddell, Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Peter Beardsley, John Aldridge to name a few.

It became the centre forward number of choice and brought with it an expectation of quality and go…

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