All-time Liverpool great Gordon Hodgson was knocked off his goalscoring podium on March 8, 2025, where the Reds squared off with Southampton in a Premier League game at Anfield and had to come from behind to prevail 3-1 against the division’s basement boys.
Arne Slot‘s men did so thanks to a Darwin Nunez leveller and the customary home contributions from the scintillating Mohamed Salah, who netted a pair of second-half penalties to take his side 16 points clear at the summit of the Premier League table.
The electrifying Egyptian’s first spot kick saw him take the bronze medal out of Hodgson’s grasp, as he became the third-highest scorer in Liverpool’s history, overtaking his predecessor’s 241 strikes with his 242nd in front of the home crowd.
Salah then added a 243rd for good measure as he moved ever closer to recording the best-ever individual season the Premier League has ever seen, but he still has some way to go before he can officially claim to be the best goalscorer Liverpool has ever seen.
Following Salah’s landmark brace against Southampton, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at Liverpool’s 10 highest male goalscorers of all time.
1. Ian Rush (1980-87 & 1988-96)
Goals: 346
Appearances: 660
Ratio: 0.52 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 229 in 469 games (0.49 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 39 goals in 61 games (0.64 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 48 goals in 78 games (0.62 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 20 goals in 37 games (0.54 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 47 goals in 65 games (1983-84)
Hat-tricks: 16
First goal: September 30, 1981 (vs. Oulun Palloseura)
Last goal: May 5, 1996 (vs. Manchester City)
Awards:
Goals: 285
Appearances: 492
Ratio: 0.57 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 244 in 404 games (0.60 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 18 goals in 44 games (0.40 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 5 goals in 10 games (0.50 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 17 goals in 31 games (0.54 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 42 goals in 46 games (1961-62)
Hat-tricks: 12
First goal: September 9, 1959 (vs. Scunthorpe United)
Last goal: October 25, 1969 (vs. Southampton)
Awards:
3. Mohamed Salah (2017-present)
Goals: 243
Appearances: 390
Ratio: 0.62 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 182 in 279 games (0.65 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 6 goals in 12 games (0.50 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 4 goals in 10 games (0.40 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 51 goals in 82 games (0.61 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 44 goals in 52 games (2017-18)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: August 12, 2017 (vs. Watford)
Most recent goal: March 8, 2025 (vs. Southampton)
Awards:
4. Gordon Hodgson (1925-1936)
Goals: 241
Appearances: 377
Ratio: 0.63 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 233 in 358 games (0.65 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 8 goals in 19 games (0.42 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Zero
European goals/appearances: Zero
Highest-scoring season: 36 goals in 41 games (1930-31)
Hat-tricks: 17
First goal: March 10, 1926 (vs. Manchester United)
Last goal: November 9, 1935 (vs. Aston Villa)
Awards:
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Goals: 228
Appearances: 534
Ratio: 0.42 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 215 in 492 games (0.43 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 42 games (0.30 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Zero
European goals/appearances: Zero
Highest-scoring season: 32 goals in 44 games (1955-56)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: January 5, 1946 (vs. Chester City)
Last goal: March 5, 1960 (vs. Stoke City)
Awards:
Goals: 186
Appearances: 710
Ratio: 0.26 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 120 in 504 games (0.23 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 15 goals in 42 games (0.35 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 9 goals in 30 games (0.30 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 41 goals in 129 games (0.31 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 24 goals in 44 games (2008-09)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: December 5, 1999 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Last goal: May 24, 2015 (vs. Stoke City)
Awards:
Goals: 183
Appearances: 369
Ratio: 0.49 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 128 in 266 games (0.48 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 12 goals in 24 games (0.50 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 29 goals in 35 games (0.82 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 14 goals in 44 games (0.31 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 36 goals in 53 games (1995-96)
Hat-tricks: 10
First goal: September 22, 1993 (vs. Fulham)
Last goal: February 24, 2007 (vs. Sheffield United)
Awards:
Goals: 172
Appearances: 515
Ratio: 0.33 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 118 in 355 games (0.33 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 37 games (0.35 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 27 goals in 59 games (0.45 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 11 goals in 51 games (0.21 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 31 goals in 62 games (1977-78)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 20, 1977 (vs. Middlesbrough)
Last goal: April 18, 1987 (vs. Nottingham Forest)
Awards:
Goals: 158
Appearances: 297
Ratio: 0.53 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 118 in 216 games (0.54 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 8 goals in 15 games (0.53 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 9 goals in 14 games (0.64 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 21 goals in 49 games (0.42 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 28 goals in 43 games (2001-02) and 28 goals in 54 games (2002-03)
Hat-tricks: 10
First goal: May 6, 1997 (vs. Wimbledon)
Last goal: May 15, 2004 (vs. Newcastle United)
Awards:
Goals: 151
Appearances: 339
Ratio: 0.44 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 135 in 315 games (0.42 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 16 goals in 28 games (0.57 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Zero
European goals/appearances: Zero
Highest-scoring season: 26 goals in 44 games (1922-23)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: August 30, 1919 (vs. Bradford)
Last goal: January 14, 1928 (vs. Darlington)
Awards:
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