ON THIS DAY: JULY 29, 1958

Liverpool signed the greatest league goalscorer in the club's history on this day 50 years ago.
A little-known forward by the name of Roger Hunt arrived from mid-Cheshire league outfit Stockton Heath after scout Bill Jones recommended him to boss Phil Taylor.

He would go on to be a revelation in front of goal, netting 286 times in 492 matches and earning a reputation as arguably the finest striker to ever wear the red shirt.

His tally of 245 league goals is still a record to this day and between 1962 and 1969 he finished every season as the club's top scorer.

Hunt's success was largely down to a desire to make the most of his dream move to Anfield and he later reflected on how he set about achieving his ambitions after his first year with the Reds.

"I knew perfectly well that I wasn't an out-and-out natural, the sort who can make a ball talk so it was down to me to compensate for it in other ways," he said.

"I made up my mind that if I didn't succeed at Anfield then it wouldn't be for the lack of determination. From the first day I threw myself into training, ran and tackled for everything and practised my ball skills at every opportunity."

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une légende du kop, champion du monde 66 , il était à quelques mètres de la ligne lors du légendaire but de Hurst et lève les bras . à Liverpool, il succède à Billy Liddel dans le coeur des fans