a Liverpool player: Michael Owen, 4 for England in 1998 and 2002. First World Cup winners: Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan and Gerry Byrne, in 1966 with England. First non-British player to appear in a World Cup final: Dietmar Hamann, Germany, in 2002. First non-British World Cup winners: Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina, Spain in 2010. Transfers For consistency, fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary reports of each transfer. Record transfer fees paid Record transfer fees received Managerial records First managers: William Edward Barclay and John McKenna, from 15 February 1892 to 16 August 1896. Longest-serving manager by time: Tom Watson, from 17 August 1896 to 6 May 1915 (18 years, 262 days). Longest-serving manager by matches: Bill Shankly managed the club for 783 matches over a period of 14 years and seven months, from December 1959 to July 1974. Most matches managed: 783, Bill Shankly. Most matches won as manager: 407, Bill Shankly. Most matches lost as a manager: 272, Tom Watson. Most goals scored under a manager: 1,307, Bill Shankly. Most goals conceded under a manager: 1,056, Tom Watson. Club records Matches Firsts First match: Liverpool 7–1 Rotherham Town, a friendly match, 1 September 1892. First Lancashire League match: Liverpool 8–0 Higher Walton, 3 September 1892. First Football League match: Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Second Division, 2 September 1893. First FA Cup match: Liverpool 4–0 Nantwich Town, first qualifying round, 15 October 1892. First League Cup match: Liverpool 1–1 Luton Town, second round, 19 October 1960. First European match: Liverpool 5–0 KR Reykjavik, European Cup, first round, 17 August 1964. Wins Record win: 11–0 against Strømsgodset in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 17 September 1974. Record league wins: 10–1 against Rotherham Town in Second Division, 18 February 1896, 9–0 against Crystal Palace in First Division, 12 September 1989 and 9–0 against Bournemouth in Premier League, 27 August 2022. Record home league win: 9–0 against Crystal Palace in First Division, 12 September 1989 and 9–0 against Bournemouth in Premier League, 27 August 2022. Record away league win: 0–7 against Crystal Palace in Premier League, 19 December 2020. Record FA Cup win: 9–0 against Newtown in second qualifying round, 29 October 1892. Record League Cup win: 10–0 against Fulham in second round, first-leg, 23 September 1986. Most league wins in a season: 38 games: 32 wins (during the 2019–20 season). 42 games: 30