 Wark made his debut for the club on 31 March 1984 in a 2 – 0 league win against Watford at Vicarage Road , and scored Liverpool 's opening goal in the 58th minute . Liverpool won the English league title that season , and Wark made sufficient appearances to earn himself a medal . His unusual ability as a goalscoring midfielder was on display when he finished the 1984 – 85 season as the club 's top goalscorer , ahead of prolific striker Ian Rush , with a tally of 27 goals in 62 appearances — a goal every 2 @.@ 3 games . Wark 's season included three hat @-@ tricks , one each in the League , the FA Cup and the European Cup . Liverpool qualified for the 1985 European Cup Final but the match was overshadowed by the Heysel Stadium Disaster , a tragedy Wark remembers as " a nightmare memory " . 
