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Youngsters who have signed as an apprentice at the club in the 1980s. The positions are those the players were originally playing in at the time of their signing.
If you have any additions or I have made any errors (which, considering the vagueness of some of the details, is likely) or you can fill any gaps, feel free to contact me.
1980
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ash | Defender | 14 Apr 1964 | Solihull |
| Robbie Evans | Forward | 22 Mar 1964 | West Bromwich |
| Brent Jefferson | Defender | 3 Oct 1963 | Manchester |
| John McMahon | Midfielder | 19 May 1964 | Liverpool |
| Simon Steele | Goalkeeper | 29 Feb 1964 | Southport |
| Shaun Teale | Defender | 10 Mar 1964 | Southport |
| Keith Tierney | Midfielder | 2 Sep 1963 | Manchester |
1981
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bishop | Midfielder | 29 May 1965 | Liverpool |
| Jimmy Coyle | Midfielder | 6 Oct 1964 | Liverpool |
| Steve Evans | Midfielder | 15 Aug 1965 | Worcester |
| Mark Farrington | Midfielder | 15 Jun 1965 | Liverpool |
| Dave Galloway | Midfielder | 31 Jan 1965 | Hamilton |
| Johnny Morrissey | Midfielder | 8 Mar 1965 | Liverpool |
| Stuart Rimmer | Forward | 12 Oct 1964 | Southport |
| Adrian Vaughan | Defender | 22 Sep 1964 | Dewsbury |
1982
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bateman | Defender | 22 Apr 1965 | Berkhamstead |
| Darren Hughes | Defender | 6 Oct 1965 | Prescot |
| Steve Jones | Defender | 8 Feb 1966 | Liverpool |
| Ian Macowat | Defender | 19 Nov 1965 | Liverpool |
| Ian Marshall | Defender | 20 Mar 1966 | Liverpool |
| Robbie Wakenshaw | Forward | 22 Dec 1965 | Ashington |
1983
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Oldroyd | Defender | 1 Nov 1966 | Ormskirk |
| Derek Walsh | Midfielder | 24 Oct 1967 | Hamilton |
1984
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bannon | Forward | 5 Jun 1968 | Liverpool |
| Graham Brindle | Midfielder | 10 Apr 1968 | Liverpool |
| Peter Byrne | Defender | 24 Sep 1967 | Liverpool |
| Jason Danskin | Midfielder | 28 Dec 1967 | Winsford |
| Neil Deamer | Goalkeeper | 27 Nov 1967 | Hemel Hempstead |
| David O’Brien | Midfielder | 8 Sep 1967 | Liverpool |
| Jimmy Page | Midfielder | 10 Oct 1967 | Newcastle |
| Gary Parkinson | Defender | 10 Jan 1968 | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Neill Rimmer | Forward | 13 Nov 1967 | Liverpool |
| Andy Rooney | Defender | 7 Aug 1968 | Bootle |
| Lee Turnbull | Forward | 27 Sep 1967 | Stockton-on-Tees |
1985
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Brooks | Forward | 11 Sep 1968 | Formby |
| Sean Lundon | Midfielder | 7 Mar 1969 | Litherland |
| Jeff Parker | Defender | 23 Jan 1969 | Liverpool |
| Gary Powell | Forward | 2 Apr 1969 | Hoylake |
| Stuart Rain | Defender | 17 Jun 1969 | Chester |
| David Ward | Forward | 31 May 1968 | Warrington |
1986
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Birtwistle | Defender | 13 Oct 1969 | Ormskirk |
| Jimmy Carberry | Midfielder | 13 Oct 1969 | Liverpool |
| John Ebbrell | Midfielder | 1 Oct 1969 | Bromborough |
| Lee Elliott | Forward | 5 May 1970 | Ormskirk |
| Phil Jones | Defender | 1 Dec 1969 | Liverpool |
| Tony Ward | Midfielder | 4 Apr 1970 | Warrington |
| Mark Wright | Defender | 29 Jan 1970 | Manchester |
| Eddie Youds | Defender | 3 May 1970 | Liverpool |
1987
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Cowlishaw | Midfielder | 16 Dec 1970 | Burton-upon-Trent |
| Jason Darkes | Defender | 28 May 1971 | Birmingham |
| Marcus Ebdon | Midfielder | 17 Oct 1970 | Pontypool |
| Phil Quinlan | Forward | 17 Apr 1971 | Southport |
1988
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Barton | Goalkeeper | 2 Oct 1971 | Preston |
| Joe Clifton | 17 Sep 1971 | Liverpool | |
| David Conlan | Forward | 30 Dec 1971 | Liverpool |
| David Feeney | 5 Nov 1971 | Blackburn | |
| Stuart Jones | Forward | 27 Jul 1971 | Wallasey |
| Stephen Reilly | 2 Nov 1971 | Liverpool | |
| Neil Sang | Midfielder | 23 May 1972 | Liverpool |
| Richard Scanlan | Forward | 11 Sep 1971 | Formby |
| Carl Spellman | 1 Jan 1972 | Liverpool | |
| David Whalley | Midfielder | 11 Sep 1971 | Liverpool |
1989
| Player | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Christian | Midfielder | 3 Oct 1972 | Liverpool |
| Chilton Coy | Forward | 5 Feb 1973 | Bebington |
| Craig Dulson | Midfielder | 2 Oct 1972 | Wallasey |
| David Gouldstone | Forward | 19 Dec 1972 | Liverpool |
| Iain Jenkins | Defender | 24 Nov 1972 | Rainhill |
| Michael McDonough | Forward | 25 Sep 1972 | Skelmersdale |
| Alasdair Monk | Goalkeeper | 8 Nov 1972 | Epsom |
| Neil Moore | Defender | 21 Sep 1972 | Liverpool |
| John O’Neill | Defender | 14 Nov 1972 | Liverpool |
| Paul Smith | Midfielder | 17 Jan 1973 | Liverpool |
| Brendan Turner | Midfielder | 9 Oct 1972 | Liverpool |
| Ian Walsh | Goalkeeper | 16 Aug 1973 | Southport |
| David Wilson | Defender | 27 Oct 1972 | Liverpool |