John Aldridge
THE boyhood Kopite who grew up to live the dream. Born in September 1959, the man who started out on his footballing odyssey at non-League South Liverpool went on to become one of Britain's greatest post-War goalscorers. Kenny Dalglish shelled out £750,000 to take him from Oxford in 1987. He scored 26 goals in his first full season at Anfield, before being sold to Real Sociedad for £1.1 after his predecessor Ian Rush returned from Italy. Aldridge returned to Merseyside to play for Tranmere Rovers, where he continued to score regularly before becoming manager. Scored 19 goals for the Republic of Ireland and appeared in two World Cups. When he retired from playing in 1998, his club and country career spanned 882 appearances, bringing 474 goals. Jeanette Altweg ALTHOUGH born in India in September 1930, to a Swiss father and an English mother, it was the city of Liverpool which cherishes her achievements the most. Her father encouraged Jeanette to skate near her Sefton Park home from the age of six. Liverpool's "Ice Queen" was crowned British champion at the age of 17, before going on to being crowned World Champion in 1951. Altweg struck Olympic Gold at Oslo a year later before shocking the skating world by announcing her retirement at the age of 21, preferring to take up child welfare work in Switzerland. Awarded a CBE for services to skating in 1953. Alan Ball WHEN Ball left Everton in 1971, he received an unusual phone call. The distinctive Scottish cackle at the other end of the line said: "I wish you all the best, son, you have been great on Merseyside." These were the words of Bill Shankly. Shankly may have been the manager of Everton's city rivals, but his words underline how profound an impact Ball had on the game. Indeed after snaring the World Cup winner from Blackpool at the age of 21 in August 1966, Ball proved a catalyst for Everton's success, blending flair and tenacity, which culminated with the club winning the League title four years later. Ball played 249 times for the Everton, scoring 78 goals before leaving at the age of 26. Brian Bevan BEVAN played for Warrington after arriving in Britain as a triallist fresh from service with the Australian Navy after World War II. After making his debut in November 1945, the wing-man went on to score a club record 66 tries in the 1952-53 season and established a world record 796 career tries. | 
