Historical significance
A composed central defender whose distribution and reading of the game suited Liverpool's possession-based approach.
Hansen's significance lies in how he defended as well as what the team won. His composure in possession allowed Liverpool to build attacks from the back, while his positioning supported a style based on control rather than constant emergency defending.
Reading the record
The season links below are drawn from the archive's reviewed master record. They identify campaigns in which Alan Hansen was Liverpool's leading scorer; the honour list is limited to trophies won during the player's actual Liverpool career span.
Leading-scorer seasons
- This archive's season table does not list Alan Hansen as the leading scorer for a campaign.