Goals for Liverpool
346
League titles
5
European Cups
2
FA Cups
3
Wales caps
73
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64 | |
| 1981 | 72 | |
| 1982 | 80 | |
| 1983 | 86 | |
| 1984 | 92 | |
| 1985 | 94 | |
| 1986 | 90 | |
| 1987 | 88 | |
| 1988 | 86 | |
| 1989 | 84 | |
| 1990 | 80 | |
| 1991 | 78 | |
| 1992 | 74 | |
| 1993 | 70 | |
| 1994 | 66 | |
| 1995 | 60 | |
| 1996 | 54 | |
| 1997 | 48 | |
| 1998 | 42 | |
| 1999 | 34 |
Data sources
- Club official website
- Premier League / English Football League records
- National Football Museum Hall of Fame
- UEFA.com
- Wikipedia (verified 2026-09-25)
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ian Rush ranks #43 in Football
Ian Rush ranks #43 in Football and #62 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1979–1999 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Honours the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Goals for Liverpool 346, League titles 5, European Cups 2, FA Cups 3.
Nearest context: ahead Fabien Barthez (89.6); behind Megan Rapinoe (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ian Rush GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Rush comparisons
Ian Rush — frequently asked
- Is Ian Rush the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ian Rush ranks #43 in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Ian Rush's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Ian Rush rank all time?
- #62 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #43 in Football.
- Ian Rush vs Fabien Barthez: who ranks higher?
- Fabien Barthez ranks higher at 89.6 versus Ian Rush at 89.5, a margin of 0.1 points.