1. Ron Yeats 1961-1971
454 appearances 16 goals
2. Tommy Smith 1960-1978
638 app 48 goals
3. Emlyn Hughes 1967-1979
665 app 61 goals
4. Phil Thompson 1971-1985
477 app 13 goals
5. Alan Hansen 1977-1991
620 app 14 goals
6. Mark Lawrenson 1981-1988
356 app 18 goals
7. Mark Wright 1991-1998
210 app 9 goals
8. Sami Hyypia 1999-
213 app 16 goals (up to start of season)
who's the best?
I would go for Jocky Hansen, i loved watching him play he was the most cultured defender with the ball at his feet and he deserved every honour he won for the club, an anfield legend!
(other contenders: Alex Raisbeck, Gordon Milne, Gary Gillespie, John Scales, Stephane Henchoz)