Ian Rush
McDonald's Head Of Welsh Football

Ian Rush has been labelled one of the deadliest strikers in football history. He made his debut for Chester City in the 79-80 season before moving on to Liverpool where he scored a total of 346 goals in the 660 games he played for them, winning the First Division Championship a number of times as well as The FA Cup three times and the European Cup in 1984 - the same year that he was named Footballer of the Year.

During his time at Liverpool, his attack partnership with Kenny Dalglish is widely rated the best ever in British football. In 1987 he transferred to Juventus before re-signing with Liverpool the following season and he still holds the title as record goal scorer for the club to this day. He also played for and captained Wales 73 times scoring a record 28 goals.