Liverpool 1987 - 1988 shirt John Barnes joined Liverpool at the same time as England team-mate Peter Beardsley and linked up with John Aldridge and then Ian Rush to form one of the most formidable attacking lines of Liverpool's illustrious history. Barnes made his debut for the Reds, along with Beardsley, on the 15 August '87 in the 2-1 league win over Arsenal at Highbury, it took just 9 minutes for Barnes and Beardsley to show just what was in store for the Anfield faithful. The Liverpool fans adoration for Digger (Barnes) was emphasised when he finished in the top 5 of the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop due to his 10 year Liverpool career and 407 appearances and 108 goals.