It marks the final Anfield appearance for Steven Gerrard, ending an almost 26 years association.
Fans, team-mates and players from opponents of the day, Crystal Palace, gave a guard of honour to the captain, richly deserving to a player who had won almost every silverwares available in club football.
Gerrard joined Liverpool Academy at the age of nine, made his first-team debut in 1998 and replaced Sami Hyypia as captain in 2003.
He made his England debut in 2000 and was appointed permanent captain for England at Euro 2012.
When he retired from the international scene, he had 114 caps to his name, third most capped players after Peter Shilton and David Beckham.
He is tied on fifth place with Robbie Fowler in the all time list of goalscorers for Liverpool and is one of only three players to have played more than 500 Premier League games for one club.
His other accolades includes being the only player to have scored in the the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League Finals and Liverpool's first ever player to score in 15 successive league campaigns.
See below for his career timeline.
1980
- May 30
Born in Whiston, Merseyside
- May 30
1989
- Join Liverpool Academy
1994
- Trials with various clubs, including Manchester United
1997
- Nov 5
Signed first professional contract with Liverpool
- Nov 5
1998
- Nov 29
Made first-team debut in a Premier League match against Blackburn Rover, coming on as a last-minute substitute for Vegard Heggem. Made 13 appearance in debut season.
- Nov 29
1999
- Sep 27
Received first red-card for a foul on Everton's Kevin Campbell
- Dec 12
Scored his senior goal in a 4-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday
- Sep 27
2000
- May 31
Made international debut against Ukraine.
- May 31
2001
- Made 50 starts and scored 10 goals as he won his majors honours with Liverpool; FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Named PFA Player of the Year.
- Aug 12
Won Charity Shield. - Aug 24
Won UEFA Super Cup. - Sep 01
Score first international goal in the 5-1 win over Germany.
2003
- Mar 02
Scored the opening goal in club's 2-0 win over Manchester United in the League Cup Final.
- Oct 15
Replaced Sami Hyypia as Liverpool captain.
- Mar 02
2005
- May 25
Scored the first goal and won the penalty for the third as Liverpool came back from a three-goal deficit to tie the final at 3-3. Liverpool claimed their first Champions League trophy in twenty years after truimphing 3-2 in the penalty shootout. Named Man of the match and later received the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award
- Jul 05
Rejected club record £100,000-a-week offer new contract. Made U-turn the next day and signed a new four-year deal.
- May 25
2006
- May 13
Scored twice in the FA Cup final which Liverpool won 3-1 in the penalty shootout. Became the only player to score in the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League Finals.
- Jun
Played in his first World Cup, scoring two goals. Missed one of England's spotkick as the Three Lions was knocked out by Portugal.
- May 13
2007
- Oct 13
Captained England for the first time in a competitive game. - Oct 28
Scored in his 400th game for Liverpool against Arsenal.
- Oct 13
2008
- Apr 13
Made his 300th Premier League appearance, scored opening goal against Blackburn.
Selected for PFA Team of the Year and one of nominees for PFA Player of the Year award. - Oct 01
Scored his 100th career Liverpool goal against PSV in a Champions League group stage game.
- Apr 13
2009
- Mar 10
Made 100th appearance in European club competition for Liverpool, scoring twice in their 4-0 win over Real Madrid. - Mar 22
Scored his first ever hat-trick in the Premier League against Aston Villa. - May 13
Named Footbll Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. - Dec 05
Made his 500th apperance for Liverpool in a 0-0 draw against Blackburn Rovers.
- Mar 10
2010
- Jun
Appointed England's captain for the World Cup. - Sep 07
Scored his second career hat-trick in the 3-1 win over Napoli in the Europa League.
- Jun
2012
- Mar 13
Made his 400th Premier League appearance, scoring thrice to give Liverpool a 3-0 victory over local rival Everton. - Jun
Made permanent captain for England at Euro 2012. Only England player to be named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament. - Nov 14
Won his 100th cap for England in friendly against Sweden.
- Mar 13
2013
- Sep 16
Captained Liverpool for the 400th time in a 2-2 draw at Swansea City. - Oct 05
Scored in a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, becoming Liverpool's first ever player to score in 15 successive league campaigns, overtaking Liverpool legend Billy Liddell. - Oct 19
Scored his 100th Premier League goal against Newcastle United.
- Sep 16
2014
- Apr 06
Scored two penalties against West Ham United to go top of the Premier League table with 5 games to go. Double took him above Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool's sixth-top scorer of all time. - Apr 27
Top with three games to go, Gerrard slipped while receiving a pass to allow Demba Ba to score the opening goal for Chelsea. Chelsea went on to win 2-0 and Liverpool's title hope were no longer in their hands. - May
Finish season with 13 goals and league most assist at 13. Nominee for the PFA Player of the Year award. Won the 2014 Liverpool Echo Sports Personality Award. - Jul 21
Announced retirement from international football. With 114 caps, he is the third most capped player after Peter Shilton (125) and David Beckham (115).
- Apr 06
2015
- Jan 01
Announced that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. - Feb 04
Made his 700th appearance for Liverpool in the the FA Cup tie against Bolton. - Feb 10
Scored from the penalty spot in 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspurs. Goal put Gerrard equal with Robbie Fowler in fifth place in the all time list of goalscorers for Liverpool. - Mar 22
Sent off after 38 seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute in a match against Manchester United. - Apr 25
Made his 500th league appearance for Liverpool, becoming only the third player to achieve 500 or more Premier League appearances for one club, after Ryan Giggs and Jamie Carragher. - May 17
Given a guard of honour by his Liverpool teammates and Crystal Palace players ahead of his Anfield farewell.
- Jan 01
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