WalesCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ian James Rush is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest Welsh players ever. Rush played for Liverpool from 1980 to 1987 and 1988 to 1996. He is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored 346 goals in all competitions. He also holds the records for being the highest goalscorer in the history of the EFL Cup and in FA Cup finals. At international level, Rush made 73 appearances for Wales and remained their record goalscorer with 28 goals, until 2018. — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
18 goals across 15 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1982–1993| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-10-13 |  Cyprus | W2–0(h) | 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1993-09-08 | Czechoslovakiaplayed as Representation of Czechs and Slovaks | D2–2(h) | 35' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1993-06-06 |  Faroe Islands | W3–0(a) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Toftir |
| 1993-03-31 |  Belgium | W2–0(h) | 39' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1992-09-09 | Faroe Islands | W6–0(h) | 5' 64' 89'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1992-05-20 |  Romania | L1–5(a) | 50' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bucharest |
| 1991-06-05 |  Germany | W1–0(h) | 66' | UEFA Euro qualification | Cardiff |
| 1990-11-14 |  Luxembourg | W1–0(a) | 15' | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1990-10-17 | Belgium | W3–1(h) | 29' | UEFA Euro qualification | Cardiff |
| 1987-04-29 | Czechoslovakia | D1–1(h) | 82' | UEFA Euro qualification | Wrexham |
| 1987-04-01 |  Finland | W4–0(h) | 7' | UEFA Euro qualification | Wrexham |
| 1985-04-30 |  Spain | W3–0(h) | 44' 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Wrexham |
| 1985-03-27 |  Scotland | W1–0(a) | 37' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Glasgow |
| 1982-12-15 | Yugoslavia | D4–4(a) | 38' | UEFA Euro qualification | Titograd |
| 1982-09-22 |  Norway | W1–0(h) | 30' | UEFA Euro qualification | Swansea |
Honours
20 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours20 | ||||
| European Cup | ×2 | 1980–81, 1983–84 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Cup | ×5 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95 | Liverpool | |
| Football League First Division | ×5 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90 | Liverpool | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×4 | 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990 | Liverpool | |
| FA Cup | ×3 | 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Super Cup | ×1 | 1985–86 | Liverpool | |
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 10 | ||||
| Liverpool Top Goalscorer | ×8 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94 | ||
| European Golden Boot | 1984 | |||
| Football League First Division Golden Boot | 1984 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| FWA Footballer of the Year | 1983–84 | |||
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 1983–84 | |||
| PFA Young Player of the Year | 1982–83 | |||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×5 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91 | ||
| Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team | 1984 | |||
| More honours · 4 | ||||
| BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year | 1984 | |||
| English Football Hall of Fame | ||||
| FAI International Football Awards – International Personality | 2010 | |||
| PFA Team of the Century (1977–1996) | 2007 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||