 At 39, he was one of the oldest players ever to play for Liverpool.His final goal had come three years earlier, in a 3–0 home league win over Nottingham Forest on 18 April 1987.Tommy Docherty gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in the 1–0 Euro 1972 qualifier victory over Belgium on 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie.