Editing Jamie Redknapp (section)

===Liverpool===
[[File:Jamie Redknapp 2009.jpg|250 px|thumb|Redknapp during Hillsborough Memorial Match (2009)]]
Redknapp was one of the last players to be signed by manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] before his surprising resignation on 22 February 1991 and later became the youngest Liverpool player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/jamie-redknapp |title=Past players: Jamie Redknapp |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014215905/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/jamie-redknapp |archive-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> to appear in European competition, at 18 years 120 days when making his Liverpool debut against [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] on 23 October 1991, by which time Liverpool were being managed by [[Graeme Souness]]. This record was broken by [[Phil Charnock]] thirteen months later.<ref>[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=279 Profile] at LFCHistory.net</ref>

Redknapp's first goal for Liverpool came in his league debut on 7 December 1991 when he featured as a 63rd-minute substitute for [[Jan Mølby]] in a 1–1 draw with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at [[The Dell (Southampton)|the Dell]].

Following Dalglish's departure, Redknapp was part of a transitional Liverpool team under [[Graeme Souness]]. He spent most of his first {{frac|2|1|2}} years as a substitute or in the reserves, missing the [[1992 FA Cup final]] triumph and only becoming a regular first-team player in the [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]] season, at the expense of [[Mark Walters]]. At this time, Redknapp had also become one of the mass-marketed poster boy icons of the newly developing [[Premier League]] where, alongside other photogenic young players like [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] players [[Ryan Giggs]] and [[Lee Sharpe]], he was used in commercials, advertising spots and for the league's promotional purposes in merchandising and sales, with the result being that football stars had become [[Celebrity|idols]] on par with [[rock music|rock star]]s and [[Pop icon|pop stars]],<ref>{{cite web |title=How football became the new rock'n'roll |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/rockngoal/archive/2009/04/22/how-football-became-the-new-rock-n-roll.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227131530/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/rockngoal/archive/2009/04/22/how-football-became-the-new-rock-n-roll.aspx |archive-date=27 February 2012 |publisher=fourfourtwo.com |access-date=2 July 2010 |date=22 April 2009}}</ref> by and around the mid to late 1990s.

Redknapp's contributions peaked during the [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] season as he created numerous chances and scored 10 goals under new boss [[Gérard Houllier]]. Redknapp became vice- and then full club captain by [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]] following the departures of [[John Barnes]], [[Steve McManaman]] and [[Paul Ince]].

His contributions helped the club back into the top three of the Premier League but a knee injury curtailed his involvement in the [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]] season and in a bid to cure long-standing injury troubles he underwent knee surgery under renowned knee specialist Dr [[Richard Steadman]] in the United States. As a result, Redknapp was unable to participate in the whole of the club's cup treble campaign which yielded the [[FA Cup]], [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] and [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Although injured, as the club captain he was called up by his teammates to receive the FA Cup with vice-captain [[Robbie Fowler]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]]. He made his comeback from injury during the pre-season tour before the [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]] season.

Redknapp's return did not last long as he was again struck by injury. On 27 October 2001 he played and scored in a 2–0 win over [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] at [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1620577.stm |title=Liverpool punish Charlton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2001 |access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> and then 3 days later he played what would prove to be his last game for the [[Merseyside]] club against [[Borussia Dortmund]] in the [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-progress-smoothed-by-smicer-633293.html |title=Liverpool progress smoothed by Smicer |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=30 October 2001 |access-date=13 April 2010 |first=Phil |last=Shaw}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerbase season|6616|2001|name=Jamie Redknapp|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> He had played 308 times for the Reds and scored 41 goals, becoming a favourite amongst Liverpool fans, who included him at number 40 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.<ref>[http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-the-definitive-list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082021/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-the-definitive-list|date=12 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-no-40-jamie-redknapp |title=100 PWSTK – No.40: Jamie Redknapp |first=Mark |last=Platt |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=9 August 2006 |access-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224341/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/100-pwstk-no-40-jamie-redknapp |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>