With the help of Falkirk FC historian Michael White, sports editor David Oliver took a look at the Bairns who helped the Reds - and some Reds who helped the Bairns!
And some of the links are more tenuous than others… but the local area and club has supplied some key figures at Anfield over the years.
1. Tony Gallacher
The latest link between Falkirk and Liverpool is the current defender who transferred south two years ago for £200,000 (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
2. Ryan Flynn
Another direct transfer from Falkirk to Liverpool - and back again - for Flynn who spent four years with the Reds without playing a first team game, winning the Youth FA Cup. Now at St Mirren (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Livesey
3. Bert Slater
Goalkeeper Slater went south from Brockville, to swap with Tommy Younger. Photo: Unknown
4. Tommy Younger
Tommy Younger was the goalkeeper going the other way. He played 127 games for the Reds but a back injury curtailed his Falkirk career to just half a dozen appearances. Photo: George Smith