One of oldest Liverpool fan, Dorothy Hearn, great-grandmother celebrated her 101st birthday with a special trip to Anfield and a meeting with her favorite clubs skipper Steven Gerrard. Liverpool Football Club supporter, Dorothy Hearn from Hartland watched the club’s last game of the season from the directors’ box.

She said, “It was marvellous and the football club were wonderfully good to me. They put me in a beautiful seat and I had a clear view of everything. The best part of the day was Liverpool scoring. Steven Gerrard signed my programme, which was fantastic.”

Dorothy’s grandson Tim Hookway, who organised and went on the trip said his gran had never been to Anfield, but always loved football. He said, “She watches Match of the Day, without fail every week she just loves it. She loves, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard he is her absolute hero, so to meet him was fantastic.”

“We were treated like Royalty at Anfield and we were very privileged to be there. Gran was just smiling constantly.”

Dorothy also got to meet Phil Neal who she remembered watching in four European finals in the late 70s and early 80s and Ian Callaghan who holds the title of the most Liverpool first team appearances — in the FA cup and league.

The football fan was delighted when she turned 100 last May and received not only a card from the Queen, but a signed photograph of Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez.

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Though Gerrard missed out on the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award, that was handed to Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs. However, the most versatile and a complete player, Steven Gerrard, has been awarded as “The PFA Fans Player of the Year” of the Year for the season 2008-2009.

The Reds captain and England mid-fielder is enjoying his most prolific season of his career. Recently he missed another hat-trick against West Ham when he missed a penalty. Liverpool defeated West Ham 3-0 at Upton Park.

The chief executive of the Professional Footballer’s Association, Gordon Taylor, is quoted by the club’s official website as saying, “Steven has always been a particular favourite of mine and I was delighted when he was nominated by his fellow pros for our Players’ Player of the Year award.

“Obviously, that particular award went to Ryan Giggs, and rightly so, but I am equally thrilled that football fans up and down the country have acknowledged Steven in this way. Like his many supporters and suitors, I have the utmost respect and admiration for the way he continues to go about his business. He is a top pro and a worthy winner.

For this season Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has shifted him further up field to support silky Spanish striker Fernando Torres. The tactical re-jig has born emphatic results, including a hat-trick against Aston Villa in the Premier League, and a brace versus Real Madrid in the Champions League.

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