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Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. It was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=112}} Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=187}}
Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. It was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=112}} Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=187}}


The Kop was built in 1906 due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment initially. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat Stoke City 1–0.<ref name="Pocket">{{Cite book|title=The pocket book of Liverpool|last=Moynihan|first=Leo|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|page=24|quote=|via=}}</ref> In 1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the [[Spion Kop (stadiums)|Spion Kop]] after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=113}} The hill was the site of the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] in the [[Second Boer War]], where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=188}} At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supportersc than some entire football grounds.<ref name="Pearce">{{cite news|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_objectid=17610578&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=how-kop-tuned-in-to-glory-days-name_page.html#story_continue |first=James |last=Pearce |title=How Kop tuned into glory days |work=Liverpool Echo |date=23 August 2006 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
The Kop was built in 1906 due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment initially. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat Stoke City 1–0.<ref name="Pocket">{{Cite book|title=The pocket book of Liverpool|last=Moynihan|first=Leo|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|page=24|quote=|via=}}</ref> In 1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the [[Spion Kop (stadiums)|Spion Kop]] after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=113}} The hill was the site of the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] in the [[Second Boer War]], where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=188}} At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supportersc than some entire football grounds.<ref name="Pearce">{{cite news|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_objectid=17610578&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=how-kop-tuned-in-to-glory-days-name_page.html#story_continue |first=James |last=Pearce |title=How Kop tuned into glory days |work=Liverpool Echo |date=23 August 2006 |accessdate=6 December 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210193006/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_objectid%3D17610578%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50061%26headline%3Dhow-kop-tuned-in-to-glory-days-name_page.html |archivedate=10 February 2009 |df= }}</ref>


Anfield could accommodate more than 60,000 supporters at its peak, and had a capacity of 55,000 until the 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Liverpool to convert Anfield to an all-seater stadium in time for the 1993–94 season, reducing the capacity to 45,276.<ref name="prem">{{cite book|url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0,,12306~152399,00.pdf |title=Premier League Handbook Season 2010/11 |format=PDF |year=2010 |publisher=Premier League |page=35 |chapter=Club Directory |accessdate=17 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214090029/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0%2C%2C12306~152399%2C00.pdf |archivedate=14 December 2010 |df= }}</ref> The findings of the ''Taylor Report'' precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand, which was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club, and was known as the Centenary Stand until 2017 when it was renamed the Kenny Dalglish Stand. An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened. A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the 1999–2000 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/stadium/anfield |title=Anfield |publisher=Liverpool F.C |accessdate=15 August 2010}}</ref>
Anfield could accommodate more than 60,000 supporters at its peak, and had a capacity of 55,000 until the 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Liverpool to convert Anfield to an all-seater stadium in time for the 1993–94 season, reducing the capacity to 45,276.<ref name="prem">{{cite book|url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0,,12306~152399,00.pdf |title=Premier League Handbook Season 2010/11 |format=PDF |year=2010 |publisher=Premier League |page=35 |chapter=Club Directory |accessdate=17 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214090029/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0%2C%2C12306~152399%2C00.pdf |archivedate=14 December 2010 |df= }}</ref> The findings of the ''Taylor Report'' precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand, which was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club, and was known as the Centenary Stand until 2017 when it was renamed the Kenny Dalglish Stand. An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened. A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the 1999–2000 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/stadium/anfield |title=Anfield |publisher=Liverpool F.C |accessdate=15 August 2010}}</ref>

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This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Liverpool L.F.C. For other uses, see Liverpool F.C. (disambiguation).

Liverpool
The words "Liverpool Football Club" are in the centre of a pennant, with flames either side. The words "You'll Never Walk Alone" adorn the top of the emblem in a green design, "EST 1892" is at the bottom
Full nameLiverpool Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Short nameLFC
Founded3 June 1892; 132 years ago (1892-06-03)[1]
GroundAnfield
Capacity54,074[2]
OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Klopp
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 3rd of 20
Websitehttp://www.liverpoolfc.com/
Current season

Liverpool Football Club (/ˈlɪvərpuːl/) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, a record 8 League Cups, and 15 FA Community Shields.

The club was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year. The club has played at Anfield since its formation. Liverpool established itself as a major force in both English and European football during the 1970s and 1980s when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to 11 League titles and seven European trophies. Under the management of Rafa Benítez and captained by Steven Gerrard Liverpool became European champion for the fifth time, winning the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan in spite of being 3–0 down at half time.

Liverpool was the ninth highest-earning football club in the world for 2014–15, with an annual revenue of €391 million,[3] and the world's eighth most valuable football club in 2016, valued at $1.55 billion.[4] The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably the North West Derby against Manchester United and the Merseyside derby with Everton.

The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, where escaping fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium, with 39 people—mostly Italians and Juventus fans—dying, after which English clubs were given a five-year ban from European competition. The second was the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, where 96 Liverpool supporters died in a crush against perimeter fencing. The team changed from red shirts and white shorts to an all-red home strip in 1964 which has been used ever since. The club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone".

History

Main articles: 1892–1959, 1959–85, and 1985–present
Black and white photograph of elder and bald John Houlding, wearing beard and bow tie.
John Houlding, the founder of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at Anfield. After eight years at the stadium, Everton relocated to Goodison Park in 1892 and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play at Anfield.[5] Originally named "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd" (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. in March 1892 and gained official recognition three months later, after The Football Association refused to recognise the club as Everton.[6] The team won the Lancashire League in its début season, and joined the Football League Second Division at the start of the 1893–94 season. After finishing in first place the club was promoted to the First Division, which it won in 1901 and again in 1906.[7]

Liverpool reached its first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. It won consecutive League championships in 1922 and 1923, but did not win another trophy until the 1946–47 season, when the club won the First Division for a fifth time under the control of ex-West Ham Utd centre half George Kay.[8] Liverpool suffered its second Cup Final defeat in 1950, playing against Arsenal.[9] The club was relegated to the Second Division in the 1953–54 season.[10] Soon after Liverpool lost 2–1 to non-league Worcester City in the 1958–59 FA Cup, Bill Shankly was appointed manager. Upon his arrival he released 24 players and converted a boot storage room at Anfield into a room where the coaches could discuss strategy; here, Shankly and other "Boot Room" members Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, and Bob Paisley began reshaping the team.[11]

Statue of a man with his arms held aloft
Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.

The club was promoted back into the First Division in 1962 and won it in 1964, for the first time in 17 years. In 1965, the club won its first FA Cup. In 1966, the club won the First Division but lost to Borussia Dortmund in the European Cup Winners' Cup final.[12] Liverpool won both the League and the UEFA Cup during the 1972–73 season, and the FA Cup again a year later. Shankly retired soon afterwards and was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley.[13] In 1976, Paisley's second season as manager, the club won another League and UEFA Cup double. The following season, the club retained the League title and won the European Cup for the first time, but it lost in the 1977 FA Cup Final. Liverpool retained the European Cup in 1978 and regained the First Division title in 1979.[14] During Paisley's nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 21 trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six League titles and three consecutive League Cups; the only domestic trophy he did not win was the FA Cup.[15]

Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant, Joe Fagan.[16] Liverpool won the League, League Cup and European Cup in Fagan's first season, becoming the first English side to win three trophies in a season.[17] Liverpool reached the European Cup final again in 1985, against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium. Before kick-off, Liverpool fans breached a fence which separated the two groups of supporters, and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 fans, mostly Italians. The incident became known as the Heysel Stadium disaster. The match was played in spite of protests by both managers, and Liverpool lost 1–0 to Juventus. As a result of the tragedy, English clubs were banned from participating in European competition for five years; Liverpool received a ten-year ban, which was later reduced to six years. Fourteen Liverpool fans received convictions for involuntary manslaughter.[18]

3 burgundy tablets with gold engraved writing. Below the tablets are flowers.
The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster.

Fagan had announced his retirement just before the disaster and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as player-manager.[19] During his tenure, the club won another three League Championships and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup "Double" in the 1985–86 season. Liverpool's success was overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster: in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed against perimeter fencing.[20] Ninety-four fans died that day; the 95th victim died in hospital from his injuries four days later and the 96th died nearly four years later, without regaining consciousness.[21] After the Hillsborough disaster there was a government review of stadium safety. The resulting Taylor Report paved the way for legislation that required top-division teams to have all-seater stadiums. The report ruled that the main reason for the disaster was overcrowding due to a failure of police control.[22]

Liverpool was involved in the closest finish to a league season during the 1988–89 season. Liverpool finished equal with Arsenal on both points and goal difference, but lost the title on total goals scored when Arsenal scored the final goal in the last minute of the season.[23]

Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player Graeme Souness.[24] Under his leadership Liverpool won the 1992 FA Cup Final, but their league performances slumped, with two consecutive sixth-place finishes, eventually resulting in his dismissal in January 1994. Souness was replaced by Roy Evans, and Liverpool went on to win the 1995 Football League Cup Final. While they made some title challenges under Evans, third-place finishes in 1996 and 1998 were the best they could manage, and so Gérard Houllier was appointed co-manager in the 1998–99 season, and became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.[25] In 2001, Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a "Treble": the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[26] Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 2001–02 season and Liverpool finished second in the League, behind Arsenal.[27] They won a further League Cup in 2003, but failed to mount a title challenge in the two seasons that followed.

A silver trophy with red ribbons on it, set against a green background
The European Champion Clubs' Cup trophy won by Liverpool for a fifth time in 2005

Houllier was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the 2003–04 season. Despite finishing fifth in Benítez's first season, Liverpool won the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, beating A.C. Milan 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended with a score of 3–3.[28] The following season, Liverpool finished third in the Premier League and won the 2006 FA Cup Final, beating West Ham United in a penalty shootout after the match finished 3–3.[29] American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks became the owners of the club during the 2006–07 season, in a deal which valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9 million.[30] The club reached the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan, as it had in 2005, but lost 2–1.[31] During the 2008–09 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, its highest Premier League points total, and finished as runners up to Manchester United.[32]

In the 2009–10 season, Liverpool finished seventh in the Premier League and failed to qualify for the Champions League. Benítez subsequently left by mutual consent[33] and was replaced by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.[34] At the start of the 2010–11 season Liverpool was on the verge of bankruptcy and the club's creditors asked the High Court to allow the sale of the club, overruling the wishes of Hicks and Gillett. John W. Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox and of Fenway Sports Group, bid successfully for the club and took ownership in October 2010.[35] Poor results during the start of that season led to Hodgson leaving the club by mutual consent and former player and manager Kenny Dalglish taking over.[36] Despite a record 8th League Cup success against Cardiff and an FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea, Liverpool finished in eighth position in the 2011–12 season, the worst league finish in 18 years and led to the sacking of Dalglish.[37][38] He was replaced by Brendan Rodgers.[39] In Rodgers' first season, Liverpool finished in seventh. In the 2013–14 season, Liverpool mounted an unexpected title charge to finish second behind champions Manchester City and subsequently return to the Champions League, scoring 101 goals in the process, the most since the 106 scored in the 1895–96 season.[40][41] Following a disappointing 2014–15 season, where Liverpool finished sixth in the league, and a poor start to the 2015–16 season, Brendan Rodgers was sacked in October 2015.[42] He was replaced by Jürgen Klopp,[43] who became the third foreign manager in Liverpool's history.[44] In Klopp's first season at Liverpool, he took the club to the finals of both the Football League Cup and UEFA Europa League, finishing as runner-up in both competitions.[45]

Colours and badge

A blue and white shirt and white shorts
Liverpool's home colours worn from 1892 to 1896[46]

For much of Liverpool's history its home colours have been all red, but when the club was founded its kit was more like the contemporary Everton kit. The blue and white quartered shirts were used until 1894, when the club adopted the city's colour of red.[5] The city's symbol of the liver bird was adopted as the club's badge in 1901, although it was not incorporated into the kit until 1955. Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964, when manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all red strip.[46] Liverpool played in all red for the first time against Anderlecht, as Ian St. John recalled in his autobiography:

He [Shankly] thought the colour scheme would carry psychological impact—red for danger, red for power. He came into the dressing room one day and threw a pair of red shorts to Ronnie Yeats. "Get into those shorts and let's see how you look", he said. "Christ, Ronnie, you look awesome, terrifying. You look 7ft tall." "Why not go the whole hog, boss?" I suggested. "Why not wear red socks? Let's go out all in red." Shankly approved and an iconic kit was born.[47]

The Liverpool away strip has more often than not been all yellow or white shirts and black shorts, but there have been several exceptions. An all grey kit was introduced in 1987, which was used until the 1991–92 centenary season, when it was replaced by a combination of green shirts and white shorts. After various colour combinations in the 1990s, including gold and navy, bright yellow, black and grey, and ecru, the club alternated between yellow and white away kits until the 2008–09 season, when it re-introduced the grey kit. A third kit is designed for European away matches, though it is also worn in domestic away matches on occasions when the current away kit clashes with a team's home kit. Between 2012-15, the kits were designed by Warrior Sports, who became the club's kit providers at the start of the 2012–13 season.[48] In February 2015, Warrior's parent company New Balance announced it would be entering the global football market, with teams sponsored by Warrior now being outfitted by New Balance.[49] The only other branded shirts worn by the club were made by Umbro until 1985, when they were replaced by Adidas, who produced the kits until 1996 when Reebok took over. They produced the kits for ten years before Adidas made the kits from 2006 to 2012.[50]

A version of Liverpool's Crest as depicted on the Shankly Gates

Liverpool was the first English professional club to have a sponsor's logo on its shirts, after agreeing a deal with Hitachi in 1979.[51] Since then the club has been sponsored by Crown Paints, Candy, Carlsberg and Standard Chartered Bank. The contract with Carlsberg, which was signed in 1992, was the longest-lasting agreement in English top-flight football.[52] The association with Carlsberg ended at the start of the 2010–11 season, when Standard Chartered Bank became the club's sponsor.[53]

The Liverpool badge is based on the city's liver bird, which in the past had been placed inside a shield. In 1992, to commemorate the centennial of the club, a new badge was commissioned, including a representation of the Shankly Gates. The next year twin flames were added at either side, symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an eternal flame burns in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster.[54] In 2012, Warrior Sports' first Liverpool kit removed the shield and gates, returning the badge to what had adorned Liverpool shirts in the 1970s; the flames were moved to the back collar of the shirt, surrounding the number 96 for the number who died at Hillsborough.[55]

Stadium

Main article: Anfield
For information on Liverpool's abandoned proposed new stadium, see Stanley Park Stadium.
The interior of a stadium.
Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. It was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.[56] Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.[57]

The Kop was built in 1906 due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment initially. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat Stoke City 1–0.[58] In 1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the Spion Kop after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal.[59] The hill was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop in the Second Boer War, where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool.[60] At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supportersc than some entire football grounds.[61]

Anfield could accommodate more than 60,000 supporters at its peak, and had a capacity of 55,000 until the 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Liverpool to convert Anfield to an all-seater stadium in time for the 1993–94 season, reducing the capacity to 45,276.[62] The findings of the Taylor Report precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand, which was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club, and was known as the Centenary Stand until 2017 when it was renamed the Kenny Dalglish Stand. An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened. A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the 1999–2000 season.[63]

Because of restrictions on expanding the capacity at Anfield, Liverpool announced plans to move to the proposed Stanley Park Stadium in May 2002.[64] Planning permission was granted in July 2004,[65] and in September 2006, Liverpool City Council agreed to grant Liverpool a 999-year lease on the proposed site.[66] Following the takeover of the club by George Gillett and Tom Hicks in February 2007, the proposed stadium was redesigned. The new design was approved by the Council in November 2007. The stadium was scheduled to open in August 2011 and would hold 60,000 spectators, with HKS, Inc. contracted to build the stadium.[67] Construction was halted in August 2008, as Gillett and Hicks had difficulty in financing the £300 million needed for the development.[68] In October 2012, BBC Sport reported that Fenway Sports Group, the new owners of Liverpool FC, had decided to redevelop their current home at Anfield stadium, rather than building a new stadium in Stanley Park. As part of the redevelopment the capacity of Anfield was to increase from 45,276 to approximately 60,000 and would cost approximately £150m.[69] When construction was completed on the new Main stand the capacity of Anfield was increased to 54,074. This £100 million expansion added a third tier to the stand. This was all part of a £260 million project to improve the Anfield area. Jurgen Klopp the manager at the time described the stand as "impressive."[70]

Support

A single tiered stand that contains thousands of people. Several flags are being waved. In front of the stand is a grass pitch with a goal.
Kopites in The Kop Stand

Liverpool is one of the best supported clubs in Europe.[71] The club states that its worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised Club of the LFC Official Supporters Clubs in at least 50 countries. Notable groups include Spirit of Shankly and Reclaim The Kop.[72] The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours.[73] Liverpool fans often refer to themselves as Kopites, a reference to the fans who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield.[74] In 2008 a group of fans decided to form a splinter club, A.F.C. Liverpool, to play matches for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football.[75]

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone", originally from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel and later recorded by Liverpool musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers, is the club's anthem and has been sung by the Anfield crowd since the early 1960s. It has since gained popularity among fans of other clubs around the world.[76] The song's title adorns the top of the Shankly Gates, which were unveiled on 2 August 1982 in memory of former manager Bill Shankly. The "You'll Never Walk Alone" portion of the Shankly Gates is also reproduced on the club's crest.

Design of the top of a set of gates, with the sky visible. The inscription on the gates reads "You'll Never Walk Alone".
The Shankly Gates, erected in honour of former manager Bill Shankly

The club's supporters have been involved in two stadium disasters. The first was the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 Juventus supporters were killed. They were confined to a corner by Liverpool fans who had charged in their direction; the weight of the cornered fans caused a wall to collapse. UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the Liverpool supporters,[77] and banned all English clubs from European competition for five years. Liverpool was banned for an additional year, preventing it from participating in the 1990–91 European Cup, even though it won the League in 1990.[78] Twenty-seven fans were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and were extradited to Belgium in 1987 to face trial.[79] In 1989, after a five-month trial in Belgium, 14 Liverpool fans were given three-year sentences for involuntary manslaughter;[80] half of the terms were suspended.[81]

The second disaster took place during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, on 15 April 1989. Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a consequence of overcrowding at the Leppings Lane end, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster. In the following days The Sun newspaper published an article entitled "The Truth", in which it claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed the dead and had urinated on and attacked the police.[82] Subsequent investigations proved the allegations false, leading to a boycott of the newspaper by Liverpool fans across the city and elsewhere; many still refuse to buy The Sun more than 20 years later.[83] Many support organisations were set up in the wake of the disaster, such as the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which represents bereaved families, survivors and supporters in their efforts to secure justice.[84]

Rivalries

Main articles: Merseyside derby and Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry
People in blue and red shirts on a field with a ball in the air. In the background is a stand that contains a lot of people.
The Merseyside derby at Anfield in 2006

Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Merseyside and Liverpool-based team Everton, against whom the club contest the Merseyside derby. Their rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield. Unlike other rivalries, there is no political, geographical or religious split between Liverpool and Everton.[85] The Merseyside derby is usually sold out. It is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence was known as the "friendly derby".[86] Since the mid-1980s, the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field and, since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, the Merseyside derby has had more players sent off than any other Premier League game. It has been referred to as "the most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".[87]

Liverpool's rivalry with Manchester United is viewed as a manifestation of the cities' competition during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.[88] The two clubs alternated as champions between 1964 and 1967,[89] and Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968, followed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories.[90] Despite the 38 league titles and eight European Cups between them[89] the two rivals have rarely been successful at the same time – Liverpool's run of titles in the 1970s and 1980s coincided with Manchester United's 26-year title drought, and United's success in the Premier League-era has likewise coincided with Liverpool's ongoing drought,[91] and the two clubs have finished first and second in the league only five times.[89] Nonetheless, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said in 2002, "My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch",[92] and the last player to be transferred between the two clubs was Phil Chisnall, who moved to Liverpool from Manchester United in 1964.[93]

Ownership and finances

Photograph
John W. Henry of Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of Liverpool

As the owner of Anfield and founder of Liverpool, John Houlding was the club's first chairman, a position he held from its founding in 1892 until 1904. John McKenna took over as chairman after Houlding's departure.[94] McKenna subsequently became President of the Football League.[95] The chairmanship changed hands many times before John Smith, whose father was a shareholder of the club, took up the role in 1973. He oversaw the most successful period in Liverpool's history before stepping down in 1990.[96] His successor was Noel White who became Chairman in 1990[97] In August 1991 David Moores, whose family had owned the club for more than 50 years became Chairman. His uncle John Moores was also a shareholder at Liverpool and was chairman of Everton from 1961 to 1973. Moores owned 51 percent of the club, and in 2004 expressed his willingness to consider a bid for his shares in Liverpool.[98]

Moores eventually sold the club to American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks on 6 February 2007. The deal valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9 million. The pair paid £5,000 per share, or £174.1m for the total shareholding and £44.8m to cover the club's debts.[99] Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the fans' lack of support for them, resulted in the pair looking to sell the club.[100] Martin Broughton was appointed chairman of the club on 16 April 2010 to oversee its sale.[101] In May 2010, accounts were released showing the holding company of the club to be £350m in debt (due to leveraged takeover) with losses of £55m, causing auditor KPMG to qualify its audit opinion.[102] The group's creditors, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, took Gillett and Hicks to court to force them to allow the board to proceed with the sale of the club, the major asset of the holding company. A High Court judge, Mr Justice Floyd, ruled in favour of the creditors and paved the way for the sale of the club to Fenway Sports Group (formerly New England Sports Ventures), although Gillett and Hicks still had the option to appeal.[103] Liverpool was sold to Fenway Sports Group on 15 October 2010 for £300m.[104]

Liverpool has been described as a global brand; a 2010 report valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £141m, an increase of £5m on the previous year. Liverpool was given a brand rating of AA (Very Strong).[105] In April 2010 business magazine Forbes ranked Liverpool as the sixth most valuable football team in the world, behind Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich; they valued the club at $822m (£532m), excluding debt.[106] Accountants Deloitte ranked Liverpool eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks the world's football clubs in terms of revenue. Liverpool's income in the 2009–10 season was €225.3m.[107]

Because of its successful history, Liverpool is often featured when football is depicted in British culture and has appeared in a number of media firsts. The club appeared in the first edition of the BBC's Match of the Day, which screened highlights of its match against Arsenal at Anfield on 22 August 1964. The first football match to be televised in colour was between Liverpool and West Ham United, broadcast live in March 1967.[108] Liverpool fans featured in the Pink Floyd song "Fearless", in which they sang excerpts from "You'll Never Walk Alone".[109] To mark the club's appearance in the 1988 FA Cup Final, Liverpool released a song known as the "Anfield Rap", featuring John Barnes and other members of the squad.[110]

A documentary drama on the Hillsborough disaster, written by Jimmy McGovern, was screened in 1996. It featured Christopher Eccleston as Trevor Hicks, whose story is the focus of the script. Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the disaster, went on to campaign for safer stadiums and helped to form the Hillsborough Families Support Group.[111] Liverpool featured in the film The 51st State (also known as Formula 51), in which ex-hitman Felix DeSouza (Robert Carlyle) is a keen supporter of the team and the last scene takes place at a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.[112] The club was featured in a children's television show called Scully; the plot revolved around a young boy, Francis Scully, who tried to gain a trial match with Liverpool. The show featured prominent Liverpool players of the time such as Kenny Dalglish.[113]

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 January 2017.[114]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Loris Karius
2 DF England ENG Nathaniel Clyne
5 MF Netherlands NED Georginio Wijnaldum
6 DF Croatia CRO Dejan Lovren
7 MF England ENG James Milner (vice-captain)
10 MF Brazil BRA Philippe Coutinho
11 FW Brazil BRA Roberto Firmino
12 DF England ENG Joe Gomez
13 GK Austria AUT Alex Manninger
14 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson (captain)
15 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge
16 MF Serbia SRB Marko Grujić
17 DF Estonia EST Ragnar Klavan
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno
19 FW Senegal SEN Sadio Mané
20 MF England ENG Adam Lallana
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Leiva (3rd captain)
22 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet
23 MF Germany GER Emre Can
25 MF England ENG Cameron Brannagan
27 FW Belgium BEL Divock Origi
28 FW England ENG Danny Ings
32 DF Cameroon CMR Joël Matip
34 GK Hungary HUN Ádám Bogdán
35 MF England ENG Kevin Stewart
50 MF Serbia SRB Lazar Marković
53 MF England ENG Ovie Ejaria
54 MF England ENG Sheyi Ojo
56 DF England ENG Connor Randall
58 FW Wales WAL Ben Woodburn
66 DF England ENG Trent Alexander-Arnold

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF France FRA Mamadou Sakho (on loan at Crystal Palace for the season)[115]
38 DF England ENG Jon Flanagan (on loan at Burnley for the season)[116]
39 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Fulton (on loan at Chesterfield for the season)[117]
40 FW England ENG Ryan Kent (on loan at Barnsley for the season)[118]
41 MF England ENG Jack Dunn (on loan at Tranmere Rovers for the season)[119]
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF England ENG Andre Wisdom (on loan at Red Bull Salzburg for the season)[120]
52 GK Wales WAL Danny Ward (on loan at Huddersfield Town for the season)[121]
68 MF Spain ESP Pedro Chirivella (on loan at Go Ahead Eagles for the season)[122]
— MF Brazil BRA Allan (on loan at Hertha BSC for the season)[123]
— FW Nigeria NGA Taiwo Awoniyi (on loan at NEC for the season)[124]

Reserves and Academy

Further information on the academy squads: Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy § Academy squads

Former players

Further information: List of Liverpool F.C. players, List of Liverpool F.C. players (25–99 appearances), List of Liverpool F.C. players (fewer than 25 appearances), and Category:Liverpool F.C. players

Player records

For player records, see List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics.

Club captains

Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 45 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C.[125] Andrew Hannah became the first captain of the club after Liverpool separated from Everton and formed its own club. Initially Alex Raisbeck, who was club captain from 1899 to 1909, was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by Steven Gerrard who served 12 seasons as Liverpool captain starting from the 2003–04 season.[125] The present captain is Jordan Henderson, who replaced Gerrard in the 2015–16 season following Gerrard's move to LA Galaxy.[126][127]

Name Period
Scotland Andrew Hannah 1892–1895
Scotland Jimmy Ross 1895–1897
Scotland John McCartney 1897–1898
England Harry Storer 1898–1899
Scotland Alex Raisbeck 1899–1909
England Arthur Goddard 1909–1912
England Ephraim Longworth 1912–1913
England Harry Lowe 1913–1915
Scotland Donald McKinlay 1919–1920
England Ephraim Longworth 1920–1921
Scotland Donald McKinlay 1921–1928
England Tom Bromilow 1928–1929
Scotland James Jackson, Jr. 1929–1930
Scotland Tom Morrison 1930–1931
Scotland Tom Bradshaw 1931–1934
Name Period
England Tom Cooper 1934–1939
Scotland Matt Busby 1939–1940
Scotland Willie Fagan 1945–1947
England Jack Balmer 1947–1950
England Phil Taylor 1950–1953
England Bill Jones 1953–1954
England Laurie Hughes 1954–1955
Scotland Billy Liddell 1955–1958
England Johnny Wheeler 1958–1959
England Ronnie Moran 1959–1960
England Dick White 1960–1961
Scotland Ron Yeats 1961–1970
England Tommy Smith 1970–1973
England Emlyn Hughes 1973–1978
England Phil Thompson 1978–1981
Name Period
Scotland Graeme Souness 1982–1984
England Phil Neal 1984–1985
Scotland Alan Hansen 1985–1988
Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan 1988–1989
Scotland Alan Hansen 1989–1990
Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan 1990–1991
Scotland Steve Nicol 1990–1991
England Mark Wright 1991–1993
Wales Ian Rush 1993–1996
England John Barnes 1996–1997
England Paul Ince 1997–1999
England Jamie Redknapp 1999–2002
Finland Sami Hyypiä 2001–2003
England Steven Gerrard 2003–2015
England Jordan Henderson 2015–

Player of the Season

The head and torso of a man with short, brown hair. He is wearing a red shirt and a black armband.
Steven Gerrard, four-time winner of the award
The head and torso of a man with short, dark hair. He is wearing a red shirt.
Luis Suárez, two-time winner of the award
Season Name Nationality Position Notes Ref
2001–02 Sami Hyypiä  Finland Defender [128]
2002–03 Danny Murphy  England Midfielder [129]
2003–04 Steven Gerrard  England Midfielder [130]
2004–05 Jamie Carragher  England Defender [131]
2005–06 Steven Gerrard  England Midfielder Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year [132]
2006–07 Steven Gerrard  England Midfielder [133]
2007–08 Fernando Torres  Spain Forward [134]
2008–09 Steven Gerrard  England Midfielder Also won FWA Footballer of the Year [135]
2009–10 Pepe Reina  Spain Goalkeeper [136]
2010–11 Lucas Leiva  Brazil Midfielder [137]
2011–12 Martin Škrtel  Slovakia Defender [138]
2012–13 Luis Suárez  Uruguay Forward [139]
2013–14 Luis Suárez  Uruguay Forward Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year [140]
2014–15 Philippe Coutinho  Brazil Midfielder [141]
2015–16 Philippe Coutinho  Brazil Midfielder [142]
2016–17 Sadio Mané  Senegal Midfielder [143]

Club officials

Honours

Further information: List of Liverpool F.C. seasons
For honours won by Reserves and Academy teams, see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy § Honours.
Four trophies inside a glass cabinet. The trophies have ribbons on them and there is memorabilia next to them
Replicas of the four European Cups Liverpool won from 1977 to 1984 on display in the club's museum

Liverpool's first trophy was the Lancashire League, which it won in the club's first season.[150] In 1901, the club won its first League title, while its first success in the FA Cup was in 1965. In terms of the number of trophies won, Liverpool's most successful decade was the 1980s, when the club won six League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, five Charity Shields (one shared) and two European Cups. Liverpool has won the English League Championship eighteen times, the FA Cup seven times and the League Cup a record eight times. The club achieved a League and FA Cup "double" in 1986 and won the League and European Cup double both in 1977 and in 1984. Liverpool also won the League Cup in 1984 to complete a treble, a feat repeated (albeit with different trophies) in 2001, when the club won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[151]

The club has accumulated more top-flight wins and points than any other English team.[152] Liverpool also has the highest average league finishing position (3.3) for the 50-year period to 2015[153] and second-highest average league finishing position for the period 1900–1999 after Arsenal, with an average league placing of 8.7.[154] Liverpool has won the European Cup, Europe's premier club competition, five times, an English record and only surpassed by Real Madrid and A.C. Milan. Liverpool's fifth European Cup win, in 2005, meant that the club was awarded the trophy permanently and was also awarded a multiple-winner badge.[155][156] Liverpool has won the UEFA Cup, Europe's secondary club competition, three times.[157]

Domestic

League

Cups

European

Doubles and trebles

Especially short competitions, such as the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Super Cup, are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble.[158]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Doubles won in conjunction with the treble, such as a FA Cup and League Cup double in 2001, are not included in the Doubles section.

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