Liverpool F.C.

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Full name

Liverpool Football Club 15 March 1892 (119 years ago) (by John Houlding) Anfield (Capacity: 45,276[1]) Fenway Sports Group (John W. Henry &
Tom Werner)

Nickname(s) The Reds Founded Ground Owner Chairman Manager League 201011 Website

Tom Werner Kenny Dalglish Premier League Premier League, 6th Club home page

Home colours

Away colours Current season

Third colours

Liverpool Football Club is an English professional football club from Liverpool, England, and plays in the Premier League. Liverpool has played at Anfield since the club's foundation in 1892 and was admitted to the Football League a year later. The second most successful club in the history of English football, Liverpool have won 18 league titles, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups. Liverpool is the most successful English club in European competition, having won five European Cups, the last in 2005, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups. The club currently rank fourth in Europe and seventh in the world with the most international titles won.[2] The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, where charging Liverpool fans caused a wall to collapse, resulting in the death of 39 Juventus supporters. In the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in a crush against perimeter fencing. Liverpool has long-standing rivalries with neighbours Everton and with Manchester United. The team's home colours have been entirely red since 1964 when manager Bill Shankly changed them from a red shirt and white shorts. The club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone".

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1 History 2 Crest 3 Kit o 3.1 Kit manufacturers o 3.2 Shirt sponsors 4 Stadia 5 Supporters o 5.1 Rivalries 6 Ownership and finances o 6.1 Sale to Gillett and Hicks o 6.2 Sale to New England Sports Ventures 7 Liverpool football club in popular culture 8 Statistics and records 9 Current squad o 9.1 Current squad o 9.2 Reserve squad o 9.3 Out on loan 10 Former players 11 Current technical staff 12 Club officials o 12.1 Managerial history o 12.2 Chairman history 13 Honours o 13.1 Domestic 13.1.1 League 13.1.2 Cups o 13.2 European o 13.3 Doubles and Trebles 14 Notes 15 References 16 External links

History
For more details on this topic, see History of Liverpool F.C..

The Liverpool team at the start of the 189293 season, in which they won the Lancashire League Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton F.C. 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.[3][4] Originally named Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. in June 1892 after The Football Association refused to recognise the club as Everton.[5] In its debut season, the team won the Lancashire League, before joining the Football League Second Division at the start of the 189394 season. After finishing in first place, the club was promoted to First Division, which it won in 1901, and again in 1906. Liverpool won back-to-back league championships in 1922 and 1923, but did not win another trophy until the 194647 season when the club won the First Division for a fifth time. After losing 10 to Burnley F.C. in the club's first FA Cup final in 1914, Liverpool was defeated in the final for a second time in 1950 by Arsenal.[6] The club was relegated to the Second Division in the 195354 season.[7]

The statue of former manager Bill Shankly, outside Anfield Soon after losing 21 to non-league Worcester City FC in the 195859 FA Cup, Bill Shankly was appointed manager and released 24 players. He converted a room at Anfield used for boot storage into a room where the coaches could talk strategy; here, Shankly and other "Boot Room" members Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, and Bob Paisley began reshaping the team.[8] Shankly brought two key (Scottish) signings with him defender Ron Yeats and attacker Ian St. John, who quickly became the successfully nucleus of the side. The club was promoted to the First

Division in 1962, which it won for the first time in 17 years in 1964. The following year, the club won its first FA Cup, before winning the First Division again in 1966. Liverpool won the league and UEFA Cup double during the 197273 season and the FA Cup again a year later; soon afterwards, Shankly retired and was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.[9] Under Paisley, the club won another league and UEFA Cup double 1976, just his second season as manager. The following season the club retained the league title, won the European Cup for the first time, but lost in the FA Cup final. Liverpool retained the European Cup the following season, before regaining the First Division title in 1979.[10] During the nine seasons in which Paisley was manager, Liverpool won 21 trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six league titles and three consecutive League Cups; the only domestic trophy to elude him was the FA Cup.[11] Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant Joe Fagan.[12] 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.[13] 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, who were mostly Italians. The incident became known as the Heysel Stadium Disaster, the match was played regardless, Liverpool lost 10 to Juventus. English clubs were consequently 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.[14]

Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster Fagan resigned after the disaster and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as player-manager.[15] During his reign, the club won another three League Championships and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup "Double" in the 198586 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.[16] 94 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.[17] After the Hillsborough disaster there was a

governmental review of stadium safety. Known as the Taylor Report, it paved the way for legislation which 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.[18] Liverpool was involved in the closest finish to a league season during the 198990, the club lost the title on goals scored and in the last minute of the season in a home defeat to eventual winners Arsenal.[19] Dalglish cited the Hillsborough Disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991. He was replaced by former player Graeme Souness, an FA Cup in 1992 was Souness' only trophy and he was replaced by Roy Evans. Liverpool won the League Cup in 1995 and a 43 victory over Newcastle United at Anfield on 3 April 1996, which was named in April 2003 as the Match of the Decade in the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards.[20]

2006 FA Cup Final against West Ham United at the Millennium Stadium Grard Houllier was appointed as co-manager in the 199899 season, he became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.[21] In 2001 Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[22] Houllier underwent major heart surgery in the 200102 season and Liverpool finished second behind Arsenal.[23] Houllier was replaced by Rafael Bentez at the end of the 200304 season. Despite finishing fifth in Benitez's first season, Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League beating Milan 32 in a penalty shootout after the match finished 33.[24] The following season Liverpool finished third and won the 2006 FA Cup Final beating West Ham United in a penalty shootout after the match finished 33.[25] American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks became the owners of Liverpool during the 200607 season in a deal which valued the club and its outstanding debts at 218.9 million.[26] The club reached the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan in a repeat of the 2005 final, this time however, they lost 21.[27] In the 200809 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, their highest Premier League points total, and finished as runners up to Manchester United. The following season the club finished seventh and failed to qualify for the Champions League. Benitez subsequently left by mutual consent[28] and was replaced by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.[29] In 2010, the club were on the verge of bankruptcy with the club's creditors asking the High Court to allow for the sale of the club. In October 2010, Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry of New England Sports Ventures successfully bid and took ownership of Liverpool.[30] In January 2011, former manager Kenny

Dalglish was asked to take charge of the club until the end of the season after Roy Hodgson agreed to leave the club by mutual consent.[31]

Crest
The famous liver bird first took its perch on the left-hand side of the chest in the 1950 FA Cup Final defeat to Arsenal and is a symbol that has continued to signify the prestige involved with playing for Liverpool FC. The crest was revived for the 195556 season, and was appearing out of a white oval with L.F.C. embroided below the liver bird. This version was used until 1969. In 1968 the decision was taken to introduce a more modern version of the club crest. The liver bird was now embroidered directly onto the team's shirts with the removal of the white oval and shields. For seven years this was used in white but from 1976 the emblem was changed to gold and reverting back to white when the club dropped Umbro as their kit supplier and signed a contract with Adidas in 1985. In 1992 the club adopted a new crest to celebrate their centenary. The familiar liver bird remained as the centrepiece but now appeared against a red and white shield. Above the shield is a representation of the Shankly Gates with the title of club's famous anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone". The twin flames at either side are symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an eternal flame burns in memory of those who died in the disaster.[32] Since 1992 the crest has only undergone some minor changes until it was updated in 1999. The present crest has been relatively unchanged since then when it first appeared on the shirt in just two colours but after 2002 it appeared in full colour.

Crest history

(1950)

(195568)

(196887)

(198792)

(1992)

(199399)

(1999 present)

Kit
For much of Liverpool's history, the team's home colours have been all red, though this has not always been the case. When the club was founded their kit bore more of a resemblance to

Everton's colours at the time. The blue and white quartered shirts were used until 1894, when the club adopted the city's colour of red.[3] The city's symbol of the liver bird was adopted as the club's crest in 1901, though it was not incorporated into the kit until 1955. Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964 when then-Liverpool manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all red strip.[33] Shankly wanted his players to be more distinctly dressed, he decided to update the kit, changing the white shorts and socks to red. Liverpool played in all red for the first time against Anderlecht, as Ian St. John recalled in his autobiography:

He thought the colour scheme would carry psychological impactred 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 lets 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? Lets go out all in red. Shankly approved and an iconic kit was born.[34] Home colours history

(1896-07) (191034) (189296)[35] (19071910) (193436) (194445) (193640) (194559) (195964)

(1964 present)

Liverpool's away colours are traditionally either white shirts and black shorts or all yellow. However, in 1987 an all grey kit was introduced, which was used until the 199192 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 200809 season, when the grey kit was re-introduced. The club's third kit is designed for European away matches, though on occasions when the current away kit clashes with a team's home kit in domestic matches, the kit would be worn. The current kits are designed by Adidas,[36] who made the club's kits between 1985 and 1996. The only other branded shirts worn by the club was made by Umbro until 1985 and Reebok for ten seasons starting in 1996.[37] Liverpool was the first English professional club to have a sponsor's logo on their shirts,[38] after they agreed to a deal with Hitachi in 1979. 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 agreement in English top-flight football.[39] The association with Carlsberg was ended at the start of the 201011 season with Standard Chartered Bank becoming the club's sponsor.[40] In April 2011 Liverpool reportedly signed a sponsorship agreement with Warrior Sports worth 25 million per season as of the 2012/13 season, over taking the 23.3 million paid by Nike for supplying Manchester United and the previous deal from Adidas worth 13 million.[41][42][43] Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor none 197379 197982 Umbro Hitachi 198285 Crown Paints 198588 198892 Adidas Candy 199296 19962006 Reebok Carlsberg 20062010 Adidas 20102012 Standard Chartered 2012 Warrior

Kit manufacturers

19731985: Umbro 19851996: Adidas 19962006: Reebok 20062012: Adidas 2012-: Warrior

Shirt sponsors

18921979: No sponsor 19791982: Hitachi 19821988: Crown Paints 19881992: Candy

19922010: Carlsberg 20102014: Standard Chartered

Stadia
For more details on this topic, see Anfield. For information on Liverpool's proposed new stadium, see Stanley Park Stadium.

Anfield, home of Liverpool Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park, the ground was originally used by Everton before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over a rent with the owner of the ground John Houlding.[44] Left with an empty ground Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club have played at Anfield since then. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.[45] In 1906, the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the Spion Kop after a hill in Natal.[46] 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 whom were from Liverpool.[47] 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 the Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest Kop in the country at the time; it was able to hold more supporters than some entire football grounds.[47]

View of the Kop from the Main Stand

Anfield could hold over 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 199394 season, thus reducing the capacity to 45,276.[1] The findings of the Taylor Report precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand. The stand was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club and is now known as the Centenary Stand. An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which increased the capacity of the ground further, though the stand encountered problems upon opening. 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 19992000 season.[48] Due to the restrictions of expanding the capacity at Anfield, Liverpool announced plans to move a new stadium at Stanley Park in May 2002.[49] Planning permission was granted in July 2004,[50] and in September 2006, Liverpool City Council agreed to grant Liverpool a 999-year lease of the land on the proposed site.[51] Following the takeover of the club in February 2007 by George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the proposed stadium was redesigned. In November 2007, the new design was approved by the Council, and preparation of the site started in June 2008, with HKS, Inc. contracted to build the stadium.[52] Construction of the stadium was halted in May 2008, as Gillett and Hicks had trouble financing the 300 million needed for the development.[53] New England Sports Ventures, who purchased the club on 15 October 2010, are evaluating the possibility of drastically refurbishing Anfield against building a new stadium.[citation needed]

Supporters

"Kopites" in The Kop Stand During the 200910 season, Liverpool had the fourth-highest average League attendance for an English club: 44,392, which is 94.4% of available capacity.[54] Liverpool fans often refer to themselves as "Kopites", which is a reference to the fans who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield.[55] In 2008, a group of fans decided to form a splinter club, A.F.C. Liverpool, the club was set up to provide a match-going experience for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football.[56] AFC Liverpool are explicitly not in conflict with their larger club or its owners, referring to themselves as Liverpool FC's 'little brother' and getting endorsements from the likes of Kenny Dalglish.[57]

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.[58] The song's title adorns the top of the Shankly Gates, which were unveiled on 2 August 1982 in memory of the former manager Bill Shankly. The "You'll Never Walk Alone" portion of the Shankly Gates is also reproduced on the club's crest.

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 fans were killed. They were penned into a corner by Liverpool fans who had charged in their direction; the sheer number of fans cornered caused a wall to collapse. UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the fans of Liverpool,[59] and banned all English clubs from European competition for five years.[note 1][60] 27 fans were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, they were extradited to Belgium to face trial in 1987.[61] In 1989, after a 5-month trial in Belgium, fourteen Liverpool fans were given three year sentences for involuntary manslaughter,[62] although half of the terms were suspended.[63] The second was during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield on 15 April 1989. 96 Liverpool fans died due to overcrowding in the Leppings Lane End, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster. The Sun newspaper published an article entitled "The Truth", in which it claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed and urinated on the dead and had attacked the police.[64] Subsequent investigations proved the allegations to be false, and this led to a boycott of the newspaper across the city of Liverpool as well as among the club's fans living in other areas; many Liverpool fans still refuse to buy The Sun newspaper more than 20 years later.[65] Many organisations were set up as a result of the disaster, such as the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which represents bereaved families, survivors and supporters in their efforts to secure justice.[66]

Rivalries
Main articles: Merseyside Derby and Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United F.C. rivalry

Merseyside derby at Anfield in 2006 Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Merseyside team Everton, against whom the club contest the Merseyside derby. This stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield. Religious differences have been cited as a cause of division, although both teams stem from a Methodist origin, which undermines the notion of a CatholicProtestant split.[67] The Merseyside derby is usually a sell-out fixture. It is one of the few local derbies that does not enforce fan segregation, as a result it was known as the "friendly derby".[68] Since the mid 1980s, the rivalry has intensified 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, thus has been referred to as "The most illdisciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".[69][70] Liverpool has a rivalry with Manchester United. It is seen by many Liverpool fans as even more intense than the rivalry with cross city rivals Everton, while many United fans feel likewise about the rivalry with Liverpool compared to their rivarly with their own cross city rivals, Manchester City. The rivalry is viewed as a manifestation of the cities' competition during industrial times, when they competed for supremacy of the north-west; Liverpool was considered the world's pre-eminent port, while Manchester was famous for its textile industry.[71] The rivalry between the clubs intensified from the 1960s onwards. In 1968, Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup, their achievement would soon be eclipsed by Liverpool who won four European Cups during the 1970s and 80s. Then in the 1990s Manchester United started to dominate English football making the rivalry all the more intense.[72] The rivalry is so intense that the last player to be transferred between the two clubs was Phil Chisnall in 1964, when he moved to Liverpool from Manchester United.[73]

Ownership and finances

As the owner of Anfield and founder of the club, John Houlding was the club's first chairman. His reign lasted from the founding of the club in 1892 until 1904, when he left allowing John McKenna to become chairman.[74] McKenna later assumed Presidential offices in both the Football League and the Football Association.[75] The role of chairman changed hands many times before John Smith took up the role in 1973; his father was a shareholder of the club. He oversaw the most successful period in the club's history before stepping down in 1990.[76]

David Moores assumed the role of chairman after Smith's resignation; his family had owned the club for more than 50 years. His uncle John Moores was also a shareholder at the club and was chairman of Everton from 1961 to 1973. Moores owned 51% of the club, and in 2004 he stated that he was open to takeover bids for the club.[77] Fellow shareholder Steve Morgan, who owned a 5% stake in the club, and the then Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra lodged bids for the club, though neither bid was accepted.[78]

Sale to Gillett and Hicks

Moores eventually sold the club to American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who acquired the club 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 in the club, and 44.8m to cover the club's debts.[79] Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and their lack of the fans' support, have precipitated rumours that Dubai International Capital (DIC), who were interested in buying the club before Gillett and Hicks took over, would bid for the club.[80] Another group, Share Liverpool FC, also expressed interest in purchasing the club. They proposed to pay 500m, which would be funded by 100,000 fans contributing 5,000 each for a club share. However, the group were unable to raise the required capital to make an offer for the club.[81] In April 2010 business magazine Forbes ranked Liverpool as the sixth most valuable football team in the world, after clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Arsenal; they valued the club at $822m (532m), excluding debt.[82] Accountants Deloitte ranked Liverpool seventh in the Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks the world's football clubs in terms of revenue.[83] Liverpool earned income of 184.8m in the 200809 season.[83]

Sale to New England Sports Ventures

On 16 April 2010 Martin Broughton was appointed Chairman of the Club in order to oversee the sale of the club by the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.[84] In May, accounts were released showing the club to be 350 million in debt with losses of 55m, causing auditor KPMG to qualify its audit opinion.[85] The club's creditors, including Royal Bank of Scotland, took Gillet and Hicks to court to allow the resale of the club. A High Court Judge, Justice Floyd, eventually ruled in favour of the creditors and paved the way for a sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, although Gillet and Hicks still had the option to appeal the verdict.[86] However, Gillet and Hicks got an 11th hour reprieve from a Texas district court just before the interim bank-appointed board were about to consider the $477.2 million sale. The Texas court issued a restraining order after the two owners said the board were responsible for an "epic swindle" by selling the club for less than its supposed value. The club then issued a statement saying: "The independent directors consider the restraining order to be unwarranted and damaging and will move as swiftly as possible to seek to have it removed." The Financial Times said the board may ask a British court to decide whether the Texas court had jurisdiction in the case. Pending the decision, however, Liverpool's debt was due on 15 October 2010, which could have put the club into administration and consequently be docked 9 points by the league.[87] Shortly thereafter, the High Court issued an

anti-suit injunction against the Texas court's restraining order, giving Gillet and Hicks until 15 October to revoke the injunction or face contempt of court charges.[88] On 15 October, the Texas court, by request of the two owners, dissolved the restraining order, allowing the sale of the club to be completed. Hicks, however, planned to continue to pursue damages of $1.6 billion against the board of directors.[89] On 15 October, the club issued a statement confirming New England Sports Ventures had completed the acquisition for 300 million.[90] Another bid was also received by the club from Singaporean Peter Lim, who increased his initial offer[clarification needed] to $507 million.[91] However, Lim withdrew his bid on 14 October 2010.[92] Following an agreement with Fenway Sports Management to become the sole marketer of his rights globally from April 2011, in return as part of the deal NBA superstar LeBron James and his manager Maverick Carter became minority stakeholders in the club.[93][94]

Liverpool football club in popular culture

Because of their 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 the team's match against Arsenal at Anfield on 22 August 1964. Liverpool was also the subject of television's first colour football transmission, which showed the club's match against West Ham United live.[95] Liverpool fans feature in the Pink Floyd song "Fearless", in which they sang excerpts from "You'll Never Walk Alone".[96] 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.[97] A documentary-drama on the Hillsborough Disaster written by Jimmy McGovern was screened in 1996. It features Christopher Eccleston as Trevor Hicks, whose story formed the focus of the script. Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the disaster, went on to campaign for safer stadia and helped to form the Hillsborough Families Support Group.[98] The club features in the film The 51st State (also known as Formula 51). Ex-hitman Felix DeSouza (Robert Carlyle) is an avid fan of the team and the last scene of the film takes place at a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.[99] The club was featured in a children's television show called Scully; the plot revolved around a young boy, Francis Scully, who tried to win a trial with Liverpool. The show featured prominent Liverpool players of the time such as Kenny Dalglish.[100]

Statistics and records

Main article: List of Liverpool F.C. statistics and records Liverpool's first competitive game was an 80 victory in the Lancashire League against Higher Walton.[101] Ian Callaghan holds Liverpool's overall appearance recordhe played 857 matches over the course of 19 seasons from 1958 to 1978[102] and the record for League appearances

with 640.[103] Of the current squad, Jamie Carragher has the most appearances. He moved into fourth place in the club's all-time list, surpassing Ian Rush's 660 appearances, when he played his 661st game for the club in April 2011. [104] [105] Liverpool's all-time leading scorer in all competitions is Ian Rush, who scored 346 goals in two spells at the club from 1980 to 1987 and 1988 to 1996,[106] and also holds the record for the most goals in a season with 47 in 198384. However Rush could not surpass Roger Hunt's record number of league goals of 245.[107] In the 196162 season, Hunt scored 41 goals, which is the club record for league goals in a single season.[108] Gordon Hodgson, the club's third highest scorer with 240 goals,[109] holds the club record of 17 hat tricks.[106] The most goals scored by a player in a single match is five; John Miller, Andy McGuigan, John Evans, Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler have achieved this feat.[110] Fowler also holds the club and Premier League record for the fastest hat trick: he scored three goals in four minutes, 32 seconds against Arsenal in the 1994 95 season.[111] Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer in European competition with 34 goals.[106] Liverpool's record home attendance is 61,905, for a FA Cup match against Wolves on 2 February 1952. The record modern (all-seated) attendance is 44,983 for a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 14 January 2006.[112] The club's record lowest attendance is 1,000 for a match against Loughborough during the 189596 season.[113] Liverpool's biggest victory is 110 against Strmsgodset IF in 1974.[114] Liverpool's 101 defeat of Rotherham Town in 1896 was the club's largest league win.[108] This margin of victory was matched when Crystal Palace was defeated 90 at Anfield in 1989.[115] Liverpool's heaviest defeat, 19, came against Birmingham City in 1954.[114] Liverpool's 80 win against Beikta J.K. in the Champions League is the largest victory in the competition's history (November 2007).[116]

Current squad
As of 9 June 2011[117]

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

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Position Player GK Brad Jones DF Glen Johnson DF Paul Konchesky MF Raul Meireles DF Daniel Agger DF Fbio Aurlio

No. 22 23 24 25 26

Position Player DF Danny Wilson Jamie Carragher (viceDF captain) FW David N'Gog GK Pepe Reina MF Jay Spearing

7 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 21

FW MF FW MF FW FW DF MF FW MF

Luis Surez Steven Gerrard (captain) Andy Carroll Joe Cole Daniel Pacheco Milan Jovanovi Sotirios Kyrgiakos Maxi Rodrguez Dirk Kuyt Lucas Leiva

28 33 34 37 40

MF MF DF DF DF MF DF MF DF MF

Christian Poulsen Jonjo Shelvey Martin Kelly Martin krtel Daniel Ayala Alberto Aquilani Emiliano Insa Nabil El Zhar Philipp Degen Jordan Henderson

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

No. 30 31 32 35 38 39 41 42 44

Position Player FW Jess Fernndez Sez (Suso) MF Raheem Sterling DF Stephen Darby DF Conor Coady DF John Flanagan FW Nathan Eccleston GK Martin Hansen GK Pter Gulcsi DF Emmanuel Mendy

No. 45 46 47 48 49

Position Player MF Tom Ince FW David Amoo DF Andre Wisdom MF Gerardo Bruna DF Jack Robinson DF Jakub Sokolik MF Nicolaj Kohlert MF Michael Roberts

For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy

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

No.

Position Player DF Chris Mavinga (at Racing Club Genk until the end of the 201011 season)[118]

Former players

For details of former players, see List of Liverpool F.C. players and Category:Liverpool F.C. players Liverpool FC Hall of Fame[119] Featuring just two players from each decade from 18922000 and selected by a star-studded panel, these are the individuals whose achievements, star quality and inspirational characteristics have ensured their place among the list of Anfield greats. Decade Name Nationality Position GK FW MF DF MF DF DF GK FW DF FW FW FW MF FW CB MF GK FW CB FW MF Liverpool Appearances Goals playing career 189299 105 7 189398 138 51 189709 360 81 190209 341 19 190214 414 77 191028 371 5 191029 434 34 191234 468 192536 377 241 192838 356 12 193252 312 111 193961 534 228 194653 178 83 195264 381 63 195869 492 286 196171 454 16 196078 857 68 196781 665 197791 515 172 197791 620 14 198096 660 346 198797 407 108

1890 Matt McQueen 1890 Harry Bradshaw 1900 Jack Cox 1900 Alex Raisbeck 1910 Arthur Goddard 1910 Ephraim Longworth 1920 Donald MacKinlay 1920 Elisha Scott 1930 Gordon Hodgson / 1930 Jimmy McDougall 1940 Jack Balmer 1940 Billy Liddell 1950 Albert Stubbins 1950 Alan A'Court 1960 Roger Hunt 1960 Ron Yeats 1970 Ian Callaghan 1970 Ray Clemence 1980 Kenny Dalglish 1980 Alan Hansen 1990 Ian Rush 1990 John Barnes English Football Hall of Fame members

A number of Liverpool players and former managers have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:[120]

Kenny Dalglish (2002 inductee) Kevin

John Barnes (2005 inductee) Alan Hansen (2006 inductee)

Peter Beardsley (2007 inductee) [nb 1] Graeme

Emlyn Hughes (2008 inductee) Ian Callaghan

Keegan (2002 inductee) Bob Paisley (2002 inductee) Bill Shankly (2002 inductee)

Roger Hunt (2006 inductee) Ian Rush (2006 inductee)

Souness (2007 inductee) Steven Gerrard (2008 inductee)[nb 2]

(2010 inductee) Ray Clemence (2010 inductee)

Football League 100 Legends The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football.[122]

Sam Hardy Elisha Scott Billy Liddell

Tommy Smith Ray Clemence Kevin Keegan

Graeme Souness Alan Hansen Kenny Dalglish

Ian Rush John Barnes

Current technical staff

As of 24 May 2011.[123] Name Job title Kenny Dalglish Manager Sammy Lee Assistant Manager Steve Clarke First Team Coach John Achterberg Goalkeeping Coach Rodolfo Borrell Reserves Manager Mike McGlynn Assistant Chief Scout Peter Brukner Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science Zaf Iqbal Club Doctor Darren Burgess Head of Fitness and Conditioning Phil Coles Head of Physical Therapies Jordan Milsom Rehab Fitness Coach Barry Drust Sports Science Consultant Rob Price Senior Physiotherapist Andrew Nealon Senior Physiotherapist Chris Morgan Physiotherapist Matt Konopinski Reserves Physiotherapist

Alan McCall Ivan Ortega Paul Small Sylvan Richardson

Sports Scientist Sports Therapist Masseur Masseur

Club officials
The sole owner of the Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited is New England Sports Ventures trading as Fenway Sports Group. Senior Management

Principal Owner: John W. Henry Chairman: Tom Werner Vice-Chairman: David Ginsberg Chief Executive: Ian Ayre Chief Financial Officer: Philip Nash Director of Football: Damien Comolli Directors: John W. Henry, Tom Werner, David Ginsberg, Ian Ayre, Philip Nash, Michael Gordon, Jeffrey Vinik, Damien Comolli Honorary Life President: David Moores Honorary Vice Life Presidents: Noel White, Terry Smith, Keith Clayton, Jules Burns Club Secretary: Ian Silvester Chief Groundsman: Terry Forsyth Stadium Manager: Ged Poynton Press Officer: Ian Cotton

Managerial history
Main article: List of Liverpool F.C. managers Trophies Period Name Domestic International Total Lg FAC LC CS EC/CL UC SC 1892 1896 1896 1915 1919 1923 1923 1928 W. E. Barclay, 0 John McKenna Tom Watson David Ashworth 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1

Notes Joint managers, Barclay was also Everton's first manager Liverpool's longest serving manager

Matt McQueen 1

1928 1936 1936 1951 1951 1956 1956 1959 1959 1974 1974 1983 1983 1985 1985 1991 1991 1994 1994 1998 1998 1998 2004 2004 2010 2010 2011 2011 present Total

George Patterson George Kay Don Welsh Phil Taylor Bill Shankly Bob Paisley Joe Fagan

0 1 0 0 3 6 1

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

0 1 0 0 Manager for most games under his tenure Won most honours in 20 Liverpool's history 8 3 9 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 58 Shortest serving manager First Liverpool manager to serve a second term Joint managers for four months First Liverpool manager to be sacked

Kenny Dalglish 3 Graeme Souness Roy Evans Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier 0 0 0

Gerard Houllier 0 Rafa Benitez Roy Hodgson 0 0

Kenny Dalglish 0 1892Present 18

7 15

Chairman history
Name John Houlding William Houlding Edwin Berry Nationality Years 1892 1902 1902 1904 1904 1909 Name Samuel R. Williams George A. Richards W.J. Harrop Thomas V. Nationality Years 19471950 19501953 19531956 19561964

John McKenna John Astbury John McKenna Walter R. Williams R.L. Martindale Snr Tom Crompton Walter H. Cartwright W.J. Harrop R.L. Martindale Snr Bill McConnell

1909 1914 1914 1917 1917 1919 1919 1924 1924 1926 1926 1932 1932 1935 1935 1941 1941 1944 1944 1947

Williams Sidney C. Reakes Harold Cartwright H.E. Roberts John Smith Noel White David Moores Tom Hicks George Gillett Martin Broughton Tom Werner

19641967 19671969 19691970 19731990 19901991 19912007 20072010 2010 2010 present

Honours
For more details on this topic, see Liverpool F.C. seasons. For honours won by Reserves and Academy teams, see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy#Honours. Liverpool's first trophy was the Lancashire League which the club won in its first season.[124] In 1901, the club won its first league title, while the 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; 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 seven times. The club achieved a League and FA Cup "Double" in 1986, and has won the League and European Cup double twice, in 1977 and 1984. Liverpool also won the League Cup in 1984 to complete a unique treble, a feat repeated (albeit with different trophies) in 2001 when the club won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[125] Liverpool has one of the best top-flight records in history, having finished below fourteenth only 12 times in 95 seasons. The club has accumulated more top-flight wins than any other English team.[126] Liverpool also has the second highest average league finishing position for the period 19001999, with an average league placing of 8.7.[127] Liverpool has won the European Cup, Europe's primary club competition, five times, which is an English record. Only Real Madrid and

Milan have won the competition on more occasions. Liverpool's fifth triumph meant that the club won the trophy outright and was awarded a multiple-winner badge.[128] Liverpool has won the UEFA Cup, Europe's secondary club competition, three times, a record the club share with Juventus and Internazionale.[129]

Domestic
League

Football League First Division (English football champions):[note 2] 18 o 190001, 190506, 192122, 192223, 194647, 196364, 196566, 197273, 197576, 197677, 197879, 197980, 198182, 198283, 198384, 198586, 198788, 198990 Second Division:[note 2] 4 o 189394, 189596, 190405, 196162 Lancashire League: 1 o 189293

Cups

FA Cup: 7 o 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006 League Cup: 7 o 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003 FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield: 15 (10 outright, 5 shared) o 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 2001, 2006 Super Cup: 1 o 1986

European

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 5 o 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 UEFA Cup: 3 o 1973, 1976, 2001 UEFA Super Cup: 3 o 1977, 2001, 2005

Doubles and Trebles

Doubles:[note 3] o League and FA Cup: 1 198586 o League and League Cup: 2 198182, 198283 o European Double (League and European Cup): 1 197677 o League and UEFA Cup: 2 197273, 197576 o League Cup and European Cup: 1 198081 [note 3] Trebles o League, League Cup and European Cup: 1 198384 o FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup: 1 200001

Especially short competitions such as the Charity/Community Shield and Super Cup are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble.[130]

Notes
1. ^ Beardsley became the first person to be inducted twice when his work at grass roots football was rewarded in 2008 as a "Football Foundation Community Champion".[121] 2. ^ Gerrard was inducted along with Everton's Neville Southall at a special European night to celebrate the city's successful European Capital of Culture bid.

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