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. Other format: Kindle. 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. The contract with Carlsberg, which was signed in 1992, was the longest-lasting agreement in English top-flight football. [84] When construction was completed on the new Main stand the capacity of Anfield was increased to 54,074. 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, one Football League Super Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared) and two European Cups. The incident became known as the Heysel Stadium disaster. The stadium was scheduled to open in August 2011 and would hold 60,000 spectators, with HKS, Inc. contracted to build the stadium. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. The resulting Taylor Report paved the way for legislation that required top-division teams to have all-seater stadiums. To Basket. 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. Liverpool was given a brand rating of AA (Very Strong). [74] 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. The Hillsborough disaster in 1989, where 96 Liverpool supporters died in a crush against perimeter fencing, led to the elimination of fenced standing terraces in favour of all-seater stadiums in the top two tiers of English football. $22.49. Featuring squad and player updates, live match coverage, injury and transfer news and more from our team of LFC experts. 4.3 out of 5 stars 102. 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. Buy Official Liverpool FC Kits, exclusive fashion clothing and unique souvenirs | Super Fast Worldwide Delivery and Free Click & Collect to all UK Stores! [11], Liverpool reached its first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. [64], Liverpool was the first English professional club to have a sponsor's logo on its shirts, after agreeing a deal with Hitachi in 1979. players (25–99 appearances), List of Liverpool F.C. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. [140], A docudrama on the Hillsborough disaster, written by Jimmy McGovern, was screened in 1996. For the affiliated women's football club, see, For information on Liverpool's abandoned proposed new stadium, see. [130] 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. [161] In 2019, the club won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, and also became the first English club to win the international treble of Club World Cup, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup. [61] 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. (1892–1959) – The club was founded in 1892 following a split from Everton F.C. In 1992, to commemorate the centennial of the club, a new badge was commissioned, including a representation of the Shankly Gates. 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. [49], Rodgers was replaced by Jürgen Klopp. [8] Originally named "Everton F.C. Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 45 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C. The Heysel Stadium disaster, where escaping fans were pressed against a collapsing wall at the 1985 European Cup Final in Brussels, resulted in 39 deaths. 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. [112][113][114] The two clubs alternated as champions between 1964 and 1967,[115] and Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968, followed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories. The latest Liverpool news, match previews and reports, transfer news plus both original Liverpool FC blog posts and posts from blogs from around the world, updated 24 hours a day. Jurgen Klopp the manager at the time described the stand as "impressive. [28] 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. [94] 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 first football match to be televised in colour was between Liverpool and West Ham United, broadcast live in March 1967. Liverpool, England, United Kingdom About Blog Anfield Online is the independent Liverpool FC website covering all the news, fixtures and events surrounding the World's number one football club. [77] The findings of the 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. The pair paid £5,000 per share, or £174.1m for the total shareholding and £44.8m to cover the club's debts. [147] The present captain is Jordan Henderson, who in the 2015–16 season replaced Gerrard who moved to LA Galaxy.[146][148]. ", "Roberto Firmino scores extra-time winner as Liverpool beat Flamengo to lift Club World Cup", "Treble treble: The teams that won the treble", Football League 100th Championship Challenge, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liverpool_F.C.&oldid=1021716984, Association football clubs established in 1892, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Directors: John W. Henry, Tom Werner, Michael Gordon, Peter Moore, Michael Egan, This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 08:37. [6][7], Liverpool F.C. [43] In the 2011–12 season, Liverpool secured a record 8th League Cup success and reached the FA Cup final, but finished in eighth position, the worst league finish in 18 years; this led to the sacking of Dalglish. Official Liverpool FC Licensed store in North America. [20] 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. [98] In 1989, after a five-month trial in Belgium, 14 Liverpool fans were given three-year sentences for involuntary manslaughter;[99] half of the terms were suspended. Reserves and Academy § Staff, Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club Official Soccer Gift Mens Retro Track Top Jacket. WAS: $24.99 * Fifth Sun Men's Liverpool FC Red Star Years T-Shirt. Reserves and Academy § Academy squad, List of Liverpool F.C. [87] The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours,[88] which has included playing in front of 101,000 in Michigan, U.S., and 95,000 in Melbourne, Australia. [65] Since then the club has been sponsored by Crown Paints, Candy, Carlsberg and Standard Chartered. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 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. WAS: $24.99 * Fifth Sun Men's Liverpool FC Red 'Reds Go Marching In' T-Shirt. [75] At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. and Athletic Grounds Ltd" (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. by Conan Curtis. 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. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played at Anfield since its formation. [120] The chairmanship changed hands many times before John Smith, whose father was a shareholder of the club, took up the role in 1973. Liverpool FC - Authentic EPL Baseball Cap - Black Logo. Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964, when manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all red strip. [119] McKenna subsequently became President of the Football League. [56] The club set multiple records in the season, including winning the league with seven games remaining making it the earliest any team has ever won the title,[57] amassing a club record 99 points, and achieving a joint-record 32 wins in a top-flight season.[58]. It featured Christopher Eccleston as Trevor 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. † - These properties are owned by NESV through the Fenway Sports Group subsidiary. This was all part of a £260 million project to improve the Anfield area. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat Stoke City 1–0. [109] Ranked the two biggest clubs in England by France Football magazine, Liverpool and Manchester United are the most successful English teams in both domestic and international competitions, and both clubs have a global fanbase. [102] 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. [55] Liverpool then went on to win the 2019–20 Premier League, winning their first top-flight league title in thirty years. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. [91] In 2008 a group of fans decided to form a splinter club, A.F.C. [21] Liverpool reached the European Cup final again in 1985, against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium. [32] They won a further League Cup in 2003, but failed to mount a title challenge in the two seasons that followed. They produced the kits for 10 years before Adidas made the kits from 2006 to 2012. Liverpool FC Tickets & Membership. [115] Such is the rivalry between the clubs they rarely do transfer business with each other. Liverpool FC News. Weekly+ The voice for Australia's biggest … Il Liverpool Football Club, o noto più comunemente solo come Liverpool, è una società calcistica inglese con sede a Liverpool; milita nella Premier League, della quale è stata uno dei fondatori, ed è affiliato alla Football Association.. Fondato nel 1892, aderì un anno dopo alla Football League e dalla sua fondazione disputa le partite interne nello stadio di Anfield. [83] 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. [27], Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player Graeme Souness. [44][45] He was replaced by Brendan Rodgers,[46] whose Liverpool team in the 2013–14 season 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. [18] During Paisley's nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 20 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. Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. Domestically, the club has won nineteen League titles, seven FA Cups, a record eight League Cups and fifteen FA Community Shields. Benítez subsequently left by mutual consent[40] and was replaced by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson. [38] During the 2008–09 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, its highest Premier League points total, and finished as runners up to Manchester United. [93] It has since gained popularity among fans of other clubs around the world. [141] Liverpool featured in the 2001 film The 51st State, 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. [126] 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. Run by a team of Liverpool supporters for the US and Canada-based fanbase with licensed tees, souvenirs, Official Nike jerseys, Nike LFC training range and signed memorabilia from your favorite players of past and present. Liverpool FC News. [29] 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. Further information on the academy squads: For honours won by Reserves and Academy teams, see. "Why not wear red socks? "Get into those shorts and let's see how you look", he said. Questa voce raccoglie le informazioni riguardanti il Liverpool Football Club nelle competizioni ufficiali della stagione 2020-2021 Stagione. Liverpool can solve two big problems with cut-price Borussia Dortmund transfer swoop. [4], In April 2020, the owners of the club came under fire from fans and the media for deciding to furlough all non-playing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Christ, Ronnie, you look awesome, terrifying. [31] Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 2001–02 season and Liverpool finished second in the League, behind Arsenal. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a nineteenth League title in 2020, the club's first during the Premier League era. [132] According to a 2018 report by Deloitte, the club had an annual revenue of €424.2 million for the previous year,[133] and Forbes valued the club at $1.944 billion. 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. Founded 1892 Address Anfield Road L4 0TH Liverpool Country England Phone +44 (151) 263 2361 Fax +44 (151) 260 8813 E-mail customercontact@liverpoolfc.tv [104] The Merseyside derby is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence has been known as the "friendly derby". Club News Liverpool Football Club statement External Link; Club News Match Centre: LIVE build-up to Manchester United v Liverpool External Link; Club News Mohamed Salah can climb Liverpool's all-time top goalscorers list External Link; Club News Jürgen Klopp discusses Van Dijk's Euros availability External Link; 2020/21 Home Kit Buy Now 2020/21 Away Kit Unofficial Liverpool FC page managed by fans for the fans! Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a consequence of overcrowding at the Leppings Lane end, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster. [13] The club was relegated to the Second Division in the 1953–54 season. [53][54] Liverpool beat Flamengo of Brazil in the final 1–0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time. players (1–24 appearances), List of Liverpool F.C. [59] 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.