Liverpool Football Club - A History

When the football league began in 1888, Anfield was one of the first grounds. However unlike today, it was Everton Football Club who were based there. When, in the early 1890s Everton had a dispute with the owner of Anfield, Tory MP John Holding, Everton were evicted and Holding and his friend William Barclay decided that the city had room for two football clubs and Liverpool Football Club was born. It was the honest and well respected Irishman John McKenna who carried out much of the early building work at the club and he is widely acknowledged with doing more than most men in the early days of the football league.  Liverpool Football Clubs first application to join the football league was rejected so they began playing as part of the Lancashire League as Liverpool Amateur Football Club in September 1892, the same day Everton Football Club played their first game at Goodison Park - their new ground.

Liverpool were a force to be reckoned with even at the start of their football life, regularly beating opposition with score lines like 8-0 during their first Lancashire League game. Once they were admitted into the Football League they produced scores of  5-0 against West Bromwich Albion and 3-0 against Blackburn Rovers. However a run of defeats meant that in 1954 Liverpool Football Club was relegated into the Second Division.

Then came Bill Shankly! Liverpool had approached Bill Shankly in 1951 to manage the club but wouldn't allow him to pick the team so he refused the job offer only to return as manager on 1st December 1959. Bill Shankly went on to become one of the most celebrated and respected football managers the league has ever seen. He built a failing Liverpool side into cup winners.

Since Bill Shankly, Liverpool has been lucky enough to have some of the greatest ever football managers including; Shankly’s successor Bob Paisley who, until very recently, had won more trophies than any other manager in English Football history.

 From the beginning of Liverpool Football Club, many trophies have been won, please see our Facts & Figures panel at the right of this page - today Liverpool Football Club one of the most successful clubs in the world.

'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death.
I'm very disappointed with that attitude.
I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'

Bill Shankley

Latest News

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Keep up to date with Liverpool Football Club news headlines from the Liverpool Daily Post.

Jamie Carragher set to sign new three-year Liverpool FC deal

JAMIE CARRAGHER hopes to put pen to paper on a new Liverpool contract within a fortnight – then push himself to within touching distance of legendary Liverpool long-player Ian Callaghan.

MUM will be the word for Jamie Carragher at Anfield tomorrow, where proud mum Paula will watch her son for the first time in more than a decade.

In the small Scottish village of Glenbuck, 97 years ago today, a Liverpool legend was born.

PAUL KONCHESKY admits the lure of working with Roy Hodgson again and the chance of silverware made him jump at a move to Liverpool.

IN an era dominated by multi-millionaire average players and shameless mercenaries, the notion of the testimonial seems as old hat as short shorts and inflatable bananas.

FERNANDO TORRES insists it is imperative Liverpool find new owners quickly if they are to avoid falling further behind the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea.

LIVERPOOL Reserves started the new season by being held to a goalless draw by Wigan Athletic in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League yesterday afternoon.

SINCE the transfer window was introduced in 2003, the final day of activity has become increasingly hyped out of proportion.

ROY HODGSON yesterday failed in his attempts to bolster Liverpool’s forward line before the transfer window slammed shut.

FORMER Reds boss Gerard Houllier has paid tribute to Jamie Carragher ahead of his testimonial match this weekend.

THE transfer window is drawing to a close with deadline day - and you can keep up to date with all the latest moves.

Liverpool FC & Everton FC fans on who their teams should sign on transfer deadline day

LUCAS LEIVA admits he may be forced to consider a move away from Liverpool as speculation increases over his Anfield future.

GOALS from Stephen Sama, Krisztian Adorjan and substitute Tom Walsh gave Liverpool under-18s their first victory of the new FA Premier Academy League season as they beat Bristol City 3-0 at the Kirkby Academy on Saturday.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson hailed the arrival of Raul Meireles as he set his sights on signing a striker before the transfer window closes tomorrow.

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LFC Blogs

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A Long Road Ahead
My head is in a bit of a spin at the moment because there?s so many players coming and going at Liverpool at the moment that I hear Anfield has been fitted with a revolving door! The transfer activity is certainly increasing as we approach the close of the transfer window and I?m hoping that [...]
Gunning For Glory
Well after a long summer we are finally here on the eve of kicking off another Premier League season and while I?m really looking forward to the football, I?m still as confused as a hungry baby in a topless bar and I haven?t got a Scooby Doo what to expect from the campaign ahead. Off [...]
A New Season, A New Hope
It?s hard to believe another new season is upon us but here we are once again. Under normal circumstances, I would be feeling about as excited as Harry Redknapp in a brown envelope factory at this stage but these are not normal times at Anfield, in fact normal left the building a long time ago [...]
Respect For Roy
Well it?s been awhile but I make no apologies for that because I?ve just been having too good a time to allow the depressive goings on at Liverpool to spoil my mood. At the end of May last year I was made redundant but after a frustrating year of countless wild goose chases I?ve finally [...]
Thanks Rafa, YNWA
I was very sad to hear the news yesterday and I am gutted that Rafa Benitez is no longer our manager. Some people say football is like a religion and it?s easy to see why. Take Rafa for example, he arrived as a saviour, performed a few miracles, was betrayed from within and then was [...]
Little Red Shoots of Recovery
God, I?m fed up. It?s been barely more than a couple of weeks since the season finished but already I?m as bored as a midget in a theme park! Don?t get me wrong, I was happy to see the end of our miserable campaign but at the same time, even if the team is in [...]
Rafa Must Stay
Well we?ve finally got to the last weekend of this horrible season and I?m as happy as a priest at an altar boy convention that it?s almost all over! To be honest I think from several months back most of us knew deep down that this was most likely going to turn out to be [...]
All Or Nothing
One way or another we?ve got a big week ahead of us. It?s been a miserable, frustrating season and quite frankly I?ll be glad to see the back of it but if we are to stand any chance of salvaging anything from this God-awful campaign it’s all or nothing time and we need two wins [...]
New Chairman, Old Story
I?m walking around like a zombie at the moment because I?ve just spent a couple of weeks temporarily working on a night shift with my days consisting of work, sleep, a shower, a shit and a shave, and then back to work again. It?s a horrible existence but it helped pay the bills while it [...]
Benfica Or Bust!
Before focusing on our own problems I feel it is my duty as a fully paid up member of the sad, pathetic little man society to open up this blog by simply saying HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 3-0 and they screwed it up, the mancs are dumped out of the CL and I?ve just had a great time [...]