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| The song "]", originally from the ] musical '']'' and famously recorded by Liverpool musicians ], is the anthem of Liverpool FC and has been sung by the Anfield crowd since the early 1960s.The song has since gained popularity among the fans of other clubs around the world. Claims that "You'll Never Walk Alone" was first sung by fans at other clubs have been dismissed as very unlikely.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/news/theknowledge/0,9204,912750,00.html |title=Liverpool or Celtic: who Walked Alone first? |work=Guardian Unlimited| accessdate=12 September |accessyear=2006}}</ref> The song's title also adorns the top of the ] which were unveiled ] ] in memory of former manager, Bill Shankly. The "You'll Never Walk Alone" banner portion of the ] is also reproduced in the Liverpool FC crest. | |||
| Liverpool fans, singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", were featured in the ] song, "]". Other popular chants include "]" (to the tune of "]"), "Poor Scouser Tommy" (first section to the tune of "]''; second section to the tune of '']"), "Liverbird Upon My Chest" (to the tune of "]"), "We've Won It Five Times" (to the tune of "]"), and "]". | |||
| ''Through The Wind And Rain'' is the longest running Liverpool ]. The name is taken from a line in the song ''You'll Never Walk Alone''. | |||
| Under Rafael Benítez, today's Liverpool FC has gained a Spanish influence. As well as having a Spanish manager, the assistant manager, ], and the goalkeeping coach, ], are also Spanish, as is physiotherapist, Víctor Salina. However, there are only five Spaniards in the current squad, although twelve players in total have been brought to Liverpool directly from ]. | |||
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- For the Uruguayan club, see Liverpool FC (Montevideo).
| Liverpool emblem | |||
| Full name | Liverpool Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
| Founded | 1892 | ||
| Ground | Anfield Stadium Liverpool England | ||
| Capacity | 45,522 | ||
| Chairman |  Tom Hicks (co-chairman) George Gillett (co-chairman) | ||
| Manager |  Rafael Benítez | ||
| League | FA Premier League | ||
| 2005-06 | Premier League, 3rd | ||
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Liverpool Football Club are a English football club, and one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Based in Liverpool, Merseyside, they play at Anfield and will soon start work on a new 61,000-seater stadium approximately 200 metres away in neighbouring Stanley Park, following the takeover of the club by American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
penis Cups, UEFA Cups, League Cups and European Super Cups than any other English team. The only major competition Liverpool haven't won the most times is the FA Cup, with that record being held by Manchester United.</ref> Liverpool have won eighteen First Division titles, seven FA Cups, seven League Cups, five European Cups and three UEFA Cups. Liverpool are also a member of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs.
There have been two tragedies that have had an impact on the club. They were at Heysel in 1985 when thirty-nine Juventus fans died, and at Hillsborough in 1989 where ninety-six of their own fans lost their lives. After the Heysel disaster, English clubs were banned from European competition for a period of five years, with Liverpool being excluded for six years. The Hillsborough tragedy led to a review of ground safety at all top English league clubs, and paved the way for legislation necessitating all-seater stadiums in the top-flight.
Managers
As of August 19, 2006. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | % | ||||
| W. E. Barclay and John McKenna |  / 
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August 1892 | July 1896 | 101 | 58 | 17 | 26 | 57.43% |
| Tom Watson |
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August 1896 | May 1915 | 740 | 327 | 141 | 272 | 44.19% |
| David Ashworth |
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December 1920 | February 1923 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 43.1% |
| Matt McQueen | 
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February 1923 | February 1928 | 229 | 94 | 61 | 74 | 41.05% |
| George Patterson |
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February 1928 | May 1936 | 370 | 139 | 86 | 145 | 37.57% |
| George Kay |
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May 1936 | February 1951 | 359 | 143 | 93 | 123 | 39.83% |
| Don Welsh |
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March 1951 | May 1956 | 234 | 82 | 60 | 92 | 35.04% |
| Phil Taylor |
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May 1956 | November 1959 | 153 | 77 | 32 | 44 | 50.33% |
| Bill Shankly |
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December 1959 | July 1974 | 753 | 393 | 185 | 175 | 52.19% |
| Bob Paisley |
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July 1974 | May 1983 | 490 | 275 | 124 | 91 | 56.12% |
| Joe Fagan |
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May 1983 | May 1985 | 122 | 65 | 34 | 23 | 53.28% |
| Kenny Dalglish |
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May 1985 | February 1991 | 297 | 180 | 76 | 41 | 60.61% |
| Ronnie Moran |
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February 1991 | April 1991 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40% |
| Graeme Souness |
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April 1991 | January 1994 | 157 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 41.4% |
| Roy Evans |
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January 1994 | July 1998 | 226 | 116 | 57 | 53 | 51.33% |
| Roy Evans and Gérard Houllier | / 
|
July 1998 | November 1998 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38.89% |
| Gérard Houllier |
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November 1998 | May 2004 | 306 | 157 | 75 | 74 | 51.31% |
| Rafael Benítez |
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June 2004 | Present | 126 | 72 | 24 | 30 | 56.8% |
Honours
- League titles: 18
- 1900-01, 1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90
- European Cups and UEFA Champions League titles: 5
- 1977 3-1 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 1978 1-0 vs. Club Brugge
- 1981 1-0 vs. Real Madrid
- 1984 1-1 (4-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AS Roma
- 2005 3-3 (3-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AC Milan
- UEFA Cups: 3
- FA Cups: 7
- 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006
- League Cups: 7
- Community Shields: 15
- 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 2001, 2006
- UEFA Super Cups: 3
- 1977, 2001, 2005
Liverpool's tally of eighteen Football League championships is a record for English clubs, their nearest challenger being Manchester United with fifteen. Liverpool have also achieved the League and FA Cup "Double" in 1986 and two "Trebles". The first treble of League, League Cup and European Cup was achieved in 1984 (the first English club to win three major competitions in a single season) and a cup treble was achieved in 2001 with the winning of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.
Liverpool's total of five European Cups is an English record and the third highest total overall, after Real Madrid and AC Milan. The fifth victory in 2005 entitled Liverpool to receive the UEFA badge of honour, thus allowing them to keep the trophy permanently.
Liverpool's total of three UEFA Cups is a record for English clubs and also ties the overall record with Inter Milan and Juventus. The tallies of seven League Cups and three European Super Cups are also English records.
Club records and statistics
Ian Callaghan holds Liverpool's appearance record, having made 848 over the course of 19 seasons from 1958–78. He also holds the record for League appearances with 640. Of the current squad Jamie Carragher has the most appearances with 426 (as of 27 September, 2006). Carragher's total of 290 Premier League appearances is a club record.
Liverpool's all time leading goal-scorer is Ian Rush, who scored 346 in two spells at the club in 1980–1987 and 1988-1996. Rush also holds the record for the most goals in a season with 47 in 1983–84. However, during his career, Rush could not surpass the league goal-scoring record of Roger Hunt, which has stood at 245 since 1970. In the 1961–62 season, Hunt scored 41 goals, setting the club record for league goals in a single season. Gordon Hodgson is the club's third highest scorer, and holds the club record of 17 hat tricks. The most goals scored by a player in a single match is 5, which has been achieved by Andy McGuigan, John Evans, Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler. Fowler also holds the club and Premiership record for the fastest hat trick from when he scored three past Arsenal in 4 minutes, 32 seconds in the second game of the 1994–95 season.
Liverpool's first ever competitive game was in the Lancashire League against Higher Walton. They won 8-0 with a team not containing a single English player, consisting as it did largely of Scottish imports. Liverpool's biggest ever victory was 11-0 against Strømsgodset I.F. in 1974. Nine of the ten outfield players scored in this game — a Liverpool record. Crystal Palace were the victims of Liverpool's biggest league win, as in 1989 they were defeated 9-0. Liverpool's heaviest defeats were against Huddersfield in 1935 (0-8) and Birmingham City F.C. in 1954 (1-9).
See also Liverpool F.C. statistics
See Also
Notes and references
- ^ Up until 1992, the premier European competition was named the European Cup; since then, it has been the UEFA Champions League.
- "G-14's members". g14.com. Retrieved 12 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "On This Day - 29th May 1985: Fans die in Heysel rioting". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "On This Day - 15th April 1989: Soccer fans crushed at Hillsborough". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "A hard lesson to learn". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - The official Liverpool website lists Barclay and McKenna as joint managers. Barclay held the post of "secretary-manager" and McKenna held the post of "coach-manager". (Reference: "William E. Barclay: 'Joint Manager' (1892-96)". Liverpool official website. Retrieved 12 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help)) - Ronnie Moran served as caretaker manager.
- Houllier was brought into Liverpool in the summer of 1998 to share the burden with Evans as joint-managers.
- Houllier was absent from October 2001 to February 2002, due to illness. During this time, Phil Thompson stepped in as temporary manager (P33 W16 D12 L5). These matches are included in Houllier's record.
- Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League.
- The trophy was known as the Charity Shield until 2002, and as the Community Shield since then.
External links
- Liverpool F.C. official site
- Official page for Liverpool Echo and Daily Post stories covering Liverpool F.C.
- Premierleague.com — Liverpool Football Club
- LFCHistory.net - Articles and statistics relating to Liverpool F.C.
- LFCWire.com - 24/7 Liverpool FC Updates
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