Liverpool Soccer Team
Liverpool Football Club is
the most successful English football team, having won 4 European
Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First
Division) titles. Their home ground is the 45,362 capacity
Anfield, which is about three miles from the city centre of
Liverpool.
The club was founded on March 15, 1892 by John
Houlding, the owner of Anfield. Houlding decided to form his
own team after Everton FC were evicted from Anfield in an
argument over rent. The original name was to be Everton FC
but was changed to Liverpool FC after The Football Association
refused to recognise the team as Everton.
On July 30, 2004, the Liverpool City Council
granted the club planning permission to build a new 60,000
seat stadium, nearby at Stanley Park. For a time, it looked
likely that the stadium would be shared with local rivals
Everton, but talks on a groundshare failed in January 2005,
and Liverpool will now have the stadium to itself. It is hoped
that if all goes to plan, construction of the new stadium
will begin in the summer of 2005 and it will open in 2007.
The old stadium will then become a public plaza surrounded
by apartments, offices, bars, restaurants and a hotel. The
treatment of the old stadium requires some sensitivity as
a number of deceased fans have had their ashes officially
scattered on the pitch over the years.
The club was especially dominant in the 1970s
and 1980s. Great players from this time include Ray Clemence,
Mark Lawrenson, Graeme Souness, Ian Callaghan, Phil Neal,
Kevin Keegan, Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish (102 Caps) and Ian
Rush (346 Goals).
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