LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB
Founded by John Houlding on 15 March 1892
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Club Sponsors
Carlsberg
Unibet
Adidas
Getty Images
Lucozade Sport Science Academy (LSSA)
Lucozade Sport
MBNA Corporation
Liverpool FC Officials
Co. Chairmen
G.N. Gillett Jnr and T.O. Hicks
Chief Executive
R.N.Parry B.Sc, F.C.A.
Directors
F.L. Gillett
T.O. Hicks Jnr
D.R. Moores
R.N. Parry BSc FCA
Hon Life President
D.R. Moores
Hon Life Vice Presidents
T.D. Smith
K.E.B. Clayton FCA
J.D. Burns
J.H. Cresswell ACA
Secretary
W.B.Morrison
Liverpool FC Squad – 2008/2009 (subject to change*)
3. Steve Finnan
4. Sami Hyypia
5. Daniel Agger
7.
8. Steven Gerrard
9. Fernando Torres
10. Andriy Voronin
11. Yossi Benayoun
12. Fabio Aurelio
14. Xabi Alonso*
15. Peter Crouch*
16. Jermaine Pennant
17. Alvaro Arbeloa
18. Dirk Kuyt
19. Ryan Babel
20. Javier Mascherano
21. Lucas Leiva
23. Jamie Carragher
25. Pepe Reina
30. Charles Itandje
33. Sebastian Leto
34. Jay Spearing
35. Ray Putterill
36. Ryan Flynn
37. Martin Skrtel
38. Craig Lindfield
39. Stephen Darby
40. David Martin
42. Nabil El Zhar
44. Robbie Threlfall
45. Mikel San Jose Dominguez
46. Carlos Hobbs
47. Damien Plessis
48. Emiliano Insua
- Anthony Le Tallec
- Godwin Antwi
- Scott Carson
- Francisco Duran
- Krisztian Nemeth
- Peter Gulacsi
- Paul Anderson
- Gerardo Alfredo Bruna Blanco
- Daniel Sanchez Ayala
- Daniel Pacheco
- Martin Kelly
- Dean Bouzanis
- Jordy Brouwer
- Ryan Crowther
- Andras Simon
- Martin Hansen
- Ronald Huth
- Danny Guthrie
- Adam Hammill
- Miki Roque
10 most important dates in club history
1892 - Liverpool Football Club formed
1901 - Our first domestic league title win
1950 - First appearance at Wembley stadium
1959 - Bill Shankly appointed manager
1965 - Club wins the FA Cup for the first time
1977 - European Cup Winners for the first time
1985 - Heysel Disaster
1986 - Doing the Double – Domestic League and FA Cup Winners
1989 - Hillsborough Disaster
2001 - Clinching the cup treble – Worthington Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners
2005 - UEFA Champions League Winners
Liverpool FC Club Honors
League Champions
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
Division Two Winners
1893-94 1895-96 1904-05 1961-62
Lancashire League Winners
1892-93
Football Association Challenge Cup Winners
1964-65 1973-74 1985-86 1988-89 1991-92
2000-01 2005-06
League Cup Winners
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1994-95
2000-01 2002-03
Football Association Charity Shield Winners
1964* 1965* 1966 1974 1976
1977* 1979 1980 1982 1986*
1988 1989 1990* 2001 2006
( * shared)
European Cup Winners
1976-77 1977-78 1980-81 1983-84 2004-05
UEFA Cup Winners
1972-73 1975-76 2000-01
European Super Cup Winners
1977 2001 2005
Super Cup Winners
1985-86
Carlsberg Trophy
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Reserves Division One Winners
1956-57 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1972-73
1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1978-79
1980-81 1981-82 1983-84 1984-85 1989-90
1999-2000 2007-08
FA Youth Cup Winners
1995-96 2005-06 2006-07
Club Stadium
Name: Anfield (UEFA 4-star rated stadium)
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Opened: 1884
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 45,362
Field dimensions: 111 yards (101 m) by 74 yards (68 m)
Pre-Season Schedule
12 Jul, 2008 Tranmere Rovers Friendly A
16 Jul, 2008 FC Lucerne Friendly A
19 Jul, 2008 Wisla Krakow Friendly A
22 Jul, 2008 Hertha Berlin Friendly A
30 Jul, 2008 Villarreal Friendly A
02 Aug, 2008 Glasgow Rangers Friendly A
05 Aug, 2008 Vålerenga Friendly A
Club Website
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
10 undisputed Kop Classics
1. You’ll Never Walk Alone*
2. Fields of Anfield Road
3. Liverbird Upon My Chest
4. Poor Scouser Tommy
5. When The Reds Go Marching In
6. L I V
7. Red & White Kop
8. Bill Shankly From Glenbuck
9. Underneath the Floodlights
10. Scouser in Gay Paris
Famous Quotes
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."
Bill Shankly
"The English club proved that miracles really do exist. I've now made Liverpool my English team. They showed that football is the most beautiful sport of all. The Liverpool supporters didn't let me go to sleep the night before, there were 10 of them to every three Milan supporters. They showed their unconditional support at half-time when they were losing 3-0 and still they didn't stop singing." World Cup legend
Diego Maradona who was cheering for Liverpool in Istanbul.
There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with the fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything." Dutch legend
Johan Cruyff after Istanbul.
"Liverpool's fans are just amazing. The best feeling I have at away games is Anfield. It is just incredible. I love it. You get goose bumps when you see their supporters sing You'll Never Walk Alone." Arsenal and France star
Thierry Henry.
"He's better than Platini, certainly better than Rumminegge and Maradona. For me he is the greatest footballer in the world." Graeme Souness on
Kenny Dalglish
"Liverpool without European football is like a banquet without wine."
Roy Evans
*
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver
Song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams
Be tossed and blown
Walk on
Walk on
With hope in your hearts
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone.
Walk on
Walk on
All the best for the 2008/2009 season.
EDIT: Sources for statistics and images = www.wikipedia.org, www.flickr.com AND www.liverpoolfc.tv