/|\ Liverpool F.C. - Fields Of Anfield Road /|\

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/|\ Liverpool F.C. - Fields Of Anfield Road /|\

Liverpool Football Club
There Have Been Ups And Downs
Thats A Fact
Hillsbrough, No One Will Forget
Thats A Fact
Titles Have Been Sparse For Many Years
Thats A Fact
But Now, This Season, They Will Bring The Title Back
To The Fields Of Anfield Road

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| Club Information |

Full Name: Liverpool Football Club
Nickname: The Reds
Founded: 15th March 1892
Club Chairmans: George Gillett & Tom Hicks
League: Barclays Premier League
Rivals: Everton Football Club
Sponsor: Carlsberg

| Stadium |

Name: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Capacity: 45,276
Opened: 1884
Dimensions: 101m x 68m
Owner: Liverpool F.C.

A Certified UEFA Elite Stadium, Anfield is the home of Liverpool F.C., and has been since 1892. The stadium used to be owned by fierce rivals Everton, as the friend of the president of Everton, John Houlding, let the land to the club after they were in need of a new stadium. A dispute arose when Everton fully purchased the land from John Orrell, and owner John Houlding and the Everton F.C. commitee disputed over how the club was ran and owned, this eventually led to Everton F.C. moving to Goodison Park, and leaving John Houlding with nothing but an empty Anfield. Houlding then formed a new club to play at Anfield, and Liverpool F.C. were made from there.

Anfield is an all-seater venue, and has been since 1994, after the Taylor Report stated that all grounds in England should be converted to all-seater venues by May 1994. The stadium is also known for the two gates dedicated to two Liverpool managers, the Paisley Gates (Bob Paisley)
and the more well known Shankly Gates, dedicated to legendary manager Bill Shankly, who also has a statue erected of himself outside the stadium itself.

Apart from hosting Liverpool's home fixtures, Anfield has also hosted many international fixtures for the England national team, and was used as one of the stadia for Euro 96, England have also visited Anfield twice to play Liverpool in testimonial matches for Phil Thompson in 1983 and Alan Hansen in 1988 and the stadium has also been used by the Wales national team on three occasions.

| Manager |

Full Name: Rafael Benítez Maudes
Born: 16 April 1960 (aged 49) Madrid, Spain
Playing Career: 1974-1986
Teams Played For: Castilla CF, AD Parla, Linaras CF
Managerial Career: 1986-present
Teams Managed: Castilla Youth B, Real Madrid Youth B, Real Madrid U-19s, Real Madrid B,
Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia, Liverpool

As a player Benitez played in over 405 games over the course of 12 years in the game, scoring 118 goals from his midfield role, but injury caused a 26-year old Benitez to retire from the playing side of football.

His start to managing was successful, taking Castilla B to two league titles, and taking the Real Madrid u19s to two Spanish Under 19s Cup victories, and then winning the national Under 19 league a year later, during his time at Madrid, he gained the specific coaching badges and certificates he needed to further his managerial career.

Benitez then moved on to Real Valladolid, but did not have much success, and saw himself leaving the club after twenty-three games in charge, and only two wins. Then he signed for Osasuna, who were in the Segunda Division, but again after nine games in charge and one win, Benitez was leaving again. Then he had some success, when he took Extremadura to the Primera Division, but they only survived one season in the top flight and saw themsevlves relegated at the end of the season.

The turn of the century saw him sign for Valencia, where he made wonders to impress the fans, and this eventually led to Valencia landing their first La Liga title in over 31 years, and two years later, the feat was achieved again, sealing the league title, but things got better, as Valencia sealed the UEFA Cup, beating Marseille 2-0.

This was seen as what made Liverpool move for Benitez, and he had the same job to do as he did at Valencia, and that was win, he brought in many players to strengthen the squad, but was unable to gift Liverpool the Premiership title for that year, However he will be praised for getting Liverpool to the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul, and after a fantastic comeback, the game went down to penalties, and Liverpool sealed another European title.

The next season brought more silverware for Liverpool, in the form of the FA Cup, beating West Ham in a tense final, in a penalty-shoot out. The 2006-2007 season saw Liverpool get to the Champions League final again, only to lose out to AC Milan 2-1.

The next season saw the takeover of Tom Hicks and George Gillett, and Benitez was given numerous transfer funds to bring in more talent for Liverpool, but again Benitez lacked what Liverpool wanted, and that was the Premier League title, but this season things will change, Benitez claims, saying Liverpool will lift the Premier League title, and bring it home to Liverpool.

| Kits |

| Honours |

Division One Winners (1:
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 (4):
1893-94, 1895-96, 1904-05, 1961-62

FA Cup Winners (7):
1964-65, 1973-74, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991-92
2000-01, 2005-06

Carling Cup Winners (7):
1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95
2000-01, 2002-03

Charity Shield Winners (15):
1964+, 1965+, 1966, 1974, 1976
1977+, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986+
1988, 1989, 1990+, 2001, 2006
(+ = shared titles)

Champions League Winners (5):
1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-05

UEFA Cup Winners (3):
1972-73, 1975-76, 2000-01

UEFA Super Cup Winners (3):
1977, 2001, 2005

GONNA MAKE 7 RESERVES.....SO DONT POST YET

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| Club History |

- The Early Years -

Liverpool F.C. were born thanks to their rivals Everton F.C., as Everton owned Anfield, and after a dispute between president John Houlding and the Everton F.C. committee, Everton left Anfield and moved to Goodison Park, leaving John Houlding without a football club and with nothing but an empty stadium. He decided to create a football club to occupy the empty Anfield, and that was when Liverpool F.C. were born.

Liverpool sealed their first league triumph in 1901, under the management of Tom Watson, no one knew how much success Watson would bring, but over his years in charge, the first set of Liverpool champions took shape. The scene was very different from what it is today, when the team travelled to away games by train or horse-drawn wagon and during the week animals
grazed on the grass-covered terraces at Anfield. Liverpool competed in their first FA Cup final 1914, only to lose out to Burnley 1-0 at Crystal Palace Sports Centre.


- 1930s to 1950s -



George Kay was appointed manager in 1936 to replace current manager George Patterson, and his career as manager did not get off to the best of starts, with only three wins from his first twelve matches in charge, and Liverpool finished that season in 18th place, and the next two seasons improved slightly, finishing the 1937-38 season in 11th place, and they completed the
next season in the same fashion, ending up in 11th place.

Kay picked up his first major championship as manager in the 1947-48 season, but it did go down to the last game of the season, with Liverpool travelling to league leaders Wolverhampton, who needed to victory to seal the title, however Liverpool were also in contention for the title, and the Reds came out 2-1 winners in the game, and as all other fixtures went their way, Liverpool became the winners of the league for the first time under George Kay, the most important highlight of his managerial career.

That was to be Kay's last league triumph, but the Englishman led Liverpool to the FA Cup Final in 1950, and the demand to see Pool at Wembley was immense, with Liverpool only being given 10,000 tickets, and nearly 100,000 people applying, it was clear there was not enough to go around, but after the game many fans probably wished they hadn't gone, as they saw Liverpool lose out 2-0 to Arsenal. This saw the end to George Kay's managerial career, as now he was unwell and decided to retire in 1951.

- 1950s onwards -

Don Welsh was the man who replaced George Kay, and he had a certain struggle on his hands looking after a team who were coming to the end of their time, and after all of Welsh's attempts, he couldn't prevent a final relegation spot for Liverpool, and it saw them slip out of the First Division for over 50 years.

The following season nearly saw Liverpool return to the First Division, however the unfortunately lost out, and this saw the end to Don Welsh, who was sacked by the club, the first time it had happened to a Liverpool manager in their 64 years of existence.

Phil Taylor had a brief stint at the club, but also found it a struggle getting the Reds back to the First Division, and Taylor was gone by 1959, being sacked after a poor FA Cup defeat by Worcester City.



Then came the man whose name will be etched on many of Liverpool's fans hearts, Bill Shankly arrived at the club in December 1959, and his time at the club is seemed to be the most prolific in all of Liverpool's history, transforming them from a Second Division side to one of the top clubs in Europe, a feat not achieved by many.

Within his first year in charge, Shankly had released around twenty-four players, and began to create a new Liverpool, a better Liverpool, and by Shankly's third season with the Reds, they had returned to the top flight once again, re-instating the Liverpool class. And in 1964, Liverpool lifted the First Division Championship for the 6th time in their existence.

The next season didn't see another league title, but saw the FA Cup finally in Liverpool, when Liverpool beat Leeds United 2-1 in the final. The 64-65 season also saw European football come to Anfield, but their Euro campaign ended at the semi-final stage, losing out to Inter Milan.

A year later saw Liverpool regain the title once again, and Shankly became one of the most highly rated managers in football at that moment, and the Liverpool squad was full of class and quality, but Shankly wasn't done yet, he still brought in more faces, like Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence.

Over the years, Shankly still had the force to win many trophies, including Liverpool's first UEFA Cup triumph in 1973, and again winning the FA Cup in 1974 after beating Newcastle United 3-0. But Shankly appeared to be done there, and shocked many Liverpool fans and players by decided to retire, many people tried to persuade the legend to carry on, but he ignored them and hung up his managerial boots, and duties were given to ex-player Bob Paisley.




Bob Paisley then became the manager of the Reds, and in his nine years in charge, became of on the most successful managers ever to don the English club, his first season saw no silverware come to Anfield, but the 1974-75 season saw him claim his first title whilst in charge of Liverpool, and the championship was again retained in 1977, the year which Liverpool also won their first Champions League title, beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 in the final, and they retained the title again the season after, beating FC Bruges 1-0 this time, the goal was scored by future Liverpool legend Kenny Daglish, who came on to replace Kevin Keegan in his final game for the Reds.

The 1978-79 season was a record-breaking year for Liverpool, winning the league title with 68 points and conceding only 16 goals. The following season brought yet another league title to Anfield, Paisley's last European triumph also came in the 79-80 season, with a 1-0 victory over Spanish giants Real Madrid. They also won the League Cup in that season, with legendary defender Alan Hansen grabbing the winning goal.

In 1981, Liverpool again regained the League title, and they also retained the League Cup, with the emergence of Welsh striker Ian Rush, the same happened the very next season, winning both the League and League Cup titles.

The big question on everyone’s lips, was who was to replace Bob Paisley when he retired, as his shoes would be hard to fill, after winning twenty-one trophies, including the three European triumphs, six League titles and three League Cup wins, a new Liverpool had been born once again, with some of their most well known stars of today.

Joe Fagan then took the reins at Liverpool, and his first season saw Liverpool completing the Treble, winning the League title, the League Cup and the European Cup, a feat not accomplished by an English team before, this feat mainly happened thanks to the accomplishments of Bob Paisley, and the players he left for Fagan to use, including Welsh super striker Ian Rush, who proved to be a prolific goalscorer for the Reds. The following season saw Liverpool lose out another league triumph to local rivals Everton.

- The Heysel Disaster -




In the same season, Liverpool reached the European Cup final, and faced Italian champions Juventus at The Heysel Stadium in Belgium. The only thing dividing the fans was a small fence, and due to the ferocity of the Liverpool and Juventus fans, before kick-off, the Liverpool fans charged through the fence to attempt an attack on the Juventus fans, who subsequently retreated backward, crushing hundreds in the process, and when the supporting wall behind them collapsed, 39 Juventus fans were crushed to death, this disaster proved to be shocking and UEFA banned all English teams from European competition until 1990.

The disaster led to the retirement of manager Joe Fagan, who handed the managerial position to striker Kenny Daglish.

- Kenny Dalglish -




Daglish quickly established himself as a great manager when in his first season in charge, he fought of competition from a number of teams to secure the League title yet again, this success got better when they beat fierce rivals Everton 3-1 in the FA Cup final, Daglish still played in his first few years of management, and the partnership of himself and Ian Rush was proving to be the most fearsome in all of the English league.

Liverpool's European ban was still in strong force, and they had to continue yet another season without and European triumph, and the next season proved less prolific for Liverpool, as they recorded a trophyless season, as rivals Everton ran out winners in the League and Arsenal sealed the League Cup, many predicted Liverpool to decline in force after the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus for £3.2 million in the summer. UEFA again said English clubs could not compete in the European competitions, and many suggested Liverpool should serve a longer ban as they were the original cause to the problem.

New Liverpool striker John Aldridge silenced all critics that Liverpool would decline in force when he was the club's leading goalscorer for the 1987-88 season, which also led to the Reds claiming another league title, the only downside to the season was a shock loss at the hands of Wimbledon in the FA Cup Final, with Liverpool losing 1-0. And again at the end of the season UEFA voted for the ban on English inclusion in European tournaments to continue yet again, so there was another season without European football for the Reds.

The 1988-89 season saw the return of Ian Rush after an unsuccessful spell at Juventus, and he helped them on the way to the FA Cup final, where they recorded another victory over Everton, but they did not have the luck in the league, losing the title in the last minute of the last game of the season, when Arsenal's Michael Thomas, scored at the end of the game to seal the title for Arsenal, winning the championship on goals scored.

- The Hillsborough Disaster -



The 1988-89 season was not remembered for their FA Cup triumph or their League performance, it was remembered for the events that occurred on 15th April 1989, when Liverpool travelled to Hillsborough in Sheffield to face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final.

Steel fencing was placed around the pitch at Hillsborough, to stop fans entering the field, which was where the crush took place, as Liverpool were assigned the Leppings Lane end of the stadium, which could only hold 14,600 spectators, and unexpected roadworks delayed many fans getting to the ground early, many fans who were arriving late began to assemble outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles, more fans than the two pens in the Leppings Lane end could handle, and no supporters could turn back because of the crush taking place behind them. Eventually many police opened a gate to ease the build-up, but nearly 5,000 fans were trying to enter through the turnstiles, so Police opened another gate, intended as an exit for fans, but many fans saw this as an opportunity and rushed through the gate straight into the stadium.

This caused thousands of fans to enter a stand already overcrowded, and this caused all of the fans at the front of the stadium to be crushed under the weight of the fans behind them, the fans entering were unaware of problems occurring, stewards or police should have been there to guard to central pens, but they were not there, which is a main reason for the crush. Many
fans began climbing the steel fencing to escape and reach safety, however, many of them did not quite get there, and 94 Liverpool spectators died during the crush, some survived, and tried to help their desperate friends from death, but police only allowed one ambulance to enter the ground, but this ambulance was also turned away due to the amount of people that
needed aid.

94 fans died on the day, and the final death toll for Hillsborough reached 96 in 1993 when Tony Bland finally died after never returning from a 4-year coma. The Taylor Report was issued in 1994, saying that all football stadia in England should become all-seater, to prevent future crushings.

The 89-90 season saw Liverpool clinch another league triumph under Kenny Daglish, and the ban on English clubs competing in European competition was finally lifted but they had to serve another year of the ban, so could not partake in the 1990-91 European Cup
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The following season saw Liverpool in a clash with Arsenal for the league title, and a famous 4-4 FA Cup tie with Everton, Kenny Daglish shocked Liverpool by handing in his resignation as manager, saying he could not cope with managing them anymore, First-team coach Ronnie Moran took charge for a number of weeks until ex-player Graeme Souness took charge, by this point Liverpool had lost out for league chances and finished runners up to Arsenal.

- The Souness Era -




Souness' first full season in charge saw Liverpool claim the FA Cup title for the 5th time in their existence, which meant they would compete in the European Cup Winners Cup for the 92-93 season, but Souness began to sell many great players and spend vast amounts of cash on players who weren't very successful. Most of Souness' good signings only excelled well under Souness' successor, and he also made the signing of Dean Saunders from Derby, who proved to be a success alongside Ian Rush in the attack, but was sold after only 6 games for Liverpool, to Aston Villa for £2.5 million.

The Liverpool youth teams produced many of Liverpool's legends, such as Robbie Fowler, Dominic Matteo and Steve Mcmanaman, and others such as Jamie Redknapp and Don Hutchinson all broke into Souness' first team with force, and Ian Rush was still scoring many goals, but veteran keeper Bruce Grobbelaar was often being kept out of the side by signing of David James.

Liverpool finished 6th in the first ever Barclays Premier League, and never looked like title challengers for many years, and Souness continued his purchasing, buying Nigel Clough and Niel Ruddock for a £2.275m and £2.5m respectively. The following season saw Robbie Fowler's debut in the Coca Cola Cup, and the striker scored in the 3-1 victory over Fulham, and in the return fixture at Anfield, he scored all five goals in a 5-0 victory, and the legend was born then and there. The FA Cup seemed to be Liverpool's only hope of triumph after they were dumped out of the Coca Cola Cup by Wimbledon. But
poor form at Anfield meant that they were dumped out the cup by Bristol City, and Graeme Souness ironically resigned soon after.

- 1994 onwards -

1994 saw the arrival or Roy Evans, who had been at the club for over 30 years, doing different jobs. His first game in charge saw a 2-2 draw with Norwich, and ended up finishing eighth place in the league that season, with Robbie Fowler scoring 29 goals in all competitions.

The start of the next season saw a 6-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace, a promising start, and Liverpool ended up finishing the season fourth, and they also had success in the League Cup, beating Bolton Wanderers in the final 2-1.

The 1995-96 season saw the singing of Stan Collymore, whom formed a strong partnership with Robbie Fowler in attack, which saw veteran Ian Rush being relegated to the substitute bench, before he was sold to Leeds United
on a free transfer. Liverpool were once again established as a top team in England, despite finishing 3rd in the Premier League, and losing out 1-0 in the final of the FA Cup to Man United.

Liverpool had the opportunities to clinch the 96-97 title, but occasional poor form saw them finish 4th and had to settle for the UEFA Cup spot, they had hopes of winning the European Cup Winners Cup, but lost out to PSG in the semi-finals. The 1997-98 season saw Liverpool finishing third once again, but their highlight of the season was the emergence of striker Michael Owen, the young Liverpudlian became equal top scorer in the Premier League with 18
goals.

- The Arrival of Gerard Houllier -




Gerard Houllier was one of the past French national coaches before joining Liverpool to work alongside Roy Evans, but this did not last long as Evans left a few months later, and Houllier could do nothing to stop the team from finishing seventh place, which was disappointing to see for the fans.

However, things changed for the better in 2000-2001, when Liverpool again reached a solid third position in the Premier League, but this time doing the Domestic Treble, winning both the League Cup and FA Cup, and the UEFA Cup, followed by more cup success in 2001 when they claimed the Community Shield and the European Super Cup.

By now, the Liverpool squad had evolved yet again, now containing players like Emile Heskey, Jerzy Dudek, and now legend, Steven Gerrard.
Liverpool claimed the runners-up spot in the Premier League in 2001-02, making it their best league finish since 1991, but luck was not all on their side when they were dumped put the League Cup by Grimsby Town in the Third Round, matters were also worse for Liverpool as Gerard Houllier suffered a major heart problem, which kept him away from Anfield or many
months.

Liverpool yet again claimed the League Cup title in 2003, but they failed again to gift them the Premier League title, which was dominated by Arsenal, who finished thirty points ahead of the Reds, but they still managed to qualify for the Champions League for the forthcoming season.

Houllier was dismissed as manager in May 2004 after many disputes from the Liverpool fans claiming Houllier were not using their attacking force well enough, which angered the fans.

- The Rafa Benitez Era -




Rafa Benitez was named the manager of Liverpool after the dismissal of Gerard Houllier, he was chosen as he had recently guided Valencia to La Liga and UEFA Cup triumphs. Benitez's first season in charge saw Liverpool finish a rather disappointing 5th place, however things took a turn for the better when the Reds reach the Champions League Final, facing off against AC Milan in Istanbul, after eliminating favourites Juventus in the quater-finals and English rivals Chelsea in the semi-finals, but after seeing themselves 3-0 down at half-time, there seemed to be no way back, but after goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and a penalty from Xabi Alonso gave Liverpool one of the most historic comebacks of all time. The game dragged into a penalty shoot-out, and it was time for Jerzy Dudek to have the limelight, and after saving penalties from Serginho, Andreas Pirlo, and Kaka. Then, Andriy Shevhcenko took to the spot, knowing if he missed the cup would have been Liverpool's, and Jerzy Dudek, using Bruce Grobbelaar's famous leg wobble trick, saved Shevchenko's penalty, ensuring the cup was Liverpool's once again.


Liverpool soon became in danger of not being able to defend their Champions League title after the English Leagues high UEFA rankings limited the amount of teams to be entered into the competition to four, and as Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United and Everton took up the four Champions League spaces, Liverpool questioned that as they were current champions, they should have the right to defend the cup, but FA rulings stated that the top 4 clubs in the Premier League shall advance to the Champions League. but UEFA eventually placed Liverpool into the first qualifying round, and now every winner of the Champions League shall be placed in the first qualifying round.

The following season's Champions League campaign went well, until the last sixteen, when Liverpool were knocked out by Portuguese side Benfica. But they had some European success, beating CSKA Moscow in the European Super Cup. As the winners of the UEFA Champions League, they represented Europe in the FIFA Club World Championship, getting to the final and facing Sao Paulo, only to lose out 1-0.

The 2005-06 season saw Liverpool also have a successful FA Cup run, beating Manchester United 1-0 and breaking a near 90-year jinx against the Red Devils. Liverpool looked strong in the quarter final after thrashing Birmingham City 7-0, and goals from Luis Garcia and John Arne Riise put Liverpool in the final, facing West Ham. And all the thanks went to Steven Gerrard, as he played a big part in winning the FA Cup for Liverpool once again, including that famous volley in the 91st minute to make the tie 3-3 going into the penalty shoot-out in which Liverpool sealed another FA Cup triumph.

The 05-06 season also saw Liverpool collect 82 points in the Premier League, but were still unable to clinch a league title, and the 06-07 season saw Liverpool win another Community Shield after beating Chelsea 2-1. The domestic side of the season did not get off to the best of starts, being knocked out of FA Cup and League Cup by Arsenal, but Benitez again guided his Liverpool team to the UEFA Champions League Final, beating Chelsea again in the semi-final, winning 4-1 on penalties. Liverpool again faced off against AC Milan, but this time lost out on the cup, losing 2-1 against a stronger AC Milan side.

The 07-08 season saw the first season in which Liverpool failed to reach a big final under Benitez's management, and they also had a poor run in the Premier League, but Liverpool's squad was deemed the strongest under the management of Rafa Benitez, and the 07-08 season saw the arrival of Spanish striker Fernando Torres, who scored a massive 33 goals in the season, and helped Liverpool to the semi-finals of the Champions League for another
season.

Before though it looked like Liverpool could have been making an early exit in the Champions League, after only collecting 1 point from their opening 3 games, but they squeezed through after beating Besiktas by a score of 8-0 and beating Porto at Anfield 4-1, and finally sealing a 4-0 victory over Marseille to pull off a spectacular comeback to finish 2nd in the group and to qualify for the knock-out stages.

Liverpool were humiliated when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship club Barnsley, but they're next fixture proved a different story, when they faced Inter Milan in the Champions League, they answered many critics by pulling off an epic performance, as they were the better team throughout the game and it payed off as in the last 5 minutes as the grabbed two goals, meaning they had the two goal advantage going into the second leg at the San Siro. The second leg brought more success for Liverpool as Fernando Torres scored well to take Liverpool into the quarter-finals, when they beat Premier League rivals Arsenal, only to lose out to Chelsea in the semi-finals, the third time the two had met in a quarter or semi final for the last 4 years.

The 07-08 Premier League campaign saw Liverpool finish in an average 4th place, 11 points behind rivals Manchester United, and the summer has gone well for Liverpool so far, after the signing of Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, and Benitez is hoping to add a few more faces to the Liverpool books, and they are hoping this season will be their season, to finally bring home the title to the Fields Of Anfield Road.

| Club Records & Stats |

Most First Team Appearances: Ian Callaghan (857)
Most League Appearances: Ian Callaghan (640)
Longest Serving Player: Elisha Scott – 21 yrs & 52 days: 1913 to 1934
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Most First Team Goals: Ian Rush (346)
Most League Goals: Roger Hunt (245)
Most Hat-Tricks: Gordon Hodgson (17)
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Most Capped International Player: Steven Gerrard (74) - England
Most International Goals: Ian Rush (26) - Wales
Michael Owen (26) - England
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Record Victory: 11-0 v Stromsgodset
Record Defeat: 1-9 v Birmingham City
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Record Transfer Fee Paid: Around £20m - Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid
Record Transfer Fee Recieved: £12.5 million - Robbie Fowler to Leeds United
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Record Highest Attendance: 61,905 vs. Wolverhampton: 1951/52 FA Cup Fifth Round
Record Lowest Attendance: 1,000 vs. Loughborough Town: 7 December 1895

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| Goalkeepers |

#1
Name: Diego Cavalieri
Date of Birth: 1st December 1982
Place of Birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Age: 26
Position: Goalkeeper
Overall:

#25
Name: Jose Manuel Reina
Date of Birth: 31st August 1982
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Age: 26
Position: Goalkeeper
Overall:

#30
Name: Charles Itandje
Date of Birth: 2nd November 1982
Place of Birth: Bobigny, France
Age: 26
Position: Goalkeeper
Overall:

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| Defenders |

#2
Name: Andrea Dossena
Date of Birth: 11th September 1981
Place of Birth: Lodi, Italy
Age: 27
Position: Left-back
Overall:



#3
Name: Gael Clichy
Date of Birth: 26th July 1985
Place of Birth: Toulouse, France
Age: 24
Position: Left-back/ Wing-bsck
Overall: 83




#5
Name: Daniel Agger
Date of Birth: 12th December 1984
Place of Birth: Hvidovre, Denmark
Age: 24
Position: Centre-back
Overall:



#12
Name: Fabio Aurelio
Date of Birth: 24th September 1979
Place of Birth: Sao Carlos, Brazil
Age: 29
Position: Left-back
Overall:

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#22
Name: Emiliano Insua
Date of Birth: 7th January 1989
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age: 20
Position: Left-back
Overall:



#23
Name: Jamie Carragher
Date of Birth: 28th January 1978
Place of Birth: Merseyside, England
Age: 31
Position: Centre-back
Overall:



#27
Name: Philipp Degen
Date of Birth: 15th February 1983
Place of Birth: Holstein, Switzerland
Age: 26
Overall:



#37
Name: Martin Skrtel
Date of Birth: 15th December 1984
Place of Birth: Handlova, Czechoslovakia
Age: 24
Overall:

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| Midfielders |

#8
Name: Steven Gerrard
Date of Birth: 30th May 1980
Place of Birth: Merseyside, England
Age: 29
Position: Centre-midfield
Overall: 88



#11
Name: Albert Riera
Date of Birth: 15th April 1982
Place of Birth: Manacor, Spain
Age: 27
Position: Left-wing
Overall:




#14
Name: Alberto Aquilani
Date of Birth: 7th July 1984
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Age: 25
Position: Centre Midfielder
Overall: 83



#15
Name: Yossi Benayoun
Date of Birth: 5th May 1980
Place of Birth: Dimona, Israel
Age: 29
Position: Attacking-midfield
Overall:



#19
Name: Ryan Babel
Date of Birth: 19th December 1986
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Age: 22
Position: Winger
Overall:



#20
Name: Javier Mascherano
Date of Birth; 8th June 1984
Place of Birth: San Lorenzo, Argentina
Age: 25
Position: Centre-midfield
Overall: 82



#21
Name: Lucas Leiva
Date of Birth: 9th January 1987
Place of Birth: Dourados, Brazil
Age: 22
Position: Centre-midfield
Overall: 78

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| Strikers |

#7
Name: Robbie Keane
Date of Birth: 8th July 1980
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 29
Position: Striker
Overall:



#9
Name: Fernando Torres
Date of Birth: 20th March 1984
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Age: 25
Position: Striker
Overall:



#10
Name: Kevin Kuranyi
Date of Birth: 2nd March 1982
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age: 27
Position: Striker
Overall: 82



#17
Name: Oscar Cardozo
Date of Birth: 20th May 1983
Place of Birth: Juan Eulogio Estigarribia, Paraguay
Age: 26
Position: Striker
Overall: 80



#18
Name: Dirk Kuyt
Date of Birth: 22nd July 1980
Place of Birth: Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Age: 29
Position: Winger/Forward
Overall:



#24
Name: David N'Gog
Date of Birth: 1st April 1989
Place of Birth: Gennevilliers, France
Age: 20
Position: Striker
Overall:

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| Liverpool FC Fixtures |

- August -
13.08 - Hull City (H) - Result: Liverpool 4-0 Hull
16.08 - Man United (A) - Result: Man. United 2-3 Liverpool
23.08 - Aston Villa (H)
30.08 - Tottenham (A)


- September -
09.09 - League Cup Round 2
13.09 - Wigan (H)
20.09 - Fulham (A)
27.09 - Everton (H)


- October -
04.10 - Blackburn (A)
11.10 - Stoke (H)
14.10 - League Cup Round 3
18.10 -Middlesborough (A)
25.10 - West Brom (H)

- November -
01.11 - West Ham (A)
04.11 - League Cup Round 4
08.11 - Newcastle (H)
15.11 - Chelsea (H)
22.11 - Sunderland (A)
29.11 - Bolton (H)

- December -
06.12 - Man City (A)
13.12 - Portsmouth (H)
16.12 - League Cup Quater-Final
20.12 - Arsenal (A)
27.12 - Man United (H)
31.12 - West Ham (H)

- January -
03.01 - Aston Villa (A)
07.01 - West Brom (A)
10.01 - FA Cup Round 3
13.01 - League Cup Semi-Final
20.01 - League Cup Semi-Final
24.01 - Bolton (A)
31.01 - FA Cup Round 4

- February -
01.02 - League Cup Final
07.02 - Sunderland (H)
14.02 - Chelsea (A)
21.02 - FA Cup Round 5
28.02 - Newcastle (A)

- March -
07.03 - Blackburn (H)
14.03 - FA Cup Quater-Final
21.03 - Everton (A)
28.03 - Fulham (H)

- April -
04.04 - Wigan (A)
12.04 - FA Cup Semi-Final
18.04 - Man City (H)
22.04 - Hull City (A)
25.04 - Tottenham (H)
29.04 - Middlesborough (H)

- May -
02.05 - Portsmouth (A)
06.05 - Stoke (A)
09.05 - Arsenal (H)
23.05 - FA Cup Final

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| Top 5 Yellow Card Recievers |

| Top 5 Red Card Recievers |

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just in case..

POST AWAY

[-_-Jagielka-_-]

First post, good luck do Liverpool proud

[CFC | Koop]

first post, great start!

jEdit: Jags you lalalalalalala

[-_-Jagielka-_-]

Originally Posted by -_-Jagielka-_-

First post, good luck do Liverpool proud

Originally Posted by koopIfooty

first post, great start!

[CFC | Koop]

shut up

[PNE-Adz]

I wonder what genious came up with that title

And some of the pics aren't showing on the OP.

But good start.

[..KieRaN..]

lolz, the ressies will get filled over the course of today, first one is history, and trust me, its very very long

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Originally Posted by -_-Jagielka-_-

First post, good luck do Liverpool proud

thanks mate

Originally Posted by koopIfooty

first post, great start!

jEdit: Jags you lalalalalalala

thanks koop, and

Originally Posted by PNE-Adz

I wonder what genious came up with that title

And some of the pics aren't showing on the OP.

But good start.

some genius it must of been eh?

thanks a lot adz,

[T-Hawk94]

Great start so far, can't wait till you fill out the reserves, good luck with this

[..KieRaN..]

cheers T-Hawk

the kit graphic will be updated soon, as i now have all new kits for this season, so i'll be doing the 08-09 season, with the 09-10 kits

so it doesnt confuse anyone

[Ben100792]

I like the 'facts' in your OP. Way to take the urine out of Rafa

[..KieRaN..]

what you mean ben ?

[Ben100792]

I think you know what I mean. Taking the mickey if you like

[nzgangster]

haha funny

[CFC | Koop]

[Steve]

awesome start so far keiran

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i dont know what i said in the op that takes the lalalala out of him? lol