Welcome to Liverpool Football Club


General Information:

Established: 15. March 1892
Nickname: "The Reds" or "Pool"
Address: Anfield Road, Liverpool4 OTH, England
Telephone: 0151-260-8680
Ground: Anfield Road
Capacity: 41,256 (The Kop Grandstand: 13000, Main Stand: 8771, Paddock: 2578, Anfield Road End: 5512, Centenary Stand: 11404)
Pitch measurements: 110yd * 75yd
Manager: Roy Evans
Assistant Manager: Doug Livermore
Trainer: Ronnie Moran
Reserve-coach: Sammy Lee
Goalie-trainer: Joe Corrigan
Physiotherapist: Mark Leather
Director of youth: Steve Heighway
Youth-trainers: Hughie McAuley, Dave Shannon
Chief scout: Ron Yeats
Chairman: D.R. Moores
Chief Executive/General Secretary: P.B. Robinson
 Anfield Road picture

Squad for 1996-1997

  1. David James
  2. Rob Jones
  3. Bjørn Tore Kvarme
  4. Jason McAteer
  5. Mark Wright
  6. Phil Babb
  7. Steve McManaman
  8. Stan Collymore
  9. Robbie Fowler
  10. John Barnes
  11. Jamie Redknapp
  12. Steve Harkness
  13. Tony Warner
  14. Neil Ruddock
  16. Michael Thomas
  18. Phil Charnock
  19. Mark Kennedy
  20. Stig Inge Bjørnebye
  21. Dominic Matteo
  23. Jamie Carragher
  24. Lee Jones
  25. David Thompson
 Liverpool F.C. 1996/97

Records:

Record Attendance: 61,905 v Wolves, 2 February 1952.
Record League Victory: 10-1 v Rotherham T, 18 February 1896.
Record Cup Victory: 11-0 v Stromsgodset Drammen, ECWC 1st rd 1st leg, 17 September 1974.
Record Defeat: 1-9 v Birmingham C, 11 December 1954.
Most League Goals: 106, Division 2, 1895-96.
Highest League Scorer in Season: Roger Hunt, 41, 1961-62.
Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Roger Hunt, 245, 1959-69.
Most League Goals in a Season: Roger Hunt, 41, 1961-62.
Most Goals: Ian Rush, 336, 1980-1996.
Most Capped Player: Ian Rush, 67 (73), Wales.
Most League Appearances: Ian Callaghan, 640, 1960-1978.
Record Transfer Fee Received: £3,200,000 from Juventus for Ian Rush, June 1986.
Record Transfer Fee Paid: £8,500,000 to Nottingham Forest for Stan Collymore, June 1995.

Honours:

League: 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. (18)
FA-Cup: 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992. (5)
The Football League Cup: 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95. (5)
Charity Shield: 1964 (Shared), 1965 (S), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (S), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (S), 1988, 1989, 1990 (S), 1992. (14)
European Cup: 1976-77 (Vs Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1), 1977-78 (Vs FC Bruges 1-0), 1980-81 (Vs Real Madrid 1-0), 1983-84 (Vs AS Roma 1-1 (Liverpool won on penalties)). (4)
UEFA-Cup: 1972-73 (Vs Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2), 1975-76 (Vs FC Bruges 4-3). (2)
European Super Cup: 1977 (Vs SV Hamburg 7-1). (1)

Managers:

1892-1896: J. McKenna/W. E. Barclay
1896-1915: Tom Watson
1920-1923: Dave Ashworth
1923-1928: Matt McQueen
1928-1936: George Patterson
1936-1951: George Kay
1951-1956: Don Welsh
1956-1959: Phil Taylor
1959-1974: Bill Shankly
1974-1983: Bob Paisley
1983-1985: Joe Fagan
1985-1991: Kenny Dalglish
1991-1994: Graeme Souness
1994-        : Roy Evans
 Bill Shankly 1959-1974

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