Introducing Liverpool Football Team

Team name: Liverpool Football Club (Liverpool FC)

Established: 1892-3-15

Home kit: red top, red shorts

First away kit: gray top, gray shorts

Second away kit: lime green top, black shorts

< p>City: Liverpool, England

Highest transfer income: Fowler, 11 million Leeds United, 2001

Highest transfer expense: Torres, 21.5 million pounds hitching a ride on Luis Garcia, 2007

Home stadium: Anfield (capacity 45,362)

Contact address: AnfieldRoad, GB-LIVERPOOLL4OTH

Official website:

Team nickname: Reds Reds

Fan nickname: Kopite

Founded: 15/03/1892

Club location: Liverpool/Merseyside/England

Joined the professional league: 1892

Converted to limited company: 1892

Club's first match: 02/09/1893

Club's official website: www.liverpoolfc.tv

Current club chairman: Hicks/Guillette

Current club Manager: Richie Parry

Current Club Coach: Rafa Benitez, Spain

Current Club Captain: Steven Gerrard, England

Current Club Vice-Captain: Jamie Carragher, England

Club Main Sponsor: Carlsberg, Denmark

Sporting Goods Contractor: Adidas, Germany

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[edit]Introduction to the Liverpool FC anthem

Liverpool Football Club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone", with lyrics by O. Hammerstein and music by R. Rodgers. Because of the tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium, the song was sung in every corner of Liverpool. The title of the song was later emblazoned on the emblem.

The lyrics of "You'll Never Walk Alone" were so meaningful that it became a hit throughout Europe, including Celtic and Borussia Dortmund, whose fans liked to hum YNWA on the pitch to cheer their teams. The German national soccer team also decided to select this song as the designated cheering song for the 2004 UEFA Nations Cup.

[edit]Liverpool FC lineup for the new season

On the goalkeeper position, Reina's main position is unshakeable, and the second goalkeeper is the newly joined Cavalieri, whose strength should not be underestimated. Itandje can only serve as the third goalkeeper.

Liverpool's back line is relatively weak, center backs, Carragher, Ager, Skrtel will compete for the starting position in the new season, Hyypia as a replacement is more than enough. The right side has Degen and Arbeloa, while Dossena and Aurelio will hold down the left side.

The center of the midfield is Liverpool's most impermeable place, Gerrard, Xavi Alonso, Mascherano, Lucas, from the thickness of the "waist", Liverpool compared to Manchester United, Chelsea, there is no better. However, the two wings of the Red Army, Benayoun, Kuyt, Babel, Riera, Pennant and others, but does not allow people to be very assured.

The front line is one of the keys to Liverpool's success or failure, 07-08 season Torres shine, whether this season can be maintained is worth looking forward to. In addition Benitez's ￡20 million purchase of Robbie Keane, hoping to replace Crouch, who went to Pompey, in fact, preferred to join forces with Torres to become the most lethal weapon. Kuyt and Babel should be used more as wing players by Benitez, and it may be up to N'Gog to fill in.

[edit]Liverpool FC's best of all time

Liverpool players' appearance records

All competitions: Ian-Callaghan 843

League: Ian-Callaghan 636

FA Cup: Ian-Callaghan ( Ian-Callaghan) 79 matches

European Europe: Ian-Callaghan) 89 matches

Single-season appearances: Bruce-Grobbelaar, Alan-Hansen, Alan-Kennedy, Alan-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan, Ian-Callaghan. Kennedy),Sammy-Lee 67 games (1983-84)

Consecutive appearances: Phil-Neal 365 (1974-83)

Goal record for Liverpool players

All competitions: Ian-Rush 336 goals (645

English domestic league:: Roger-Hunt (Roger-Hunt) 245 goals

English FA Cup: Ian-Rush (Ian-Rush) 39 goals

European competition: Steven-Gerrard (Steven-Gerrard) 24 goals

Single season: Roger-Hunt (Roger-Hunt) 41 goals

Single season: Roger-Hunt (Roger-Hunt) 41 goals

Liverpool player goal record. Hunt) 41 goals

Liverpool's biggest win

All competitions: Stromgodset 11-0 (1973-9-17)

Premier League: Southampton 7-1 (1999-01)

League One: Crystal Palace ( CrystalPalace)9-0(1990-09)

English League Two: RotherhamUnited 10-1(1896-02-18)

FA Cup: SwanseaCity 8-0(1990-01-09)

Away from Stoke City StokeCity 8-0 (2000-11)

European Champions Cup: Home 8:0 Besiktas (2007-11-7)

Record of Liverpool's biggest losses

All games: BirminghamCity 1-9 (1954-55)

Away: Huddersfield 0-8 (1934-35)

Home: BirminghamCity 0-6 (1929-30)

European matches: Ajax 1-5 (1966-67)

Anfield attendance record

All competitions: Wolves 61,905 FA Cup (1952)

Premier League: Chelsea 58,757

European competitions: Barcelona 55,104

Record for hat-tricks by a Liverpool player

First: John Miller ( John-Miller) (1892-10)

Most: Gordon-Hodgson 17

Fastest: Robbie-Fowler (4'33" vs Arsenal)

Liverpool's record for not conceding a hat-trick

Highest: Ray-Clemence 22,104 Clemence) 226 games (470)

Most in a single season: high Ray-Clemence (Ray-Clemence) 28 games 1978-79

League consecutive: longest without conceding a goal Jose-Reina (Jose-Reina) 11 games

Single-season: the fewest conceded goals 16 goals 1978-79

The man who started the most games for Liverpool was Ian Callaghan, who played 848 games in 19 seasons from 1958 to 1978. He also holds the record for the most games played in the league at 640. Jamie Carragher, who has played 640 matches up to August 19, 2006, has 290 league starts

Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer is Ian Rush, who scored 346 goals between 1980 and 1996, and holds the record for the most goals in a season. He also holds the record for most goals in a season with 47 (1983-84). However, he is still no better than another player - Hunt, who scored 41 goals in a league season (1961-62) and has also scored 245 goals since 1970. Hodgson is third in the club's top scorers and holds the club's 17th hat-trick (three goals in a game). Four players have scored five goals in a game - McGugan (1901-02), Roy Evans (1954-55), Ian Rush (1983-84) and Alan Kennedy (1993-94). Kona also holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in the Premier League, scoring three goals in just four minutes and 32 seconds against Arsenal in 1994-95.

Liverpool's first game was against Walton in the Lancashire County League, which they won 8-0. In those days there were no English players in the team, mostly imported Scots. Liverpool's biggest win came on September 17, 1974, when they beat Stromgate 11-0, in a match in which nine players scored. The biggest league win was a 9-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace in 1989. The biggest defeats were 0-8 at Huddersfield in 1935 and 1-9 at Birmingham City in 1954.

[edit]Liverpool club honors

Top-flight 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. (Note: never won the Premier League)

League Two Champions (4 times)

1893-94, 1895-96, 1904-05, 1961-62

English FA Cup Champions (7 times)

1964-65, 1973-74, 1985-86, 1988-92 89, 1991-92, 2000-01, 2005-06

English League Cup winners (7 times)

1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2002-03

Charities Shield/ Community Shield winners (15)

19641, 19651, 1966, 1974, 1976, 19771, 1979, 1980, 1982, 19861, 1988, 1989, 19901, 2001, 2006

Youth FA Cup winners (2)

1996, 2006, 2007

Super Cup winners (1 time)

1986

European Champions Club Cup/Europa League Champions Cup winners (5 times)

(European Champions Club Cup)

3-1 win over Borussia M?nchengladbach in 1976-77 (West Germany)

1-0 win over Bruges (Belgium) in 1977-78

1-0 win over Real Madrid (Spain) in 1980-81

1-1 (4-2 on penalties) win over Roma (Italy) in 1983-84

(UEFA Champions League Trophy)

3-3 (3-2 on penalties) win over AC Milan in 2004-05 (Italy)

European League Cup winners (3 times)

1972-73 3-2 win over Borussia M?nchengladbach (West Germany) (two rounds)

1975-76 4-3 win over Bruges (Belgium) (two rounds)

2000-01 5-4 win over Alaves (Spain) (OT, golden goal winner)

European Super Cup winners (3 times)

7-1 win over Hamburg (West Germany) in 1977 (two rounds)

3-2 win over Bayern Munich (Germany) in 2001

3-1 (OT) win over CSKA Moscow (Russia) in 2005

Note: England's top tier was renamed from the 1992-93 season to the English Premier League from the 1992-93 season, before that it was England's First Division

Liverpool FC first-team player list / 2008-09 starting line-up No. Chinese Name English Name Position Nationality

1 Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri Goalkeeper Brazil

2 Andrea Dossena Defender Italy

4 Sami Hyypia Sami Hyypia defender Finland

5 Daniel Agger Daniel Agger defender Denmark

7 Robbie Keane Robbie Keane striker Ireland

8 Steven Gerrard midfielder England

9 Fernando Torres Fernando Torres Forward Spain

11 Albert Riera Albert Riera Midfielder Spain

12 Fabio Aurelio Fabio Aurelio Defender Brazil

14 Xabi Alonso Xabi Alonso Midfielder Spain

15 Yossi Benayoun Yossi Shai Benayoun Midfielder Israel

16 Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Midfielder England

17 Alvaro Arbeloa Alvaro Arbeloa Defender Spain

18 Dirk Kuyt Striker Netherlands

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19 Ryan Babel Forward Netherlands

20 Javier Mascherano Midfielder Argentina

21 Lucas Leiva Midfielder Brazil

23 Jamie Carragher Defender England

24 David Carragher Midfielder Brazil

24 Dirk Kuyt Defender Spain

18 Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Defender Spain

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24 David N'Gog David N'Gog Forward France

25 Jose Reina Jose Manuel Reina Goalkeeper Spain

27 Phillipp Degen Phillipp Degen Defender Switzerland

30 Charles Itandje Charles Itandje Goalkeeper France<

37 Martin Skrtel Martin Skrtel defender Slovakia

English Premier League starting XI for the 08-09 season:

4-2-3-1 Reina/Aveloa, Carragher, Skrtel (Agger), Aurelio/Mascherano, Alonso/Riera, Gerrard, Kuyt/Torres

4-4-4-1 2 Reina/ Aveloa, Carragher, Skrtel (Agger), Aurelio/ Riera, Mascherano, Gerrard, Kuyt/ Robbie Keane, Torres

[edit]Liverpool club information

AnfieldRoad (Anfield) was built in 1884 and was originally the crosstown Liverpool Everton home ground, but due to a rent dispute Everton moved to the newly built Goodison Park stadium nearby in 1892. John Holding, the owner of Anfield, formed a separate team, which was the Anfield-based Liverpool Football Club. The two teams then became traditional rivals, each shining in the history of English soccer.

In 1906, the club renamed BankedStand to Spiven Hill to commemorate the Second Boer War, when a large number of Liverpool soldiers died (Spian Gopp was the name of one of the battles of the Second Boer War). The stand is the largest at the stadium, with a capacity of 28,000, and it is also one of the largest single stands in the world. The Spiven Hill Stand was reduced for safety reasons after the Heathrow tragedy in 1989 and was finally converted to an all-seater stand in 1994, with a current capacity of 12,409. The other three stands are:

The MainStand - rebuilt in 1973, with additional and reduced seating, has a capacity of 12,277.

The Centenary Stand - rebuilt in 1973, with additional and reduced seating, has a capacity of 12,277.

The Centenary Stand is the largest in the stadium. CentenaryStand - was known as the Colin Road Stand until the club's centenary in 1992. When it was rebuilt, the Pro-Colin Road house was demolished to make way for an extension to the stand.

Anfield Road Stand - rebuilt in 1998 with a capacity of 9,074, including areas for visiting fans.

Anfield now has a full seating capacity of 45,362 and, unable to expand further, Liverpool's plans to build the 60,000-seat Stanley Park Stadium at nearby Stanley Park were granted planning permission by Liverpool City Council on July 30, 2004, although the government and grant-making fund groups have demanded that Liverpool and Everton*** shared the new stadium, but fierce opposition from both teams and their fans saw the final negotiations for the ****sharing of the stadium fall through in January 2005, and on September 8, 2006, Liverpool City Council approved a plan to allow Liverpool to use the new stadium on their own.

Liverpool's traditional kit colors are red and white, but in the early years of the club, when they acquired Anfield from Everton, they also used Everton's blue and white as their home colors. It was not until 1894 that the red of the city of Liverpool was adopted. For the next 17 years, Liverpool's kit was red shirt and white pants. (The socks shifted frequently, sometimes to red, black, white and so on.)

In 1964, Liverpool legend Bill Shankly Sr. decided to go all red for the home kit, and Ian St. John had this flashback in his autobiography:

He took the color of the shirt with him for its spiritual impact - red for danger, red for power. He came into the locker room one day and threw a pair of red pants to Lonnie Yates. He said, "Show up in these red pants." "You guys look very intimidating and scary! Like seven feet tall!" At this point I suggested, "Why don't we use the color red for the whole set? We might as well go all red!" Bill Shankly agreed with me, and the legendary jersey was born.

Liverpool's away shirts were first white shirts and black pants, or all yellow. It wasn't until 1987 that the all-gray away shirt was introduced. This shirt was used until the centenary season of 1991-92 when it was replaced by a green shirt and white pants. Liverpool have now reverted to the gray away shirt, and in 1901 the team chose the Liver Bird, the symbol of the city of Liverpool, as the team's crest. The current badge features the club's famous motto "You'll Never Walk Alone" over the basic Liverpool. The flames on either side commemorate the Hillsborough tragedy.

Liverpool have won the First Division (top tier) title 18 times, the most in England, with Manchester United in second place on 17 occasions (this year's win would equal the record). Liverpool were "Triple Crown winners" in 1984 and 2001 and "Double Crown winners" in 1986. In 1984, Liverpool won the League, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, becoming the first English club to win three major competitions in one season, while the second treble saw them win the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Liverpool went on to win the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup, making it five titles in one year.

Liverpool's five European Cups are the most of any English club. It is also third in Europe behind Real Madrid and AC Milan, and a fifth win in 2005 enabled Liverpool to keep the trophy for good.

[edit]History of Liverpool FC

I. Living in the Shadow of Everton

Liverpool's city rivals Everton FC were founded in 1878 and played their matches at Anfield Stadium. 1892, a row over business operations led to an internal split, and part of the team left Anfield to move to Goodison Park. Stadium, with the club's name remaining Everton. The club's chairman, John Houlding, and another section stayed at Anfield, and because of late registration they could no longer use the name Everton, and Houlding later decided, instead, to name the club after the whole of the city, and so on March 15, 1892, Liverpool Football Club was formed, and in 1894 the club settled on a red uniform.

Liverpool's survival was difficult at first due to the presence of Everton. John McKenna became the first manager in the club's history. Before that, many players left Anfield for Everton and McKenna had to travel to Scotland to find players. There, he recruited 12 players in one go, but because of this, Liverpool were far less popular than Everton because the locals were reluctant to go and watch a team made up of Scotsmen play.

After their first application to join the Football League was rejected, Liverpool were forced to play in the Lancashire County League, and on September 1, 1892, they played their first game at Anfield, defeating Rotherham 7-1. Coincidentally, that was the same day that Everton played their first game at Goodison Park, and the result was that only a handful of fans traveled to Anfield to see the game. Hundreds of people came to Anfield, while more than 10,000 went to see Everton play.

Two days later Liverpool played their first Lancashire League match, and once again Liverpool won by a margin of 8-0. The game was delayed for a couple of hours because of the late arrival of the visitors. This time again only a few hundred fans witnessed the team's big win. On the day of the match Liverpool's captain, Mike Wayne, won the coin toss and chose to start the first half in the direction of Anfield Road. To this day, many Liverpool captains follow this tradition. The club's first official match was at home to Walton on September 3, 1892, however this time Liverpool won 8-0 once again.

A year later Liverpool were admitted to the Football League but were relegated in their first season, although they came back 12 months later as Second Division champions, and the following year finished fifth in the First Division, finishing above arch-rivals Everton for the first time. Over the next 10 years or so, Liverpool suffered several relegation blows but also two glorious league title wins (1901, 1906) as they finally got their feet wet in the city of Liverpool.

Two, Shankly's innovation

Liverpool won the league title three more times before the 1950s (1922, 23, 47), but the team fell into the doldrums into the 1950s. in the 1953-54 season, Liverpool finished bottom of the First Division and was relegated to the Second Division, and for several years afterward the Reds floundered in the quagmire of the Second Division but were powerless to get out of there.

In December 1959, after the resignation of former manager Taylor, Liverpool made a decision that would later go down in history, appointing Horsfield coach Bill Shankly as the new manager, resulting in the legend of the man in five years to turn a team struggling in the second division into the English first division champions, and thus established the Liverpool The team's dominance of the league was established.

Shankly made a lot of preparations before taking over at Liverpool, where the transfer of players was in the hands of the board of directors, but after negotiations, the Scottish-born Shankly became the first manager to be able to freely select his players, and he made a great deal of effort to overhaul everything from transfer decisions to the repair of the pitch's turf. Roger Hunt, a player who played for Liverpool at the time, recalled: "Shankly came in and brought a lot of new things to the club, he persuaded the club to invest in the purchase of players, and transformed a lot of the training methods, and we got brand-new training equipment, and the stadium became green grass from the mud, Shankly was like a breath of fresh air, and brought new life to the team. "

In the 12 months since he took charge, Shankly has made a major change to the squad, selling 22 players in one year and bringing in players judged by his team-building philosophy. Moran, the Liverpool star at the time, recalled, "He brought us a lot of small split squad practices, which were very good, whereas in the past we were always practicing running." Shankly, meanwhile, was a master of psychology, and Hickson, Liverpool's player in the 1950s, recalled that Shankly always commented contemptuously on superstars such as Bobby Charlton, in order to give his players a boost of confidence.

Shankly lost his first official game on Dec. 19, 1959, when Liverpool lost 0-4 to Cardiff. But under his coaching and influence, the Reds began a marked upward trend, and in the early 1960s, Liverpool not only rose back to the First Division, but gradually became a powerhouse, with a large number of talented players arriving during Shankly's tenure. Kevin Keegan, John Toshack and others built a formidable team. 1963-64 season, Shankly led the team for the first time to win the league title, the Red Army domination of the first time. 1965, Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time, and then the year after that and dominated the league. 1973, Shankly once again won the league title, the same year also won the league title. In 1973, Shankly won the league again and the European Cup that same year, and the FA Cup in 1974 was his final gift to Liverpool.

At the end of the 1973-74 season, Shankly unexpectedly announced his resignation as manager, and at the age of 60, he intended to spend more time with his wife, Ness, and his family, a decision that once shocked the city of Liverpool.

Shankly passed away from a heart attack in September 1981, and his close friend and former United legend Sir David Busby, who was saddened to hear the news, spoke for a long time on the phone. unable to speak.

Three, the blue is better than blue

Shankly resigned, the suitable candidate for his successor is only one person, Bob Paisley (BobPaisley). Paisley is a Liverpool player, before the long-term auxiliary Shankly, familiar with the team situation. But at first, Paisley is not willing to take over, Shankly left behind the results are too brilliant, any successor will have to face enormous pressure, and ultimately, the Liverpool board of directors spent a lot of effort to persuade him, Paisley officially on the job.

Liverpool should feel fortunate that they have found an excellent successor for Shankly. Paisley's achievements even surpassed Shankly's, and in his nine years in charge, Paisley brought Liverpool a staggering 19 trophies, including six league titles (1976, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83), three European Champions Cups (1977, 78, 81), 3 League Cups (1981, 82, 83), 1 European Union Cup (1976), 1 European Super Cup (1977) and 5 Charity Shields (1974, 76, 77, 80, 82). Shankly ushered in an era, Paisley carried it forward, and in the hands of the reluctant successor, Liverpool not only established themselves as England's dominant force, but as the best team in Europe during that period.

The Red Devils made their mark on European competition in the 1976-77 season when Liverpool got their hands on the European Champions Cup for the first time. In the final in Rome, against Borussia M?nchengladbach, McDermott scored first, and after the visitors equalized, Keegan raced into the box for a penalty, which Neil scored for the clincher. "We won for our country and this is my most successful moment," Paisley said after the game, "but I don't want to drink, I want to experience every second of this moment sober, and tonight the Pope and I will be the two soberest people in Rome."

Paisley took the Reds to the top when Liverpool won back-to-back European Champions Cups in 1978 and again in 1981. Of the marvelous manager, the beloved Kenny Dalglish had this recollection. "He was the greatest of them all, his knowledge of soccer was amazing, sometimes he watched a player take two steps and knew if or where an injury was. There won't be another coach like Paisley."

When Keegan left in 1977, Paisley signed Dalglish as a replacement and the latter turned out to be a legendary star in Liverpool's history. Also signed by Paisley were Graeme Souness and Alan Hansen, who built the skeleton of the new Liverpool.

Paisley resigned as Liverpool manager after the 1982-83 season, with Joe Fagan his successor, and when Paisley died in 1996, Liverpool paid tribute to the legend with the construction of the Paisley Gate at Anfield.

Four, Heysel tragedy

In 1983, Liverpool said goodbye to the Paisley era and moved on. Under the leadership of manager Fagan, they continued their glory. 1983-84 season, Liverpool won the league, the league cup, and beat Roma in Italy to once again dominate the European Champions Cup.

At this time, Liverpool was feared by all rivals, and with seven English league titles and four European Cups in 10 years, the Reds created a great dynasty. But a disaster in May 1985 brought it all to an abrupt end, and Liverpool's disastrous turnaround came suddenly, in the form of the Hessle tragedy.

On May 29, 1985, Liverpool and Juventus met in the Champions Cup at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Due to confusion over the ticketing process, the ground failed to separate Liverpool and Juventus fans, and there were even stands where fans from both sides intermingled with each other. An hour before kickoff, the clash erupted as Liverpool fans attacked, Juventus fans scattered, and 39 fans, 38 of them Juve fans, were killed when the ageing wall collapsed as they crowded up to a perimeter wall.

In the match that followed, Juventus beat Liverpool 1-0 to win the Champions League. Legendary Reds striker Ian Rush recalled, "The final was already destined to be anything but perfect after what happened like that. I think a penalty should definitely have been awarded when our Ronnie Willan was tripped, and the spot of the foul for their penalty was actually outside the box. But none of that matters in comparison to the fiasco of the day. We didn't have the heart to play, ask anyone who was actually playing, even if you ask the Juventus players, they didn't have the heart to play, it didn't seem like a Champions League final, it was like a game. It seemed like we were all just coping with playing the game and then rushing off to see if our families and everyone else was OK."

UEFA handed down heavy fines after the Hessle fiasco, with English clubs banned from European competitions for up to five years, while Liverpool's ban lasted seven. Just like that, the Reds' glory in Europe was suddenly interrupted. No one can say how many more times that powerful Liverpool could have won the Cup if the tragedy hadn't happened, but since then, the Reds and English soccer have been devastated, and a man-made tragedy has become a turning point in history.