Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club (/ˈlɪvərpuːl/) is a professional men's association football team. It based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have won 1 FIFA Club World Cup title, 6 European Cups (an English club record), 4 UEFA Super Cups, 3 UEFA Cups , 19 League titles (including 1 Premier League title), 7 Men's FA Cups, a record 10 EFL Cups and 16 FA Community Shields.
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| Full name | Liverpool Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | |||
| Founded | 3 June 1892[1] | |||
| Owner | Fenway Sports Group | |||
| Chairman | Tom Werner | |||
| Manager | Arne Slot | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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History
Liverpool were founded on 3 June 1892.[2] Liverpool won their first League championship in 1901, and their second in 1906. Liverpool played their first FA Cup final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. The most recent FA Cup victory by Liverpool was achieved in 2021-22 season, increasing their tally to 8 FA Cups. The last domestic cup trophy Liverpool won was the EFL Cup in February 2024, after beating Chelsea, increasing Liverpool’s tally to 10 League Cups. Liverpool have also won the Champions League six times, the most of any British side. Liverpool’s 5th UCL success was in Istanbul in 2005. The game was won after Liverpool tied 3–3 with A.C. Milan, after being down 3–0 at half-time. The Reds then won the penalty shootout, partly due to goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's saves. Liverpool F.C.‘s 6th and most recent UCL success was in 2019 when they beat fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid. Liverpool F.C. have won England's top-flight football league 19 times. Liverpool F.C.’s most recent league title was won during the 2019–20 Premier League season, handing the club their first domestic title after thirty years, the last time being in the English First Division season of 1989-90. In other domestic competitions, Liverpool have won 15 Charity/Community Shields. Intentionally; Liverpool F.C. have won 4 UEFA Super Cup, 3 UEFA Cups & were crowned FIFA Club World Cup Champions in 2019 naming the Reds Champions of the World for the first time in club history.
Liverpool has had two tragedies in their history. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, which led to the death of 39 Juventus fans and the second was the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which lead to the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans. The death toll was put up to 97 in 2021 when 55 year old Andrew Devine passed away due to sustaining brain damage during the disaster, meaning he was also unlawfully killed at Hillsborough.
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | First Division / Premier League[note 1] | 19 | 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, 2019–20 |
| Second Division[note 1] | 4 | 1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62 | |
| FA Cup | 8 | 1964–65, 1973–74, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2021–22 | |
| Football League Cup/EFL Cup | 10 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2021–22
2023-24 | |
| FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield | 16 | 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006, 2022 (* shared) | |
| Football League Super Cup | 1 | 1985-86 | |
| Continental | European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2004–05, 2018–19 |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1972–73, 1975–76, 2000–01 | |
| UEFA Super Cup | 4 | 1977, 2001, 2005, 2019 | |
| Worldwide | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 2019 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Upon its formation in 1992, the Premier League became the top tier of English football; the Football League First and Second Divisions then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division became the Championship and the Second Division became League One.
Minor titles
- Lancashire League
- Winners (1): 1892–93
- Sheriff of London Charity Shield
- Winners (1): 1906
League positions
| Season | League | Position |
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| 2000/01 | Premier League | 3rd |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 2nd |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 5th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 4th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 5th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 3rd |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 3rd |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 4th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 2nd |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2011/12 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2013/14 | Premier League | 2nd |
| 2014/15 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2015/16 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2016/17 | Premier League | 4th |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 4th |
| 2018/19 | Premier League | 2nd |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | Champions (1st) |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 3rd |
| 2021/22 | Premier League | 2nd |
| 2022/23 | Premier League | 5th |
Former League Positions
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First-teams
- As of 2 July 2023[3]
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Out on loan
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Club captains
Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 45 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C.[7] Andrew Hannah became the first captain of the club after Liverpool separated from Everton and formed its own club. Alex Raisbeck, who was club captain from 1899 to 1909, was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by Steven Gerrard who served 12 seasons as Liverpool captain starting from the 2003–04 season.[7] The present captain is Jordan Henderson, who in the 2015–16 season replaced Gerrard who moved to LA Galaxy.[8][9]
Liverpool F.C. Media
John Houlding, the founder of Liverpool F.C.
Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.
Statue of Bob Paisley carrying the injured former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes outside Anfield. Paisley remains the most successful manager in the club's history.
The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 97 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster.
The European Cup, trophy won by Liverpool for a fifth time in 2005.
Liverpool's home colours worn from 1892 to 1896
A version of Liverpool's badge as depicted on the Shankly Gates
Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C.
Kopites in The Kop Stand
The Shankly Gates, erected in honour of former manager Bill Shankly
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References
- ↑ "Happy birthday LFC? Not quite yet..." Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
Liverpool F.C. was born on 3 June 1892. It was at John Houlding's house in Anfield Road that he and his closest friends left from Everton FC, formed a new club.
- ↑ Liverpool FC celebrates 132nd birthday
- ↑ "Mens". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Calvin Ramsay agrees to join Preston North End on loan". Liverpool. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ↑ "Fabio Carvalho joins RB Leipzig on loan". Liverpool. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Rhys Williams completes loan switch to Aberdeen". Liverpool. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Captains for Liverpool FC since 1892. Liverpool F.C.. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211808/http://www.lfchistory.net/stats_articles_view.asp?article_Id=24. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhendo. - ↑ "Steven Gerrard: LA Galaxy confirm deal for Liverpool captain". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30713430. Retrieved 25 August 2015.