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Liverpool
Full name Liverpool Football Club
Nickname(s) The Reds
Founded 15 March 1892; 128 years ago (1892-03-15)
Ground Anfield
Ground Capacity 45,522
Owner Fenway Sports Group
Chairman Tom Werner
Manager Jürgen Klopp
League Premier League
2014–15 Premier League, 6th
Website Club website
Away colours
Third colours

Liverpool Football Club is an English football club. They were created on 15 March 1892, and are also known as The Reds. The club plays in the Premier League. The stadium they play in is Anfield. The club is managed by Jürgen Klopp. The club is owned by John W. Henry.

History

Liverpool won their first Football League championship in 1901, and their second in 1906. They played their first FA Cup final in 1914, but lost 1-0 to Burnley. The last trophy they won was the Carling cup in February 2012, after beating Cardiff City. They have also won the European Cup five times, with the 5th success in Istanbul in 2005. The game was won after Liverpool drew 3-3 with A.C. Milan and then won the penalty shootout, partly due to goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's heroics. Liverpool F.C. have won England's top football league, the Premier League (this includes the First Division), 18 times. In season 2013-2014, Liverpool F.C were 2nd in the league in the Barclays Premier League.

League position

Season League Position
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 4th
2006/07 Premier League 4th
2007/08 Premier League 3rd
2008/09 Premier League 2nd
2009/10 Premier League 6th
2010/11 Premier League 8th
2011/12 Premier League 7th
2012/13 Premier League 7th
2013/14 Premier League 2nd
2014/15 Premier League 6th

Former positions


Players

First-team squad

As of 17 September 2015.
No. Position Player
2 England DF Nathaniel Clyne
3 Spain DF José Enrique
4 Côte d'Ivoire DF Kolo Touré
6 Croatia DF Dejan Lovren
7 England MF James Milner (vice-captain)
9 Belgium FW Christian Benteke
10 Brazil MF Philippe Coutinho
11 Brazil FW Roberto Firmino
12 England DF Joe Gomez
14 England MF Jordan Henderson (captain)
15 England FW Daniel Sturridge
17 France DF Mamadou Sakho
18 Spain DF Alberto Moreno
20 England MF Adam Lallana
21 Brazil MF Lucas Leiva
22 Belgium GK Simon Mignolet
23 Germany MF Emre Can
24 Wales MF Joe Allen
No. Position Player
27 Belgium FW Divock Origi
28 England FW Danny Ings
32 England GK James Finnegan
33 England MF Jordon Ibe
34 Hungary GK Ádám Bogdán
37 Slovakia DF Martin Škrtel
38 England DF Jon Flanagan
39 Scotland GK Ryan Fulton
41 England MF Jack Dunn
44 Australia DF Brad Smith
46 England MF Jordan Rossiter
48 England FW Jerome Sinclair
53 Portugal MF João Carlos Teixeira
56 England DF Connor Randall
58 Republic of Ireland DF Daniel Cleary
68 Spain MF Pedro Chirivella
— Brazil MF Allan de Souza

Images for kids

  • Black and white photograph of elder and bald John Houlding, wearing beard and bow tie.

    John Houlding, the founder of Liverpool F.C.

  • Statue of a man with his arms held aloft

    Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.

  • 3 burgundy tablets with gold engraved writing. Below the tablets are flowers.

    The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster.

  • A silver trophy with red ribbons on it, set against a green background

    The European Champion Clubs' Cup trophy won by Liverpool for a fifth time in 2005

  • A blue and white shirt and white shorts

    Liverpool's home colours worn from 1892 to 1896

  • Liverpool Crest

    A version of Liverpool's Crest as depicted on the Shankly Gates

  • The interior of a stadium.

    Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C.

  • A single tiered stand that contains thousands of people. Several flags are being waved. In front of the stand is a grass pitch with a goal.

    Kopites in The Kop Stand

  • Design of the top of a set of gates, with the sky visible. The inscription on the gates reads "You'll Never Walk Alone".

    The Shankly Gates, erected in honour of former manager Bill Shankly

  • People in blue and red shirts on a field with a ball in the air. In the background is a stand that contains a lot of people.

    The Merseyside derby at Anfield in 2006

  • Photograph

    John W. Henry of Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of Liverpool

  • The head and torso of a man with short, brown hair. He is wearing a red shirt and a black armband.

    Steven Gerrard, four-time winner of the award

  • The head and torso of a man with short, dark hair. He is wearing a red shirt.

    Luis Suárez, two-time winner of the award

  • Four trophies inside a glass cabinet. The trophies have ribbons on them and there is memorabilia next to them

    Replicas of the four European Cups Liverpool won from 1977 to 1984 on display in the club's museum


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