Liverpool

The club have agreed a deal however to build a new stadium in nearby Stanley Park in Liverpool only 300 yards from the current Anfield site. Work is due to begin on the new stadium in early 2007 with the first game pencilled in for the start of the 2009/2010 season.

Founded:
1892 after a split with local rivals Everton FC.

Notable Staff:
Chairman: Tom Hicks (Co-Chairman)George Gillett (Co-Chairman)Manager: Rafael Benitez (Spain)

English League Champions:
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

FA Cup Winners:
1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006

League Cup Winners:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003

European Cup Champions:
1977: 3-1 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach1978: 1-0 vs. Club Brugge1981: 1-0 vs. Real Madrid1984: 1-1 (4-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AS Roma2005: 3-3 (3-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AC Milan

Other Club Honours:
UEFA Cup: 1973, 1976, 2001Community Shield: 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 2001, 2006UEFA

Super Cup: 1977, 2001, 2005

About Liverpool FC: Founded in 1892 after a disagreement with Everton FC over the rent for Anfield, Liverpool Football Club have went on to become one of European football's most decorated clubs with a history that unfortunately bears as much tragedy as it does success.

Despite winning five English league titles before 1950, the club really only took off when they appointed Scotsman Bill Shankly as manager in 1959.Shankly's reign was to prove the catalyst for Liverpool's domination of the English domestic game over the next three decades as well as lay the foundations for their exploits on European shores. Having achieved promotion from the Second Division in the early 1960s Shankly's Liverpool side went on to win three English league titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup in 1973, the club's first success on the European stage. Shankly retired in 1974 and was replaced by Bob Paisley who would go on to become one of European football's most successful managers. In his nine seasons in charge of Liverpool Paisley won 21 trophies including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six league titles and three consecutive League Cups. When he retired in 1983 Liverpool again promoted from within and veteran coach Joe Fagan took the reigns and led the club to a treble of the English league, League Cup and European Cup in 1984. His tenure ended in tragedy the following year however as 39 Juventus fans were killed during the European Cup final as Liverpool fans charged their section and a wall collapsed during the game. Juventus went on to win 1-0 and English sides were duly banned from European competition. Liverpool hero Kenny Dalglish became player/manager and led the club to a domestic double in his first season in charge, beating local rivals Everton in the FA Cup Final to become only the third club that century to achieve the feat. Tragedy was to strike again under Dalglish though as 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsbrough in Sheffield in 1989. Inadequate policing, antiquated ground provisions and fenced in terraces all played a part in the tragedy which Liverpool still struggles to get over to this day. The following years have seen Liverpool become more of a cup side than League champions of old as a succession of managers since Dalglish have failed to lift the league title. They did however win their fifth European Cup in 2005 under Rafael Benitez and were awarded the UEFA Badge of Honour for their achievement.