Liverpool F.C.

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**Liverpool Football Club** is an English professional association football club based in the Anfield area of Liverpool, Merseyside. They currently compete in the Premier League, England's top tier, and play their home games at Anfield. They are one of the world's biggest and most successful clubs. They have won more European trophies than any other English club.

Liverpool Football Club was founded in 1902 after a dispute between Everton and John Houlding, the owner of the land at Anfield. They were founded in March and were officially recognised by The FA in June. A year later in 1903, Liverpool were elected into the Football League. They reached the 1914 FA Cup final, losing 1–0 to Burnley.

After many relegations and promotions, in 1959, Bill Shankly was appointed manager. Shankly went on to win the Second Division title, two First Division titles, two FA Cups, three FA Charity Shields and the UEFA Cup. His era laid the foundations for his successor Bob Paisley in what would be Liverpool's most successful era. In nine years of management, Paisley, a former player, would go on to win six league titles, three League Cups, six Charity Shields, three European Cups, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. Joe Fagan would continue the success in his two year stint, winning the First Division, European Cup and League Cup treble in the 1983–84 season.

In 1992, Liverpool were founding members of the Premier League. However, they wouldn't win a Premier League title until 2020. In 2005, Liverpool reached the UEFA Champions League final. They trailed 3–0 to Italian side AC Milan at half time but three goals in six minutes pulled it back to 3–3. Liverpool went on to win 3–2 on penalties in what would become one of the most iconic Champions League final in history. They won another Champions League title in 2019 under the management of Jürgen Klopp.

To this day, they are one England's most successful clubs and one of the world's most famous and valuable clubs.

## Rivalries

*Main articles: Merseyside derby, Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry.*

Liverpool's oldest rivalry is with city rivals Everton, against whom they compete the Merseyside derby. The rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the rent dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield. It is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and as a result of this has been known as the "friendly derby".

Liverpool's other main rivals are Manchester United. Games between the two sides are known as the North West derby. The rivalry stems from two cities' competition in the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century as well as the two clubs' success. In more recent years, a rivalry with Manchester City has developed for the same reason.

Other rivals to a lesser extent include Chelsea and Arsenal.

## Honours

### Domestic

#### League

* **First Division/Premier League**
	+ **Winners (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**
	+ **Winners (4):** 1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62

#### Cups

* **FA Cup**
	+ **Winners (7):** 1964–65, 1973–74, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2005–06
* **Football League Cup/EFL Cup**
	+ **Winners (8):** 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12
* **Football League Super Cup**
	+ **Winners (1):** 1985–86
* **FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield**
	+ **Winners (15):** 1964\*, 1965\*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977\*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986\*, 1988, 1989, 1990\*, 2001, 2006 (\* shared)
* **Sheriff of London Charity Shield**
	+ **Winners (1):** 1906

### European

* **European Cup/UEFA Champions League**
	+ **Winners (6):** 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2004–05, 2018–19
* **UEFA Cup**
	+ **Winners (3):** 1972–73, 1975–76, 2000–01
* **European/UEFA Super Cup**
	+ **Winners (4):** 1977, 2001, 2005, 2019

### Worldwide

* **FIFA Club World Cup**
	+ **Winners (1):** 2019