50 Fun Facts About Liverpool FC

In what year was Liverpool Football Club founded?

The club joined the Football League Second Division the following year and has played at Anfield from the start.

Which club's departure from Anfield led directly to Liverpool's founding?

After eight years at Anfield, the tenants crossed Stanley Park to Goodison Park following a row over rent.

Who owned the land at Anfield and founded the club in 1892?

He served as the club's first chairman until 1904.

The all-Scottish first Liverpool side earned what nickname?

Manager John McKenna had recruited the players on a scouting trip to Scotland.

In which year did Liverpool win their first league title?

Tom Watson, appointed after promotion in 1896, won it again in 1906.

Who beat Liverpool 1–0 in the club's first FA Cup final in 1914?

The club would not lift the FA Cup until 1965.

Which goalkeeper is the club's longest-serving player?

He featured in the back-to-back championship sides of 1922 and 1923.

What is Anfield's record attendance, set at a 1952 FA Cup tie against Wolves?

Liverpool won 2–1; post-Taylor Report seating cut the ground to 45,276 by 1994.

A 1958–59 FA Cup loss to which non-league side preceded Bill Shankly's appointment?

Shankly released 24 players on arrival and set about rebuilding from the Boot Room.

What had the famous Anfield 'Boot Room' been used to store before the coaches moved in?

Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett and Bob Paisley plotted there alongside the new manager.

In what year did Liverpool win the FA Cup for the first time?

It came a year after the 1964 title, their first in 17 years.

Who beat Liverpool in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final?

Liverpool won the First Division that same season.

Who replaced Bill Shankly as manager when he retired in 1974?

The former assistant won 20 trophies in nine seasons, including three European Cups.

In what year did Liverpool win the European Cup for the first time?

They retained it in 1978 and made it three in 1981.

Which domestic trophy eluded the manager who won 20 trophies from 1974 to 1983?

He won six league titles and three consecutive League Cups but lost the 1977 final.

Who managed Liverpool to the 1984 treble of League, League Cup and European Cup?

It made them the first English side to win three trophies in a season, in his debut campaign.

Who were Liverpool's opponents at the 1985 European Cup final at Heysel?

The match was played despite protests from both managers and Liverpool lost 1–0.

Who became Liverpool's player-manager in 1985?

He won three league titles and two FA Cups, including the 1985–86 Double.

The 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough was against which club?

The Taylor Report that followed led to all-seater stadiums in the top two tiers.

Which inquiry's findings after Hillsborough paved the way for all-seater stadiums?

Anfield's capacity dropped to 45,276 once the Kop was seated for 1993–94.

On what tiebreaker did Liverpool lose the 1988–89 title in the final minute of the season?

The two sides finished level on points and goal difference; the decisive goal came in the last minute.

Which manager won the 2001 treble of FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup?

He had arrived as co-manager in 1998 and underwent major heart surgery the following season.

Liverpool beat which club on penalties in the 2005 Champions League final?

They came back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3 in Benítez's first season.

Which American pair bought the club in February 2007?

The deal valued the club and its debts at £218.9 million; by 2010 the club was close to bankruptcy.

John W. Henry, whose group bought Liverpool in 2010, also owns which baseball team?

Fenway Sports Group paid £300 million after a High Court ruling forced the sale.

Who managed the 2013–14 side that scored 101 goals and finished second?

It was the most goals since 106 in 1895–96; he was sacked in October 2015.

Whom did Liverpool beat 2–0 in the 2019 Champions League final?

It was the club's second successive final under Klopp and its sixth European Cup.

Which club did Liverpool beat 1–0 to win their first FIFA Club World Cup in 2019?

It completed the first international treble by an English club: Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.

How many games remained when Liverpool clinched the 2019–20 title?

It was the earliest any team had ever won the English title; they finished on 99 points.

Who managed Liverpool to a record-equalling twentieth league title in 2025?

He won it in his first season after succeeding Klopp.

What colours did Liverpool wear in their first seasons before switching to red in 1896?

Red was adopted as the city's colour; the all-red strip did not arrive until 1964.

Against which club did Liverpool first play in an all-red kit?

Shankly reckoned red for danger and red for power would have a psychological impact.

Which player did Bill Shankly throw the first pair of red shorts to?

Shankly told him he looked seven feet tall; St John suggested red socks to go the whole hog.

A 1979 deal with which company put the first sponsor's logo on an English club's shirts?

For the first few years, broadcasting rules kept the logo off televised matches.

Which brand became Liverpool's kit supplier at the start of the 2020–21 season?

The club returned to Adidas in 2025 on a new ten-year deal.

What do the twin flames on the Liverpool badge commemorate?

They were added in 1993; an eternal flame burns at the memorial outside Anfield.

The Kop takes its name from a hill that was a battle site in which war?

Many of the Lancashire Regiment men killed at Spion Kop came from Liverpool.

Where did Liverpool plan to build a new 60,000-seat stadium in the 2000s?

Construction halted in 2008 and Fenway Sports Group chose to expand Anfield instead.

'You'll Never Walk Alone' originally comes from which musical?

Gerry and the Pacemakers' recording was adopted by the Kop in the early 1960s.

Which newspaper have many Liverpool fans boycotted since its Hillsborough coverage?

Its article headlined 'The Truth' spread falsehoods later proven untrue by investigations.

Who was the last player transferred directly between Liverpool and Manchester United?

He moved from Old Trafford to Anfield in 1964; the clubs have barely dealt since.

Liverpool and Manchester United drew 101,000 to a 2018 friendly in which US state?

Both clubs tour internationally during pre-season.

The first edition of Match of the Day in 1964 showed Liverpool against which club?

Three years later a Liverpool–West Ham game became the first match televised in colour.

Which Liverpool striker is the only footballer on the Sgt. Pepper's album cover?

He had helped win the 1947 league title.

Which Pink Floyd song features Liverpool fans singing the club anthem?

It appears on the 1971 album Meddle.

Which shirt number was retired in 2025 in memory of Diogo Jota?

It has not been issued to any men's, women's, academy or foundation player since.

Whose 12 seasons as captain overtook Alex Raisbeck's long-standing record?

The club has had 45 captains since Andrew Hannah in 1892.

How many European Cups/Champions Leagues have Liverpool won?

It is an English record, bettered only by Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Liverpool hold the English record for League Cup wins with how many?

Four of them came in the 1980s alone.

Liverpool were awarded the European Cup trophy permanently after which win?

Along with the trophy came a multiple-winner badge.