49 Fun Facts About Liverpool FC

Which club did Liverpool beat in the 2001 UEFA Cup final?

Alavés lost 5-4 to a golden goal in extra time, as Liverpool completed a treble of cup competitions.

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

Everton moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rising rent, leaving Anfield's owner with an empty stadium.

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

John Houlding, a brewer and later Lord Mayor of Liverpool, remained the club's chairman until his death in 1902.

The all-Scottish first Liverpool side earned what nickname?

The 'team of Macs' got its name because manager John McKenna recruited the players on a scouting trip to Scotland.

Which manager led Liverpool to their first league title after winning three with Sunderland?

Tom Watson won the title in 1901 and again in 1906, and his 19 years in charge make him Liverpool's longest-serving manager.

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

Burnley's Bert Freeman scored the only goal at Crystal Palace, and King George V presented the trophy.

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

Elisha Scott served 21 years, from 1913 to 1934, and starred in the 1922 and 1923 title sides.

Anfield's record crowd of 61,905 came for a 1952 FA Cup tie against which club?

Wolverhampton Wanderers drew that crowd on 2 February 1952, and even today's expanded Anfield holds fewer.

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

Worcester City, then a Southern League side, won 2-1 in the third round in January 1959.

Which Liverpool goalkeeper scored a 95th-minute header to beat West Brom in May 2021?

Alisson Becker's header from Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner was the first goal by a Liverpool goalkeeper in the club's 129-year history.

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

Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 after extra time at Hampden Park, with goals from Sigfried Held and Reinhard Libuda.

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

Bob Paisley, Shankly's former assistant, won 20 trophies in nine seasons, including three European Cups.

In which city did Liverpool win their first European Cup, in 1977?

Rome's Stadio Olimpico hosted the 3-1 win, and Liverpool lifted the trophy in the same stadium again in 1984.

Which defender became the world's most expensive when Liverpool signed him from Southampton in January 2018?

Virgil van Dijk cost £75 million, a world record for a defender until Harry Maguire's move in 2019.

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

Joe Fagan did it in his first season, becoming the first manager of an English club to win a treble.

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

Juventus won 1-0 with a Michel Platini penalty, after 39 spectators died in a crush before kick-off.

Who became Liverpool's player-manager in 1985?

Kenny Dalglish won the Double in his first season, scoring the title-clinching goal himself on the final day.

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

Nottingham Forest were the opponents again when the tie was replayed at Old Trafford, and Liverpool won 3-1.

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

The Taylor Report, by Lord Justice Taylor, led to all-seater grounds, and Anfield's Kop was rebuilt with seats in 1994.

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

Michael Thomas's late goal left both sides level on points and goal difference, the only English title ever settled on total goals scored.

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

Gérard Houllier arrived as co-manager in 1998, and in October 2001 he fell ill at half-time during a match and needed heart surgery.

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

AC Milan led 3-0 at half-time, but Jerzy Dudek saved from Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko in the shootout.

Which American pair bought the club in February 2007?

George Gillett and Tom Hicks's deal valued the club and its debts at £218.9 million, and a High Court ruling forced them to sell in 2010.

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

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry's Fenway Sports Group is named after the team's Fenway Park, and it paid about £300 million.

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

Brendan Rodgers's side, powered by Luis Suárez's 31 goals, finished just two points behind Manchester City.

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

Tottenham Hotspur lost in Madrid, after Mohamed Salah's early penalty and a late Divock Origi goal.

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

Flamengo lost to Roberto Firmino's extra-time goal in Qatar, as Liverpool won the Club World Cup for the first time.

Liverpool clinched the 2019-20 title when which club beat Manchester City?

Chelsea's 2-1 win on 25 June 2020 handed Liverpool the title with a record seven games left, ending a 30-year wait for a league crown.

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

Arne Slot won it in his first season, and the 20th title drew Liverpool level with Manchester United's record.

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

Blue and white quarters were worn until 1896, and Bill Shankly brought in the all-red strip in 1964.

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

Anderlecht faced the first all-red Liverpool in 1964, as Bill Shankly believed red for danger and power would intimidate opponents.

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

Ronnie Yeats, the club captain, tried the shorts on, and Ian St John suggested red socks so the team could go out all in red.

A 1979 deal with which company made Liverpool the first English professional club with a shirt sponsor?

Hitachi's deal came three years after non-league Kettering Town's shirt sponsorship with Kettering Tyres, the first in England.

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

Nike took over for 2020-21, before Adidas returned to Liverpool on a ten-year deal in 2025.

As of 2025, who was Liverpool's all-time record goalscorer?

Ian Rush scored 346 goals in two spells at Liverpool, either side of a single season in Italy.

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

The Second Boer War battle of Spion Kop in 1900 killed many Liverpudlians, and Liverpool Echo sports editor Ernest Edwards named the terrace in 1906.

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

Stanley Park site work began in June 2008, but funding never came and the club's new owners expanded Anfield instead.

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

Carousel's 1945 song became a 1963 UK number one for Liverpool band Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the Kop took it up.

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

The Sun's 'The Truth' front page made false accusations against fans, and Liverpool supporters have boycotted it for decades.

As of 2021, who was the last player transferred directly between Liverpool and Manchester United?

Phil Chisnall moved from Old Trafford to Anfield in 1964, when managers Matt Busby and Bill Shankly were close friends.

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

Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor held 101,254 for the July 2018 friendly, and Liverpool won 4-1.

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

Arsenal were the visitors at Anfield for the first show, and a Liverpool–West Ham game became the first shown in colour in 1969.

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

Albert Stubbins scored 24 league goals in Liverpool's 1946-47 title season, 20 years before the album came out.

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

Fearless, from the 1971 album Meddle, lays a field recording of Anfield fans singing the anthem over the music.

Liverpool retired the number 20 shirt at every level in 2025 in memory of which forward?

Diogo Jota died with his brother André Silva in a car crash in Spain in July 2025, and the club retired his 20 eight days later.

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

Steven Gerrard captained Liverpool from 2003 to 2015, passing Alex Raisbeck's 1899-1909 record, yet never won the league.

Which club matches Liverpool's six European Cups?

Bayern Munich won their sixth in Lisbon in 2020, and neither club had added a seventh by the 2026 final.

Which club beat Liverpool in the 2025 League Cup final?

Newcastle United denied record ten-time winners Liverpool at Wembley, ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

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

Their fifth, in 2005, meant Liverpool kept the trophy outright, and UEFA commissioned a new one for the next season.