Liverpool Fc were founded in 1892 by John Houlding and their home ground is Anfield in Liverpool a ground they shared with local rivals Everton until Everton were forced out due to the high rent fees. Anfield's attendance is 45,000 and their fans are notorious for their dedicated support particulary the infamous 'KOP' stand which has been like a 12th man for the team inspiring Liverpool to many great victories.

The reds experienced limited success before the appointment of the legendary Scotsman Bill Shankly in  1959. Shankly guided to them to first division champioship winners in the 1960's and began Liverpool's tradition of trophy winning.

1989 saw 96 Liverpool supporters were killed in the Hillsborough disaster. Liverpool were playing Nottingham Forest in an Fa Cup semi-final and the fans were crushed to death in one of the most emotional moments in Football history.
 
Liverpool won the league a year later in 1990, it was their record 18th domestic top flight trophy and they havent won it since. the 1990's was a strange decade for the club in which they experienced a period in the wilderness they managed to win the fa cup in 1992 and league cup in 1995, but the standards had slipped quite dramatically and the side had been eclipsed by the success of Manchester United who were the new kings in English football.

Liverpooll came the closest they've come to a League Championship in 19 years finishing 4 points behind eventual winners Man United. Despite a poor start to this season they remain among the title favourites for the 2009/2010 season.

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