History of Liverpool Football Club 1. Living in Everton's shadow 1878, Liverpool's arch-enemy Everton Club was founded when they were playing at Anfield Stadium. 1892, a quarrel about enterprise management led to internal division. Some people left Anfield and moved to Goodison Park. The name of the club is Everton. Club President John Holding and others stayed at Anfield. Because of the late registration, they can't use the name Everton anymore. Later, Holding decided to name the club after the whole city, so in March 1892, 15, Liverpool Football Club was established, and in June 1894, the club decided on the red uniform. Liverpool had a hard time at first because of Everton. John mckenna became the first head coach in the history of the club. Before that, many players left Anfield for Everton, and McKenna had to go to Scotland to find players. There, he recruited 12 players in one breath, but because of this, Liverpool's attention is far less than Everton's, because the locals don't want to see a team composed of Scots. After being refused to join the football league for the first time, Liverpool can only play in Lancashire League. In September 1892, 1, they played their first game at Anfield and beat Rotherham 7- 1. Coincidentally, on the same day, Everton also played the first game after moving to Goodison Park. As a result, only a few hundred fans came to Anfield to watch the game, but more than 10 thousand people went to see Everton's game. Two days later, Liverpool played the first game of Lancashire League, and Liverpool won again with a disparity score of 8-0. The game was delayed for several hours because the visiting team was late. This time, only a few hundred fans witnessed the team's victory. On the day of the match, Liverpool captain Macvane won by tossing a coin, and he chose to start the first half of the match in the direction of Anfield Road. To this day, many Liverpool captains follow this tradition. The first official game of the club was against Wharton at home 1892 on September 3rd, but this time Liverpool won 8-0. 1 year later, Liverpool was accepted by the Football League, but unfortunately relegated in the first season. However, 12 months later, they came back as champions of the second division. The next year, they ranked fifth in the first division, surpassing their old enemy Everton for the first time. In the following 10 years, although Liverpool suffered several demotions, it also won the league championship twice (190 1, 1906), and finally gained a firm foothold in Liverpool City. Second, Shankly's innovation Before the 1950s, Liverpool won the league championship three times (1922, 23, 47), but in the 1950s, the team fell into a trough. 1953-54 season, Liverpool ranked at the bottom of the first division and fell into the second division. In the following years, the Red Army struggled in the quagmire of the Second Division, but was unable to escape. 1959 65438+In February, after former manager Taylor resigned, Liverpool made a decision that went down in history and appointed horsfield manager Bill Shankly as the new manager. As a result, it took the legend five years to turn a team struggling in the second division into the champion of the first division of England, thus establishing the dominance of Liverpool. Before Shankly took over, he made a lot of preparations. Prior to this, the transfer rights of players were in the hands of the board of directors. However, after negotiations, Scottish-born Shankly became the first manager who could freely choose players, and he made great efforts to correct everything, from the transfer decision to the restoration of the pitch turf. Roger hunt, a player who played for Liverpool at that time, recalled: "After Shankly took office, he brought a lot of new things to the club. He persuaded the club to invest in players, reformed many training methods, and we got brand-new training equipment. The stadium has also changed from muddy to green, and Shankly is like a fresh air, bringing new life to the team. " Within 12 months after he joined the team, Shankly made a big change to the team. 1 year, 22 players were sold by him, and the introduction of players was judged according to his team building concept. At that time, Liverpool star Moran recalled: "He brought us a lot of small team exercises. This training method is very good. We have been practicing running before. " At the same time, Shankly is also a master of psychology. According to hickson, a Liverpool player in the 1950s, Shankly always made contemptuous comments on superstars like bobby charlton to boost players' confidence. 1959 12 19, Shankly lost the first official match, and Liverpool lost to Cardiff 0-4. However, under his coaching and influence, the Red Army began an obvious upward trend. In the early 1960s, Liverpool not only rose back to the first division, but also gradually became a strong team. During Shankly's coaching, a large number of talented players came to Liverpool. KevinKeegan, toshack and others built a strong team. 1963-64 season, Shankly led the team to win the league championship for the first time, and the Red Army took the lead. 1965, Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time and dominated the league the following year. 1973, Shankly won the league championship again and the UEFA Cup in the same year. 1974 FA Cup was the last honor he won for Liverpool. Shankly unexpectedly announced his resignation as head coach after the end of the 1973-74 season. At the age of 60, he plans to spend more time with his wife, Nice, and his family. This decision once shocked the whole city. In September, Shankly died of a heart attack. His good friend, Sir Busby, a former legendary Manchester United manager, was too sad to speak on the phone for a long time when he heard the news. Third, after the resignation of Shankly, there is only one suitable successor, bob paisley. Paisley is a Liverpool player. He has helped Shankly for a long time and is familiar with the team. However, at first, Paisley was unwilling to take over. Shankly's achievements are so brilliant that any successor will face great pressure. In the end, the board of directors made great efforts to convince him that Paisley officially took office. Liverpool should feel lucky. They found an excellent successor to Shankly, and Paisley's achievements even surpassed Shankly's. During his nine years in charge, Paisley brought an amazing 65,438+09 trophies to Liverpool. Including six league champions (1976, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83), three European champions (1977, 78, 8 1) and three league cup champions (198/kloc). Shankly started an era, and Paisley carried it forward. In the hands of this reluctant successor, Liverpool not only established the dominance of England, but also became the best team in Europe at that time. 1976-77 season, Liverpool got their hands on the European Champions Cup for the first time, and the Red Devils played their own brand in the European arena. In the final held in Rome, the opponent was M? nchengladbach, and mcdermott scored the first goal. After the opponent equalized, kevin keegan broke into the penalty area and Neil scored the most crucial goal. "We won honor for our country, and this is my most successful moment," Paisley said after the game. "But I don't want to drink. I want to experience every second clearly. Tonight, the Pope and I will be the two most sober people in Rome. " 1978, Liverpool won the European Champions Cup again, 198 1, Paisley took the Red Army to the highest level. Kenny Dalglish has such memories of this magical manager. "He is the greatest of all. His knowledge of football is amazing. Sometimes he will watch a player take two steps and know whether he is injured or where he is injured. There will be no more coaches like Paisley. " 1977 When kevin keegan left, Paisley signed Dalglish as a substitute, who became a legendary star in Liverpool history. Also signed by Paisley were Geremi Sounes and Alan Hansen, who built the skeleton of the new Liverpool. At the end of the 1982-83 season, paisley resigned as Liverpool manager and Joel Fagan became his successor. 1996, paisley died, and Liverpool built paisley gate at Anfield Stadium to pay tribute to this legend. 4. Haiser Massacre 1983, Liverpool bid farewell to the Paisley era and moved on. Under the leadership of head coach Fagan, they continued their glory. 1983-84 season, Liverpool won the league and the League Cup, defeated Rome, Italy, and once again dominated the European Champions Cup. Liverpool at this time scared all the opponents. 10 years, seven Premier League champions and four European Champions, the Red Army created a great dynasty. However, a disaster in May 1985 brought all this to an abrupt end, and a disastrous turning point suddenly came, which was the Haiser Massacre. 1On May 29th, 985, Liverpool and Juventus played the Champions League match at Heather Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Due to the confusion of ticketing work, the fans of Liverpool and Juventus have been confused at the scene, and even the stands with mixed fans from both sides have appeared. An hour before the start of the game, the conflict broke out, Liverpool fans attacked and Juventus fans fled. When they were pushed into a wall, the disrepair wall suddenly collapsed, killing 39 fans, including 38 Juventus fans. In the next match, Juventus beat Liverpool with a score of 1-0 and won the Champions League. Ian rush, the legendary striker of the Red Army, recalled: "After what happened, the final was doomed to have no happy ending. I think when our Ronnie Velander tripped, he definitely deserved a penalty, and their penalty spot was actually outside the penalty area. But compared with the tragedy of that day, none of this matters. We are not in the mood to play. Ask anyone who really plays. Even if you ask Juventus players, they are not in the mood to play football seriously. It's not like the Champions League final, it's just a game. It seems that we all just need to play games and then rush over to see if our family and others are okay. " After the Haiser tragedy, UEFA imposed heavy penalties. English clubs were banned from participating in European competitions for five years, while Liverpool were banned for seven years. In this way, the glory of the Red Army in Europe was suddenly interrupted. No one can say, if the tragedy hadn't happened, the powerful Liverpool would have won several champions cups. However, since then, the Red Army and English football have been greatly weakened, and a man-made tragedy has become a turning point in history.