Category : Classic Liverpool

National salute to Anfield legends


31st August 2006
THREE Liverpool legends have been voted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. World Cup winner Roger Hunt, all-time leading scorer Ian Rush and classy defender Alan Hansen will be formally inducted at a special awards ceremony at Liverpool's… more »

Classic Matches: Bill Shankley's Final Game - 1974 Charity Shield vs. Leeds United


10th August 2006
This was an ugly encounter - and certainly not a classic in the traditional sense, however, it deserves to be here for two reasons: 1. It was Bill Shankley's final match as boss 2. It marked the changing of the guard in English football as Leeds started… more »

Liverpool Legend: 'King Kenny' Dalglish


21st July 2006
Signs for Liverpool FC in £440,000 transfer from Celtic on 10 August 1977, acquired by Bob Paisley as replacement for Kevin Keegan, earlier sold to Hamburg for £500,000. Makes Liverpool debut in goalless Charity shield duel with Manchester United at Wemb… more »

Liverpool's First Season (1892/3)


19th July 2006
Liverpool Football Club was formed in 1892 and in their first ever season, they were promoted from the Lancashire League into the Football League Division 2. These are the results from that historic first season, in which Liverpool finished top: LANCASH… more »

Shankly's remarks voted best of all time


07th July 2006
BILL Shankly felt soccer was more important than life and death, and fans around the world agreed with the former Liverpool manager yesterday. Scotsman Shankly, who died of a heart attack in 1981, beat former Manchester United and France forward Eric Ca… more »