| Club Name: | Liverpool Football Club |
| Founding Year: | 1892 |
| Home Stadium: | Anfield |
| Training Ground: | AXA Training Centre |
| Current League: | Premier League |
| Current Manager: | Jurgen Klopp |
| Rival Clubs: | Everton, Manchester United |
Liverpool are one of the most successful football clubs in England and Europe with a strong tradition for success. Few teams can rival the honours that the Reds have secured at home and across the continent. The Anfield natives also have one of the largest fanbases around.
Liverpool club name
From their very existence, Liverpool have kept with one name throughout the club’s storied history. The Reds took their name from their city and are nicknamed from their iconic strips.
Founded as: Liverpool (1892-present)
Nickname: The Reds
Liverpool founding year
John Houlding established Liverpool in 1892 following a dispute with the committee that ran Everton at the time. The businessman was the club’s president and also owned the land that Anfield sits on. But as the dispute reached its peak, he split from Everton and built Liverpool.
Liverpool home stadium
Anfield has been the home stadium of Liverpool since the football club’s formation in 1892. The Reds also celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2017 by commemorating Houlding with a bronze bust outside of the stadium. Works are also currently underway to increase its capacity.
First stadium: Anfield (1892-present)
Capacity: 54,000 (61,000 planned for 2023/24)
Liverpool training ground
Liverpool moved from their long-time training ground at Melwood to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Kirkby in November 2020. The club’s move to a new complex also brought together the first-team and academy at the same facility. The Kirkby site reportedly cost the Reds £50m to build.
Previous training ground: Melwood Training Ground (1950-2020)
Current training ground: AXA Training Centre (2020-present)
Location: Kirkby, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside
Liverpool current league
Liverpool are one of the ever-present teams of the Premier League after agreeing to join the division for its inaugural season in 1992/93. The Reds have won the title once since entering the league in 2019/20. It marked their 19th top-flight title and first since the 1989/90 term.
Current league: Premier League (1992-present)
Previous league: English Football League, First Division (1962-1992)
Liverpool current manager
Liverpool appointed Jurgen Klopp as their latest manager to replace Brendan Rodgers at the helm back in October 2015. The 55-year-old German is currently under contract until 2026.
Current manager: Jurgen Klopp (2015-2026 expected)
Liverpool contact details
Website: www.liverpoolfc.com/
Home match enquires, phone: 0151 264 2500
Away match enquires, phone: 0151 318 1040 (From Europe: 0044 151 318 1040)
Away match enquires and disabled supporters, email: [email protected]
Stadium tour enquiries, email: [email protected]
Address: Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, L4 0TH, United Kingdom
Liverpool tickets
Supporters wishing to buy tickets for Liverpool’s games can do so through the club’s official website. The Reds make tickets available for matches at Anfield for members of their ticket programme and prioritise those who boast a recent record of attending relevant matches.
Tickets for Liverpool’s away games can also be purchased through the club’s official website. The Reds prioritise season ticket holders and release tickets for those with recent records of attending away games. Fans can also forward their tickets on to others through the website.