History of Liverpool Club 1. Living in the Shadow of Everton In 1878, Liverpool's city rival Everton Club was founded and they played at Anfield.

In 1892, a dispute over business operations led to an internal schism, with some leaving Anfield and moving to Goodison Park, where the club's name remained Everton.

Club chairman John Holding and other people stayed at Anfield. Due to the late registration, they could no longer use the name Everton. Later Holding decided to name the club after the entire city.

So on March 15, 1892, Liverpool Football Club was established. In 1894, the club decided on a red uniform.

Due to the presence of Everton, Liverpool's survival was difficult at the beginning.

John McKenna became the first head coach in the club's history.

Prior to this, 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 received far less attention than Everton because locals were unwilling to watch a team composed of Scots.

After their first application to join the Football League was rejected, Liverpool could only play in the Lancashire League.

On September 1, 1892, they played their first game at Anfield, defeating Rotherham 7-1. Coincidentally, on the same day, Everton also played their first game at Goodday.

In the first game after Johnson Park, only a few hundred fans came to Anfield to watch the game, while more than 10,000 people came to watch Everton play.

Two days later, Liverpool played their first game in the Lancashire League. Liverpool once again won with a disparity of 8-0.

The game was postponed for several hours due to the late arrival of the visiting team.

This time, only a few hundred fans witnessed the team's victory.

On the day of the match, Liverpool captain McWayne won the coin toss and chose to start the first half in the direction of Anfield Road.

Many Liverpool captains continue this tradition to this day.

The club's first official match was at home against Walton Town on September 3, 1892, but this time Liverpool again won 8-0.

One year later, Liverpool was admitted to the Football League, but was unfortunately relegated in the first season. However, 12 months later, they came back as the second division champions, and in the second year they were in the first division.

Ranked fifth in the Premier League, higher than rival Everton for the first time.

In the following 10 years, although Liverpool experienced relegation several times, they also won the league championship twice (1901, 1906). They finally established a firm foothold in Liverpool City.

2. Shankly's Innovation Bill Shankly Before the 1950s, Liverpool won the league championship three times (1922, 1923, 1947), but in the 1950s, the team fell into a trough.

In the 1953-54 season, Liverpool ranked bottom in the First Division and was relegated to the Second Division. In the following years, the Red Army struggled in the quagmire of the Second Division, but was unable to escape.

In December 1959, after the resignation of former coach Taylor, Liverpool made a decision that was later recorded in history and appointed Horsfield coach Bill Shankly as the new coach. As a result, this legendary figure

In 5 years, he turned a team that was struggling in the second division into the English First Division champion, and thus established Liverpool's dominance.

Before Shankly took over Liverpool, he made a lot of preparations. Previously, the transfer rights of players were in the hands of the board of directors. However, after negotiations, Shankly, who was born in Scotland, became the first coach to be able to freely select players, and it was so big that transfers were possible.

He made great efforts to rectify everything from decision-making to the repair of the stadium turf.

Roger Hunter, a player who played for Liverpool at the time, recalled: "After Shankly took office, he brought a lot of new things to the club. He persuaded the club to invest in buying players, transformed many training methods, and we also got brand-new training.

The equipment and the stadium have also changed from muddy to green grass. Shankly is like a breath of fresh air, bringing new life to the team." In the 12 months after taking over, Shankly made great changes to the team.

After a blood exchange, he sold 22 players in one year, and the introduction of players was judged according to his team building philosophy.

Moran, the Liverpool star at the time, recalled: "He brought us a lot of small team exercises. This training method is very good, and we always practiced running in the past." At the same time, Shankly was also a master of psychology, according to Liverpool

Hickson, a player in the 1950s, recalled that Shankly would always make disparaging comments about superstars such as Bobby Charlton in order to increase the confidence of the players.

On December 19, 1959, Shankly lost his first official game, Liverpool was defeated 0-4 by Cardiff.

However, under his coaching and influence, the Red Army began to have a clear upward trend. In the early 1960s, Liverpool was not only promoted back to the First Division, but also gradually became a strong team. During Shankly's coaching period, a large number of talented players came to Liverpool.

Kevin Keegan, John Toshack and others have built a formidable team.

In the 1963-64 season, Shankly led his team to win the league championship for the first time, marking the beginning of the Red Army's dominance.