The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20, 000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.

The rivalry between the clubs intensified during the 1960s, after Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968, an achievement surpassed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories in the 1970s and 1980s.

Beefheart's first exhibition had been at Liverpool's Bluecoat Gallery during the Magic Band's 1972 tour of the UK.

Owen replaced the injured Robbie Fowler as Liverpool's first choice striker in 97 – 98.

As part of Liverpool's European Capital Of Culture year, she performed for the first time ever at the newly opened Liverpool Echo Arena and Conference Centre.

He won a Champions League winner's medal, providing the assist for Liverpool's first goal of the final, although his attempt in the penalty shoot-out against Milan was saved.

On 22 April 2008, in Liverpool's Champions League semi-final first leg against Chelsea at Anfield, Riise scored an own goal in the 95th minute to equalise.

Liverpool's first step on taking up his new post was to elicit from the Duke of Wellington a strong enough statement of his ability to resist a French attack to persuade the cabinet to commit themselves to the maintenance of his small force in Portugal.

Liverpool's first wife, Louisa, died at 54.

Liverpool's performance in the 1966-67 European Cup was poor and, after struggling to overcome FC Petrolul Ploiesti in the first round, they were well beaten in the last 16 by Ajax who, inspired by 19-year old Johan Cruyff, were a great team in the making.

It may be argued that Liverpool's treatment of Shankly seems shameful on the face of it, but were they not putting the best interests of the club and its new manager first by following the same relentless winning ethic that Shankly himself had instilled?

Kewell completed his first ever season at Anfield equal second with Emile Heskey by scoring seven goals, nine behind Michael Owen as Liverpool's top goalscorer for the 2003-04 Premier League season.

In the 2005 – 06 season, however, Cissé became the second highest goalscorer at Liverpool with 19 in all competitions, 6 in Champions League qualifiers, 2 in the European Super Cup, and 9 in the Premiership, and scored Liverpool's first goal in their FA Cup victory in May 2006.

In the following close season, Fowler helped the England under-18 team win the 1993 European Championship, before making a scoring first-team debut in Liverpool's 3 – 1 win in a first round League Cup tie at Fulham on 22 September 1993.

Despite his popularity with Liverpool fans, who referred to Fowler as " God ", Michael Owen and Emile Heskey had established themselves as Liverpool's regular strike partnership, leaving Fowler on the fringes of the first team.

In May 2006 he was offered a new one year contract with the club, and celebrated by scoring the first goal in Liverpool's last league game of the season in a 3 – 1 away win at Portsmouth.

On 25 October 2006 Fowler was named as Liverpool's captain for the first time since his return in a League Cup tie against Reading, scoring just before half-time in a 4 – 3 win.

The two northern-most docks were constructed between 1800 and 1802 ( officially opened on 27 August 1802 ) for the West India Dock Company to a design by leading civil engineer William Jessop ( John Rennie was a consultant, and Thomas Morris, Liverpool's third dock engineer, was also involved ), and were the first commercial wet docks in London.

The 1984 – 85 season was Liverpool's first trophyless season in ten years, though they did reach their fifth European Cup final against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium.

However, he began the season as Liverpool's first choice striker alongside Collymore, only to surrender his place in the first eleven to Robbie Fowler as the season wore on.

Peter Reid, formerly a key player at Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton, made an offer to Liverpool to sign Rush on loan in January 1996, but Liverpool manager Roy Evans rejected this offer, despite having not fielded Rush in his first eleven for two months, saying that he needed Rush as cover for Fowler and Collymore.

In the following season, 1989 – 90 ( Liverpool's last title title-winning season to date ), Mølby was a frustrated figure, unable to command a first team place despite often impressing during his occasional appearances.

Over the first three Premier League seasons ( Mølby's last ), he started just over 30 games in total and all his goals came from penalties, including one in Liverpool's first game of the 1994-95 season when Molby opened the scoring with a customary penalty in a 6-1 away win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Recruiting punk friend Pete Griffiths and future Siouxsie and the Banshees's drummer Budgie, the Nova Mob were goaded into headlining at Liverpool's top punk club, Eric's.

Until 1990, the store belonged to Liverpool's now-defunct Lewis's retail group.

Liverpool's magnates were filling Toxteth with opulent mansions and the synagogue stands in a cluster of houses of worship designed to advertise the wealth and status of a group of captains of industry that was remarkably ethnically diverse, by the standards of Victorian England.

The synagogue is a testament to the wealth and social position of Liverpool's nineteenth century Jewish magnates, a group with the wealth and taste also to commission Max Bruch to compose the Kol Nidre variations for cello and orchestra.

Mellor also scored a vital goal and set up another during Liverpool's match with Olympiacos at Anfield during the group stage of the 2004 – 05 UEFA Champions League, which Liverpool went on to win.

The business outgrew the building and in 1988 moved to a larger location on School Lane where Quiggins soon became a significant part of Liverpool's cultural scene.

In 1994, the company moved to new headquarters at the Maritime Centre near Seaforth Dock in the north of the City, in order to be closer to what was now the centre of Liverpool's docking system.

He performed poetry at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre ( 1983 ), alongside such poets as Roger McGough and Adrian Henri.

In January 2011 Dalglish was appointed Liverpool's caretaker manager after the dismissal of Roy Hodgson, becoming the permanent in May 2011.

Dalglish also scored three days later on his Anfield debut in a 2 – 0 victory over Newcastle United, and he scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they beat Keegan's Hamburg 6 – 0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final.

Dalglish did not play in Liverpool's 1988 – 89 campaign, and he made his final league appearance on 5 May 1990 as a substitute against Derby.

and with no subsequent improvement in Liverpool's results up to the end of the year ( during which time the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures ), Hodgson left Liverpool and Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager on 8 January 2011.

The most successful period in Liverpool's history was the 1970s and ' 80s when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to eleven league titles and seven European trophies.

Liverpool's success was overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster: in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed against perimeter fencing.

For much of Liverpool's history its home colours have been all red, but when the club was founded its kit was more like the contemporary Everton kit.

Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Merseyside team Everton, against whom the club contest the Merseyside derby.

Their rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield.

Liverpool's rivalry with Manchester United is viewed as a manifestation of the cities ' competition during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.

He oversaw the most successful period in Liverpool's history before stepping down in 1990.

Liverpool's income in the 2009 – 10 season was € 225. 3m.

Pitt's 19 year ministry followed by Lord Liverpool's 15, led the Tory Party to accept the office of Prime Minister as a convention of the constitution.

The following year, the IRA set fire to numerous British targets again, including the Dublin Customs House, this time sabotaging most of Liverpool's firetrucks in the firehouses before lighting the matches.

* Liverpool's Crest Hotel was renamed The Gladstone Hotel in his honour in the early 1990s, but in 2006 was renamed again as The Liner Hotel.

* In 2008, two engraved bricks on the " Wall of Fame " at Liverpool's famous Cavern Club were controversially removed because they bore the names of two members of music industry who have since been disgraced by sexual scandal: singer / songwriter Gary Glitter and record producer Jonathan King.

He was used as a late substitute in Liverpool's win over Arsenal in the 2001 FA Cup Final.

London, Brighton, Liverpool, and Manchester being the largest and the cities with the biggest gay populations ( Liverpool's LGBT population being 94, 000 by mid-2009 according to the North West Regional Development Agency.

Liverpool's official Pride was launced in 2010, but by 2011 it became the largest free Gay Pride festival in the United Kingdom outside London.