Liverpool Football Club, commonly known as Liverpool FC or simply Liverpool, is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1892, the club was established after a dispute between Everton FC and John Houlding, the owner of Anfield stadium, led Everton to move to Goodison Park. Left with a stadium but no team, Houlding formed a new club, Liverpool FC, which played its first competitive match later that year[1][2][4]. The club quickly rose through the ranks of English football, winning promotion to the First Division after just one season in the Second Division and capturing its first league title in 1901[1][2]. Liverpool’s modern era of success began under manager Bill Shankly in the 1960s, who transformed the club’s fortunes after a period of decline, leading them to multiple league titles and their first European trophy, the 1973 UEFA Cup[1]. Shankly’s successors, notably Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan, built on this foundation, guiding Liverpool to domestic and European dominance in the 1970s and 1980s. The club’s trophy cabinet includes 20 English top-flight league titles—the most recent in the 2024-25 Premier League season—and six European Cup/Champions League titles, more than any other English club[4][5]. Liverpool has also won numerous domestic cups, including eight FA Cups and nine League Cups[5]. The club’s home, Anfield, is renowned for its passionate support and the famous “You’ll Never Walk Alone” anthem. Liverpool’s global fanbase is vast, with supporters’ clubs in over 50 countries[2]. The club has experienced both triumph and tragedy, including the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, which led to a six-year ban from European competition[4]. In recent years, under manager Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool reasserted itself as a major force in European and English football, winning the Champions League in 2019 and ending a 30-year wait for a league title in 2020[5]. The 2024-25 Premier League title marks the latest chapter in the club’s storied history, continuing its legacy as one of the world’s most successful and iconic football institutions[5].