Anfield
UEFA View from Anfield Road end
Location	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates	53°25′50.95″N 2°57′38.98″W / 53.4308194, -2.9608278
Opened	1884[1]
Owner	Liverpool F.C.[2]
Operator	Liverpool F. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. C.
Surface	Grass
Tenants	Everton F.C. (1884–92) Liverpool F. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. C. (1892–present)
Capacity	45,362[3]
Field dimensions	111 yards (101 m) by 74 yards (68 m)[4]

Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Anfield is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The stadium was built in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton F.C.. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club played at the ground until 1892, when they left after a rent dispute. Since then the stadium has been home to Liverpool F.C., who were formed as a result of Everton leaving Anfield. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. It is a Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 4-star rated stadium and has hosted many international matches at the senior level, including England matches. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The ground was also used as a venue during Euro 96. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. Earlier in its history the stadium was also used as a venue for different events, such as boxing and tennis matches. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

The stadium currently comprises four stands; Spion Kop, Main Stand, Centenary Stand and Anfield Road, giving a total capacity of 41,362. Bleachers redirects here For the novel see Bleachers (novel. Bleachers is a term used to describe the raised tiered stands found The record attendance at the stadium is 61,905 which was set in a Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) tie between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after This happened before the ground was converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994: a change which greatly reduced its capacity. All-seater stadium is the terminology applied to those sports stadia in which every spectator has a seat Each of its four stands now have an all-seater layout following the recommendations of the Taylor Report. The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Notable features of the stadium include two gates named after former Liverpool managers: the Bob Paisley Gate and the Bill Shankly gate. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful In addition, a statue of Shankly is situated outside the stadium.

Anfield's public transport links include rail and bus services but it lacks dedicated parking facilities. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Parking is the act of stopping a Vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than a brief time There are plans to replace Anfield with a new stadium in Stanley Park which would hold around 25,000 more spectators than Anfield's current capacity. Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football Stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England. The site is near the current stadium and its construction would lead to Anfield's demolition. The opening of the new stadium is scheduled for 2011 but the state of the financial market and disagreement between the club's American co-owners makes this doubtful. In 2008 the possibility of an economic crisis was suggested by several important indicators of economic downturn worldwide A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[5]

History

Opened in 1884, Anfield was originally owned by John Orrell, a brewer and friend of John Houlding; the leaseholder of Anfield. John Houlding was a self-made businessman in the tail end of the 19th century owning a brewery that left him in a comfortable financial state for the rest of his life Everton, who had recently been banned from playing in Stanley Park, were in need of a new venue to play at and Orrell let the land to the club for a small fee. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Stanley Park is a 4049 hectare (1000 acre Urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first game played at Anfield was between Everton and Earlstown on September 28, 1884, which Everton won 5–0. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year During Everton's tenure at the stadium, a small stand was erected for some of the 8,000 spectators regularly attending games. Anfield's first league match was played on September 8, 1888, between Everton and, Lancashire team, Accrington Stanley F.C.. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Accrington Stanley Football Club is an English football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the north-west of England formed in 1968 Everton quickly improved as a team and three years later in the 1890-1891 football season they became Anfield's first league champions. ^[6] However, this success was not without its drawbacks. Following the league win, Houlding purchased the ground outright from Orrell in 1891, and proposed increasing the rent from £100 to £250 per year. Everton refused to meet his demands, and moved to Goodison Park. Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated ^[7] Houlding was left with an empty stadium, and decided to form a new club to occupy it. The team was called Liverpool Association Football Club, and their first match at Anfield was played on September 1, 1892, against Rotherham Town, which they won 7–0. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rotherham Town FC were an English football club from Rotherham, Yorkshire. ^[8]

Liverpool's first league match at Anfield was played on September 9, 1893, against Lincoln City, with Liverpool winning 4–0 in front of 5,000 spectators. The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system A new stand was constructed in 1895, capable of seating 3,000 spectators, and was built on the site of the present Main Stand. The stand had a distinctive red and white gable, and was similar to the main stand at Newcastle United's ground St James' Park. A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon St James' Park is an All-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. ^[8] Another stand was constructed at the Anfield Road end in 1903, built from timber and corrugated iron. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Corrugated galvanised iron (colloquially corrugated iron, commonly abbreviated CGI is a Building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised After Liverpool had won their second League Championship in 1906, a new stand was built along the Walton Breck Road. Local journalist Ernest Edwards, who was the sports editor of local newspapers the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo, christened it the Spion Kop. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The Liverpool Daily Post is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling It was named after a famous hill in South Africa where a local regiment had suffered heavy losses during the Boer War in 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop ( Slag bij Spionkop Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was fought about 38 km (21 miles west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Two Boer Wars were fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics the Orange Free State and the South African Republic More than 300 men had died, many of them from Liverpool, as the British army attempted to capture the strategic hilltop. Around the same period a stand was also built along Kemlyn Road. ^[8]

The ground remained much the same until 1928 when the Kop was redesigned and extended to seat 30,000 spectators, with a roof erected as well. Many stadiums in England had stands named after the Spion Kop, however Anfield's was the largest Kop in the country at the time. It was able to hold more supporters than some entire football grounds. The topmast of the SS Great Eastern, one of the first iron ships, was rescued from the ship breaking yard at nearby Rock Ferry, and was hauled up the Everton Valley by a team of horses to be erected alongside the new Kop where it still stands today, serving as a flag pole. History Concept After the Great Exhibition of 1851 which had publicized Australia's wealth and natural resources waves of people were eager to emigrate from Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of Recycling involving the breaking up of Ships for Scrap. Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification ^[8]

Shankly Gates

In 1957 floodlights were installed and on October 30 of that year they were switched on for the first time for a match against Everton, to commemorate the 75-year anniversary of the Liverpool County FA. The broad-beamed strong artificial lights known as floodlights are often used to illuminate large or outdoor Playing fields while a sports event is being held during low-light Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. In 1963 the old Kemlyn Road stand was replaced by a cantilevered stand, able to seat 6,700 spectators and built at a cost of £350,000. A cantilever is a beam supported on only one end The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and Shear stress. Two years later alterations were made at the Anfield Road end, turning it into a large covered standing area. The biggest redevelopment came in 1973, when the old Main Stand was ripped down and a new one was constructed. At the same time, the pylon floodlights were pulled down and new lights installed along the top of the Kemlyn Road and Main Stands. The new stand was officially opened on March 10, 1973, by the Duke of Kent. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth In the 1980s the paddock in front of the Main Stand was turned into seating, and in 1982 seats were introduced at the Anfield Road end. The Shankly Gates were erected in 1982, a tribute to former manager Bill Shankly; Shankly's widow Nessie unlocked them for the first time on August 26, 1982. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) ^[8] Across the Shankly Gates are the words You'll Never Walk Alone, from the Gerry & The Pacemakers' hit song that Liverpool fans adopted as the Club's anthem. Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s " You'll Never Walk Alone " is a Show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. ^[9]

The statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield

Coloured seats and a police-room were added to the Kemlyn Road stand in 1987. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful In 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster, the Taylor Report recommended that all grounds in the country should be converted into all-seater grounds by May 1994. The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in ^[10] In 1992, a second tier was added to the Kemlyn Road stand, turning it into a double decker layout. It included executive boxes and function suites as well as 11,000 seating spaces. Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in Arenas Stadiums and other sports venues A conference hall or conference room is a Room provided for singular events such as Business conferences It is commonly found at large Hotels Plans to expand the stand had been made earlier, but two elderly residents living in Kemlyn Road refused to move out of their house and the plans were put on hold. When one of the residents died the other decided to move out and the expansion plans were put into action. ^[1] The stand was officially opened on September 1, 1992, by UEFA president Lennart Johansson and re-named the Centenary Stand. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Lennart Johansson (born 5 November, 1929) was the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations from 1990 until 2007 The Kop was rebuilt in 1994 after the recommendations of the Taylor Report and became all seated; although it is still a single tier, the capacity was significantly reduced to 12,390. ^[1]

On December 4, 1997, a statue of Bill Shankly, created from bronze, was unveiled at the visitors' centre in front of the Kop. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus Standing at over 8 feet (2. 4 m) tall, the statue depicts Shankly wearing a fan's scarf around his neck and in a familiar pose he adopted when receiving applause from fans. ^[11] The Hillsborough memorial is situated alongside the Shankly Gates, and is always decorated with flowers and tributes to the 96 people who died at Hillsborough. At the centre of the memorial is an eternal flame, signifying that those who died will never be forgotten. An eternal flame is a flame or torch that burns constantly The flame that burned constantly at Delphi, was an archaic feature "alien to the ordinary Greek temple" ^[12] The most recent change to Anfield came in 1998 when the new two-tier Anfield Road end was opened. The stand has however encountered a number of problems since its redevelopment. At the beginning of the 1999–2000 season a series of support poles and stanchions had to be brought in to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand. During Ronnie Moran's testimonial against Celtic many fans complained of movement of the top tier. Ronnie Moran is a former Liverpool captain and coach who has twice served as caretaker manager (after the departures of Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports notably Football (soccer and especially The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. At the same time that the stanchions were inserted the executive seating area was expanded by two rows in the main stand, lowering the capacity for seating in the paddock. ^[1]

Structures and facilities

View from the Kop, with the Main Stand to the left, Anfield Road end opposite and the Centenary Stand to the right

Outline of Anfield

The pitch is surrounded by four all-seater stands, the Anfield Road end, the Centenary Stand, the Kop and the Main Stand, all of which are covered. All-seater stadium is the terminology applied to those sports stadia in which every spectator has a seat The Anfield Road end and Centenary Stand are multi-tiered, whilst the Kop and Main Stand are single-tiered. Entry to the stadium is gained by radio-frequency identification (RFID) smart cards rather than the traditional manned turnstile. Radio-frequency identification ( RFID) is an automatic identification method relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of Gate which allows one person to pass at a time This system, used in all 80 turnstiles around Anfield, was introduced in 2005. ^[13]

The Centenary Stand was originally named the Kemlyn Road stand before the addition of a second tier. After the expansion was complete, the stand was renamed to mark the club's hundredth anniversary. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. The capacity of the stand is 11,762, with 4,600 spaces on the upper tier and 6,814 on the lower tier, while 348 spaces are also available in the executive boxes within the stand. ^[1] The Anfield Road stand is used to house the away fans during matches. In sports home is a term referring to both the City and Stadium, Arena, or Field where an athletic team plays games at their venue whilst Originally a simple single-tier stand with multi-coloured seats, a second tier has been added to the original stand, increasing the capacity to 9,074, consisting of 2,654 spaces on the upper tier, 6,391 on the lower tier and 29 spaces for disabled persons. ^[1]

The Kop was originally built as an uncovered terrace capable of holding 30,000 spectators, although a roof was added in 1928. A terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, following the Hillsborough disaster and the subsequent Taylor Report, a new all-seater Kop was constructed with a capacity of 12,409, with nine disabled spaces. The Main stand houses the directors box and the players dressing rooms. A changeroom The capacity of the stand is 12,277 seats consisting of 9,597 main stand seats, 2,409 available in the paddock, 177 in the directors box, 54 for the press box, and 40 disabled spaces. The press box is a special section of a Sports Stadium or arena that is set up for the media to report about a given event ^[14]

There are 32 total spaces available to accommodate wheelchair users; 22 spaces are available for general sale, eight spaces are allocated to the away supporters, and another two spaces are kept unused for emergency circumstances. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits There are 36 spaces available for the visually impaired, which are situated in the paddock area of the Main stand, with space for one personal assistant. Visual impairment or vision impairment is Vision loss that constitutes a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from Disease, A personal assistant, or personal aide, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks A headset with full commentary is also provided. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action ^[14]

Reminding the visitors where they are

Above the stairs that lead down to the pitch hangs a sign stating "THIS IS ANFIELD". Its purpose is to both intimidate the opposition and to bring those who touch it good luck. Accordingly, Liverpool players and coaching staff reach up and place one or both hands on it as they pass underneath. ^[15]

The stadium also features tributes to two of the club's most successful managers: the Paisley Gates, in tribute of Bob Paisley, who guided Liverpool to three European Cups and six League Championships in the 1970s and 80s, and Shankly Gates, in tribute of Bill Shankly, Paisley's predecessor between 1959 and 1974. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful ^[16] There is another tribute to Shankly, a statue of him is located at the visitors' centre in front of the Kop. ^[11]

The dimensions of the pitch at Anfield are 111 yards (101 m) by 74 yards (68 m),^[17] which is just above the FA's recommended pitch dimensions of 110 yards (101 m) by 70 yards (64 m). ^[18] The pitch at Anfield is cut two times a week during the football season and four times a week during the close season. The grass is one inch during the football season, and two inches high at any other time. Under-soil heating was introduced in 1982. Under-soil heating is a method used in various sports Stadiums (that have grass as their main surface which heats the underside of the pitch to avoid any bad weather such as During a matchday the groundsman are assisted by staff from the club's training ground—Melwood. A groundskeeper is a person who maintains landscaping gardens or sporting venues (and their vegetation where appropriate for appearance and functionality Melwood, in West Derby, Liverpool, is home to Liverpool FC 's training ground They assist by filling in divots at half-time, and usually restore the pitch for two hours after full-time. In some team Sports such as Football (soccer and rugby, Matches are played in two halves There are 400 to 420 stewards in attendance during matchday and in addition to this 65 police officers, along with a doctor, two paramedic teams and 40 St. John Ambulance officers are also present. A paramedic is a medical professional usually a member of the emergency medical service, who primarily provides Pre-hospital advanced medical and St John Ambulance, branded as St John in some territories is a common name used by a number of affiliated organizations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and Safety is paramount at the ground, as it features an in house police station, a fire warning system linked to Merseyside fire brigade, electronic exit gates, Closed-circuit television cameras in and outside the ground, four fully equipped first aid rooms and three ambulances. A police station (also called stationhouse) is a Building which serves as the Headquarters of a Police force or unit which serves a specific Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors First aid is the provision of initial care for an Illness or Injury. ^[17]

Future

See also: Stanley Park Stadium

Original plans to replace Anfield were initiated by Liverpool F. Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football Stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England. C. in May 2002. ^[19] At that time the proposed capacity was 55,000, but it was later revised to 61,000, with 1,000 seats given for segregation. Several attempts were made by the Liverpool City Council to instigate a groundshare of the proposed stadium with local rivals Everton from 2003 to 2007, but this move was rejected as neither club favoured it. See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside Groundshare is the principle of sharing a stadium between two local sport teams ^[20]

Liverpool were granted planning permission on July 30, 2004, to build a new stadium, just 300 yards (270 m) away from Anfield at Stanley Park,^[21] and on September 8, 2006, Liverpool City Council agreed to grant Liverpool F. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. C. a 999-year lease of the land on the proposed site. ^[22] Following the takeover of Liverpool F. C. on February 6, 2007, by George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the proposed stadium was redesigned to reduce the costs of construction. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. George N Gillett Jr (born October 22, 1938, in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American Businessman, owner of the ice hockey Thomas O Hicks Sr (born 1946 in Dallas Texas but later moved to Port Arthur Texas) is a Dallas Businessman According to Forbes Magazine In November 2007, the redesigned layout was approved by the council and construction was due to start in early 2008. ^[23] The new stadium, provisionally called Stanley Park Stadium, is being built by HKS, Inc. and is scheduled to open in August 2011 with a capacity of 71,000. Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football Stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England. HKS Inc is an international architecture firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[24][25] Once the new stadium is built Anfield will be demolished and become the centrepiece for the Anfield Plaza development, which will include a hotel, restaurants, and offices. ^[26]

However, the construction of Stanley Park, as of 2008, has been delayed following the slowing of the American economy, directly affecting American-owned Liverpool. In 2008 the possibility of an economic crisis was suggested by several important indicators of economic downturn worldwide This has been worsened because the club was bought with loaned money, not the owners' own capital, and interest rates are higher than previously expected. A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent Financial capital is money used by Entrepreneurs and Businesses to buy what they need to make their products or provide their services ^[27] Hicks and Gillett made promises to begin work on the stadium after the acquisition of the club but have had trouble financing the estimated £300 million needed for the Stanley Park development. In business a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder) The deadline to begin work within 60 days of the takeover has passed and as of May 2008 the site remains untouched. ^[28] The delays have had repercussions in the local area of Anfield, with regeneration plans on hold till the future of Anfield is decided. Anfield is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ^[5] Debt incurred by the club's takeover also exacerbates the matter as it reduced the owners' and the club's spending power. This fact has also revived interest in a takeover bid by Dubai International Capital, a move which also could delay movement to the new stadium. Dubai International Capital (DIC was established in October 2004 as the international investment arm of Dubai Holding. ^[29]

Other uses

Anfield has hosted numerous international matches, and was one of the venues used during Euro 96; the ground hosted four matches, which included three group games and a quarter-final. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. ^[30] The first international match to be hosted at Anfield was between England and Ireland, in 1889, with England winning 6–1. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. England have also played Wales at the stadium on three occasions, in 1905, 1922 and 1931, with England winning all three matches. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. ^[8] The most recent international to be hosted at Anfield was England's 2–1 victory over Uruguay on March 1, 2006. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[31] Anfield has also hosted five FA Cup semi-finals, with the last being in 1929. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after ^[8]

Anfield has been the venue for many other events, and during the inter-war years boxing matches were regularly held there. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A number of British boxing championships were contested and on June 12, 1934, Nelson Tarleton fought for the World Featherweight title against Freddie Miller. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |This is a chronological List of World Featherweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association Freddie Miller was an American boxer from Cincinnati. Freddie Miller was one of the very best Featherweight boxers of the 1930s and was named to Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Professional tennis was played at Anfield on boards on the pitch, with US Open champion, Bill Tilden and Wimbledon champion, Fred Perry entertaining the crowds in an exhibition match. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis During the mid-twenties, Anfield was the finishing line for the city marathon. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Liverpool also held an annual race which started from St George's plateau in the city centre and finished with a lap of Anfield. In July 1984, the American evangelist Billy Graham preached at Anfield for a week, attracting crowds of over 30,000 a night. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Evangelism is the Christian practice of proselytisation. The intention of most evangelism is to effect Eternal salvation to those who do not follow the William Franklin Graham Jr KBE (born November 7 1918 better known as Billy Graham, is an evangelist and an Evangelical Christian ^[8]

Records

Average attendance at Anfield since 1947

The highest attendance recorded at Anfield is 61,905 for Liverpool's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fifth round on February 2, 1952. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3] The record modern (all-seated) attendance is 44,983 for a match against Tottenham Hotspur on January 14, 2006. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[32] The lowest attendance recorded at Anfield was 1,000 for a match against Loughborough on December 7, 1895. Loughborough Athletic and Football Club were an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, that played in The Football Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[33] The highest average attendance at Anfield over a league season was 48,127, set in the 1972–73 season. The lowest average attendance at Anfield was 29,608, set in the 1960–61 season, whilst the team was in the Second Division. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The highest total seasonal attendance was recorded during the 2000–01 season when the aggregate was 1,328,482. That season Liverpool had won a treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. ^[34]

Liverpool did not lose a home league match at Anfield during the 1893–94, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1987–88 seasons. They also won all their home games during the 1893–94 season. From January 1978 to January 1981, Liverpool did not lose a match at Anfield, encompassing 85 games, in which Liverpool scored 212 goals and conceded 35. ^[3] The record gate receipts taken at Anfield is £496,000, for a match against Newcastle United, on April 3, 1996. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ^[35]

Transport

The stadium is about 2 miles (3 km) from Lime Street Station,^[36] which lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston. Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is a mainline and underground Railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Euston station (official name London Euston) is a major Railway station to the north of central London in the London Borough of Camden Kirkdale Station is the nearest station to Anfield and is about 1 mile (1. Kirkdale railway station is a Railway station in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre on the Northern Line 6 km) from the stadium. ^[37] The stadium has no parking facilities for supporters, and the streets around the ground allow parking only for residents with permits. ^[37]

References

General

• Official Liverpool website. liverpoolfc. tv. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland

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