Liverpool F.C.

Founded in large part because of a dispute between the landlord and Everton FC over the use of the Anfield stadium. The landlord was one Mr. John Houlding, with the majority of Evertonians moving across Stanley Park he decided to found a new club. Barred from using the 'Everton' name he named his new club Liverpool Association FC on the 15th of March, 1892. Liverpool FC did have some notable successes, like winning the division one championship in 1921–22 and 1922–23 and once again during the 1946–47 season.

However, they were generally over shadowed by their local rivals across Stanley Park. Until Bill Shankly arrived in 1959 the club had experienced the leanest period in it's history. Relegated to the Second Division in 1953–54 they were still there when Bill Shankly arrived. Success was not as immediate as many may think, it took three seasons until 1961–1962, when Liverpool won the Second Division Championship. In 1963–1964, Liverpool lifted the League Championship for the first time in 17 years.

Liverpool were League Champions again in 1965–1966, and their first European trophy, the UEFA Cup, in 1972–1973. Explicitly Shankly retired in 1973, shocking every fan. But it did usher in the most successful period in the clubs history, under Bob Paisley they won the European Cup three times the League Championship six times. Paisley was replaced by Joe Fagan, another boot room boy. He was in charge for another European Cup victory in Rome where Bruce Grobbelaar did a shakey legs routine to help Liverpool win a penalty shoot out against Roma.

The next year was a dead period for the club, versus Juventus at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium a disaster struck. Fencing separating the fan collapsed and resulted in the death in 39 fans, the majority Italians. English clubs were banned from European competitions for five years, Liverpool initially for ten, which was rescinded to six. Domestic football success continued under the new manager Kenny Dalglish, who became player manager in 1985.

Under his control the club won a further three league championships. Disaster struck again in 1989, playing Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield. A total of 94 fans died that day after being crushed against perimeter fencing. The first chink in the armour of Liverpool's onfield success came with the appointment of Graeme Souness as manager in 1991.

Since that year Liverpool have failed to win another league Championship, always finishing near the top, they have failed to ever seriously compete. Spaniard Rafael Benítez did bring cup success back winning the Champions League in 05-06.