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RON YEATS, LIVERPOOL (Don Morley/EMPICS Sport)

‘Looked like giants, played like giants’ – Liverpool don all-red kit for the first time

Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020

Liverpool captain Ron Yeats (top) holds onto the FA Cup as he is hoisted aloft by his jubilant teammates after their 2-1 win: (l-r) Geoff Strong, Yeats, Wilf Stevenson, Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan - PA Photos/PA Archive/PA Images

A 73-year FA Cup wait ends on Ian St John and Liverpool’s “greatest day”

Mar 22, 2020Mar 23, 2020

Liverpool's legendary Bill Shankly. Turning towards the Kop end of Anfield, Shankly gets an ovation from the fans who idolised him when Liverpool became League champions.

Liverpool’s dynasty begins as Bill Shankly arrives and builds “a bastion of invincibility”

Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020

Bill Shankly’s Hungary lesson and a cautionary tale for Liverpool vs. Atleti

Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020

This Is Anfield tunnel sign (Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa)

This Is Anfield – The history of Liverpool’s famous sign

Feb 10, 2020Feb 11, 2020

(top row l-r) John Molyneaux, John Wheeler, Tom Younger, Laurie Hughes, John Moran and DOn Campbell. (front row l-r) Brian Jackson, Tony Rowley, Billy Liddell, John Evans and Alan A'Court.

The last time Liverpool played on Christmas Day – with 2 games in 24 hours

Dec 23, 2019Dec 25, 2019

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Boxing Day, Wednesday, December 26, 2018: A bronze statue of Bill Shankly, pictured before the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Newcastle United FC at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Pepijn Lijnders quotes Bill Shankly as he explains Liverpool’s “holy trinity”

Oct 29, 2019Oct 30, 2019

Matchday, Anfield, general. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

‘What would Shankly do?’ – Is Liverpool FC really a socialist football club?

Nov 5, 2019Oct 16, 2019

Liverpool FC: The kids are growing up fast

Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019

Bill Shankly, 14-Apr-1964 (Picture by PA PA Archive/PA Images)

Season 1961/62: A pivotal year in the history of Liverpool FC as Bill Shankly leads Reds back to the top

Jan 20, 2020Jul 5, 2019

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Thursday, February 18, 2010: A new banner on Liverpool's famous Spion Kop depicts legendary managers Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish and current manager Rafael Benitez before the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 1st Leg match against AFC Unirea Urziceni at Anfield. (Photo by: David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Four Liverpool managers ranked in ‘top 50 of all time’, but Bob Paisley’s position is questionable

Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 2019

Peter Thompson, 1970, Liverpool (Image: S&G/S&G and Barratts/EMPICS Sport)

Farewell to Peter Thompson, one of Bill Shankly’s Liverpool greats

Feb 18, 2019Dec 31, 2018

Liverpool's John Toshack (left) beats Everton's Henry Newton (right) in the air, 1972 ( Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport)

Stanley Park Story: When the Merseyside derby returned after an 11-year break

Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018

John Toshack (c) sees his shot cleared off the line. Liverpool vs. Red Star Belgrade, Anfield, 1973 ( PA/PA Archive/PA Images)

Red Star Belgrade: The opponents who changed Liverpool’s European approach

Oct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018

Bill Shankly, 14-Apr-1964 (Picture by PA PA Archive/PA Images)

The transfers and tales behind Bill Shankly leading Liverpool to promotion from Division Two

Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, May 4, 2008: A Liverpool fan holds up a scarf with Liverpool and Glasgow Celtic on during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool’s Celtic connection: shared values, songs and a legend

Jun 26, 2018Jun 27, 2018

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates his side's second goal (Martin Rickett/EMPICS Sport)

Jurgen Klopp paid biggest compliment possible by Liverpool legend

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp - General - (John Walton/EMPICS Sport)

Jurgen Klopp matches Bob Paisley’s record after 100 league games at Liverpool

Mar 31, 2018

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 29, 2016: A Liverpool supporter buys a souvenir scarf outside Anfield ahead of the Football League Cup Quarter-Final match between Liverpool and Leeds United. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Finally, a half-and-half scarf that is acceptable

Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018

Tommy Lawrence, Liverpool goalkeeper (Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport)

Tommy Lawrence: Liverpool’s number one in Bill Shankly’s resurgent team

Jan 11, 2018Jan 10, 2018

Bill Shankly, 14-Apr-1964 (Picture by PA PA Archive/PA Images)

‘Making Shankly’: How Bill Shankly’s early years shaped his Liverpool career

Oct 13, 2017Oct 13, 2017

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, March 30, 2014: Liverpool supporters' banner 'Liverpool FC Support & Believe' during the Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

5 incredible Liverpool FC records that will never be broken

Jun 26, 2017Jun 25, 2017

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 29, 2016: The Shankly Gates, featuring the club's anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" outside Liverpool's Anfield Stadium before the Football League Cup Quarter-Final match against Leeds United. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool 4-1 Bournemouth (1968) – Shankly’s Reds put Cherries to the sword in FA Cup replay

Dec 2, 2016Dec 2, 2016

The two managers, Leeds United's Don Revie (l) and Liverpool's Bill Shankly (c), lead their teams out onto the pitch before the match

The Short History of Liverpool vs. Leeds United: A rivalry of sorts

Nov 27, 2016Nov 28, 2016

The Kop last stand, Anfield: LIverpool vs Norwich, 1994 (PA Images)

You’ll Never Walk Alone: The story of The Kop’s greatest hymn

Oct 28, 2018Nov 14, 2016

Liverpool squad 1969-70: (back row, l-r) Geoff Strong, Gerry Byrne, Chris Lawler, Tommy Lawrence, Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd, Ian Ross, Alec Lindsay; (front row, l-r) Ian Callaghan, Alun Evans, Roger Hunt, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian St John, Peter Thompson, Bobby Graham (Picture by PA Photos PA Archive/PA Images)

Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool (1969) – Failing floodlights, contrasting reports and patient Kopites

Oct 29, 2016Oct 28, 2016

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Boxing Day, Saturday, December 26, 2015: Flags and banners on the Spion Kop before the Premier League match against Leicester City at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Dundalk, Fulham & Stromgodset – Liverpool FC’s top three biggest ever wins

Jun 26, 2016

LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, October 17, 2015: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp before the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Kloppaganda)

Jurgen Klopp has a unique problem – but it’s one he can fix

Oct 30, 2015

Jurgen Klopp has inherited a Liverpool squad without a star player who can drag the team to victory.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, March 1, 2015: Liverpool supporters' banners of Bill Shankly and Ronnie Moran in action against Manchester City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda) [general pic]

Liverpool FC: The Hardest Goodbyes, 1970-1990

Jul 5, 2015Jul 5, 2015

On the unveiling of Steven Gerrard as an LA Galaxy player, Jeff Goulding looks back at the hardest goodbyes he made as a Liverpool fan between 1970 & 1990.

5 Reasons why Liverpool are fond of Scotland

Sep 18, 2014Sep 18, 2014

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