It was 125 years ago today that Liverpool Football Club was born.
It was on the night of 15 March 1892 that the club’s founding president, John Houlding, proposed the creation of LFC.
It all came about after Houlding, who had been president of Everton, fell out with the Toffees over various issues including rent.
It left him with a fine ground but no team to play on it.
A new team was required and it was at Houlding’s home on this day a century-and-a-quarter ago that the new club was proposed and the name Liverpool Football Club was given.
It began a process which saw the club begin to recruit players and seek admission into the Football League.
Everything was completed by 3 June, which is when Liverpool Football Club was officially recognised.
Club historian and museum curator, Stephen Done explains: “It’s perhaps not widely known that Liverpool FC’s founding father and first President, John Houlding, was originally President of Everton FC but after a huge fall out over a number of issues including rent, he was removed from his position.
“This left Houlding and his colleagues with a fine football ground but no team and no name! The evening of 15th March at Houlding’s home, Stanley House, a new club was proposed and given the name Liverpool Football Club and so began the plans to recruit new players and to formally enter the Football League. By 3rd June 1892, Liverpool Football Club was official.”
Gary McAllister, Liverpool FC ambassador said: “Seeing the children perform the story of how the Club was formed really brought it to life. It was a history lesson like no other and all in the shadow of Anfield.
“I think it’s great that kids try to understand where the Club came from and that there was one man, John Houlding that started it all off.”
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