The Story Of Liverpool Team

The crest of Liverpool Football Club is known worldwide. One may wonder how it came into existence and developed through time to become what it is today. One of the club's followers, who calls himself "Ajjam" has studied the history of the crest and agreed to share it with us.

The animated club crest is based on a small plastic plaque that I have had since I was a boy in the 1970s. The crest itself is an early version of our club crest used between 1970-1992, a crest that had many variations during that period.

I still possess the plaque which is a cheap and a worn piece of plastic, yet it is also to me a priceless, sentimental piece of personal history. It is a version of our club crest that was used from around 1970 until our centenary in 1992. I have never seen a version of our club crest of the time that exactly matched this plaque, so it was a little bit of a mystery as to how “official” it was. My search into this matter would provide me with one surprising discovery that would bring a smile to my face. More on that later on...

This is the first crest that appeared on our team shirts: a Liver bird, on a pedestal or perch of some sort, in an “elegant” shield. Now here’s the thing: this crest does not appear on our team shirts until post WWII.  Here it is on the white away shirt from the FA Cup Final runners-up 1949-1950 season on display in the Anfield museum. You can also see the crest on this team pic from the 1953-1954 season.

So what did the original crest look like and how many were there before the 1950s? Was it simple or elaborate? Was it in a shield of some sort or on its own? Did it look like the one used by Liverpool Council? (which has recently changed to a simpler style).
What use was there for the Liverpool club crest before it started to appear on our team shirts? Was it used on official documents, stamps or seals, pennants, if anything? Was there any merchandise or official club clothing with it on? I wanted to fill that 50-year gap in my – or our – knowledge.

History Anfield Stadium

Information

Name: Anfield
Club: Liverpool FC
Inauguration: 1884
Capacity: 45,400 seats
Pitch Dimensions: 110*75
Record Attendance: 61,905; Liverpool-Wolves, 2 February 1952
Address: Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. It was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.^[48]
In 1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the Spion Kop after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal. The hill was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop in the Second Boer War, where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool. At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supporters than some entire football grounds.

Beginning Coat Liverpool team

Coat 'Liver Bird' first appeared in uniform Liverpool FC in the FA Cup final in 1950. Symbol that has significantly become part of a long Liverpool FC. Liverpool emblem is the first change in the season 1955/56 where the image 'Liver Bird' was in the circle Ouval and writing LFC under 'Liver Bird'. The symbol of this version lasted until 1968.In 1968 the decision was made to introduce a more modern club crest. Coat 'Liver Bird' embroidered directly to the uniform player by getting rid of the lines on the leg footing 'Liver Bird' and remove Ouval circle. This symbol survived until 1987, which in 1985 changed the uniform sponsor of Umbro to ADIDAS.
Along with the change of sponsor uniforms, the symbol of Liverpool in 1987 to change that to 3. Coat 'Liver Bird' back in the shield as the first symbol of Liverpool FC, but this time the writing of Liverpool Football Club under 'Liver Bird' is not short. This symbol survived until 1992, where Liverpool FC will hold a celebration of the 100th anniversary year.To celebrate 100 years of Liverpool FC, the club crest undergo significant changes. Addition ornament 'Shankly Gates' with the words 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on the shield 'Liver Bird' is intended to alert services manager Bill Shankly who has been a solid foundation for Liverpool FC. In the shield it says Liverpool Football Club 100 years and the symbol 'Liver Bird'. Then at the bottom of the shield is written from 1892 to 1992 figures.In 1993 the club crest changed again with the addition of twin flames on either side of the shield 'Liver Bird'. These twin flames to commemorate the victims of the Liverpudlian Hillsborough tragedy. Coat Liverpool latter is not much changed until 1999. Coat Liverpool FC are currently made in 1999 only with the composition of 2 colors. But since 2002, the symbol of Liverpool FC made with 'full color' as it is today.

Costume and sponsors

Costume

• 1973–1985: Umbro
• 1985–2006: Reebok
• 2006–2012: Adidas
• 2012–: Warrior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsor 

• 1892–1979: Without a Sponsor
• 1979–1981: Hitachi
• 1981–1989: Crown Paints
• 1989–1992: Candy
• 1992–2010: Carlsberg
• 2010–2014: Standard Chartered

The number of degree earned Champion

• Premier League : Champion (18)
  • 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
• English League Championship: Champion (4)
  • 1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62