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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England.The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.
Club Owner(s) Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Arsenal (more information) Stan Kroenke [1]: $16.9B [2]: Commercial property Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Walmart
John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) [1] is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins, The Boston Globe, and co-owner of RFK Racing.
The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following previous Boston teams that had been known as the "Red Stockings." Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 [ 9 ] and winning four more championships by 1918 .
Liverpool's team during its first season, 1892–93. Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding, who owned the club's ground, Anfield.
The final trophy the club won was the UEFA Cup. An own goal in the last minute of extra time by Delfí Geli secured a 5–4 victory over Spanish team Alavés. [68] Liverpool finished the league in third place, securing a return to the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) for the first time since the Heysel Stadium disaster. [69]
History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–1985) – Bill Shankly was appointed as manager in 1959 and guided the club back into the First Division. Shankly's arrival laid the foundations for the club's success in the 1970s and 80s domestically and in European competition, as the club won numerous League Championships and four European Cups .
In 2010, the ownership group of Henry, Lucchino, and Werner bought Premier League team Liverpool from lawyers acting on behalf of the Royal Bank of Scotland, the lenders to former owners George N. Gillett, Jr. and Tom Hicks.