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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 .
Liverpool's fifth European Cup win, in 2005, meant that the club was awarded the trophy permanently and was also awarded a multiple-winner badge. [177] [178] Liverpool also hold the English record of three wins in the UEFA Cup, UEFA's secondary club competition. [179] Liverpool also hold the English record of four wins in the UEFA Super Cup. [180]
Liverpool finally returned to action against Everton in the Merseyside Derby on 21 June with a 0–0 draw. [167] The 30-year wait for their 19th top flight title (and first in the Premier League era) was finally ended on 25 June with Chelsea defeating Manchester City, [ 168 ] leaving City 23 points behind Liverpool with only 21 left available.
The summer exit of Liverpool’s modern equivalent of Bill Shankly will leave a huge vacuum – at Anfield, in the Premier League and on modern football ... The very questions are probably bad for ...
Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun ...
Liverpool's form suffered following their 1–0 loss to Leicester City in the FA Cup semi-final, and a poor run of results including a 7–2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur saw the club finish the season in eighth place. [16] Liverpool playing Ajax of Netherlands in the European Cup, a match they lost 5–1
Liverpool's fortunes declined during the inter-war years, when the club often finished in midtable. Liverpool became League champions again in 1947, in the first season after the Second World War, but following a slow downturn in performance the club was relegated to the Second Division in 1954. By the time of Shankly's appointment in 1959 ...
The first Liverpool managers, William Edward Barclay and John McKenna, were appointed in 1892. Barclay acted as secretary-manager, overseeing the administrative side of the club, while McKenna took charge of matters on the field. The two worked in tandem as Liverpool won promotion from the Lancashire League in the club's first season. [2]