Post by David™ on Dec 5, 2008 12:05:49 GMT -5
This is a simple summary of the Big Clubs in england
Liverpool
Club Name: Liverpool Football Club
Nickname: The Reds
Ground / Stadium:
Anfield, Liverpool, England.
Capacity: 45,362
The club have agreed a deal however to build a new stadium in nearby Stanley Park in Liverpool only 300 yards from the current Anfield site. Work is due to begin on the new stadium in early 2007 with the first game pencilled in for the start of the 2009/2010 season.
Founded:
1892 after a split with local rivals Everton FC.
Notable Staff:
Chairman: Tom Hicks (Co-Chairman)
George Gillett (Co-Chairman)
Manager: Rafael Benitez (Spain)
English League Champions:
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
FA Cup Winners:
1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006
League Cup Winners:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003
European Cup Champions:
1977: 3-1 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978: 1-0 vs. Club Brugge
1981: 1-0 vs. Real Madrid
1984: 1-1 (4-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AS Roma
2005: 3-3 (3-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AC Milan
Other Club Honours:
UEFA Cup: 1973, 1976, 2001
Community Shield: 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 2001, 2006
UEFA Super Cup: 1977, 2001, 2005
About Liverpool FC:
Founded in 1892 after a disagreement with Everton FC over the rent for Anfield, Liverpool Football Club have went on to become one of European football's most decorated clubs with a history that unfortunately bears as much tragedy as it does success.
Despite winning five English league titles before 1950, the club really only took off when they appointed Scotsman Bill Shankly as manager in 1959.
Shankly's reign was to prove the catalyst for Liverpool's domination of the English domestic game over the next three decades as well as lay the foundations for their exploits on European shores.
Having achieved promotion from the Second Division in the early 1960s Shankly's Liverpool side went on to win three English league titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup in 1973, the club's first success on the European stage.
Shankly retired in 1974 and was replaced by Bob Paisley who would go on to become one of European football's most successful managers. In his nine seasons in charge of Liverpool Paisley won 21 trophies including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six league titles and three consecutive League Cups.
When he retired in 1983 Liverpool again promoted from within and veteran coach Joe Fagan took the reigns and led the club to a treble of the English league, League Cup and European Cup in 1984. His tenure ended in tragedy the following year however as 39 Juventus fans were killed during the European Cup final as Liverpool fans charged their section and a wall collapsed during the game. Juventus went on to win 1-0 and English sides were duly banned from European competition.
Liverpool hero Kenny Dalglish became player/manager and led the club to a domestic double in his first season in charge, beating local rivals Everton in the FA Cup Final to become only the third club that century to achieve the feat.
Tragedy was to strike again under Dalglish though as 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsbrough in Sheffield in 1989. Inadequate policing, antiquated ground provisions and fenced in terraces all played a part in the tragedy which Liverpool still struggles to get over to this day.
The following years have seen Liverpool become more of a cup side than League champions of old as a succession of managers since Dalglish have failed to lift the league title. They did however win their fifth European Cup in 2005 under Rafael Benitez and were awarded the UEFA Badge of Honour for their achievement.
Manchester United
Club Details:
Full name: Manchester United Football Club
Previous Name: Newton Heath LYR FC
Nickname(s): Red Devils
Ground / Stadium:
Old Trafford, Manchester, England.
Capacity: 76,212
Founded:
1878 - as Newton Heath LYR FC
Notable Staff:
Chairman: Joel & Auram Glazer
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
English Premiership Champions:
1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08.
FA Cup Winners:
1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup Winners:
1992, 2006
European Cup Winners:
1968, 1999, 2008
Other Club Honours:
European Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1991
Intercontinental Cup/World Club Championship: 1999
European Super Cup: 1991
FA Charity/Community Shield: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007 (* joint holders)
About Manchester United:
Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath, the works team for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway workers in the local area. It was in 1902 following a brush with insolvency that the club changed hands and became Manchester United Football Club.
It was under manager Matt Busby during the 1950s that Manchester United really came to the fore though as Scotsman Busby built a side based on players he had groomed through United's youth structure and fashioned a great side which became known as the "Busby Babes" due their precocious talents at young ages.
Tragedy was to befall the club and the Busby Babes before they truly reached their peak though as the players and staff were involved in a plane crash at Munich in 1958 resulting in eight players and fifteen other passengers losing their lives and many others seriously injured including talismanic manager Matt Busby.
The club recovered slowly under Busby's return following his recuperation and in the early 1960s began to piece together a side including players like Bobby Charlton (a survivor of the Munich crash), Denis Law (a Scottish goal machine striker) and the mercurial Northern Irishman George Best.
An FA Cup win in 1963 was followed by English league title wins in 1965 and 1967 and was capped off by winning the European Cup in 1968 at Wembley, with Manchester United becoming the first English club to get their hands on Europe's premier club trophy.
The side began to fall apart after this and following Busby's resignation in 1969 and several failed replacements the club found themselves relegated to the second division in 1974.
Despite several FA Cup wins over the next ten years and a quick promotion back to the First Division, United didn't find a natural successor to Busby's legend until 1986 when Alex Ferguson replaced Ron Atkinson as manager and began a new dynasty.
The impatient Manchester United board may have been close to sacking Ferguson a few times in his first few years but once he found his rhythm there was no stopping his sides with eight Premiership titles in ten years between 1993 and 2003 to show for their domestic dominance. In 1999, they also completed a treble of Premiership, FA Cup and a second European Cup win as Ferguson finally laid Matt Busby's ghost to rest.
Now owned by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United are arguably the world's best known sporting brand and undeniably world football's biggest club.
Liverpool
Club Name: Liverpool Football Club
Nickname: The Reds
Ground / Stadium:
Anfield, Liverpool, England.
Capacity: 45,362
The club have agreed a deal however to build a new stadium in nearby Stanley Park in Liverpool only 300 yards from the current Anfield site. Work is due to begin on the new stadium in early 2007 with the first game pencilled in for the start of the 2009/2010 season.
Founded:
1892 after a split with local rivals Everton FC.
Notable Staff:
Chairman: Tom Hicks (Co-Chairman)
George Gillett (Co-Chairman)
Manager: Rafael Benitez (Spain)
English League Champions:
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
FA Cup Winners:
1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006
League Cup Winners:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003
European Cup Champions:
1977: 3-1 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978: 1-0 vs. Club Brugge
1981: 1-0 vs. Real Madrid
1984: 1-1 (4-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AS Roma
2005: 3-3 (3-2 in penalty shootout) vs. AC Milan
Other Club Honours:
UEFA Cup: 1973, 1976, 2001
Community Shield: 1964 (shared), 1965 (shared), 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 2001, 2006
UEFA Super Cup: 1977, 2001, 2005
About Liverpool FC:
Founded in 1892 after a disagreement with Everton FC over the rent for Anfield, Liverpool Football Club have went on to become one of European football's most decorated clubs with a history that unfortunately bears as much tragedy as it does success.
Despite winning five English league titles before 1950, the club really only took off when they appointed Scotsman Bill Shankly as manager in 1959.
Shankly's reign was to prove the catalyst for Liverpool's domination of the English domestic game over the next three decades as well as lay the foundations for their exploits on European shores.
Having achieved promotion from the Second Division in the early 1960s Shankly's Liverpool side went on to win three English league titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup in 1973, the club's first success on the European stage.
Shankly retired in 1974 and was replaced by Bob Paisley who would go on to become one of European football's most successful managers. In his nine seasons in charge of Liverpool Paisley won 21 trophies including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six league titles and three consecutive League Cups.
When he retired in 1983 Liverpool again promoted from within and veteran coach Joe Fagan took the reigns and led the club to a treble of the English league, League Cup and European Cup in 1984. His tenure ended in tragedy the following year however as 39 Juventus fans were killed during the European Cup final as Liverpool fans charged their section and a wall collapsed during the game. Juventus went on to win 1-0 and English sides were duly banned from European competition.
Liverpool hero Kenny Dalglish became player/manager and led the club to a domestic double in his first season in charge, beating local rivals Everton in the FA Cup Final to become only the third club that century to achieve the feat.
Tragedy was to strike again under Dalglish though as 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsbrough in Sheffield in 1989. Inadequate policing, antiquated ground provisions and fenced in terraces all played a part in the tragedy which Liverpool still struggles to get over to this day.
The following years have seen Liverpool become more of a cup side than League champions of old as a succession of managers since Dalglish have failed to lift the league title. They did however win their fifth European Cup in 2005 under Rafael Benitez and were awarded the UEFA Badge of Honour for their achievement.
Manchester United
Club Details:
Full name: Manchester United Football Club
Previous Name: Newton Heath LYR FC
Nickname(s): Red Devils
Ground / Stadium:
Old Trafford, Manchester, England.
Capacity: 76,212
Founded:
1878 - as Newton Heath LYR FC
Notable Staff:
Chairman: Joel & Auram Glazer
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
English Premiership Champions:
1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08.
FA Cup Winners:
1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup Winners:
1992, 2006
European Cup Winners:
1968, 1999, 2008
Other Club Honours:
European Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1991
Intercontinental Cup/World Club Championship: 1999
European Super Cup: 1991
FA Charity/Community Shield: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007 (* joint holders)
About Manchester United:
Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath, the works team for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway workers in the local area. It was in 1902 following a brush with insolvency that the club changed hands and became Manchester United Football Club.
It was under manager Matt Busby during the 1950s that Manchester United really came to the fore though as Scotsman Busby built a side based on players he had groomed through United's youth structure and fashioned a great side which became known as the "Busby Babes" due their precocious talents at young ages.
Tragedy was to befall the club and the Busby Babes before they truly reached their peak though as the players and staff were involved in a plane crash at Munich in 1958 resulting in eight players and fifteen other passengers losing their lives and many others seriously injured including talismanic manager Matt Busby.
The club recovered slowly under Busby's return following his recuperation and in the early 1960s began to piece together a side including players like Bobby Charlton (a survivor of the Munich crash), Denis Law (a Scottish goal machine striker) and the mercurial Northern Irishman George Best.
An FA Cup win in 1963 was followed by English league title wins in 1965 and 1967 and was capped off by winning the European Cup in 1968 at Wembley, with Manchester United becoming the first English club to get their hands on Europe's premier club trophy.
The side began to fall apart after this and following Busby's resignation in 1969 and several failed replacements the club found themselves relegated to the second division in 1974.
Despite several FA Cup wins over the next ten years and a quick promotion back to the First Division, United didn't find a natural successor to Busby's legend until 1986 when Alex Ferguson replaced Ron Atkinson as manager and began a new dynasty.
The impatient Manchester United board may have been close to sacking Ferguson a few times in his first few years but once he found his rhythm there was no stopping his sides with eight Premiership titles in ten years between 1993 and 2003 to show for their domestic dominance. In 1999, they also completed a treble of Premiership, FA Cup and a second European Cup win as Ferguson finally laid Matt Busby's ghost to rest.
Now owned by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United are arguably the world's best known sporting brand and undeniably world football's biggest club.