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Goodison Park

«The Grand Old Lady»
Goodison Park in August 2022
Former names	Mere Green Field
Location	Goodison Road Walton, Liverpool, England
Coordinates	53°26′20″N 2°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°WCoordinates: 53°26′20″N 2°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°W
Public transit	Kirkdale railway station
Owner	Everton F.C.
Operator	Everton F.C.
Capacity	39,414[1]
Record attendance	78,299 (Everton vs Liverpool, 18 September 1948)
Field size	100.48 by 68 metres (109.9 yd × 74.4 yd)[1]
Surface	Desso GrassMaster
Construction
Opened	24 August 1892; 130 years ago
Renovated	Expected end of 2028
Demolished	Expected start of 2024
Construction cost	£3,000[nb 1]
Architect	Kelly Brothers Henry Hartley Archibald Leitch
Tenants
Everton F.C. (1892–2024)

Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England, 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It has been the home of Premier League club Everton F.C. since 1892 and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.^[1]

Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England.^[2] It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup.

History[edit]

Before Goodison Park[edit]

Everton originally played on an open pitch in the south-east corner of the newly laid out Stanley Park (on a site where rivals Liverpool FC considered building a stadium over a century later). The first official match after being renamed Everton from St. Domingo’s was at Stanley Park, staged on 20 December 1879 with St. Peter’s being the opposition, and admission was free. In 1882, a man named J. Cruit donated land at Priory Road with the necessary facilities required for professional clubs, but asked the club to leave his land after two years because the crowds became too large and noisy.^[3]

Everton moved to nearby Anfield Road, a site where proper covered stands were built. Everton played at the Anfield ground from 1884 until 1892.^[4] During this time the club turned professional entering teams in the FA Cup.^[5] They became founding members of the Football League winning their first championship at the ground in 1890–91.^[6] Anfield’s capacity grew to over 20,000 with the club hosted an international match with England hosting Ireland. During their time at Anfield, Everton became the first club to introduce goalnets to professional football.^[7]

In the 1890s, a dispute about how the club was to be owned and run emerged with John Houlding, Anfield’s majority owner and Everton’s Chairman, at the forefront.^[3] Houlding disagreed with the club’s committee initially disagreeing about the full purchase of the land at Anfield from minor land owner Mr Orrell escalating into a principled disagreement of how the club was run. Two such disagreements included Houlding wanting Everton to sell only his brewery products during an event and for the Everton players to use his public house The Sandon as changing room facilities.^[8]

The most famous of the disagreements concerns the level of increased rent Everton were asked to pay. In 1889, Everton paid £100 to Houlding in rent which by the 1889–90 season had risen to £250.^[8] Everton had to pay for all works and stands. The dispute escalated to a rent of £370 per year being demanded. In the complicated lead up to the split in the club, the rent dispute is too simplistic to be singled out as the prime cause. The dispute was compounded by many minor disputed points.^{[citation needed]}

The flashpoint was a covenant in the contract of land purchase by Houlding from Orrell causing further and deep friction. A strip of land at the Anfield ground bordering the adjacent land owned by Mr Orrell, could be used to provide a right of way access road for Orrell’s landlocked vacant site. In early 1891 the club erected a stand on this now proposed roadway, which was also overlapping Orrell’s land, unbeknown to the Everton F.C. Committee. In August 1891 Orrell announced intentions of developing his land next to the football ground, building an access road on the land owned by Houlding and occupied by Everton F.C.^{[citation needed]}

Everton F.C. stated they knew nothing of the covenant, Houlding stated they did. This situation created great distrust leading to friction between Houlding and the Everton F.C. Committee. The rift and distrust between the two parties was on three levels, Houlding’s personal business intentions, politically and morally. Nevertheless, the club faced a dilemma of having to destroy the new revenue generating stand or compensate Orrell.^{[citation needed]}

Houlding’s way around the problem was to propose a limited company with floatation of the club enabling the club to purchase Houlding’s and Orrell’s land outright, hoping to raise £12,000. Previous attempts to raise money from the community had failed miserably. This would have meant the club would need to find £6,000 in cash with an additional £4,875 mortgage. The Everton Committee initially accepted Houlding’s proposal in principle, yet voted against it at a meeting.^[9]

After much negotiating and brinkmanship on both sides Everton vacated Anfield, leaving Houlding with an empty stadium with no one to play in it. As a consequence, Houlding formed his own football club, Liverpool, to take up residence at the stadium.^[8]

The clubs themselves have differing versions of events of why it occurred.

Houlding explained why this situation arose in a Liverpool match programme against Cliftonville in April 1893. He pointed out that he had given Everton a rent free loan until the club started to make money. If the club had gone bust he would have lost it all.

Despite making no profit in this respect, the issue that upset the members at Everton most was his plan to sell Anfield and the land adjoining, with Houlding himself profiting. He felt it was a reasonable reward for the risk he had ventured in the club for nine years. Houlding, as the ambitious businessman he was, saw a great future for the club. He wanted the club to have its own home ground and wanted them to buy land so the club could expand in due course.

Unfortunately most of the Everton FC board members failed to share his forward thinking and lacked confidence. They wanted instead a long term rent deal on all the land, but for this to be acceptable to Houlding, he wanted a rent at a price considered too high for the Club. The members reacted to that by «offering» Houlding less rent. Houlding unsurprisingly refused to accept this stating that he did not want to be dictated: «I cannot understand why a gentleman that has done so much for the club (Everton) and its members should be given such treatment».

— Liverpool FC version of events^[8]

During their spell at Anfield, John Houlding decided to charge the Club rent based on the increase of gate receipts from attendances and not, as was previously the case, at a fixed rate.

«This – along with other conflicts with Everton – led to the Club being expelled from Anfield in 1892 and in need of a new home….

fully expecting Houlding to dismiss Everton from their Anfield home, he (George Mahon) acquired land on a patch off Stanley Park called ‘Mere Green Field’ and also made sure that the Club kept their name.»

— Everton FC version of events^[10]

Genesis of Goodison Park[edit]

On 15 September 1891, a general meeting took place at Royal Street Hall, near Everton Valley.^[11] Everton’s chairman John Houlding proposed that a limited company be formed with the new company purchasing his land and local brewer Joseph Orrell’s adjacent land for a combined £9,237.^[11] A club run as a limited company was unusual for the time as football clubs were usually run as «sports clubs» with members paying an annual fee. The proposal was supported by William Barclay, the club secretary and a close friend of Houlding.^[12]

Liberal Party politician and Everton board member George Mahon fought the proposal putting forward his own amendment which was carried by the Everton board. At the time Everton’s board contained both Conservative and Liberal Party councillors. Houlding and Mahon had previously clashed during local elections.^[13][14]

Both men agreed that Everton should operate as a limited company; however, they had different ideas about share ownership. Houlding suggested that 12,000 shares be created with each Everton board member given one share and the other shares sold to the public or Everton board members. Mahon disagreed and proposed that 500 shares be created with no member carrying more than 10 shares with board members given «7 or 8» shares. Mahon reasoned «we would rather have a large number of individual applications so that there will be more supporters of the club.»^[12]

A special general meeting was convened at the former Liverpool College building on Shaw Street on 25 January 1892. John Houlding’s proposal was defeated once more with George Mahon suggesting that Everton relocate to another site. A heckler shouted, «You can’t find one!» Mahon responded «I have one in my pocket» revealing an option to lease Mere Green field, in Walton, Lancashire, the site of the current Goodison Park.^[11]

The Liverpool press were partisan. The proposal was deemed to be a positive move for the club by the Liberal-leaning Liverpool Daily Post which described Houlding’s ousting as «having shaken off the incubus.»^[15] The Tory-supporting Liverpool Courier and Liverpool Evening Express—owned by Conservative MP for Everton, John A. Willox, a Trustee of the Licensed Victuallers’ and Brewers’ Association—took Houlding’s side. The Courier published letters regularly criticising Mahon’s supporters—many of which were anonymous.^[16] Philanthropist William Hartley, a jam manufacturer and Robert William Hudson, a prominent soap-manufacturer supported Mahon.^[17]

The stadium was named Goodison Park because the length of the site was built against Goodison Road. The road was named after a civil engineer named George Goodison who provided a sewage report to the Walton Local Board in the mid-1800s later becoming a local landowner.^[12]

The Mere Green field was owned by Christopher Leyland with Everton renting until they were in a position to buy the site outright. Initially, the field needed work as parts of the site needed excavation, the field was levelled, a drainage system was installed and turf was laid. This work was considered to be a ‘formidable initial expenditure’ with local contractor Mr Barton contracted to work on the 29,471 square yards (25,000 m²) site at 4½d per square yard—a total cost of £552. A J. Prescott was brought in as an architectural advisor and surveyor.^[11]

Walton-based building firm Kelly Brothers were instructed to erect two uncovered stands that could each accommodate 4,000 spectators. A third covered stand accommodating 3,000 spectators was also requested. The combined cost of these stands was £1,640. Everton inserted a penalty clause into the contract in case the work was not completed by its 31 July deadline.^[11] Everton officials were impressed with the builder’s workmanship agreeing two further contracts: exterior hoardings were constructed at a cost of £150 with 12 turnstiles installed at a cost of £7 each.^[11] In 1894, Benjamin Kelly of Kelly Brothers was appointed as a director of Everton.^[19]

Dr. James Baxter of the Everton committee donated a £1,000 interest-free loan to build Goodison Park. The stadium was England’s first purpose-built football ground, with stands on three sides. Goodison Park was officially opened on 24 August 1892 by Lord Kinnaird and Frederick Wall of the Football Association. No football was played; instead the 12,000 crowd watched a short athletics event followed by music and a fireworks display.^[11] Upon its completion the stadium was the first joint purpose-built football stadium in the world; Celtic’s basic Celtic Park ground in Glasgow, Scotland was inaugurated on the same day as Goodison Park.^[20]

The first football match at Goodison Park was on 2 September 1892 between Everton and Bolton Wanderers. Everton wore its new club colours of salmon and dark blue stripes and won the exhibition game 4–2.^[20] The first league game at Goodison Park took place on 3 September 1892 against Nottingham Forest; the game ended in a 2–2 draw. The stadium’s first competitive goal was scored by Forest’s Horace Pike and the first Everton goal scored by Fred Geary. Everton’s first league victory at their new ground came in the next home game with a 6–0 defeat of Newton Heath in front of an estimated 10,000 spectators.^[21]

It was announced at a general meeting on 22 March 1895 that the club could finally afford to buy Goodison Park. Mahon revealed that Everton were buying Goodison Park for £650 less than the price of Anfield three years earlier, with Goodison Park having more land and a 25% larger capacity. The motion to purchase Goodison Park was passed unanimously.^[12] Dr. Baxter also lent the club £5,000 to redeem the mortgage early at a rate of 3½%.^[22] By this time the redrawing of political boundaries put Walton, and hence Goodison Park, inside the City of Liverpool.^[23]

In 1999, The Independent newspaper journalist David Conn unexpectedly coined the nickname «The Grand Old Lady» for the stadium when he wrote «Another potential suitor has apparently thought better of Everton, walking away on Tuesday from the sagging Grand Old Lady of English football, leaving her still in desperate need of a makeover.»^[24]

Structural developments[edit]

The Goodison Park structure was built in stages. In the summer of 1895 a new Bullens Road stand was built and a roof placed on the original Goodison Road stand but only after five directors, including chairman, George Mahon had resigned over what was described in the club minutes as ‘acute administrative difficulties’.^[25] In 1906, the double-decker Goodison Avenue Stand was built behind the goal at the south end of the ground. The stand was designed by Liverpool architect Henry Hartley^[20] who went on to chair the Liverpool Architectural Society a year later.^[26] The club minutes from the time show that Hartley was unhappy with certain aspects of the stand and the poor sightlines meant that the goal line had to be moved seven metres north, towards Gwladys Street. In January 1908, he complained that his fees had not been paid and the bill for the stand was near £13,000.^[11] There were 2,657 seats on its upper tier with a terrace below.

Archibald Leitch designed the Goodison Road Stand with construction in 1909. In September that year Ernest Edwards, the Liverpool Echo journalist who christened the terrace at Anfield the «Spion Kop», wrote of the newly built stand, «The building as one looks at it, suggests the side of Mauretania at once.»^[27] The stand was occasionally referred to as the «Mauretania Stand», in reference to the Liverpool-registered RMS Mauretania, then the world’s largest ship, which operated from the Port of Liverpool.^[28]

The two-tier steel frame and wooden floor Bullens Road Stand, designed by Archibald Leitch, was completed in 1926. The upper tier was seated, with terracing below, a part of the ground called The Paddock. Few changes were made until 1963 when the rear of the Paddock was seated and an overhanging roof was added. The stand is known for Archibald Leitch’s highly distinctive balcony trusses which also act as handrails for the front row of seats in the Upper Bullens stand. Goodison Park is the only stadium with two complete trusses designed by Leitch. Of the 17 created, only Goodison Park, Ibrox and Fratton Park retain these trusses.^[3]

Everton constructed covered dugouts in 1931. The idea was inspired by a visit to Pittodrie to play a friendly against Aberdeen, where such dugouts had been constructed at the behest of the Dons’ trainer Donald Colman. The Goodison Park dugouts were the first in England.^[29]

The ground become an entirely two-tiered affair in 1938 with another Archibald Leitch stand at the Gwladys Street end. The stand completed at a cost of £50,000, being delayed because an old man would not move from his to be demolished home.^[29] The original Gwladys Street having had terraced houses on either side, with those backing on to the ground making way for the expansion. Architect Leitch and Everton Chairman Will Cuff became close friends with Cuff appointed as Leitch’s accountant with Leitch moving to nearby Formby.^[3]

In 1940, during the Second World War, the Gwladys Street Stand suffered bomb damage. The bomb had landed directly in Gwladys Street and caused serious injury to nearby residents. The bomb splinter damage to the bricks on the stand is still noticeable. The cost of repair was £5,000 and was paid for by the War Damage Commission.^[29]

The Director’s minutes read: «It was decided also that Messrs A. Leitch be instructed to value the cost of complete renewal of damaged properties and that a claim should be forwarded to the War Damage Claims department within the prescribed 30 days.

«The damage referred to included the demolition of a wide section of the new stand outer wall in Gwladys St, destruction of all glass in this stand, damage to every door, canteen, water and electricity pipe and all lead fittings: perforate roof in hundreds of places.

«On Bullens Road side, a bomb dropped in the school yard had badly damaged the exterior wall of this stand and the roof was badly perforated here also. A third bomb outside the practice ground had demolished the surrounding hoarding and had badly damaged glass in the Goodison Ave and Walton Lane property.»^[30]

The first floodlit match at Goodison Park took place when Everton hosted Liverpool on 9 October 1957 in front of 58,771 spectators.^[21] Four pylons 185 feet (56 m) each with 36 lamps installed were installed behind each corner of the pitch. At the time, they were tallest in the country. There was capacity for 18 more lamps per pylon if it was felt the brightness was insufficient for the game. Each bulb was a 1,500 watt tungsten bulb 15 inches in diameter and cost 25 shillings. It was recommended that the club made a habit of changing them after three to four seasons to save the club performing intermittent repairs. MANWEB installed a transformer sub-station to cope with the 6,000 volt-load.^[21]

The first undersoil heating system in English football was installed at Goodison Park in 1958,^[31] with 20 miles (30 km) of electric wire laid beneath the playing surface at a cost of £16,000. The system was more effective than anticipated and the drainage system could not cope with the quantity of water produced from the melting of frost and snow. As a consequence the pitch had to be relaid in 1960 to allow a more suitable drainage system to be installed.^[11]

The Everton chairman Sir John Moores who presided over the club between 1960 and 1973 provided finances for the club in the form of loans to become involved in large-scale redevelopment projects and compete with other clubs for the best players, for a period of time under his stewardship Everton were known as ‘The Mersey Millionaires’.^[32]

Goodison Park featured in the filming of The Golden Vision, a BBC film made for television. The matches featured in the film were Division One games against Manchester City on 4 November 1967 (1–1 draw) and 18 November 1967 versus Sheffield United (1–0 win)^[33]—the scorer of the winner that day was Alex Young,^[34] also known as The Golden Vision or Golden Ghost after whom the film was named.^[33]

Everton were the first club to have a scoreboard installed in England.^[35] On 20 November 1971 Everton beat Southampton 8–0 with Joe Royle scoring four, David Johnson three and Alan Ball one. The scoreboard did not have enough room to display the goal scorer’s names and simply read «7 9 7 9 8 9 9 7» as it displayed the goal scorers’ shirt numbers instead.^[36]

The Goodison Road Stand was partially demolished and rebuilt during the 1969–70 season with striking images of both old and new stands side by side. The new stand opened 1971, at a cost of £1 million. The new stand housed the 500 and 300 members clubs^[11] and an escalator to the tallest stand in the ground—the Top Balcony.^[3] However, not everyone thought that the upgrade was necessary at the time. Journalist Geoffrey Green of The Times wrote «Goodison Park has always been a handsome fashionable stage for football, a living thing full of atmospherics-like a theatre. And now it has stepped into the demanding seventies with a facelift it scarcely seemed to need compared with some of us I know. New giant stands in place of the old; the latest in dazzling floodlight systems that cast not a shadow. A cathedral of a place indeed, fit for the gods of the game.»^[37]

The Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 saw the Bullens Road Stand extensively fireproofed with widened aisles, which entailed closure of parts of the stand.^[11] Because of the closure, Anfield was chosen over first choice Goodison Park for a Wales vs. Scotland World Cup qualifying tie.^[38]

Following Moores’ exit from Everton’s hierarchy, minimum changes had been made to Goodison Park’s structure due to costs,^[39] two British Government Acts; the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 and Football Spectators Act 1989 had forced the club’s hand into improving the facilities. Upon Moore’s death the club was sold to Peter Johnson.^[40]

Everton legends William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean^[41] and former manager Harry Catterick^[42] both died at Goodison Park. Dean suffered from a heart attack aged 73 in 1980, whilst Catterick died five years later, also suffering a heart attack aged 65.

Everton F.C. celebrated the centenary of Goodison Park with a game against German club side Borussia Mönchengladbach in August 1992.^[43] In addition, 200 limited edition medals were created^[44] and Liverpool based author and journalist Ken Rogers wrote a book One Hundred Years of Goodison Glory to commemorate the occasion.

Post-Taylor Report[edit]

Following the publication of the 1990 Taylor Report, in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, top-flight English football grounds had to become all-seated.^[45] At the time three of the four sides of the ground had standing areas. The Enclosure, fronting the main stand, had already been made all-seated in time for the 1987–88 season and was given the new name of Family Enclosure. The Paddock, the Park End terrace and the Gwladys Street terrace, known as ‘the Ground’, were standing and had to be replaced.
The fences around the perimeter of the ground fronting the terracing (which were to prevent fans, notably hooligans, running onto the pitch) were removed immediately post Hillsborough, in time for the rearranged league fixture with Liverpool. The Everton match versus Luton Town in May 1991 was the final time that Gwladys Street allowed standing spectators.^[21] Seats were installed in the Paddock, while the Lower Gwladys Street was later completely rebuilt to accommodate seating with new concrete steps.

Everton opted to demolish the entire Park End stand in 1994 and replace it with a single-tier cantilever stand, with the assistance of a grant of £1.3 million from the Football Trust.^[29]

Current structure[edit]

Goodison Park has a total capacity of 39,572 all-seated and comprises four separate stands: the Goodison Road Stand, Gwladys Street Stand, Bullens Road Stand, and the Park End Stand.^[46]

Goodison Road Stand[edit]

Built in sections from 1969 to 1971, replacing the large double-decker 1909 Archibald Leitch designed stand. The Goodison Road Stand is a double-decker stand with the lower deck being two-tier. Each level is given a separate name. The middle-deck level is known as the Main Stand and is fronted by another seated section known as the Family Enclosure. The Enclosure was originally terracing prior to the advent of all-seater stadia. The Top Balcony is the highest part of the stadium. The stand became all seated in 1987 and now has a capacity of 12,664.^{[citation needed]}

The back wall of the stand cuts into the stand because of the non-square nature of the Goodison Park site. The Goodison Road Stand is also home to the conference and hospitality facilities. On non-match days Goodison Park holds conferences, weddings, meetings and parties on a daily basis.

Bullens Road[edit]

On the east side of the ground, the Bullens Road stand is divided into the Upper Bullens, Lower Bullens and The Paddock. The rear of the south end of the stand houses away supporters. The north corner of the stand is connected to the Gwladys Street Stand. The current capacity of the stand is 10,546.^{[citation needed]} The stand takes its name from the adjacent Bullens Road. The Upper Bullens is decorated with Archibald Leitch’s distinctive truss design.^[47]

Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End[edit]

Behind the goal at the north end of Goodison Park, the Gwladys Street Stand is divided into Upper Gwladys and Lower Gwladys. This stand is the «Popular End», holding the most boisterous and vociferous home supporters. It is known colloquially as «The Street End». If Everton win the toss before kick-off the captain traditionally elects to play towards the Gwladys Street End in the second half. The stand has a capacity of 10,611^{[citation needed]} and gives its name to Gwladys Street’s Hall of Fame. In July 2016 the stand was renamed the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End, in honour of Everton’s most successful manager.^[48]

Sir Philip Carter Park Stand[edit]

At the south end of the ground, behind one goal, the Park End Stand backs onto Walton Lane which borders Stanley Park. The name of the stand was originally the Stanley Park End but it is commonly referred to as the Park End. The single tiered stand broke from the multi-tiered tradition of Goodison Park. The Park End has the smallest capacity at Goodison Park. The current layout of the stand was opened on 17 September 1994 with a capacity of 5,750.^{[citation needed]} It was opened by David Hunt, a Member of Parliament.^[29] During the structure’s development, fans were able to watch matches by climbing trees in neighbouring Stanley Park.^[49]

In the late 1970s and 1980s the stand accommodated the away fans. Previously it was open to home supporters. The lower tier of the old stand was terracing and this was closed off by the turn of the 1980s due to it being a fire hazard as the terracing steps were wooden. The front concrete terracing remained and was one of the last standing areas at a Premiership ground.
During the 1960s and 1970s, both ends of the ground featured a large arc behind the goals. This was created as a requirement for the 1966 World Cup because the crowd had to be a required distance from the goals.

The area around Goodison Park when built was a dense area full of terraced housing, and Goodison Avenue behind the Park End stand was no different. Oddly housing was built right into the stand itself (as shown on old photographs of Goodison and in programmes). The club had previously owned many of the houses on the road and rented them to players. One of the players to live there, Dixie Dean later had a statue erected in his honour near the Park End on Walton Lane.^[11]
By the 1990s the club had demolished virtually the whole street and this coincided with the redevelopment of the Park End stand. However at present the majority of the land is now an open car park for the club and its Marquee.

In July 2016 the stand was renamed the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand, in honour of the club’s former chairman.^[48]

St Luke’s Church[edit]

Goodison Park is unique in the sense that a church, St Luke’s, protrudes into the site between the Goodison Road Stand and the Gwladys Street Stand only yards from the corner flag. Everton do not play early kick-offs on Sundays in order to permit Sunday services at the church.^[50] The church is synonymous with the football club and a wooden church structure was in place when Goodison Park was originally built. Former Everton players such as Brian Harris have had their funeral service held there.^[51]

The church can be seen from the Park End and Bullens Road and has featured prominently over the years as a backdrop during live televised matches. It is also the home to the Everton Former Players’ Foundation of which the Reverend is a trustee.^[52]

The church has over the years curtailed development of the ground. Everton did attempt to pay for its removal in order to gain extra space for a larger capacity.^[29] One of two jumbotron screens (both installed in 2000) has been installed between the Goodison Road stand and Gwladys Street stand^[29] partially obscuring the church from view. The other is situated between the Bullens Road and Park End.^[53]

Imaginative spectators would climb the church and watch a football game from the rooftop however they have now been deterred from doing so with the installation of security measures such as barbed wire and anti-climb paint. In addition, the introduction of the ‘all-seater’ ruling following the Taylor Report has meant that spectators no longer resort to climbing nearby buildings for a glimpse of the event as a seat is guaranteed with a purchased ticket.

The future[edit]

Following the conversion of Goodison Park into an all-seater stadium in 1994, plans for relocation to a new site have been afoot since 1996, when then chairman Peter Johnson announced his intention to build a new 60,000-seat stadium for the club. At the time, no English league club had a stadium with such a high capacity.^[54]

In January 2001,^[55] plans were drawn up to move to a 55,000-seat purpose-built arena on the site of the King’s Dock in Liverpool. The proposed stadium would have had a retractable roof enabling it to be used for concerts and chairman Bill Kenwright had hoped to have it ready for the 2005–06 season.^[56]

However, the plans were abandoned in April 2003 due to the club not being able to raise adequate funds.^[57] Following this, plans were made to move to Kirkby, just outside the city, in a joint venture with the supermarket chain Tesco.^[58] The scheme was greatly divisive amongst supporters and local authorities,^[59] but was rejected in late November 2009 following a decision by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.^[60]

The site of Goodison Park was earmarked in 1997^[61] and 2003^[62] for a food store by Tesco who offered £12 million which was valued at £4 million^[62] for the site but Liverpool City Council’s advisor’s advised against allowing planning permission.^[63] The club were advised that the planning permission required would not necessarily be granted, and chose not to take the scheme further.^[64]

Supporters’ groups have fought against the club moving to a new stadium twice. In 2007 a group was established called Keep Everton in Our City (KEIOC) whose aim is to keep Everton FC inside the city of Liverpool. The KEIOC attempted to prevent the club moving to a new stadium in Kirkby, just outside the city limits.^[65] The supporters’ groups have argued that it is possible to expand Goodison Park, despite the odd shaped landlocked site being surrounded by housing, local authority buildings, and have produced image renders, architectural drawings and costings for a redeveloped Goodison Park.^[66] The then Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley stated in November 2009 that a redevelopment of Goodison Park was his favoured option, and that relocation of the homes, infrastructure and businesses in streets adjoining the ground is «not a major hurdle». Council leader Joe Anderson stated, «the setback for Everton was an opportunity for both clubs to go back to the drawing board».^[67]

Everton were considering all options, including relocation, redevelopment of the current ground, or a groundshare with Liverpool F.C., in a new, purpose-built stadium in Stanley Park, stressing that finance is the main factor affecting decision-making.^[68]
In 2010, Everton supporters approached University of Liverpool and Liverpool City Council to initiate a dedicated ‘Football Quarter’/’Sports City’ zone around Goodison Park, Stanley Park and Anfield. The university and city council met with the North West Development Agency, Everton and Liverpool F.C. representatives but no further action was taken.^[69] Plans for relocation of Liverpool to a new stadium have since been abandoned in favour of expanding Anfield.

On 10 February 2011, Liverpool City Council Regeneration and Transport Select Committee proposed to open the eastern section of the Liverpool Outer Loop line using «Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club as priorities, as economic enablers of the project».^[70] This proposal would place both football clubs on a rapid-transit Merseyrail line circling the city giving high throughput, fast transport access.

In 2016, following his investment in the club by major shareholder Farhad Moshiri, the prospect of a new stadium was once again addressed, with a pair of options mentioned. The preferred option was to resurrect the idea of a riverside stadium, this time in partnership with the Peel Group using the Clarence Dock. However, the other option was a site located at Stonebridge Cross in Gillmoss, which is seen as more easily deliverable in some areas.^[71] The dockside site option was later confirmed as Bramley-Moore Dock.^[72]

Walton Lane development[edit]

In August 2010, Everton announced plans to build a new development situated between the Park End stand and Walton Lane; the site is currently used for a hospitality marquee.^[73] The £9m scheme was designed by Manchester-based Formroom Architects.^[74] In September 2010 the club submitted a planning application to Liverpool City Council.^[75]

The proposed development is a four-storey building which include a retail store, ticket office, offices, conference and catering facilities and a museum. The project has been delayed twice and is currently on hold.^{[citation needed]}

Goodison Park Legacy project[edit]

In February 2021, Liverpool City Council voted in favour of Everton’s £82m plan to redevelop Goodison Park into a mixed-use scheme featuring 173 homes and 51,000sq ft of offices. The approval followed the green light for the club’s new Everton Stadium, which is now under construction and due to complete in 2024.

As well as the homes and office space, the outline proposals for the Goodison Park site in Walton comprise a 63,000 sq ft, six-storey care home, more than 107,000 sq ft of space for community uses, and 8,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space.^[76]

Transport[edit]

Goodison Park is located two miles (3 km) north of Liverpool City Centre. Liverpool Lime Street railway station is the nearest mainline station. The nearest station to the stadium is Kirkdale railway station on the Merseyrail Northern Line which is located just over half a mile (800 m) away. On match days there is also a frequent shuttle bus service from Sandhills railway station known as «SoccerBus». In 2007 Sandhills underwent a £6million renovation to help encourage people to use the rail service.^[77]

Walton & Anfield railway station located on Walton Lane—the same road that the Park End backs onto—was the nearest station to Goodison Park until its closure in 1948.^[78] Although Everton has now shifted towards a new stadium away from Goodison Park it remained a suggestion that the station could be re-opened should the freight only Canada Dock Branch line once again run passenger trains.^[79]

There are on-site parking facilities for supporters (limited to 230 spaces)^[53] and the streets surrounding the ground allow parking only for residents with permits. The Car Parking resident parking scheme is operated by Liverpool City Council.^[80]

Records[edit]

Everton has staged more top-flight football games than any other club in England, eight more seasons than second placed Aston Villa. Everton have played at Goodison Park for all but 4 of their 106 league seasons, giving Goodison Park the distinction of hosting more top-flight games than any other ground in England.^[2] Goodison is the only English club ground to have hosted a FIFA World Cup semi final. Until the expansion of Old Trafford in 1996 Goodison Park held the record Sunday attendance on a Football League ground (53,509 v West Bromwich Albion, FA Cup, 1974).

Everton won 15 home league games in a row between 4 October 1930 and 4 April 1931.^[81] In the 1931–32 season Goodison Park was the venue of the most goals scored at home in a league season, 84 by Everton.^[7] Between 23 April 1984 and 2 September 1986 Everton scored consecutively in 47 games.,^[81] registering 36 wins and 7 draws and scoring 123 goals in the process while conceding 38. Scottish striker Graeme Sharp scored 32 of these goals.^[7]

Jack Southworth holds the record for most goals scored in one game at Goodison Park, scoring six versus West Bromwich Albion on 30 December 1893.^[21]

The most goals scored in a game at Goodison Park is 12, this occurred in two Everton games; versus Sheffield Wednesday (9–3) on 17 October 1931 and versus Plymouth Argyle (8–4) on 27 February 1954.^[81]

Attendances[edit]

Whilst at Goodison Park the club has had one of the highest average attendances in the country. The stadium has only had six seasons where Everton FC has not been amongst the top ten highest attendances in the country.^[82]

The highest average attendance in the club’s history has been 51,603 (1962–63) and the lowest was 13,230 (1892–93) which was recorded in Goodison Park’s first year.^[83]

The five highest attendances for Everton at Goodison Park are:

Date	Competition	Opposition	Attendance
18 September 1948	Division One	Liverpool	78,299
14 February 1953	FA Cup	Manchester United	77,920
28 August 1954	Division One	Preston North End	76,839
29 January 1958	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	75,818
27 December 1954	Division One	Wolverhampton Wanderers	75,322

Source:^[84]

The five lowest attendances for Everton at Goodison Park are:

Date	Competition	Opposition	Attendance
20 December 1988	Simod Cup	Millwall	3,703
1 October 1991	Zenith Data Systems Cup	Oldham	4,588
22 January 1991	Sunderland	4,609
16 February 1988	Simod Cup	Luton	5,204
28 February 1989	Q.P.R.	7,072

Source:^[85]

Other uses[edit]

Despite being purposefully built for Everton F.C. to play football,^[86] Goodison Park has hosted many other types of events.

Goodison Park as host stadium for football[edit]

Goodison Park became the first Football League ground to hold an FA Cup Final, in 1894. Notts County beat Bolton Wanderers, watched by crowd of 37,000. An FA Cup final replay was staged in 1910 with Newcastle United beating Barnsley 2–0.

On 26 December 1920, Goodison Park hosted a match between; Dick, Kerr’s Ladies & St Helens Ladies. An estimated 53,000 attended the match,^[87] at a time when the average gate at Goodison Park in 1919–20 was near 29,000.^[88] Dick, Kerr’s Ladies won 4–0. More than £3,000 was raised for charity. Shortly after, the Football Association banned women’s football. The reasons given by the FA were not substantial and it is perceived by some that the women’s teams were a threat to the men’s game.^[89] The ban was lifted in 1970.^[87]

During the Second World War, Goodison Park was chosen as a host venue for the «Football League – Northern Section».^[90]

In 1949, Goodison Park became the site of England’s first ever defeat on English soil by a non-Home Nations country, namely the Republic of Ireland. The ground hosted five matches including a semi-final for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In April 1895 Goodison Park hosted England versus Scotland^[91] and so Everton became the first club to host England internationals on two grounds (the other being Anfield in 1889 when England won 6–2 versus Ireland^[92]). The city of Liverpool also became the first English city to stage England games at three different venues, the other being Aigburth Cricket Club.

In 1973 Goodison hosted Northern Ireland’s home games against Wales and England.^[93]

1966 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Goodison Park hosted five games during the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The original schedule of the 1966 World Cup meant that if England won their group and then reached the Semi final, the match would be held at Goodison Park. However, the organising committee were allowed to swap the venues, with England playing Portugal at Wembley Stadium.^[94]

Group stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Portugal’s Eusébio won the tournament’s Golden Boot scoring nine goals, six of them at Goodison Park.^[95] Eusébio later stated that «Goodison Park is for me the best stadium in my life».^[96] In Garrincha’s 50 caps for Brazil, the only defeat he experienced was in the game versus Hungary at Goodison Park.^[97]

FA Cup Final[edit]

Two years after construction, Goodison Park was chosen by the Football Association to host the final of the FA Cup.

Year	Attendance	Winner		Runner-up		Details
31 March 1894	37,000	Notts County	4	Bolton Wanderers	1	[29]

British Home championships[edit]

England[edit]

Goodison Park has played host to England on eight occasions during the Home Championships. When Everton player Alex Stevenson scored for Ireland in the 1935 British Home Championship versus England, he became the first player to score an international away goal on his club’s home ground.^[98]

Date	«Home» Team		«Away» Team		Details
6 April 1895	England	3	Scotland	0	[91]
16 February 1907	1	Ireland	0	[99]
1 April 1911	1	Scotland	1	[100]
22 October 1924	3	Ireland	0	[101]
22 October 1928	2	1	[102]
6 February 1935	2	1	[103]
5 November 1947	2	Ireland	2	[104]
11 November 1953	3	Northern Ireland	1	[105]

Northern Ireland[edit]

On 22 February 1973 the Irish Football Association announced that Northern Ireland’s home matches in the 1973 British Home Championship would be moved to Goodison Park due to the civil unrest within Belfast at that time.^[93]

Date	«Home» Team		«Away» Team
12 May 1973	Northern Ireland	1	England	2
19 May 1973	1	Wales	0

Both Northern Ireland goalscorers Dave Clements (vs. England) and Bryan Hamilton (vs. Wales)^[106] went on to play for Goodison Park’s club side Everton later on in their careers.

Other neutral matches at Goodison Park[edit]

Date	Competition	«Home» Team		«Away» Team		Details
21 April 1894	Inter-League Match	Football League XI	1	Scottish League XI	1	[107]
21 March 1896	FA Cup Semi final	Bolton Wanderers	1	Sheffield Wednesday	1	[108]
11 April 1896	Inter League Match	Football League XI	5	Scottish League XI	1	[107]
21 March 1903	FA Cup Semi final	Bury	3	Aston Villa	0	[109]
13 March 1904	Manchester City	3	Sheffield Wednesday	0	[110]
28 April 1910	FA Cup Final (Replay)	Newcastle United	2	Barnsley	0	[111]
1 April 1914	FA Cup Semi final Replay	Burnley	1	Sheffield United	0	[112]
14 March 1925	Inter-League Match	Football League XI	4	Scottish League XI	3	[107]
26 March 1928	FA Cup Semi final Replay	Huddersfield Town	0	Sheffield United	0	[113]
25 September 1929	Inter-League Match	Football League XI	7	Irish League XI	2	[114]
3 December 1934	FA Cup 1st round, 2nd replay	New Brighton	2	Southport	1	[115]
11 May 1935[nb 2]	Inter-League Match	Football League XI	10	Welsh Football League/Irish league XI	2	[116]
21 October 1936	2	Scottish League XI	0	[107]
4 November 1939[nb 3]	Representative Match	3	All British XI	3	[117]
19 February 1947	Inter-League Match	4	Irish League XI	2	[114]
24 January 1948[nb 4]	FA Cup 4th round	Manchester United (home team)	3	Liverpool	0	[118]
2 April 1949	FA Cup Semi final Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	Manchester United	0	[119]
21 September 1949[nb 5]	Friendly International	England	0	Republic of Ireland	2	[120]
14 March 1951	FA Cup Semi final Replay	Blackpool	2	Birmingham City	1	[121]
19 May 1951	Friendly International	England	5	Portugal	2	[122]
10 October 1951	Inter-League Match	Football League XI	9	League of Ireland XI	1	[123]
7 December 1955	Inter-League Match	5	1	[124]
15 January 1958	U23 International	England U23	3	Scotland U23	1	[125]
23 September 1959	England U23	0	Hungary U23	1	[125]
8 February 1961	England U23	2	Wales U23	0	[125]
17 August 1963	FA Charity Shield	Everton	4	Manchester United	0	[126]
5 January 1966[nb 6]	Friendly International	England	1	Poland	1	[127]
13 August 1966	FA Charity Shield	Everton	0	Liverpool	1	[126]
1 May 1968	U23 International	England U23	4	Hungary U23	0	[125]
30 November 1970	FA Cup 1st round, 2nd replay	Tranmere Rovers	0	Scunthorpe United	1	[128]
19 April 1972	FA Cup Semi final Replay	Arsenal	2	Stoke City	1	[129]
18 March 1974[nb 7]	FA Cup 6th round replay	Newcastle United	0	Nottingham Forest	0	[130]
21 March 1974	FA Cup 6th round, 2nd replay	Nottingham Forest	0	Newcastle United	1	[130]
4 April 1979	FA Cup Semi final replay	Manchester United	1	Liverpool	0	[131]
17 May 1983	UEFA U18 Championship Finals Group A	West Germany U18	3	Bulgaria U18	1	[132]
13 April 1985	FA Cup Semi final	Manchester United	2	Liverpool	2	[133]
6 April 1989	U18 International	England U18	0	Switzerland U18	0	[134]
17 January 1991	FA Cup 3rd Round	Woking (home team)	0	Everton	1	[135]
13 November 1993	FA Cup 1st round	Knowsley United	1	Carlisle United	4	[136]
6 June 1995	Umbro Cup	Brazil	3	Japan	0	[137]
9 September 2003	UEFA U21 Championship Qualifying	England U21	1	Portugal U21	1	[138]

Non-football usage[edit]

On 11 July 1913 Goodison Park became the first English football ground to be visited by a reigning monarch when King George V and Queen Mary attended.^[139] The attending royals had opened Gladstone Dock on the same day.^[140] A tablet was unveiled in the Main Stand to mark the occasion. During the First World War Goodison frequently hosted Territorial Army training drill sessions.^[29]

On 19 May 1938 George VI and Queen Elizabeth attended Goodison Park to present new colours to the 5th Battalion the King’s Regiment (Liverpool) and the Liverpool Scottish (Queens Own Cameron Highlanders) in front of 80,000 spectators.^[141]

In 1921, Goodison Park played host to Lancashire’s rugby team when they took on Australia national rugby union team and lost 29–6.^[142]
Goodison Park was chosen as one of two English venues for the Sox-Giants 1924 World Tour. On 23 October 1924, 2,000 spectators witnessed US baseball teams Chicago White Sox and New York Giants participate in an exhibition match. One player managed to hit a ball clear over the large Goodison Road Stand. The other English venue selected was Stamford Bridge.^[143]

In September 1939, Goodison Park was commandeered by military, the club’s minutes read: «The Chairman reported that our ground has been commandeered as an anti-aircraft (Balloon Barrage section), post.»^[144] During World War Two, an American forces baseball league was based at Goodison Park.^[145] In addition, a baseball game between two Army Air Force nines watched by over 8,000 spectators raised over $3,000 for British Red Cross and St. John’s Ambulance fund.^[146]

The Liverpool Trojans and Formby Cardinals were the last two teams to play baseball at Goodison Park. This was in the Lancashire Cup Final in 1948.^[147]

Goodison Park is used as a venue for weddings.^[148] More than 800 fans’ ashes have been buried at Goodison Park and since 2004 the club have had to reject further requests because there is no room for any more.^[149] Tommy Lawton wanted his ashes to be scattered at Goodison but his son chose to donate them to the national football museum because of Goodison’s uncertain future.^[150]

Goodison Park was also the venue for the boxing match between «Pretty» Ricky Conlan (played by native Evertonian and Everton fan Tony Bellew) and Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) in the 2015 movie Creed.^[151] The stadium hosted the first outdoor boxing event in Liverpool since 1949 when Bellew defeated Ilunga Makabu on 29 May 2016 to claim the vacant WBC Cruiserweight title.^[152][153]

Rugby League at Goodison Park[edit]

Between 1908 and 1921, Goodison Park also played host to four rugby league Kangaroo Tour matches involving the Australian and Australasian teams from 1908 to 1921.^[154]

Game	Date	Host team	Result	Touring team	Attendance	Tour
1	18 November 1908	Northern Union XIII	9–10	Australia	6,000	1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
2	3 March 1909	England	14–7	Australia	4,500
3	25 October 1911	Northern League XIII	3–16	Australasia	6,000	1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
4	30 November 1921	Lancashire	6–29	Australasia	17,000	1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Goodison Park at StadiumDB.com
• Goodison Park at The Everton Collection
• Goodison Park at TripAdvisor

Old Trafford

«The Theatre of Dreams»
Location	Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford Trafford Greater Manchester England
Public transit	Wharfside Old Trafford
Owner	Manchester United
Operator	Manchester United
Capacity	74,310[1]
Record attendance	76,962 (Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Grimsby Town, 25 March 1939)
Field size	105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[2]
Surface	Desso GrassMaster
Construction
Broke ground	1909
Opened	19 February 1910; 113 years ago
Renovated	1941, 1946–1949, 1951, 1957, 1973, 1995–1996, 2000, 2006
Construction cost	£90,000 (1909)
Architect	Archibald Leitch (1909)
Tenants
Manchester United F.C. (1910–present) Major sporting events hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup 1995 Rugby League World Cup UEFA Euro 1996 2003 UEFA Champions League Final 2012 Olympic football tournament 2013 Rugby League World Cup UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310^[1] it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe.^[3] It is about 0.5 miles (800 m) from Old Trafford Cricket Ground and the adjacent tram stop.

Nicknamed «The Theatre of Dreams» by Bobby Charlton,^[4] Old Trafford has been United’s home ground since 1910, although from 1941 to 1949 the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City as a result of Second World War bomb damage. Old Trafford underwent several expansions in the 1990s and 2000s, including the addition of extra tiers to the North, West and East Stands, almost returning the stadium to its original capacity of 80,000. Future expansion is likely to involve the addition of a second tier to the South Stand, which would raise the capacity to around 88,000. The stadium’s record attendance was recorded in 1939, when 76,962 spectators watched the FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town.

Old Trafford has hosted an FA Cup Final, two final replays and was regularly used as a neutral venue for the competition’s semi-finals. It has also hosted England fixtures, matches at the 1966 World Cup, Euro 96 and the 2012 Summer Olympics, including women’s international football for the first time in its history, and the 2003 Champions League Final. Outside football, it has been the venue for rugby league’s annual Super League Grand Final every year except 2020, and the final of Rugby League World Cups in 2000, 2013 and 2022.

History

Construction and early years

Before 1902, Manchester United were known as Newton Heath, during which time they first played their football matches at North Road and then Bank Street in Clayton. However, both grounds were blighted by wretched conditions, the pitches ranging from gravel to marsh, while Bank Street suffered from clouds of fumes from its neighbouring factories.^[5] Therefore, following the club’s rescue from near-bankruptcy and renaming, the new chairman John Henry Davies decided in 1909 that the Bank Street ground was not fit for a team that had recently won the First Division and FA Cup, so he donated funds for the construction of a new stadium.^[6] Not one to spend money frivolously, Davies scouted around Manchester for an appropriate site, before settling on a patch of land adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal, just off the north end of the Warwick Road in Old Trafford.^[7]

Designed by Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, who designed several other stadia, the ground was originally designed with a capacity of 100,000 spectators and featured seating in the south stand under cover, while the remaining three stands were left as terraces and uncovered.^[8] Including the purchase of the land, the construction of the stadium was originally to have cost £60,000 all told. However, as costs began to rise, to reach the intended capacity would have cost an extra £30,000 over the original estimate and, at the suggestion of club secretary J. J. Bentley, the capacity was reduced to approximately 80,000.^[9][10] Nevertheless, at a time when transfer fees were still around the £1,000 mark, the cost of construction only served to reinforce the club’s «Moneybags United» epithet, with which they had been tarred since Davies had taken over as chairman.^[11]

In May 1908, Archibald Leitch wrote to the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) – who had a rail depot adjacent to the proposed site for the football ground – in an attempt to persuade them to subsidise construction of the grandstand alongside the railway line. The subsidy would have come to the sum of £10,000, to be paid back at the rate of £2,000 per annum for five years or half of the gate receipts for the grandstand each year until the loan was repaid. However, despite guarantees for the loan coming from the club itself and two local breweries, both chaired by club chairman John Henry Davies, the Cheshire Lines Committee turned the proposal down.^[12] The CLC had planned to build a new station adjacent to the new stadium, with the promise of an anticipated £2,750 per annum in fares offsetting the £9,800 cost of building the station. The station – Trafford Park – was eventually built, but further down the line than originally planned.^[7] The CLC later constructed a modest station with one timber-built platform immediately adjacent to the stadium and this opened on 21 August 1935. It was initially named United Football Ground,^[13] but was renamed Old Trafford Football Ground in early 1936. It was served on match days only by a shuttle service of steam trains from Manchester Central railway station.^[14] It is currently known as Manchester United Football Ground.^[15]

Construction was carried out by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester^[16] and development was completed in late 1909. The stadium hosted its inaugural game on 19 February 1910, with United playing host to Liverpool. However, the home side were unable to provide their fans with a win to mark the occasion, as Liverpool won 4–3. A journalist at the game reported the stadium as «the most handsomest [sic], the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are so disposed».^[17]

Before the construction of Wembley Stadium in 1923, the FA Cup Final was hosted by a number of different grounds around England including Old Trafford.^[18] The first of these was the 1911 FA Cup Final replay between Bradford City and Newcastle United, after the original tie at Crystal Palace finished as a no-score draw after extra time. Bradford won 1–0, the goal scored by Jimmy Speirs, in a match watched by 58,000 people.^[19] The ground’s second FA Cup Final was the 1915 final between Sheffield United and Chelsea. Sheffield United won the match 3–0 in front of nearly 50,000 spectators, most of whom were in the military, leading to the final being nicknamed «the Khaki Cup Final».^[20] On 27 December 1920, Old Trafford played host to its largest pre-Second World War attendance for a United league match, as 70,504 spectators watched the Red Devils lose 3–1 to Aston Villa.^[21] The ground hosted its first international football match later that decade, when England lost 1–0 to Scotland in front of 49,429 spectators on 17 April 1926.^[22][23] Unusually, the record attendance at Old Trafford is not for a Manchester United home game. Instead, on 25 March 1939, 76,962 people watched an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town.^[24]

Wartime bombing

In 1936, as part of a £35,000 refurbishment, an 80-yard-long roof was added to the United Road stand (now the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand) for the first time,^[25] while roofs were added to the south corners in 1938.^[26] Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Old Trafford was requisitioned by the military to be used as a depot.^[27] Football continued to be played at the stadium, but a German bombing raid on Trafford Park on 22 December 1940 damaged the stadium to the extent that a Christmas day fixture against Stockport County had to be switched to Stockport’s ground.^[27] Football resumed at Old Trafford on 8 March 1941, but another German raid on 11 March 1941 destroyed much of the stadium, notably the main stand (now the South Stand), forcing the club’s operations to move to Cornbrook Cold Storage, owned by United chairman James W. Gibson.^[27] After pressure from Gibson, the War Damage Commission granted Manchester United £4,800 to remove the debris and £17,478 to rebuild the stands.^[25] During the reconstruction of the stadium, Manchester United played their «home» games at Maine Road, the home of their cross-town rivals, Manchester City, at a cost of £5,000 a year plus a percentage of the gate receipts.^[28] The club was now £15,000 in debt, not helped by the rental of Maine Road, and the Labour MP for Stoke, Ellis Smith, petitioned the Government to increase the club’s compensation package, but it was in vain.^[25] Though Old Trafford was reopened, albeit without cover, in 1949, it meant that a league game had not been played at the stadium for nearly 10 years.^[29] United’s first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748 spectators witnessed a 3–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.^[30]

Completion of the master plan

A roof was restored to the Main Stand by 1951 and, soon after, the three remaining stands were covered, the operation culminating with the addition of a roof to the Stretford End (now the West Stand) in 1959.^[26] The club also invested £40,000 in the installation of proper floodlighting, so that they would be able to use the stadium for the European games that were played in the late evening of weekdays, instead of having to play at Maine Road. In order to avoid obtrusive shadows being cast on the pitch, two sections of the Main Stand roof were cut away.^[25] The first match to be played under floodlights at Old Trafford was a First Division match between Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers on 25 March 1957.^[16]

However, although the spectators would now be able to see the players at night, they still suffered from the problem of obstructed views caused by the pillars that supported the roofs. With the 1966 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, at which the stadium would host three group matches, this prompted the United directors to completely redesign the United Road (north) stand. The old roof pillars were replaced in 1965 with modern-style cantilevering on top of the roof, allowing every spectator a completely unobstructed view,^[26] while it was also expanded to hold 20,000 spectators (10,000 seated and 10,000 standing in front) at a cost of £350,000.^[31] The architects of the new stand, Mather and Nutter (now Atherden Fuller),^[16] rearranged the organisation of the stand to have terracing at the front, a larger seated area towards the back, and the first private boxes at a British football ground. The east stand – the only remaining uncovered stand – was developed in the same style in 1973.^[32] With the first two stands converted to cantilevers, the club’s owners devised a long-term plan to do the same to the other two stands and convert the stadium into a bowl-like arena.^[33] Such an undertaking would serve to increase the atmosphere within the ground by containing the crowd’s noise and focusing it onto the pitch, where the players would feel the full effects of a capacity crowd.^[34] Meanwhile, the stadium hosted its third FA Cup Final, hosting 62,078 spectators for the replay of the 1970 final between Chelsea and Leeds United; Chelsea won the match 2–1. The ground also hosted the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, which saw Estudiantes de La Plata win the cup after a 1–1 draw.^[35] The 1970s saw the dramatic rise of football hooliganism in Britain,^[36] and a knife-throwing incident in 1971 forced the club to erect the country’s first perimeter fence, restricting fans from the Old Trafford pitch.^[31]

Conversion to all-seater

With every subsequent improvement made to the ground since the Second World War, the capacity steadily declined. By the 1980s, the capacity had dropped from the original 80,000 to approximately 60,000. The capacity dropped still further in 1990, when the Taylor Report recommended, and the government demanded that all First and Second Division stadia be converted to all-seaters. This meant that £3–5 million plans to replace the Stretford End with a brand new stand with an all-standing terrace at the front and a cantilever roof to link with the rest of the ground had to be drastically altered.^[16] This forced redevelopment, including the removal of the terraces at the front of the other three stands, not only increased the cost to around £10 million, but also reduced the capacity of Old Trafford to an all-time low of around 44,000.^[37] In addition, the club was told in 1992 that they would only receive £1.4 million of a possible £2 million from the Football Trust to be put towards work related to the Taylor Report.^[38]

The club’s resurgence in success and increase in popularity in the early 1990s ensured that further development would have to occur. In 1995, the 30-year-old North Stand was demolished and work quickly began on a new stand,^[39] to be ready in time for Old Trafford to host three group games, a quarter-final and a semi-final at Euro 96. The club purchased the Trafford Park trading estate, a 20-acre (81,000 m²) site on the other site of United Road, for £9.2 million in March 1995. Construction began in June 1995 and was completed by May 1996, with the first two of the three phases of the stand opening during the season. Designed by Atherden Fuller, with Hilstone Laurie as project and construction managers and Campbell Reith Hill as structural engineers, the new three-tiered stand cost a total of £18.65 million to build and had a capacity of about 25,500, raising the capacity of the entire ground to more than 55,000. The cantilever roof would also be the largest in Europe, measuring 58.5 m (192 ft) from the back wall to the front edge.^[40] Further success over the next few years guaranteed yet more development. First, a second tier was added to the East Stand. Opened in January 2000, the stadium’s capacity was temporarily increased to about 61,000 until the opening of the West Stand’s second tier, which added yet another 7,000 seats, bringing the capacity to 68,217. It was now not only the biggest club stadium in England but the biggest in all of the United Kingdom.^[41] Old Trafford hosted its first major European final three years later, playing host to the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Juventus.^[42]

From 2001 to 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley Stadium, the England national football team was forced to play its games elsewhere. During that time, the team toured the country, playing their matches at various grounds from Villa Park in Birmingham to St James’ Park in Newcastle. From 2003 to 2007, Old Trafford hosted 12 of England’s 23 home matches, more than any other stadium. The latest international to be held at Old Trafford was England’s 1–0 loss to Spain on 7 February 2007.^[43] The match was played in front of a crowd of 58,207.^[44]

2006 expansion

Old Trafford’s most recent expansion, which took place between July 2005 and May 2006, saw an increase of around 8,000 seats with the addition of second tiers to both the north-west and north-east quadrants of the ground.^[33] Part of the new seating was used for the first time on 26 March 2006, when an attendance of 69,070 became a new Premier League record.^[45] The record continued to be pushed upwards before reaching its current peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, meaning that just 114 seats (0.15% of the total capacity of 76,212) were left unoccupied.^[46] In 2009, a reorganisation of the seating in the stadium resulted in a reduction of the capacity by 255 to 75,957, meaning that the club’s home attendance record would stand at least until the next expansion.^[47][48]

Old Trafford celebrated its 100th anniversary on 19 February 2010. In recognition of the occasion, Manchester United’s official website ran a feature in which a memorable moment from the stadium’s history was highlighted on each of the 100 days leading up to the anniversary.^[49] From these 100 moments, the top 10 were chosen by a panel including club statistician Cliff Butler, journalist David Meek, and former players Pat Crerand and Wilf McGuinness.^[50] At Old Trafford itself, an art competition was run for pupils from three local schools to create their own depictions of the stadium in the past, present and future.^[51] Winning paintings were put on permanent display on the concourse of the Old Trafford family stand, and the winners were presented with awards by artist Harold Riley on 22 February.^[52] An exhibition about the stadium at the club museum was opened by former goalkeeper Jack Crompton and chief executive David Gill on 19 February.^[52] The exhibition highlighted the history of the stadium and features memorabilia from its past, including a programme from the inaugural match and a 1:220 scale model hand-built by model artist Peter Oldfield-Edwards.^[53] Finally, at Manchester United’s home match against Fulham on 14 March, fans at the game received a replica copy of the programme from the first Old Trafford match, and half-time saw relatives of the players who took part in the first game – as well as those of the club chairman John Henry Davies and stadium architect Archibald Leitch – taking part in the burial of a time capsule of Manchester United memorabilia near the centre tunnel.^[54] Only relatives of winger Billy Meredith, wing-half Dick Duckworth and club secretary Ernest Mangnall could not be found.^[55]

Old Trafford was used as a venue for several matches in the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[56] The stadium hosted five group games, a quarter-final and a semi-final in the men’s tournament, and one group game and a semi-final in the women’s tournament,^[57] the first women’s international matches to be played there.^[58] Since 2006, Old Trafford has also been used as the venue for Soccer Aid, a biennial charity match initially organised by singer Robbie Williams and actor Jonathan Wilkes; however, in 2008, the match was played at Wembley Stadium.^[59]

On 27 March 2021, Old Trafford hosted its first game of the Manchester United women’s team, with West Ham United as the opposition in the Women’s Super League.^[60] Exactly one year on, Manchester United’s women’s team face Everton at Old Trafford in front of a crowd for the first time (the 2021 game was behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic). A crowd of 20,241 attended the match, marking the highest home attendance of the women’s team, and saw Manchester United come out with a 3–1 victory.^[61]

On 6 July 2022, Old Trafford hosted the opening match of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 between England and Austria, in front of a record attendance for the Women’s European Championships of 68,871 – the second highest women’s football attendance in the United Kingdom.^[62]

Structure and facilities

The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Sir Alex Ferguson (North), East, Sir Bobby Charlton (South) and West Stands. Each stand has at least two tiers,^[63] with the exception of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions. The bottom tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terracing in the early 1990s.

Sir Alex Ferguson Stand

The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand, formerly known as the United Road stand and the North Stand, runs over the top of United Road. The stand is three tiers tall, and can hold about 26,000 spectators, the most of the four stands. It can also accommodate a few fans in executive boxes and hospitality suites.^[64] It opened in its current state in 1996, having previously been a single-tiered stand. As the ground’s main stand, it houses many of the ground’s more popular facilities, including the Red Café (a Manchester United theme restaurant/bar) and the Manchester United museum and trophy room. Originally opened in 1986 as the first of its kind in the world,^[65] the Manchester United museum was in the south-east corner of the ground until it moved to the redeveloped North Stand in 1998. The museum was opened by Pelé on 11 April 1998, since when numbers of visitors have jumped from 192,000 in 1998 to more than 300,000 visitors in 2009.^[66][67]

The North Stand was renamed as the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand on 5 November 2011, in honour of Alex Ferguson’s 25 years as manager of the club.^[68] A 9-foot (2.7 m) statue of Ferguson, sculpted by Philip Jackson, was erected outside the stand on 23 November 2012 in recognition of his status as Manchester United’s longest-serving manager.^[69]

Sir Bobby Charlton Stand

Opposite the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand is the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, formerly Old Trafford’s main stand and previously known as the South Stand. Although only a single-tiered stand, the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand contains most of the ground’s executive suites,^[70] and also plays host to any VIPs who may come to watch the match. Members of the media are seated in the middle of the Upper South Stand to give them the best view of the match. The television gantry is also in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, so the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand is the one that gets shown on television least often.^[26] Television studios are located at either end of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, with the club’s in-house television station, MUTV, in the East studio and other television stations, such as the BBC and Sky, in the West studio.

The dugout is in the centre of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, raised above pitch level to give the manager and his coaches an elevated view of the game. Each team’s dugout flanks the old players’ tunnel, which was used until 1993. The old tunnel is the only remaining part of the original 1910 stadium, having survived the bombing that destroyed much of the stadium during the Second World War.^[71] On 6 February 2008, the tunnel was renamed the Munich Tunnel, as a memorial for the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Munich air disaster.^[72] The current tunnel is in the South-West corner of the ground, and doubles as an entrance for the emergency services. If large vehicles require access, then the seating above the tunnel can be raised by up to 25 feet (7.6 m).^[73] The tunnel leads up to the players’ dressing room, via the television interview area, and the players’ lounge. Both the home and away dressing rooms were re-furbished for the 2018–19 season, and the corridor leading to the two was widened and separated to keep the opposing teams apart.^[74]

On 3 April 2016, the South Stand was renamed the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand before kick-off of the Premier League home match against Everton, in honour of former Manchester United player Sir Bobby Charlton, who made his Manchester United debut 60 years earlier.^[75][76]

West Stand

Perhaps the best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. Traditionally, the stand is where the hard-core United fans are located, and also the ones who make the most noise.^[77] Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s. The reconstruction of the Stretford End, which took place during the 1992–93 season, was carried out by Alfred McAlpine.^[78] When the second tier was added to the Stretford End in 2000, many fans from the old «K Stand» moved there, and decided to hang banners and flags from the barrier at the front of the tier. So ingrained in Manchester United culture is the Stretford End, that Denis Law was given the nickname «King of the Stretford End», and there is now a statue of Law on the concourse of the stand’s upper tier.^[79]

East Stand

The East Stand at Old Trafford was the second to be converted to a cantilever roof, following the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. It is also commonly referred to as the Scoreboard End, as it was the location of the scoreboard. The East Stand can currently hold nearly 12,000 fans,^[33] and is the location of both the disabled fans section and the away section; an experiment involving the relocation of away fans to the third tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand was conducted during the 2011–12 season, but the results of the experiments could not be ascertained in time to make the move permanent for the 2012–13 season.^[80] The disabled section provides for up to 170 fans, with free seats for carers. Old Trafford was formerly divided into sections, with each section sequentially assigned a letter of the alphabet. Although every section had a letter, it is the K Stand that is the most commonly referred to today. The K Stand fans were renowned for their vocal support for the club, and a large array of chants and songs, though many of them have relocated to the second tier of the Stretford End.^[81]

The East Stand has a tinted glass façade, behind which the club’s administrative centre is located. These offices are the home to the staff of Inside United, the official Manchester United magazine, the club’s official website, and its other administrative departments. Images and advertisements are often emblazoned on the front of the East Stand, most often advertising products and services provided by the club’s sponsors, though a tribute to the Busby Babes was displayed in February 2008 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Above the megastore is a statue of Sir Matt Busby, who was Manchester United’s longest-serving manager until he was surpassed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2010. There is also a plaque dedicated to the victims of the Munich air disaster on the south end of the East Stand, while the Munich Clock is at the junction of the East and South Stands.^[16] On 29 May 2008, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester United’s first European Cup title, a statue of the club’s «holy trinity» of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, entitled «The United Trinity», was unveiled across Sir Matt Busby Way from the East Stand, directly opposite the statue of Busby.^[82][83]

The Manchester United club shop has had six different locations since it was first opened. Originally, the shop was a small hut near to the railway line that runs alongside the ground. The shop was then moved along the length of the South Stand, stopping first opposite where away fans enter the ground, and then residing in the building that would later become the club’s merchandising office. A surge in the club’s popularity in the early 1990s led to another move, this time to the forecourt of the West Stand. With this move came a great expansion and the conversion from a small shop to a «megastore». Alex Ferguson opened the new megastore on 3 December 1994.^[84] The most recent moves came in the late 1990s, as the West Stand required room to expand to a second tier, and that meant the demolition of the megastore. The store was moved to a temporary site opposite the East Stand, before taking up a 17,000 square feet (1,600 m²) permanent residence in the ground floor of the expanded East Stand in 2000.^[85] The floor space of the megastore was owned by United’s kit sponsors, Nike, who operated the store until the expiry of their sponsorship deal at the end of July 2015, when ownership reverted to the club.^[86]

Pitch and surroundings

The pitch at the ground measures approximately 105 metres (115 yd) long by 68 metres (74 yd) wide,^[2] with a few metres of run-off space on each side. The centre of the pitch is about nine inches higher than the edges, allowing surface water to run off more easily. As at many modern grounds, 10 inches (25 cm) under the pitch is an underground heating system, composed of 23 miles (37 km) of plastic pipes.^[87] Former club manager Alex Ferguson often requested that the pitch be relaid,^[88] most notably half-way through the 1998–99 season, when the team won the Treble, at a cost of about £250,000 each time. The grass at Old Trafford is watered regularly, though less on wet days, and mowed three times a week between April and November, and once a week from November to March.^[87]

In the mid-1980s, when Manchester United Football Club owned the Manchester Giants, Manchester’s basketball franchise, there were plans to build a 9,000-seater indoor arena on the site of what is now Car Park E1. However, the chairman at the time, Martin Edwards, did not have the funds to take on such a project, and the basketball franchise was eventually sold.^[89] In August 2009, the car park became home to the Hublot clock tower, a 10-metre (32 ft 10 in)-tall tower in the shape of the Hublot logo, which houses four 2-metre (6 ft 7 in)-diameter clock faces, the largest ever made by the company.^[90]

The east side of the stadium is also the site of Hotel Football, a football-themed hotel and fan clubhouse conceived by former Manchester United captain Gary Neville. The building is located on the east side of Sir Matt Busby Way and on the opposite side of the Bridgewater Canal from the stadium, and can accommodate up to 1,500 supporters. It opened in the summer of 2015. The venture is conducted separately from the club and was funded in part by proceeds from Neville’s testimonial match.^[91]

Future

In 2009, it was reported that United continued to harbour plans to increase the capacity of the stadium further, with the next stage pointing to a redevelopment of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, which, unlike the rest of the stadium, remains single tier. A replication of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand development and North-East and North-West Quadrants would see the stadium’s capacity rise to an estimated 95,000, which would give it a greater capacity than Wembley Stadium (90,000).^[92] Any such development is likely to cost around £100 million, due to the proximity of the railway line that runs adjacent to the stadium, and the corresponding need to build over it and thus purchase up to 50 houses on the other side of the railway.^[33] Nevertheless, the Manchester United group property manager confirmed that expansion plans are in the pipeline – linked to profits made from the club’s property holdings around Manchester – saying «There is a strategic plan for the stadium … It is not our intention to stand still».^[93]

In March 2016 (ten years after the previous redevelopment), talk of the redevelopment of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand re-emerged. In order to meet accessibility standards at the stadium, an £11 million investment was made into upgrading its facilities, creating 118 new wheelchair positions and 158 new amenity seats in various areas around the stadium, as well as a new purpose-built concourse at the back of the Stretford End.^[94] Increasing capacity for disabled supporters is estimated to reduce overall capacity by around 3,000. To mitigate the reduction in capacity, various expansion plans have been considered, such as adding a second tier to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, bringing it to a similar height to the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand opposite but without a third level and increasing capacity to around 80,000. Replication of the corner stands on the other side of the stadium would further increase its capacity to 88,000 and increase the number of executive facilities. Housing on Railway Road and the railway line itself have previously impeded improvements to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, but the demolition of housing and engineering advances mean that the additional tier could now be built at reduced cost.^[95]

In 2018, it was reported that plans are currently on hold due to logistical issues. The extent of the work required means that any redevelopment is likely to be a multi-season project, due to the need to locate heavy machinery in areas of the stadium currently inaccessible or occupied by fans during match days and the fact that the stand currently holds the changing rooms, press boxes and TV studios. Club managing director Richard Arnold has said that «it isn’t certain that there’s a way of doing it which doesn’t render us homeless.» This would mean that Manchester United would have to leave Old Trafford for the duration of the works – and while Tottenham Hotspur were able to use the neutral Wembley Stadium for two seasons while their own new stadium was built, the only stadia of comparable size anywhere near Old Trafford are local rivals Manchester City’s City of Manchester Stadium, or possibly Anfield, home of historic rivals Liverpool, neither of which are considered viable.^[96]

In 2021 United co-chairman Joel Glazer said at a Fans Forum meeting that «early-stage planning work» for the redevelopment of Old Trafford and the club’s Carrington training ground was underway. This followed «increasing criticism» over the lack of development of the ground since 2006.^[97] The club is considering tearing down the current stadium and building an entirely new one on the same site, but this is believed to be the «least likely choice».^[98]

Other uses

Rugby league

Old Trafford has played host to both codes of rugby football, although league is played there with greater regularity than union. Old Trafford has hosted every Rugby League Premiership Final since the 1986–87 season,^[99] in addition to the competition’s successor, the Super League Grand Final from 1998.^[100]

The first rugby league match to be played at Old Trafford was held during the 1924–25 season, when a Lancashire representative side hosted the New Zealand national team, with Manchester United receiving 20 per cent of the gate receipts.^[22] The first league match to be held at Old Trafford came in November 1958, with Salford playing against Leeds under floodlights in front of 8,000 spectators.^[101]

The first rugby league Test match played at Old Trafford came in 1986, when Australia beat Great Britain 38–16 in front of 50,583 spectators in the first test of the 1986 Kangaroo tour.^[102][103] The 1989 World Club Challenge was played at Old Trafford on 4 October 1989, with 30,768 spectators watching Widnes beat the Canberra Raiders 30–18.^[104] Old Trafford also hosted the second Great Britain vs Australia Ashes tests on both the 1990 and 1994 Kangaroo Tours. The stadium also hosted the semi-final between England and Wales at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup; England won 25–10 in front of 30,042 fans. The final rugby league international played at Old Trafford in the 1990s saw Great Britain record their only win over Australia at the ground in 1997 in the second test of the Super League Test series in front of 40,324 fans.

When the Rugby League World Cup was hosted by Great Britain, Ireland and France in 2000, Old Trafford was chosen as the venue for the final; the match was contested by Australia and New Zealand, and resulted in a 40–12 win for Australia, watched by 44,329 spectators.^[105] Old Trafford was also chosen to host the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final.^[106] The game, played on 30 November, was won by Australia 34–2 over defending champions New Zealand, and attracted a crowd of 74,468, a world record for a rugby league international.^[107] During the game, Australia winger Brett Morris suffered a heavy crash into the advertising boards at the Stretford End, emphasising questions raised pre-match over the safety of Old Trafford as a rugby league venue, in particular the short in-goal areas and the slope around the perimeter.^[108] In January 2019, Old Trafford was selected to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup finals, with the men’s and women’s matches being played as a double header.^[109]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was the first year in which Old Trafford did not host the Super League Grand Final due to concerns about having to possibly reschedule the match, which Manchester United were unable to accommodate.^[110]

Rugby union

Old Trafford hosted its first rugby union international in 1997, when New Zealand defeated England 25–8. A second match was played at Old Trafford on 6 June 2009,^[111] when England beat Argentina 37–15.^[112] The stadium was one of 12 confirmed venues set to host matches of the 2015 Rugby World Cup; however, in April 2013 United pulled out of the contract over concerns about pitch quality and not wanting to compromise their relationship with the 13-man code.^[113]

Other sports

Before the Old Trafford football stadium was built, the site was used for games of shinty, the traditional game of the Scottish Highlands.^[114] During the First World War, the stadium was used by American soldiers for games of baseball.^[101] On 17 September 1981, the North Section of cricket’s Lambert & Butler Floodlit Competition was played there; in the semi-finals, Nottinghamshire defeated Derbyshire and Lancashire beat Yorkshire, before Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by 8 runs in the final to reach the national final, played between the other regional winners at Stamford Bridge the next day.^[115] In October 1993, a WBC–WBO Super-Middleweight unification fight was held at the ground, with around 42,000 people paying to watch WBO champion Chris Eubank fight WBC champion Nigel Benn.^[116][117]

Concerts and other functions

Aside from sporting uses, several concerts have been played at Old Trafford, with such big names as Bon Jovi, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, Status Quo, Rod Stewart^[118] and Simply Red playing. An edition of Songs of Praise was recorded there in September 1994.^[101] Old Trafford is also regularly used for private functions, particularly weddings, Christmas parties and business conferences.^[119] The first wedding at the ground was held in the Premier Suite in February 1996.^[102]

Records

The highest attendance recorded at Old Trafford was 76,962 for an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town on 25 March 1939.^[24] However, this was before the ground was converted to an all-seater stadium, allowing many more people to fit into the stadium. Old Trafford’s record attendance as an all-seater stadium currently stands at 76,098, set at a Premier League game between Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers on 31 March 2007.^[24] Old Trafford’s record attendance for a non-competitive game is 74,731, set on 5 August 2011 for a pre-season testimonial between Manchester United and New York Cosmos.^[120] The lowest recorded attendance at a competitive game at Old Trafford in the post-War era was 11,968, as United beat Fulham 3–0 on 29 April 1950.^[121] However, on 7 May 1921, the ground hosted a Second Division match between Stockport County and Leicester City for which the official attendance was just 13. This figure is slightly misleading as the ground also contained many of the 10,000 spectators who had stayed behind after watching the match between Manchester United and Derby County earlier that day.^[122]

The highest average attendance at Old Trafford over a league season was 75,826, set in the 2006–07 season.^[123] The greatest total attendance at Old Trafford came two seasons later, as 2,197,429 people watched Manchester United win the Premier League for the third year in a row, the League Cup, and reach the final of the UEFA Champions League and the semi-finals of the FA Cup.^[124] The lowest average attendance at Old Trafford came in the 1930–31 season, when an average of 11,685 spectators watched each game.^[125]

Transport

Adjacent to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand of the stadium is Manchester United Football Ground railway station. The station is between the Deansgate and Trafford Park stations on the Southern Route of Northern Rail’s Liverpool to Manchester line. It originally served the stadium on matchdays only, but the service was stopped at the request of the club for safety reasons.^[126][127] The stadium is serviced by the Altricham, Eccles, South Manchester and Trafford Park lines of the Manchester Metrolink network, with the nearest stops being Wharfside, Old Trafford (which it shares with the Old Trafford Cricket Ground) and Exchange Quay at nearby Salford Quays. All three stops are less than 10 minutes’ walk from the football ground.^[128]

Buses 255 and 256, which are run by Stagecoach Manchester and 263, which is run by Arriva North West run from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester to Chester Road, stopping near Sir Matt Busby Way, while Stagecoach’s 250 service stop outside Old Trafford on Wharfside Way and X50 service stops across from Old Trafford on Water’s Reach.^[129] There are also additional match buses on the 255 service, which run between Old Trafford and Manchester city centre.^[130] Other services that serve Old Trafford are Arriva’s 79 service (Stretford – Swinton), which stops on Chester Road and 245 (Altrincham – Exchange Quay), which stops on Trafford Wharf Road, plus First Greater Manchester service 53 (Cheetham – Pendleton) and Stagecoach’s 84 service (Withington Hospital – Manchester), which stop at nearby Trafford Bar tram stop.^[129] The ground also has several car parks, all within walking distance of the stadium; these are free to park in on non-matchdays.^[131]

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Notes

Coordinates: 53°27′47″N 2°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W

External links

• Old Trafford at ManUtd.com

Preceded by Crystal Palace London	FA Cup Final 1915	Succeeded by Stamford Bridge London
Preceded by Wembley Stadium London	Rugby League World Cup Final venue 2000	Succeeded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Preceded by Hampden Park Glasgow	UEFA Champions League Final venue 2003	Succeeded by Arena AufSchalke Gelsenkirchen
Preceded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane	Rugby League World Cup Final venue 2013	Succeeded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

Old Trafford

«The Theatre of Dreams»
Location	Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford Trafford Greater Manchester England
Public transit	Wharfside Old Trafford
Owner	Manchester United
Operator	Manchester United
Capacity	74,310[1]
Record attendance	76,962 (Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Grimsby Town, 25 March 1939)
Field size	105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[2]
Surface	Desso GrassMaster
Construction
Broke ground	1909
Opened	19 February 1910; 113 years ago
Renovated	1941, 1946–1949, 1951, 1957, 1973, 1995–1996, 2000, 2006
Construction cost	£90,000 (1909)
Architect	Archibald Leitch (1909)
Tenants
Manchester United F.C. (1910–present) Major sporting events hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup 1995 Rugby League World Cup UEFA Euro 1996 2003 UEFA Champions League Final 2012 Olympic football tournament 2013 Rugby League World Cup UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310^[1] it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe.^[3] It is about 0.5 miles (800 m) from Old Trafford Cricket Ground and the adjacent tram stop.

Nicknamed «The Theatre of Dreams» by Bobby Charlton,^[4] Old Trafford has been United’s home ground since 1910, although from 1941 to 1949 the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City as a result of Second World War bomb damage. Old Trafford underwent several expansions in the 1990s and 2000s, including the addition of extra tiers to the North, West and East Stands, almost returning the stadium to its original capacity of 80,000. Future expansion is likely to involve the addition of a second tier to the South Stand, which would raise the capacity to around 88,000. The stadium’s record attendance was recorded in 1939, when 76,962 spectators watched the FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town.

Old Trafford has hosted an FA Cup Final, two final replays and was regularly used as a neutral venue for the competition’s semi-finals. It has also hosted England fixtures, matches at the 1966 World Cup, Euro 96 and the 2012 Summer Olympics, including women’s international football for the first time in its history, and the 2003 Champions League Final. Outside football, it has been the venue for rugby league’s annual Super League Grand Final every year except 2020, and the final of Rugby League World Cups in 2000, 2013 and 2022.

History

Construction and early years

Before 1902, Manchester United were known as Newton Heath, during which time they first played their football matches at North Road and then Bank Street in Clayton. However, both grounds were blighted by wretched conditions, the pitches ranging from gravel to marsh, while Bank Street suffered from clouds of fumes from its neighbouring factories.^[5] Therefore, following the club’s rescue from near-bankruptcy and renaming, the new chairman John Henry Davies decided in 1909 that the Bank Street ground was not fit for a team that had recently won the First Division and FA Cup, so he donated funds for the construction of a new stadium.^[6] Not one to spend money frivolously, Davies scouted around Manchester for an appropriate site, before settling on a patch of land adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal, just off the north end of the Warwick Road in Old Trafford.^[7]

Designed by Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, who designed several other stadia, the ground was originally designed with a capacity of 100,000 spectators and featured seating in the south stand under cover, while the remaining three stands were left as terraces and uncovered.^[8] Including the purchase of the land, the construction of the stadium was originally to have cost £60,000 all told. However, as costs began to rise, to reach the intended capacity would have cost an extra £30,000 over the original estimate and, at the suggestion of club secretary J. J. Bentley, the capacity was reduced to approximately 80,000.^[9][10] Nevertheless, at a time when transfer fees were still around the £1,000 mark, the cost of construction only served to reinforce the club’s «Moneybags United» epithet, with which they had been tarred since Davies had taken over as chairman.^[11]

In May 1908, Archibald Leitch wrote to the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) – who had a rail depot adjacent to the proposed site for the football ground – in an attempt to persuade them to subsidise construction of the grandstand alongside the railway line. The subsidy would have come to the sum of £10,000, to be paid back at the rate of £2,000 per annum for five years or half of the gate receipts for the grandstand each year until the loan was repaid. However, despite guarantees for the loan coming from the club itself and two local breweries, both chaired by club chairman John Henry Davies, the Cheshire Lines Committee turned the proposal down.^[12] The CLC had planned to build a new station adjacent to the new stadium, with the promise of an anticipated £2,750 per annum in fares offsetting the £9,800 cost of building the station. The station – Trafford Park – was eventually built, but further down the line than originally planned.^[7] The CLC later constructed a modest station with one timber-built platform immediately adjacent to the stadium and this opened on 21 August 1935. It was initially named United Football Ground,^[13] but was renamed Old Trafford Football Ground in early 1936. It was served on match days only by a shuttle service of steam trains from Manchester Central railway station.^[14] It is currently known as Manchester United Football Ground.^[15]

Construction was carried out by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester^[16] and development was completed in late 1909. The stadium hosted its inaugural game on 19 February 1910, with United playing host to Liverpool. However, the home side were unable to provide their fans with a win to mark the occasion, as Liverpool won 4–3. A journalist at the game reported the stadium as «the most handsomest [sic], the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are so disposed».^[17]

Before the construction of Wembley Stadium in 1923, the FA Cup Final was hosted by a number of different grounds around England including Old Trafford.^[18] The first of these was the 1911 FA Cup Final replay between Bradford City and Newcastle United, after the original tie at Crystal Palace finished as a no-score draw after extra time. Bradford won 1–0, the goal scored by Jimmy Speirs, in a match watched by 58,000 people.^[19] The ground’s second FA Cup Final was the 1915 final between Sheffield United and Chelsea. Sheffield United won the match 3–0 in front of nearly 50,000 spectators, most of whom were in the military, leading to the final being nicknamed «the Khaki Cup Final».^[20] On 27 December 1920, Old Trafford played host to its largest pre-Second World War attendance for a United league match, as 70,504 spectators watched the Red Devils lose 3–1 to Aston Villa.^[21] The ground hosted its first international football match later that decade, when England lost 1–0 to Scotland in front of 49,429 spectators on 17 April 1926.^[22][23] Unusually, the record attendance at Old Trafford is not for a Manchester United home game. Instead, on 25 March 1939, 76,962 people watched an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town.^[24]

Wartime bombing

In 1936, as part of a £35,000 refurbishment, an 80-yard-long roof was added to the United Road stand (now the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand) for the first time,^[25] while roofs were added to the south corners in 1938.^[26] Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Old Trafford was requisitioned by the military to be used as a depot.^[27] Football continued to be played at the stadium, but a German bombing raid on Trafford Park on 22 December 1940 damaged the stadium to the extent that a Christmas day fixture against Stockport County had to be switched to Stockport’s ground.^[27] Football resumed at Old Trafford on 8 March 1941, but another German raid on 11 March 1941 destroyed much of the stadium, notably the main stand (now the South Stand), forcing the club’s operations to move to Cornbrook Cold Storage, owned by United chairman James W. Gibson.^[27] After pressure from Gibson, the War Damage Commission granted Manchester United £4,800 to remove the debris and £17,478 to rebuild the stands.^[25] During the reconstruction of the stadium, Manchester United played their «home» games at Maine Road, the home of their cross-town rivals, Manchester City, at a cost of £5,000 a year plus a percentage of the gate receipts.^[28] The club was now £15,000 in debt, not helped by the rental of Maine Road, and the Labour MP for Stoke, Ellis Smith, petitioned the Government to increase the club’s compensation package, but it was in vain.^[25] Though Old Trafford was reopened, albeit without cover, in 1949, it meant that a league game had not been played at the stadium for nearly 10 years.^[29] United’s first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748 spectators witnessed a 3–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.^[30]

Completion of the master plan

A roof was restored to the Main Stand by 1951 and, soon after, the three remaining stands were covered, the operation culminating with the addition of a roof to the Stretford End (now the West Stand) in 1959.^[26] The club also invested £40,000 in the installation of proper floodlighting, so that they would be able to use the stadium for the European games that were played in the late evening of weekdays, instead of having to play at Maine Road. In order to avoid obtrusive shadows being cast on the pitch, two sections of the Main Stand roof were cut away.^[25] The first match to be played under floodlights at Old Trafford was a First Division match between Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers on 25 March 1957.^[16]

However, although the spectators would now be able to see the players at night, they still suffered from the problem of obstructed views caused by the pillars that supported the roofs. With the 1966 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, at which the stadium would host three group matches, this prompted the United directors to completely redesign the United Road (north) stand. The old roof pillars were replaced in 1965 with modern-style cantilevering on top of the roof, allowing every spectator a completely unobstructed view,^[26] while it was also expanded to hold 20,000 spectators (10,000 seated and 10,000 standing in front) at a cost of £350,000.^[31] The architects of the new stand, Mather and Nutter (now Atherden Fuller),^[16] rearranged the organisation of the stand to have terracing at the front, a larger seated area towards the back, and the first private boxes at a British football ground. The east stand – the only remaining uncovered stand – was developed in the same style in 1973.^[32] With the first two stands converted to cantilevers, the club’s owners devised a long-term plan to do the same to the other two stands and convert the stadium into a bowl-like arena.^[33] Such an undertaking would serve to increase the atmosphere within the ground by containing the crowd’s noise and focusing it onto the pitch, where the players would feel the full effects of a capacity crowd.^[34] Meanwhile, the stadium hosted its third FA Cup Final, hosting 62,078 spectators for the replay of the 1970 final between Chelsea and Leeds United; Chelsea won the match 2–1. The ground also hosted the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, which saw Estudiantes de La Plata win the cup after a 1–1 draw.^[35] The 1970s saw the dramatic rise of football hooliganism in Britain,^[36] and a knife-throwing incident in 1971 forced the club to erect the country’s first perimeter fence, restricting fans from the Old Trafford pitch.^[31]

Conversion to all-seater

With every subsequent improvement made to the ground since the Second World War, the capacity steadily declined. By the 1980s, the capacity had dropped from the original 80,000 to approximately 60,000. The capacity dropped still further in 1990, when the Taylor Report recommended, and the government demanded that all First and Second Division stadia be converted to all-seaters. This meant that £3–5 million plans to replace the Stretford End with a brand new stand with an all-standing terrace at the front and a cantilever roof to link with the rest of the ground had to be drastically altered.^[16] This forced redevelopment, including the removal of the terraces at the front of the other three stands, not only increased the cost to around £10 million, but also reduced the capacity of Old Trafford to an all-time low of around 44,000.^[37] In addition, the club was told in 1992 that they would only receive £1.4 million of a possible £2 million from the Football Trust to be put towards work related to the Taylor Report.^[38]

The club’s resurgence in success and increase in popularity in the early 1990s ensured that further development would have to occur. In 1995, the 30-year-old North Stand was demolished and work quickly began on a new stand,^[39] to be ready in time for Old Trafford to host three group games, a quarter-final and a semi-final at Euro 96. The club purchased the Trafford Park trading estate, a 20-acre (81,000 m²) site on the other site of United Road, for £9.2 million in March 1995. Construction began in June 1995 and was completed by May 1996, with the first two of the three phases of the stand opening during the season. Designed by Atherden Fuller, with Hilstone Laurie as project and construction managers and Campbell Reith Hill as structural engineers, the new three-tiered stand cost a total of £18.65 million to build and had a capacity of about 25,500, raising the capacity of the entire ground to more than 55,000. The cantilever roof would also be the largest in Europe, measuring 58.5 m (192 ft) from the back wall to the front edge.^[40] Further success over the next few years guaranteed yet more development. First, a second tier was added to the East Stand. Opened in January 2000, the stadium’s capacity was temporarily increased to about 61,000 until the opening of the West Stand’s second tier, which added yet another 7,000 seats, bringing the capacity to 68,217. It was now not only the biggest club stadium in England but the biggest in all of the United Kingdom.^[41] Old Trafford hosted its first major European final three years later, playing host to the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Juventus.^[42]

From 2001 to 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley Stadium, the England national football team was forced to play its games elsewhere. During that time, the team toured the country, playing their matches at various grounds from Villa Park in Birmingham to St James’ Park in Newcastle. From 2003 to 2007, Old Trafford hosted 12 of England’s 23 home matches, more than any other stadium. The latest international to be held at Old Trafford was England’s 1–0 loss to Spain on 7 February 2007.^[43] The match was played in front of a crowd of 58,207.^[44]

2006 expansion

Old Trafford’s most recent expansion, which took place between July 2005 and May 2006, saw an increase of around 8,000 seats with the addition of second tiers to both the north-west and north-east quadrants of the ground.^[33] Part of the new seating was used for the first time on 26 March 2006, when an attendance of 69,070 became a new Premier League record.^[45] The record continued to be pushed upwards before reaching its current peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, meaning that just 114 seats (0.15% of the total capacity of 76,212) were left unoccupied.^[46] In 2009, a reorganisation of the seating in the stadium resulted in a reduction of the capacity by 255 to 75,957, meaning that the club’s home attendance record would stand at least until the next expansion.^[47][48]

Old Trafford celebrated its 100th anniversary on 19 February 2010. In recognition of the occasion, Manchester United’s official website ran a feature in which a memorable moment from the stadium’s history was highlighted on each of the 100 days leading up to the anniversary.^[49] From these 100 moments, the top 10 were chosen by a panel including club statistician Cliff Butler, journalist David Meek, and former players Pat Crerand and Wilf McGuinness.^[50] At Old Trafford itself, an art competition was run for pupils from three local schools to create their own depictions of the stadium in the past, present and future.^[51] Winning paintings were put on permanent display on the concourse of the Old Trafford family stand, and the winners were presented with awards by artist Harold Riley on 22 February.^[52] An exhibition about the stadium at the club museum was opened by former goalkeeper Jack Crompton and chief executive David Gill on 19 February.^[52] The exhibition highlighted the history of the stadium and features memorabilia from its past, including a programme from the inaugural match and a 1:220 scale model hand-built by model artist Peter Oldfield-Edwards.^[53] Finally, at Manchester United’s home match against Fulham on 14 March, fans at the game received a replica copy of the programme from the first Old Trafford match, and half-time saw relatives of the players who took part in the first game – as well as those of the club chairman John Henry Davies and stadium architect Archibald Leitch – taking part in the burial of a time capsule of Manchester United memorabilia near the centre tunnel.^[54] Only relatives of winger Billy Meredith, wing-half Dick Duckworth and club secretary Ernest Mangnall could not be found.^[55]

Old Trafford was used as a venue for several matches in the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[56] The stadium hosted five group games, a quarter-final and a semi-final in the men’s tournament, and one group game and a semi-final in the women’s tournament,^[57] the first women’s international matches to be played there.^[58] Since 2006, Old Trafford has also been used as the venue for Soccer Aid, a biennial charity match initially organised by singer Robbie Williams and actor Jonathan Wilkes; however, in 2008, the match was played at Wembley Stadium.^[59]

On 27 March 2021, Old Trafford hosted its first game of the Manchester United women’s team, with West Ham United as the opposition in the Women’s Super League.^[60] Exactly one year on, Manchester United’s women’s team face Everton at Old Trafford in front of a crowd for the first time (the 2021 game was behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic). A crowd of 20,241 attended the match, marking the highest home attendance of the women’s team, and saw Manchester United come out with a 3–1 victory.^[61]

On 6 July 2022, Old Trafford hosted the opening match of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 between England and Austria, in front of a record attendance for the Women’s European Championships of 68,871 – the second highest women’s football attendance in the United Kingdom.^[62]

Structure and facilities

The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Sir Alex Ferguson (North), East, Sir Bobby Charlton (South) and West Stands. Each stand has at least two tiers,^[63] with the exception of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions. The bottom tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terracing in the early 1990s.

Sir Alex Ferguson Stand

The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand, formerly known as the United Road stand and the North Stand, runs over the top of United Road. The stand is three tiers tall, and can hold about 26,000 spectators, the most of the four stands. It can also accommodate a few fans in executive boxes and hospitality suites.^[64] It opened in its current state in 1996, having previously been a single-tiered stand. As the ground’s main stand, it houses many of the ground’s more popular facilities, including the Red Café (a Manchester United theme restaurant/bar) and the Manchester United museum and trophy room. Originally opened in 1986 as the first of its kind in the world,^[65] the Manchester United museum was in the south-east corner of the ground until it moved to the redeveloped North Stand in 1998. The museum was opened by Pelé on 11 April 1998, since when numbers of visitors have jumped from 192,000 in 1998 to more than 300,000 visitors in 2009.^[66][67]

The North Stand was renamed as the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand on 5 November 2011, in honour of Alex Ferguson’s 25 years as manager of the club.^[68] A 9-foot (2.7 m) statue of Ferguson, sculpted by Philip Jackson, was erected outside the stand on 23 November 2012 in recognition of his status as Manchester United’s longest-serving manager.^[69]

Sir Bobby Charlton Stand

Opposite the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand is the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, formerly Old Trafford’s main stand and previously known as the South Stand. Although only a single-tiered stand, the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand contains most of the ground’s executive suites,^[70] and also plays host to any VIPs who may come to watch the match. Members of the media are seated in the middle of the Upper South Stand to give them the best view of the match. The television gantry is also in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, so the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand is the one that gets shown on television least often.^[26] Television studios are located at either end of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, with the club’s in-house television station, MUTV, in the East studio and other television stations, such as the BBC and Sky, in the West studio.

The dugout is in the centre of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, raised above pitch level to give the manager and his coaches an elevated view of the game. Each team’s dugout flanks the old players’ tunnel, which was used until 1993. The old tunnel is the only remaining part of the original 1910 stadium, having survived the bombing that destroyed much of the stadium during the Second World War.^[71] On 6 February 2008, the tunnel was renamed the Munich Tunnel, as a memorial for the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Munich air disaster.^[72] The current tunnel is in the South-West corner of the ground, and doubles as an entrance for the emergency services. If large vehicles require access, then the seating above the tunnel can be raised by up to 25 feet (7.6 m).^[73] The tunnel leads up to the players’ dressing room, via the television interview area, and the players’ lounge. Both the home and away dressing rooms were re-furbished for the 2018–19 season, and the corridor leading to the two was widened and separated to keep the opposing teams apart.^[74]

On 3 April 2016, the South Stand was renamed the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand before kick-off of the Premier League home match against Everton, in honour of former Manchester United player Sir Bobby Charlton, who made his Manchester United debut 60 years earlier.^[75][76]

West Stand

Perhaps the best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. Traditionally, the stand is where the hard-core United fans are located, and also the ones who make the most noise.^[77] Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s. The reconstruction of the Stretford End, which took place during the 1992–93 season, was carried out by Alfred McAlpine.^[78] When the second tier was added to the Stretford End in 2000, many fans from the old «K Stand» moved there, and decided to hang banners and flags from the barrier at the front of the tier. So ingrained in Manchester United culture is the Stretford End, that Denis Law was given the nickname «King of the Stretford End», and there is now a statue of Law on the concourse of the stand’s upper tier.^[79]

East Stand

The East Stand at Old Trafford was the second to be converted to a cantilever roof, following the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. It is also commonly referred to as the Scoreboard End, as it was the location of the scoreboard. The East Stand can currently hold nearly 12,000 fans,^[33] and is the location of both the disabled fans section and the away section; an experiment involving the relocation of away fans to the third tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand was conducted during the 2011–12 season, but the results of the experiments could not be ascertained in time to make the move permanent for the 2012–13 season.^[80] The disabled section provides for up to 170 fans, with free seats for carers. Old Trafford was formerly divided into sections, with each section sequentially assigned a letter of the alphabet. Although every section had a letter, it is the K Stand that is the most commonly referred to today. The K Stand fans were renowned for their vocal support for the club, and a large array of chants and songs, though many of them have relocated to the second tier of the Stretford End.^[81]

The East Stand has a tinted glass façade, behind which the club’s administrative centre is located. These offices are the home to the staff of Inside United, the official Manchester United magazine, the club’s official website, and its other administrative departments. Images and advertisements are often emblazoned on the front of the East Stand, most often advertising products and services provided by the club’s sponsors, though a tribute to the Busby Babes was displayed in February 2008 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Above the megastore is a statue of Sir Matt Busby, who was Manchester United’s longest-serving manager until he was surpassed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2010. There is also a plaque dedicated to the victims of the Munich air disaster on the south end of the East Stand, while the Munich Clock is at the junction of the East and South Stands.^[16] On 29 May 2008, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester United’s first European Cup title, a statue of the club’s «holy trinity» of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, entitled «The United Trinity», was unveiled across Sir Matt Busby Way from the East Stand, directly opposite the statue of Busby.^[82][83]

The Manchester United club shop has had six different locations since it was first opened. Originally, the shop was a small hut near to the railway line that runs alongside the ground. The shop was then moved along the length of the South Stand, stopping first opposite where away fans enter the ground, and then residing in the building that would later become the club’s merchandising office. A surge in the club’s popularity in the early 1990s led to another move, this time to the forecourt of the West Stand. With this move came a great expansion and the conversion from a small shop to a «megastore». Alex Ferguson opened the new megastore on 3 December 1994.^[84] The most recent moves came in the late 1990s, as the West Stand required room to expand to a second tier, and that meant the demolition of the megastore. The store was moved to a temporary site opposite the East Stand, before taking up a 17,000 square feet (1,600 m²) permanent residence in the ground floor of the expanded East Stand in 2000.^[85] The floor space of the megastore was owned by United’s kit sponsors, Nike, who operated the store until the expiry of their sponsorship deal at the end of July 2015, when ownership reverted to the club.^[86]

Pitch and surroundings

The pitch at the ground measures approximately 105 metres (115 yd) long by 68 metres (74 yd) wide,^[2] with a few metres of run-off space on each side. The centre of the pitch is about nine inches higher than the edges, allowing surface water to run off more easily. As at many modern grounds, 10 inches (25 cm) under the pitch is an underground heating system, composed of 23 miles (37 km) of plastic pipes.^[87] Former club manager Alex Ferguson often requested that the pitch be relaid,^[88] most notably half-way through the 1998–99 season, when the team won the Treble, at a cost of about £250,000 each time. The grass at Old Trafford is watered regularly, though less on wet days, and mowed three times a week between April and November, and once a week from November to March.^[87]

In the mid-1980s, when Manchester United Football Club owned the Manchester Giants, Manchester’s basketball franchise, there were plans to build a 9,000-seater indoor arena on the site of what is now Car Park E1. However, the chairman at the time, Martin Edwards, did not have the funds to take on such a project, and the basketball franchise was eventually sold.^[89] In August 2009, the car park became home to the Hublot clock tower, a 10-metre (32 ft 10 in)-tall tower in the shape of the Hublot logo, which houses four 2-metre (6 ft 7 in)-diameter clock faces, the largest ever made by the company.^[90]

The east side of the stadium is also the site of Hotel Football, a football-themed hotel and fan clubhouse conceived by former Manchester United captain Gary Neville. The building is located on the east side of Sir Matt Busby Way and on the opposite side of the Bridgewater Canal from the stadium, and can accommodate up to 1,500 supporters. It opened in the summer of 2015. The venture is conducted separately from the club and was funded in part by proceeds from Neville’s testimonial match.^[91]

Future

In 2009, it was reported that United continued to harbour plans to increase the capacity of the stadium further, with the next stage pointing to a redevelopment of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, which, unlike the rest of the stadium, remains single tier. A replication of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand development and North-East and North-West Quadrants would see the stadium’s capacity rise to an estimated 95,000, which would give it a greater capacity than Wembley Stadium (90,000).^[92] Any such development is likely to cost around £100 million, due to the proximity of the railway line that runs adjacent to the stadium, and the corresponding need to build over it and thus purchase up to 50 houses on the other side of the railway.^[33] Nevertheless, the Manchester United group property manager confirmed that expansion plans are in the pipeline – linked to profits made from the club’s property holdings around Manchester – saying «There is a strategic plan for the stadium … It is not our intention to stand still».^[93]

In March 2016 (ten years after the previous redevelopment), talk of the redevelopment of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand re-emerged. In order to meet accessibility standards at the stadium, an £11 million investment was made into upgrading its facilities, creating 118 new wheelchair positions and 158 new amenity seats in various areas around the stadium, as well as a new purpose-built concourse at the back of the Stretford End.^[94] Increasing capacity for disabled supporters is estimated to reduce overall capacity by around 3,000. To mitigate the reduction in capacity, various expansion plans have been considered, such as adding a second tier to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, bringing it to a similar height to the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand opposite but without a third level and increasing capacity to around 80,000. Replication of the corner stands on the other side of the stadium would further increase its capacity to 88,000 and increase the number of executive facilities. Housing on Railway Road and the railway line itself have previously impeded improvements to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, but the demolition of housing and engineering advances mean that the additional tier could now be built at reduced cost.^[95]

In 2018, it was reported that plans are currently on hold due to logistical issues. The extent of the work required means that any redevelopment is likely to be a multi-season project, due to the need to locate heavy machinery in areas of the stadium currently inaccessible or occupied by fans during match days and the fact that the stand currently holds the changing rooms, press boxes and TV studios. Club managing director Richard Arnold has said that «it isn’t certain that there’s a way of doing it which doesn’t render us homeless.» This would mean that Manchester United would have to leave Old Trafford for the duration of the works – and while Tottenham Hotspur were able to use the neutral Wembley Stadium for two seasons while their own new stadium was built, the only stadia of comparable size anywhere near Old Trafford are local rivals Manchester City’s City of Manchester Stadium, or possibly Anfield, home of historic rivals Liverpool, neither of which are considered viable.^[96]

In 2021 United co-chairman Joel Glazer said at a Fans Forum meeting that «early-stage planning work» for the redevelopment of Old Trafford and the club’s Carrington training ground was underway. This followed «increasing criticism» over the lack of development of the ground since 2006.^[97] The club is considering tearing down the current stadium and building an entirely new one on the same site, but this is believed to be the «least likely choice».^[98]

Other uses

Rugby league

Old Trafford has played host to both codes of rugby football, although league is played there with greater regularity than union. Old Trafford has hosted every Rugby League Premiership Final since the 1986–87 season,^[99] in addition to the competition’s successor, the Super League Grand Final from 1998.^[100]

The first rugby league match to be played at Old Trafford was held during the 1924–25 season, when a Lancashire representative side hosted the New Zealand national team, with Manchester United receiving 20 per cent of the gate receipts.^[22] The first league match to be held at Old Trafford came in November 1958, with Salford playing against Leeds under floodlights in front of 8,000 spectators.^[101]

The first rugby league Test match played at Old Trafford came in 1986, when Australia beat Great Britain 38–16 in front of 50,583 spectators in the first test of the 1986 Kangaroo tour.^[102][103] The 1989 World Club Challenge was played at Old Trafford on 4 October 1989, with 30,768 spectators watching Widnes beat the Canberra Raiders 30–18.^[104] Old Trafford also hosted the second Great Britain vs Australia Ashes tests on both the 1990 and 1994 Kangaroo Tours. The stadium also hosted the semi-final between England and Wales at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup; England won 25–10 in front of 30,042 fans. The final rugby league international played at Old Trafford in the 1990s saw Great Britain record their only win over Australia at the ground in 1997 in the second test of the Super League Test series in front of 40,324 fans.

When the Rugby League World Cup was hosted by Great Britain, Ireland and France in 2000, Old Trafford was chosen as the venue for the final; the match was contested by Australia and New Zealand, and resulted in a 40–12 win for Australia, watched by 44,329 spectators.^[105] Old Trafford was also chosen to host the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final.^[106] The game, played on 30 November, was won by Australia 34–2 over defending champions New Zealand, and attracted a crowd of 74,468, a world record for a rugby league international.^[107] During the game, Australia winger Brett Morris suffered a heavy crash into the advertising boards at the Stretford End, emphasising questions raised pre-match over the safety of Old Trafford as a rugby league venue, in particular the short in-goal areas and the slope around the perimeter.^[108] In January 2019, Old Trafford was selected to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup finals, with the men’s and women’s matches being played as a double header.^[109]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was the first year in which Old Trafford did not host the Super League Grand Final due to concerns about having to possibly reschedule the match, which Manchester United were unable to accommodate.^[110]

Rugby union

Old Trafford hosted its first rugby union international in 1997, when New Zealand defeated England 25–8. A second match was played at Old Trafford on 6 June 2009,^[111] when England beat Argentina 37–15.^[112] The stadium was one of 12 confirmed venues set to host matches of the 2015 Rugby World Cup; however, in April 2013 United pulled out of the contract over concerns about pitch quality and not wanting to compromise their relationship with the 13-man code.^[113]

Other sports

Before the Old Trafford football stadium was built, the site was used for games of shinty, the traditional game of the Scottish Highlands.^[114] During the First World War, the stadium was used by American soldiers for games of baseball.^[101] On 17 September 1981, the North Section of cricket’s Lambert & Butler Floodlit Competition was played there; in the semi-finals, Nottinghamshire defeated Derbyshire and Lancashire beat Yorkshire, before Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by 8 runs in the final to reach the national final, played between the other regional winners at Stamford Bridge the next day.^[115] In October 1993, a WBC–WBO Super-Middleweight unification fight was held at the ground, with around 42,000 people paying to watch WBO champion Chris Eubank fight WBC champion Nigel Benn.^[116][117]

Concerts and other functions

Aside from sporting uses, several concerts have been played at Old Trafford, with such big names as Bon Jovi, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, Status Quo, Rod Stewart^[118] and Simply Red playing. An edition of Songs of Praise was recorded there in September 1994.^[101] Old Trafford is also regularly used for private functions, particularly weddings, Christmas parties and business conferences.^[119] The first wedding at the ground was held in the Premier Suite in February 1996.^[102]

Records

The highest attendance recorded at Old Trafford was 76,962 for an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town on 25 March 1939.^[24] However, this was before the ground was converted to an all-seater stadium, allowing many more people to fit into the stadium. Old Trafford’s record attendance as an all-seater stadium currently stands at 76,098, set at a Premier League game between Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers on 31 March 2007.^[24] Old Trafford’s record attendance for a non-competitive game is 74,731, set on 5 August 2011 for a pre-season testimonial between Manchester United and New York Cosmos.^[120] The lowest recorded attendance at a competitive game at Old Trafford in the post-War era was 11,968, as United beat Fulham 3–0 on 29 April 1950.^[121] However, on 7 May 1921, the ground hosted a Second Division match between Stockport County and Leicester City for which the official attendance was just 13. This figure is slightly misleading as the ground also contained many of the 10,000 spectators who had stayed behind after watching the match between Manchester United and Derby County earlier that day.^[122]

The highest average attendance at Old Trafford over a league season was 75,826, set in the 2006–07 season.^[123] The greatest total attendance at Old Trafford came two seasons later, as 2,197,429 people watched Manchester United win the Premier League for the third year in a row, the League Cup, and reach the final of the UEFA Champions League and the semi-finals of the FA Cup.^[124] The lowest average attendance at Old Trafford came in the 1930–31 season, when an average of 11,685 spectators watched each game.^[125]

Transport

Adjacent to the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand of the stadium is Manchester United Football Ground railway station. The station is between the Deansgate and Trafford Park stations on the Southern Route of Northern Rail’s Liverpool to Manchester line. It originally served the stadium on matchdays only, but the service was stopped at the request of the club for safety reasons.^[126][127] The stadium is serviced by the Altricham, Eccles, South Manchester and Trafford Park lines of the Manchester Metrolink network, with the nearest stops being Wharfside, Old Trafford (which it shares with the Old Trafford Cricket Ground) and Exchange Quay at nearby Salford Quays. All three stops are less than 10 minutes’ walk from the football ground.^[128]

Buses 255 and 256, which are run by Stagecoach Manchester and 263, which is run by Arriva North West run from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester to Chester Road, stopping near Sir Matt Busby Way, while Stagecoach’s 250 service stop outside Old Trafford on Wharfside Way and X50 service stops across from Old Trafford on Water’s Reach.^[129] There are also additional match buses on the 255 service, which run between Old Trafford and Manchester city centre.^[130] Other services that serve Old Trafford are Arriva’s 79 service (Stretford – Swinton), which stops on Chester Road and 245 (Altrincham – Exchange Quay), which stops on Trafford Wharf Road, plus First Greater Manchester service 53 (Cheetham – Pendleton) and Stagecoach’s 84 service (Withington Hospital – Manchester), which stop at nearby Trafford Bar tram stop.^[129] The ground also has several car parks, all within walking distance of the stadium; these are free to park in on non-matchdays.^[131]

References

Bibliography

• Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopaedia. London: Manchester United Books. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
• Brandon, Derek (1978). A–Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry. London: Boondoggle.
• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Inglis, Simon (1996) [1985]. Football Grounds of Britain (3rd ed.). London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0-00-218426-5.
• James, Gary (2008). Manchester – A Football History. Halifax: James Ward. ISBN 978-0-9558127-0-5.
• McCartney, Iain (1996). Old Trafford – Theatre of Dreams. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-96-8.
• Mitten, Andy (2007). The Man Utd Miscellany. London: Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905326-27-3.
• Murphy, Alex (2006). The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United. London: Orion Books. ISBN 0-7528-7603-1.
• Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Sky Sports Football Yearbooks. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
• White, John (2007). The United Miscellany. London: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84442-745-1.
• White, John D. T. (2008). The Official Manchester United Almanac (1st ed.). London: Orion Books. ISBN 978-0-7528-9192-7.

Notes

Coordinates: 53°27′47″N 2°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W

External links

• Old Trafford at ManUtd.com

Preceded by Crystal Palace London	FA Cup Final 1915	Succeeded by Stamford Bridge London
Preceded by Wembley Stadium London	Rugby League World Cup Final venue 2000	Succeeded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Preceded by Hampden Park Glasgow	UEFA Champions League Final venue 2003	Succeeded by Arena AufSchalke Gelsenkirchen
Preceded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane	Rugby League World Cup Final venue 2013	Succeeded by Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Энфилд.

Энфилд Роуд

Стадион УЕФА категории 4
Местоположение	Ливерпуль, Англия
Построен	1884
Открыт	28 сентября 1884
Архитектор	Арчибальд Лейтч
Вместимость	45 362
Домашняя команда	Ливерпуль
Размеры поля	101 x 68 м
Покрытие	Desso GrassMaster

Координаты: 53°25′50.95″ с. ш. 2°57′38.98″ з. д. / 53.430819° с. ш. 2.960828° з. д. ^(G) (O)

«Э́нфилд Роуд» (англ. Anfield) — стадион в Ливерпуле, Англия. Домашний стадион футбольного клуба «Ливерпуль».

Стадион был построен в 1884 году и был первоначально домашней ареной «Эвертона», который играл здесь до 1892 года. С тех пор стадион являлся родным для футбольного клуба «Ливерпуль», который был сформирован в результате того, что «Эвертон» покинул «Энфилд». Стадион использовался во время проведения чемпионата Европы 1996 года. Ранее стадион также использовался как место встречи для различных событий, таких как бокс и теннисные матчи.

Стадион в настоящее время имеет четыре трибуны: «Спайон Коп», «Мэйн Стэнд», «Сентенери Стэнд» и «Энфилд Роуд», общей вместимостью 45 362 мест. Рекорд посещаемости на стадионе — 61 905 человек, который был установлен во время матча пятого раунда Кубка Англии по футболу между «Ливерпулем» и «Вулверхэмптон Уондерерс» 2 февраля 1952 года. После трагедии на «Хиллсборо» все места на трибунах стали только сидячие. Среди достопримечательностей стадиона двое ворот, названные в честь прежних менеджеров «Ливерпуля»: Ворота Боба Пэйсли и Ворота Билла Шенкли. Кроме того, за пределами стадиона установлен памятник Шенкли.

Общественный транспорт «Энфилда» включает в себя железнодорожный транспорт и автобусные маршруты, но стадион испытывает недостаток в парковочных местах для автомобилей. Есть планы заменить «Энфилд» новым стадионом в Стэнли Парк, который вмещал бы большее количество зрителей, приблизительно на 25 000. Строительство на соседнем к существующему стадиону участке приведет к разрушению «Энфилда». Открытие нового стадиона было намечено на 2011 год, но экономический кризис 2008 года и разногласия между американскими совладельцами клуба не дали этим планам свершиться.

История

Участок земли, на котором располагался «Энфилд», открытый в 1884 году, первоначально принадлежал пивовару Джону Оррелу, другу Джона Хоулдинга, который арендовал «Энфилд». «Эвертону», после многочисленных беспорядков болельщиков, было запрещено играть на Прайори Роуд, и команда нуждалась в новом месте для проведения матчей, и Оррел позволили за небольшую плату использовать свою землю на Энфилд Роуд. Первая игра, проведенная, на «Энфилде» состоялась 28 сентября 1884 года между «Эвертоном» и «Эрлстаун», где хозяева выиграли 5:0. За время пребывания «Эвертона» на стадионе, была установлена маленькая трибуна для 8 000 зрителей регулярно посещающих игры. Первый матч первого сезона Футбольной лиги здесь был сыгран 8 сентября 1888 года, между «Эвертоном» и ланкаширской командой «Аккрингтон». «Эвертон» быстро вырос как команда, и три года спустя, в сезоне 1890/1891 они стали чемпионами лиги. Однако этот успех не был без недостатков. После победы, Хоулдинг купил участок у Оррела в 1891 году, и предложил увеличить арендную плату с 100 до 250 фунтов ежегодно. С общего собрания членов клуба Хоулдинг был вынужден уйти, а «Эвертон», отказавшись удовлетворить его требования, переехал на «Гудисон Парк». Хоулдинг остался один с пустым стадионом, и 15 марта 1892 года было принято решение сформировать новый футбольный клуб. Команду назвали «Ливерпуль», и их первый матч на «Энфилде» был сыгран 1 сентября 1892 года, против «Ротерхэм Таун», который они выиграли 7:0.

Первый матч на «Энфилде» в рамках Футбольной лиги «Ливерпуль» сыграл 9 сентября 1893 года, против «Линкольн Сити», победив 4:0 в присутствии 5 000 зрителей. Новая трибуна, построенная в 1895 году, вмещала 3 000 зрителей, и стояла на месте современной «Мэйн Стэнд». Трибуна имела отличительный красно-белый фронтон, подобно главной трибуне на «Сент-Джеймс Парк», стадиона «Ньюкасл Юнайтед». Другая трибуна была построена вдоль Энфилд Роуд в 1903 году из древесины и рифлёного железа. После того, как «Ливерпуль» выиграл свой второй чемпионский титул в 1906 году, была построена новая трибуна вдоль Уолтон Брэйк Роуд. Журналист Эрнест Эдвардс, который был спортивным редактором местных газет «Ливерпуль Дэйли Пост» и «Эхо», окрестил её «Спион Кoп» («Шпионский Холм») в честь известного холма в ЮАР, где местный полк при попытке захватить стратегическую высоту понёс тяжёлые потери во время Англо-бурской войны в 1900 году. В ходе сражения больше трёхсот солдат погибли, многие из них были из Ливерпуля. Тогда же была построена трибуна вдоль Кемлин Роуд.

Стадион оставался почти таким же до 1928 года, когда «Коп» был перепроектирован и расширен до 30 000 мест, а также установлена крыша. У многих стадионов в Англии были трибуны, названные в честь «Спион Коп», однако на «Энфилде» трибуна с таким именем была самая большая в стране на то время.

В 1957 году было установлено освещение и 30 октября оно было включено впервые на матче против «Эвертона», в честь 75-летней годовщины Футбольной ассоциации ливерпульского графства. В 1963 году старая трибуна «Кемлин Роуд» была заменена консольной конструкцией, вмещающей 6 700 зрителей и стоимостью 350 000 фунтов. Два года спустя, появилась крыша над всей трибуной «Энфилд Роуд». Самая большая перестройка была в 1973 году, когда старая «Мэйн Стэнд» была разобрана и построена заново. В то же самое время было заменено освещение вдоль «Кемлин Роуд» и «Мэйн Стэнд». Новую трибуну официально открыл Граф Кент 10 марта 1973 года. В 1980-х передняя часть «Мэйн Стэнд» была оборудована сидячими местами, а в 1982 году сидячие места появились на «Энфилд Роуд». В 1982 году были установлены Ворота Шенкли как дань памяти знаменитому менеджеру Биллу Шенкли. Честь символического первого открытия ворот была предоставлена вдове Шенкли, Несси, 26 августа 1982 года. Вдоль Ворот Шенкли идёт надпись «You’ll Never Walk Alone», слова из хита Gerry & The Pacemakers, который для поклонников «Ливерпуля» стал гимном клуба.

В 1987 году к «Кемлин Роуд» была добавлена полицейская комната. В 1989 году, после трагедии на «Хиллсборо», Доклад Тейлора предписал переоборудовать все стадионы в стране к маю 1994 года так, что бы остались только сидячие места. В 1992 году был добавлен второй ярус на «Кемлин», вмещающий 11 000 индивидуальных сидячих мест. Планы расширить трибуну были ещё ранее, но два пожилых жителя, участки которых прилегали к Кемлин Роуд, отказались сдвигать свои дома, и планы пришлось отложить. Когда один из них умер, другие все-таки решились съехать и планы расширения были запущены. Новая трибуна была официально открыта 1 сентября 1992 года, президентом УЕФА Леннартом Юханссоном и переименована в «Сентенери Стэнд». «Коп» был реконструирован в 1994 году после Доклада Тейлора и оборудован только сидячими местами в последнюю очередь, вместимость была значительно уменьшена до 12 390.

4 декабря 1997 года, статуя Билла Шенкли, отлитого в бронзе, была представлена в центре площади перед трибуной «Коп». 8-футовая статуя изображает фигуру Шенкли с клубным шарфом вокруг его шеи в знакомой позе принимающим аплодисменты от болельщиков. Мемориал Хиллсборо расположен рядом с Воротами Шенкли, и всегда украшен цветами в память о 96 болельщиках, погибших на «Хиллсборо». В центре мемориала зажжён вечный огонь, демонстрирующий, что о тех, кто трагически погиб, никогда не забудут. Новое изменение в «Энфилд» было внесено в 1998 году, когда открыли обновлённый двухъярусный «Энфилд Роуд».

Структура

Поле окружено четырьмя крытыми трибунами: «Спион Коп», «Мэйн Стэнд», «Сентенери Стэнд» и «Энфилд Роуд». «Сентенери» и «Энфилд Роуд» — двухъярусные, «Коп» и «Мэйн» пока что одноярусные. Вход на стадион осуществляется с помощью радиочастотной идентификационной смарт-карты (RFID), а не через традиционный турникет. Эта система была введена в 2005 году на всех 80 турникетах стадиона.

«Сентенери» изначально назвался «Кемлин Роуд», но после того, как был достроен второй ярус, трибуна была переименована к столетней годовщине клуба. Вместимость трибуны в общей сложности 11 762 места, 4 600 мест на верхнем ярусе и 6 814 на нижнем. «Энфилд Роуд» вмещает всего 9 074 зрителя, из них 2 654 места на верхнем ярусе, 6 391 на нижнем и 29 мест для инвалидов.

«Коп» был первоначально построен как открытая трибуна вместимостью примерно 30 000 зрителей, крыша была добавлена в 1928 году. Однако после трагедии на «Хиллсборо» и последующего Доклада Тэйлора был построен новый «Коп» с вместимостью 12 409 мест.

Под «Мэйн Стэнд» расположены раздевалки для тренеров, судей и игроков. Трибуна на 12 277 мест, состоит из 9 597 обыкновенных мест, 2 409 в паддоке, 177 мест для руководящих составов, 54 места для прессы, 32 места для людей на инвалидных креслах, 36 мест для людей со слабым зрением, и местом для одного личного помощника, так же предоставлены наушники с полным комментарием происходящего на поле.

Выше лестницы, которая ведет вниз на поле, висит табличка: «Это — „Энфилд“». Её цель состоит в том, чтобы одновременно запугать соперника и принести удачу тем, кто её касается. Соответственно, игроки «Ливерпуля» и тренерский штаб проходя внизу касаются вывески одной или обеими рукам.

Интересные факты

• Расстояние между стадионом «Энфилд роуд» и «Гудисон Парк» — домашней ареной ФК «Эвертон» составляет 765 метров, что является рекордно минимальным расстоянием между стадионами категории 5 звезды.
• «Энфилд» — самый «поющий» стадион Англии^{[источник не указан 270 дней]}.

Средняя посещаемость

• 1999/2000 — 45 852 человек
• 2000/2001 — 43 698 человек
• 2001/2002 — 43 389 человек
• 2002/2003 — 43 243 человек
• 2003/2004 — 42 706 человек
• 2004/2005 — 42 587 человек
• 2005/2006 — 44 236 человек

С 1884 по 1892 годы этот стадион арендовал «Эвертон».

Примечания

Литература

• Adams Duncan A Fan’s Guide to Football Grounds: England and Wales. — Hersham: Ian Allan, 2007. — ISBN 978-0-7110-3268-2
• Graham Matthew Liverpool. — Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing, 1984. — ISBN 0-600-50254-6
• Inglis, Simon The Football Grounds of England and Wales. — Beverley: Willow, 1983. — ISBN 0-00-218024-3
• Kelly Stephen F. You’ll Never Walk Alone. — London: Queen Anne Press, 1988. — ISBN 0-356-19594-5
• Liversedge Stan Liverpool The Official Centenary History. — London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1991. — ISBN 0-600-57308-7
• Moynihan Leo The Liverpool Miscellany. — London: Vision Sports Publishing, 2008. — ISBN 978-1-905326-46-4
• Smith Tommy Anfield Iron. — London: Bantam Press, 2008. — ISBN 0-593-05958-1

Ссылки

	Энфилд (стадион) на Викискладе?

• Виртуальный тур на официальном сайте клуба  (англ.)
• Описание стадиона на WorldStadiums.com  (англ.)

Футбольный клуб «Эвертон»
История · Сезоны · Еврокубки · Коллекция Дэвида Франса · Зал славы «Гледис Стрит» · Отцы-основатели мерсисайдского футбола
Домашний стадион	Энфилд (1884—1892) · Гудисон Парк (1892—настоящее время) · Проект стадиона в Керби
Тренировочные базы	Беллефилд (1946—2007) · Финч Фарм (2007—настоящее время)
Медиа	EvertonTV
Соперничества	Мерсисайдское дерби
Родственные команды	Мерси Тайгерс · Эвертон Ледис
Прочее	Фонд бывших игроков · Болельщики · Башня Принца Руперта · Все статьи

Футбольный клуб «Ливерпуль»
Тренеры  · Резервисты и Академия  · Статистика и рекорды  · Трофеи  · Текущий сезон
История	1892–1959 · 1959–1985 · 1985–настоящие время · Сезоны  · Международные турниры
Домашний стадион	Энфилд · Стэнли Парк · Прентон Парк
Тренировочные базы	Мелвуд
Игроки	Сыгравших 100 и более матчей · Сыгравших 25-99 матчей · Сыгравших 1-24 матча
Соперничества	Мерсисайдское дерби · Соперничество с «Манчестер Юнайтед»
Трагедии	Трагедия на Эйзеле · Трагедия на Хиллсборо
Песни и кричалки	You’ll Never Walk Alone · The Fields of Anfield Road · Ring of Fire · Anfield Rap
Связанные статьи	Бутрум · LFC TV · Ливерпуль Ледис · G-14 · Спайс Бойз · Спион Коп · Все статьи
Категория: «Ливерпуль» · Портал: Английский футбол · Википроект: «Ливерпуль» · Викисклад: «Ливерпуль»

Стадионы английской Премьер-лиги
Сезон 2012/13	Болейн Граунд · Британия · Вилла Парк · Гудисон Парк · Ди Дабл Ю · Карроу Роуд · Крейвен Коттедж · Лофтус Роуд · Либерти · Мадейски · Олд Траффорд · Сент-Джеймс Парк · Сент-Мэрис · Стэдиум оф Лайт · Стэмфорд Бридж · Уайт Харт Лейн · Хоторнс · Эмирейтс · Энфилд · Этихад
Стадионы выбывших клубов	Баундери Парк · Блумфилд Роуд · Брэмолл Лейн · Викаридж Роуд · Вэлли · Вэлли Пэрейд · Ивуд Парк · Каунти Граунд · Кинг Пауэр · Кей Си · Молинью · Оуквелл · Портман Роуд · Прайд Парк · Рибок · Риверсайд · Селхерст Парк · Сити Граунд · Сент-Эндрюс · Терф Мур · Фраттон Парк · Хиллсборо · Элланд Роуд
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Стадионы чемпионата Европы по футболу 1996
Вилла Парк (Бирмингем) · Сент-Джеймс Парк (Ньюкасл-апон-Тайн) · Сити Граунд (Ноттингем) · Олд Траффорд (Манчестер) Уэмбли (Лондон) · Хиллсборо (Шеффилд) · Элланд Роуд (Лидс) · Энфилд (Ливерпуль)

Стадионы чемпионата мира по регби 2015
Кингшолм (Глостер) · Миллениум (Кардифф) · Олд Траффорд (Манчестер) · Сент-Мэрис (Саутгемптон) Рико Арена (Ковентри) · Сент-Джеймс Парк (Ньюкасл-апон-Тайн) · Туикенем (Лондон) · Уэлфорд Роуд (Лестер) Уэмбли (Лондон) · Элланд Роуд (Лидс) · Эмирейтс (Лондон) · Энфилд (Ливерпуль)

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МЮ 7:0 53001 T 01.03 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 2:0 53259 T 21.02 Ливерпуль
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Реал 2:5 52337 T 13.02 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 2:0 15599 T 21.01 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:0 53126 T 07.01 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 2:2 — T 30.12.2022 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 2:1 53343 T 12.11.2022 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 3:1 53331 T 09.11.2022 Ливерпуль
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Дерби Каунти 0:0 (по пен. 3:2) — T 01.11.2022 Ливерпуль
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Наполи 2:0 52077 T 29.10.2022 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 1:2 53274 T 19.10.2022 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 1:0 53346 T 16.10.2022 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 1:0 53286 T 04.10.2022 Ливерпуль
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Рейнджерс 2:0 49512 T 01.10.2022 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 3:3 52876 13.09.2022 Ливерпуль
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Аякс 2:1 52387 T 31.08.2022 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:1 53316 27.08.2022 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 9:0 53328 T 15.08.2022 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 1:1 52970 T 31.07.2022 Ливерпуль
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Страсбур 0:3 — 22.05.2022 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 3:1 53097 T 07.05.2022 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 1:1 53177 T 27.04.2022 Ливерпуль
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Вильярреал 2:0 51586 T 24.04.2022 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 2:0 53213 T 19.04.2022 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 4:0 52686 T 13.04.2022 Ливерпуль
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Бенфика 3:3 51373 T 02.04.2022 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 2:0 53104 T 08.03.2022 Ливерпуль
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Интер 0:1 51747 T 05.03.2022 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 1:0 53059 T 02.03.2022 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 2:1 — T 23.02.2022 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 6:0 53018 T 19.02.2022 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 3:1 53135 T 10.02.2022 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 2:0 53050 T 06.02.2022 Ливерпуль
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Кардифф Сити 3:1 — T 16.01.2022 Ливерпуль
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Брентфорд 3:0 52824 T 13.01.2022 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 0:0 — T 09.01.2022 Ливерпуль
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Шрусбери 4:1 — T 22.12.2021 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 3:3 (по пен. 5:4) — T 16.12.2021 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:1 52951 T 11.12.2021 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 1:0 53093 T 27.11.2021 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 4:0 53040 T 24.11.2021 Ливерпуль
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Порту 2:0 52209 T 20.11.2021 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 4:0 53092 T 03.11.2021 Ливерпуль
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Атлетико 2:0 51347 T 30.10.2021 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 2:2 53197 T 03.10.2021 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 2:2 53102 T 18.09.2021 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 3:0 52985 T 15.09.2021 Ливерпуль
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Милан 3:2 — T 28.08.2021 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 53100 T 21.08.2021 Ливерпуль
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Бёрнли 2:0 52591 T 09.08.2021 Ливерпуль
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Осасуна 3:1 — T 08.08.2021 Ливерпуль
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Атлетик 1:1 — T 23.05.2021 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 2:0 9901 T 08.05.2021 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 2:0 — T 24.04.2021 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 1:1 — T 14.04.2021 Ливерпуль
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Реал 0:0 — T 10.04.2021 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 2:1 — T 07.03.2021 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 0:1 — T 04.03.2021 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:1 — T 20.02.2021 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 0:2 — T 07.02.2021 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 1:4 — T 03.02.2021 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 0:1 — T 21.01.2021 Ливерпуль
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Бёрнли 0:1 — T 17.01.2021 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 0:0 — T 27.12.2020 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 1:1 2000 T 16.12.2020 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 2000 T 06.12.2020 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 4:0 2000 T 01.12.2020 Ливерпуль
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Аякс 1:0 — T 25.11.2020 Ливерпуль
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Аталанта 0:2 — T 22.11.2020 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 3:0 — T 31.10.2020 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:1 — T 27.10.2020 Ливерпуль
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Мидтьюлланд 2:0 — T 24.10.2020 Ливерпуль
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Шеффилд Ю 2:1 — T 01.10.2020 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 0:0 (по пен. 4:5) — T 28.09.2020 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 3:1 — T 12.09.2020 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 4:3 — T 22.07.2020 Ливерпуль
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Челси 5:3 — T 11.07.2020 Ливерпуль
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Бёрнли 1:1 — T 05.07.2020 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 2:0 — T 24.06.2020 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 4:0 — T 11.03.2020 Ливерпуль
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Атлетико 2:3 55267 T 07.03.2020 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 2:1 53323 T 24.02.2020 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 3:2 53313 T 04.02.2020 Ливерпуль
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Шрусбери Таун 1:0 — T 01.02.2020 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 4:0 53291 T 19.01.2020 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 2:0 52916 T 05.01.2020 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:0 — T 02.01.2020 Ливерпуль
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Шеффилд Ю 2:0 53321 T 29.12.2019 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 1:0 53326 T 14.12.2019 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 2:0 53311 T 04.12.2019 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 5:2 53094 T 30.11.2019 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 2:1 53319 T 27.11.2019 Ливерпуль
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Наполи 1:1 52128 T 10.11.2019 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 3:1 53324 T 05.11.2019 Ливерпуль
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Генк 2:1 52611 T 30.10.2019 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 5:5 (по пен. 5:4) — T 27.10.2019 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 53222 T 05.10.2019 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 2:1 53322 T 02.10.2019 Ливерпуль
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Зальцбург 4:3 52243 T 14.09.2019 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:1 51430 T 24.08.2019 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 3:1 53298 T 09.08.2019 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 4:1 53333 T 12.05.2019 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 2:0 53331 T 07.05.2019 Ливерпуль
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Барселона 4:0 55212 T 26.04.2019 Ливерпуль
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Хаддерсфилд 5:0 53249 T 14.04.2019 Ливерпуль
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Челси 2:0 53279 T 09.04.2019 Ливерпуль
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Порту 2:0 52465 T 31.03.2019 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 53322 T 10.03.2019 Ливерпуль
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Бёрнли 4:2 53310 T 27.02.2019 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 5:0 53316 19.02.2019 Ливерпуль
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Бавария 0:0 52250 T 09.02.2019 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 3:0 53178 T 30.01.2019 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 1:1 53092 T 19.01.2019 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 4:3 53171 T 29.12.2018 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 5:1 53326 T 26.12.2018 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 4:0 53318 T 16.12.2018 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 3:1 52908 T 11.12.2018 Ливерпуль
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Наполи 1:0 52015 T 02.12.2018 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:0 51756 T 11.11.2018 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 2:0 53128 T 27.10.2018 Ливерпуль
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Кардифф Сити 4:1 53373 T 24.10.2018 Ливерпуль
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Црвена Звезда 4:0 53024 T 07.10.2018 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 0:0 52117 T 26.09.2018 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:2 — T 22.09.2018 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 3:0 50965 T 18.09.2018 Ливерпуль
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ПСЖ 3:2 52478 T 25.08.2018 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 1:0 53294 T 12.08.2018 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 4:0 53235 T 07.08.2018 Ливерпуль
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Торино 3:1 — 03.06.2018 Бразилия
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Хорватия 2:0 — T 13.05.2018 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 4:0 50752 T 28.04.2018 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 0:0 53255 T 24.04.2018 Ливерпуль
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Рома 5:2 51236 T 14.04.2018 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 3:0 52959 T 04.04.2018 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 3:0 50685 T 17.03.2018 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 5:0 53287 T 06.03.2018 Ливерпуль
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Порту 0:0 48768 T 03.03.2018 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:0 53287 T 24.02.2018 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 4:1 53256 T 04.02.2018 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:2 53213 T 27.01.2018 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 2:3 — T 14.01.2018 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 4:3 53285 T 05.01.2018 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 2:1 — T 30.12.2017 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 2:1 53226 T 26.12.2017 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 5:0 52850 T 13.12.2017 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 0:0 53243 T 10.12.2017 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:1 53082 T 06.12.2017 Ливерпуль
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Спартак М 7:0 48779 T 25.11.2017 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 53225 T 18.11.2017 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 3:0 53256 01.11.2017 Ливерпуль
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Марибор 3:0 45362 T 28.10.2017 Ливерпуль
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Хаддерсфилд 3:0 53268 T 14.10.2017 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 0:0 52912 T 16.09.2017 Ливерпуль
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Бернли 1:1 53231 13.09.2017 Ливерпуль
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Севилья 2:2 52332 T 27.08.2017 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 4:0 53206 T 23.08.2017 Ливерпуль
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Хоффенхайм 4:2 — T 19.08.2017 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 1:0 53138 T 21.05.2017 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 3:0 53191 T 07.05.2017 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 0:0 53159 T 23.04.2017 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 1:2 53086 T 05.04.2017 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 2:2 53292 T 01.04.2017 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 3:1 52920 12.03.2017 Ливерпуль
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Бернли 2:1 53145 T 04.03.2017 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 3:1 53146 T 11.02.2017 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:0 53159 T 31.01.2017 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 53157 T 28.01.2017 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 1:2 — T 25.01.2017 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 0:1 — T 21.01.2017 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 2:3 53169 T 08.01.2017 Ливерпуль
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Плимут 0:0 — T 31.12.2016 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 1:0 53120 T 27.12.2016 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 4:1 53094 T 11.12.2016 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:2 53068 T 29.11.2016 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 2:0 — T 26.11.2016 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 2:0 53114 T 06.11.2016 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 6:1 53163 T 25.10.2016 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 — T 22.10.2016 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 2:1 53218 T 17.10.2016 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 0:0 52769 T 24.09.2016 Ливерпуль
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Халл Сити 5:1 53109 10.09.2016 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 4:1 51232 T 11.05.2016 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 43210 T 08.05.2016 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 2:0 43341 05.05.2016 Ливерпуль
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Вильярреал 3:0 43074 T 23.04.2016 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:2 43837 T 20.04.2016 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 4:0 43854 T 14.04.2016 Ливерпуль
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Боруссия Д 4:3 44000 T 10.04.2016 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 4:1 43688 T 02.04.2016 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 1:1 44062 T 10.03.2016 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 2:0 43228 T 02.03.2016 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 3:0 43597 T 25.02.2016 Ливерпуль
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Аугсбург 1:0 — T 06.02.2016 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 2:2 44179 T 30.01.2016 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 0:0 — T 26.01.2016 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 0:1 (по пен. 6:5) — T 20.01.2016 Ливерпуль
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Эксетер Сити 3:0 — T 17.01.2016 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 0:1 43865 T 13.01.2016 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 3:3 44109 T 26.12.2015 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 1:0 44123 T 13.12.2015 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 2:2 44147 T 29.11.2015 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 1:0 43905 T 26.11.2015 Ливерпуль
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Бордо 2:1 42525 T 08.11.2015 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 1:2 44115 28.10.2015 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 1:0 — 25.10.2015 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 1:1 44171 22.10.2015 Ливерпуль
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Рубин 1:1 42951 T 01.10.2015 Ливерпуль
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Сьон 1:1 37252 26.09.2015 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 3:2 44228 23.09.2015 Ливерпуль
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Карлайл Юнайтед 1:1 (по пен. 3:2) — 20.09.2015 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 1:1 44072 29.08.2015 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 0:3 43680 17.08.2015 Ливерпуль
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Борнмут 1:0 44102 16.05.2015 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 1:3 44673 T 02.05.2015 Ливерпуль
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КПР 2:1 44707 13.04.2015 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:0 44611 22.03.2015 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 1:2 44405 T 08.03.2015 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 0:0 — T 04.03.2015 Ливерпуль
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Бернли 2:0 44717 T 01.03.2015 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 2:1 44590 T 19.02.2015 Ливерпуль
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Бешикташ 1:0 45400 T 10.02.2015 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 3:2 44577 T 31.01.2015 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:0 44718 T 24.01.2015 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 0:0 — T 20.01.2015 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 — T 01.01.2015 Ливерпуль
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Лестер 2:2 44720 29.12.2014 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 4:1 44714 T 21.12.2014 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 2:2 44703 T 09.12.2014 Ливерпуль
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Базель 1:1 43290 T 06.12.2014 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 0:0 44716 T 29.11.2014 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 1:0 44735 T 08.11.2014 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:2 44698 T 28.10.2014 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 2:1 — T 25.10.2014 Ливерпуль
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Халл 0:0 44591 T 22.10.2014 Ливерпуль
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Реал 0:3 43521 T 04.10.2014 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 2:1 44708 T 27.09.2014 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:1 44511 T 23.09.2014 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 2:2 (по пен. 14:13) — T 16.09.2014 Ливерпуль
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Лудогорец 2:1 43307 13.09.2014 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 0:1 44689 T 17.08.2014 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 2:1 44376 T 10.08.2014 Ливерпуль
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Боруссия Д 4:0 — 11.05.2014 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:1 44724 T 27.04.2014 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:2 44726 T 13.04.2014 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 3:2 44601 T 30.03.2014 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 4:0 44762 T 27.03.2014 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 2:1 44 524 T 23.02.2014 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 4:3 44731 T 08.02.2014 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 5:1 44701 T 29.01.2014 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 4:0 44450 T 18.01.2014 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 2:2 44737 T 05.01.2014 Ливерпуль
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Олдхэм 2:0 — 01.01.2014 Ливерпуль
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Халл 2:0 44627 T 21.12.2013 Ливерпуль
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Кардифф Сити 3:1 44621 T 07.12.2013 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 4:1 44781 T 04.12.2013 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 5:1 44541 T 09.11.2013 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 4:0 44768 T 26.10.2013 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 4:1 44747 T 05.10.2013 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 3:1 44721 T 21.09.2013 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 0:1 44755 T 01.09.2013 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 1:0 44411 T 27.08.2013 Ливерпуль
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Ноттс Каунти 4:2 — 17.08.2013 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 1:0 44822 T 19.05.2013 Ливерпуль
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КПР 1:0 44792 05.05.2013 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 0:0 44991 T 21.04.2013 Ливерпуль
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Челси 2:2 45009 T 07.04.2013 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 0:0 45007 T 10.03.2013 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 3:2 44752 T 22.02.2013 Ливерпуль
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Зенит 3:1 43026 T 17.02.2013 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 5:0 44832 T 01.02.2013 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 0:2 44752 T 19.01.2013 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 5:0 44901 T 02.01.2013 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 3:0 44228 T 22.12.2012 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 4:0 44570 T 15.12.2012 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 1:3 44607 T 01.12.2012 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 1:0 44525 T 23.11.2012 Ливерпуль
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Янг Бойз 2:2 37810 T 17.11.2012 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 3:0 44913 T 04.11.2012 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 1:1 44803 T 31.10.2012 Ливерпуль
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Суонси Сити 1:3 — T 25.10.2012 Ливерпуль
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Анжи 1:0 39358 T 20.10.2012 Ливерпуль
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Рединг 1:0 44874 T 07.10.2012 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 0:0 44531 T 04.10.2012 Ливерпуль
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Удинезе 2:3 40092 T 23.09.2012 Ливерпуль
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МЮ 1:2 44263 T 02.09.2012 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 0:2 44932 T 30.08.2012 Ливерпуль
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Хартс 1:1 44400 26.08.2012 Ливерпуль
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Ман Сити 2:2 44942 T 09.08.2012 Ливерпуль
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Гомель 3:0 — T 08.05.2012 Ливерпуль
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Челси 4:1 40721 T 01.05.2012 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 0:1 40106 T 22.04.2012 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 0:1 43660 07.04.2012 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 1:1 44321 24.03.2012 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 1:2 44431 18.03.2012 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 2:1 — T 14.03.2012 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 3:0 44921 T 03.03.2012 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:2 44922 T 19.02.2012 Ливерпуль
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Брайтон 6:1 — T 07.02.2012 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 0:0 44461 T 28.01.2012 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 2:1 — T 25.01.2012 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 2:2 44590 T 14.01.2012 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 0:0 44691 06.01.2012 Ливерпуль
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Олдхэм Атлетик 5:1 — T 30.12.2011 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:1 44372 T 26.12.2011 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 1:1 44441 T 10.12.2011 Ливерпуль
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Куинз Парк Рейнджерс 1:0 45016 T 27.11.2011 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:1 45071 T 05.11.2011 Ливерпуль
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Суонси 0:0 45013 22.10.2011 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 1:1 44931 15.10.2011 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 1:1 45065 24.09.2011 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 2:1 44922 27.08.2011 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 3:1 44725 13.08.2011 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 1:1 45018 15.05.2011 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 0:2 44893 01.05.2011 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:0 44923 23.04.2011 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 5:0 44734 11.04.2011 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 3:0 44776 17.03.2011 Ливерпуль
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Брага 0:0 37494 T 06.03.2011 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 3:1 45276 26.02.2011 Эвертон
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Сандерленд 2:0 37776 24.02.2011 Ливерпуль
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Спарта 1:0 42949 12.02.2011 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 1:1 44609 02.02.2011 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 2:0 40254 26.01.2011 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 1:0 40466 16.01.2011 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 2:2 35828 05.01.2011 Эвертон
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 34124 01.01.2011 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 2:1 35400 29.12.2010 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 0:1 41614 15.12.2010 Ливерпуль
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Утрехт 0:0 37878 06.12.2010 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 3:0 39079 20.11.2010 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 3:0 43024 07.11.2010 Ливерпуль
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Челси 2:0 44238 04.11.2010 Ливерпуль
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Наполи 3:1 33895 T 24.10.2010 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 2:1 43328 03.10.2010 Ливерпуль
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Блэкпул 1:2 43156 25.09.2010 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 2:2 43626 16.09.2010 Ливерпуль
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Стяуа 4:1 25605 29.08.2010 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 1:0 41194 19.08.2010 Ливерпуль
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Трабзонспор 1:0 — 15.08.2010 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:1 44722 05.08.2010 Ливерпуль
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Работнички 2:0 — 02.05.2010 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:2 44375 29.04.2010 Ливерпуль
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Атлетико 2:1 42040 19.04.2010 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 3:0 37697 11.04.2010 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 0:0 42331 08.04.2010 Ливерпуль
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Бенфика 4:1 42377 28.03.2010 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 3:0 43121 18.03.2010 Ливерпуль
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Лилль 3:0 38139 15.03.2010 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 4:1 40316 28.02.2010 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 2:1 42795 18.02.2010 Ливерпуль
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Униря 1:0 40450 06.02.2010 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:0 44316 30.01.2010 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 2:0 43413 20.01.2010 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:0 42016 13.01.2010 Ливерпуль
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Рединг 1:2 — 26.12.2009 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 2:0 41956 16.12.2009 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 2:1 41116 13.12.2009 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:2 43853 09.12.2009 Ливерпуль
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Фиорентина 1:2 41500 21.11.2009 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 2:2 44164 09.11.2009 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 2:2 42560 25.10.2009 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 2:0 44188 20.10.2009 Ливерпуль
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Лион 1:2 41562 26.09.2009 Ливерпуль
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Халл 6:1 44392 16.09.2009 Ливерпуль
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Дебрецен 1:0 41000 12.09.2009 Ливерпуль
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Бернли 4:0 43817 24.08.2009 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 1:3 43667 19.08.2009 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 4:0 44318 24.05.2009 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 3:1 43937 03.05.2009 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:0 44121 21.04.2009 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 4:4 44424 11.04.2009 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 4:0 43466 08.04.2009 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:3 42543 22.03.2009 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 5:0 44131 10.03.2009 Ливерпуль
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Реал 4:0 42550 03.03.2009 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 2:0 41587 22.02.2009 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:1 44259 01.02.2009 Ливерпуль
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Челси 2:0 44174 19.01.2009 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:1 44382 26.12.2008 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 3:0 43548 13.12.2008 Ливерпуль
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Халл 2:2 43835 01.12.2008 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 0:0 41169 26.11.2008 Ливерпуль
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Марсель 1:0 40024 22.11.2008 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 0:0 43589 08.11.2008 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 3:0 43451 04.11.2008 Ливерпуль
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Атлетико 1:1 42010 29.10.2008 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 1:0 43378 18.10.2008 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 3:2 43868 01.10.2008 Ливерпуль
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ПСВ 3:1 41097 20.09.2008 Ливерпуль
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Сток Сити 0:0 43931 13.09.2008 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 2:1 44192 27.08.2008 Ливерпуль
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Стандард 1:0 43889 23.08.2008 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 2:1 43168 04.05.2008 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:0 43074 22.04.2008 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 42180 13.04.2008 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 3:1 43283 08.04.2008 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 4:2 41985 30.03.2008 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 1:0 44295 15.03.2008 Ливерпуль
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Рединг 2:1 43524 08.03.2008 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:0 44031 05.03.2008 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 4:0 42954 23.02.2008 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 3:2 43612 19.02.2008 Ливерпуль
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Интер 2:0 41999 02.02.2008 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 3:0 43244 21.01.2008 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 2:2 42590 02.01.2008 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 1:1 42308 22.12.2007 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 4:1 43071 16.12.2007 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 0:1 44459 02.12.2007 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 4:0 43270 28.11.2007 Ливерпуль
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Порту 4:1 41095 10.11.2007 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 2:0 43073 06.11.2007 Ливерпуль
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Бешикташ 8:0 41143 28.10.2007 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:1 44122 07.10.2007 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:2 43986 03.10.2007 Ливерпуль
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Марсель 0:1 41355 22.09.2007 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 0:0 44215 01.09.2007 Ливерпуль
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Дерби Каунти 6:0 44076 19.08.2007 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:1 43924 13.05.2007 Ливерпуль
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Чарлтон 2:2 43134 01.05.2007 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:0 (по пен. 4:1) 42554 21.04.2007 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 2:0 44003 18.04.2007 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 2:0 41458 11.04.2007 Ливерпуль
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ПСВ 1:0 41447 31.03.2007 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 4:1 43958 06.03.2007 Ливерпуль
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Барселона 0:1 45362 03.03.2007 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 0:1 44400 24.02.2007 Ливерпуль
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Шеффилд 4:0 44198 03.02.2007 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 0:0 44234 20.01.2007 Ливерпуль
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Челси 2:0 44250 01.01.2007 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 3:0 41370 23.12.2006 Ливерпуль
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Уотфорд 2:0 42810 09.12.2006 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 4:0 43189 29.11.2006 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 0:0 42467 25.11.2006 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:0 44081 22.11.2006 Ливерпуль
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ПСВ 2:0 41948 04.11.2006 Ливерпуль
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Рединг 2:0 43741 31.10.2006 Ливерпуль
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Бордо 3:0 41978 28.10.2006 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 3:1 44117 14.10.2006 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 1:1 44206 27.09.2006 Ливерпуль
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Галатасарай 3:2 41976 23.09.2006 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 3:0 44330 20.09.2006 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:0 43574 26.08.2006 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:1 43965 29.04.2006 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 3:1 44479 09.04.2006 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 1:0 44194 25.03.2006 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 3:1 44923 15.03.2006 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 5:1 42293 08.03.2006 Ливерпуль
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Бенфика 0:2 44121 04.03.2006 Ливерпуль
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Чарлтон 0:0 43892 26.02.2006 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:0 44121 14.02.2006 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:0 44065 01.02.2006 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 1:1 43851 14.01.2006 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 1:0 44983 31.12.2005 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 1:0 44192 26.12.2005 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:0 44197 10.12.2005 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 2:0 43510 03.12.2005 Ливерпуль
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Уиган 3:0 44098 23.11.2005 Ливерпуль
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Бетис 0:0 42077 19.11.2005 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 3:0 44394 01.11.2005 Ливерпуль
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Андерлехт 3:0 42607 29.10.2005 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:0 44537 15.10.2005 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 1:0 44697 02.10.2005 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:4 44235 28.09.2005 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:0 42743 18.09.2005 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 0:0 44917 20.08.2005 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 1:0 44913 15.05.2005 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 2:1 43406 03.05.2005 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:0 41216 30.04.2005 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 1:1 43250 16.04.2005 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:2 44029 05.04.2005 Ливерпуль
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Ювентус 2:1 45000 02.04.2005 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 1:0 43755 20.03.2005 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 2:1 44224 16.03.2005 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 0:0 37763 22.02.2005 Ливерпуль
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Байер 3:1 40942 05.02.2005 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 3:1 43534 15.01.2005 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 0:1 44183 01.01.2005 Ливерпуль
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Челси 0:1 43886 28.12.2004 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 1:0 42382 19.12.2004 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 3:1 43856 14.12.2004 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 1:1 35064 08.12.2004 Ливерпуль
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Олимпиакос 3:1 42045 28.11.2004 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 2:1 43730 13.11.2004 Ливерпуль
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Кристал Пэлас 3:2 42862 06.11.2004 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 0:1 42669 23.10.2004 Ливерпуль
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Чарлтон 2:0 41625 19.10.2004 Ливерпуль
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Депортиво 0:0 40236 25.09.2004 Ливерпуль
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Норвич 3:0 43152 15.09.2004 Ливерпуль
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Монако 2:0 33517 11.09.2004 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 3:0 42947 24.08.2004 Ливерпуль
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ГАК 0:1 — 21.08.2004 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 2:1 42831 15.05.2004 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 1:1 44172 02.05.2004 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 2:0 42031 17.04.2004 Ливерпуль
—
Фулхэм 0:0 42042 12.04.2004 Ливерпуль
—
Чарлтон 0:1 40003 04.04.2004 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 4:0 41559 20.03.2004 Ливерпуль
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Вулверхэмптон 1:0 43795 17.03.2004 Ливерпуль
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Портсмут 3:0 34663 11.02.2004 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 2:1 43257 31.01.2004 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 0:0 44056 10.01.2004 Ливерпуль
—
Астон Вилла 1:0 43771 26.12.2003 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 3:1 42987 13.12.2003 Ливерпуль
—
Саутгемптон 1:2 41762 30.11.2003 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 3:1 42683 09.11.2003 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Юнайтед 1:2 44159 25.10.2003 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 3:1 43599 04.10.2003 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 1:2 44374 20.09.2003 Ливерпуль
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Лестер Сити 2:1 44094 27.08.2003 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 0:0 43778 17.08.2003 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:2 44082 03.05.2003 Ливерпуль
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Манчестер Сити 1:2 44200 21.04.2003 Ливерпуль
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Чарлтон 2:1 42000 12.04.2003 Ливерпуль
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Фулхэм 2:0 42000 23.03.2003 Ливерпуль
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Лидс 3:1 43000 08.03.2003 Ливерпуль
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Болтон 2:0 41500 08.02.2003 Ливерпуль
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Мидлсбро 1:1 42300 29.01.2003 Ливерпуль
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Арсенал 2:2 43600 11.01.2003 Ливерпуль
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Астон Вилла 1:1 43210 26.12.2002 Ливерпуль
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Блэкберн 1:1 43075 22.12.2002 Ливерпуль
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Эвертон 0:0 44025 01.12.2002 Ливерпуль
—
Манчестер Юнайтед 1:2 44250 17.11.2002 Ливерпуль
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Сандерленд 0:0 43074 02.11.2002 Ливерпуль
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Вест Хэм 2:0 44048 30.10.2002 Ливерпуль
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Валенсия 0:1 41831 26.10.2002 Ливерпуль
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Тоттенхэм 2:1 44084 06.10.2002 Ливерпуль
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Челси 1:0 43856 02.10.2002 Ливерпуль
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Спартак М 5:0 40812 25.09.2002 Ливерпуль
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Базель 1:1 37634 21.09.2002 Ливерпуль
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Вест Бромвич 2:0 43830 11.09.2002 Ливерпуль
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Бирмингем 2:2 43113 02.09.2002 Ливерпуль
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Ньюкасл 2:2 43241 24.08.2002 Ливерпуль
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Саутгемптон 3:0 43058 03.04.2002 Ливерпуль
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Байер 1:0 42454 19.03.2002 Ливерпуль
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Рома 2:0 41794 20.02.2002 Ливерпуль
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Галатасарай 0:0 41605 20.11.2001 Ливерпуль
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Барселона 1:3 41500 30.10.2001 Ливерпуль
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Боруссия Д 2:0 41507 26.09.2001 Ливерпуль
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Динамо К 1:0 33513 11.09.2001 Ливерпуль
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Боавишта 1:1 30015 21.08.2001 Ливерпуль
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Хака 4:1 — 09.06.1999 Уэльс
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Дания 0:2 11000 05.09.1998 Уэльс
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Италия 0:2 23200 22.06.1996 Франция
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Голландия 0:0 (по пен. 5:4) 37465 19.06.1996 Чехия
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Россия 3:3 20000 14.06.1996 Чехия
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Италия 2:1 37320 11.06.1996 Италия
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Россия 2:1 35120 13.12.1995 Ирландия
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Нидерланды 0:2 40000