We take a closer look at our opposition for the upcoming Premier League season
Ironically, Liverpool were founded following a dispute over rent at Anfield between then-occupiers and now rivals Everton, and John Houlding who owned the land.
The Toffees relocated across Stanley Park to Goodison Park, while Houlding then formed Liverpool FC in March 1982.
Winning the Lancashire League in their inaugural season, the Reds joined the Football League Second Division ahead of the 1893/94 campaign.
Reaching a first-ever FA Cup final in 1914, Liverpool lost out 1-0 to none other than the Clarets.
Bill Shankly was appointed as manager midway through the 1958/59 campaign following a defeat to Worcester City and on arrival released 24 players.
Promoted back to the top flight in 1962, the Reds would then win it in 1964 for the first time in 17 years and three years later they won the FA Cup for the first time.
1972/73 was a famous campaign as Liverpool lifted both the league and UEFA Cup and the FA Cup again the following season before Shankly retired and was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.
Under Paisley, the Merseysiders won another league and UEFA Cup double before lifting the European Cup for the first time in 1977 and going on to win it again the following season. Those three pieces of silverware contributed towards 20 trophies won by Paisley in his nine seasons in charge.
Paisley then retired in 1983 and his assistant Joe Fagan replaced him at the helm and Fagan – in his first season in charge – won the league, League Cup & European Cup. Doing so, Liverpool became the first English club to win three trophies in one season.
In 1989, in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool narrowly missed out on the league title to Arsenal before re-gaining their hold on the title a year later.
This though would be a last league triumph for 30 years, with various managers enjoying success on the European front including a memorable comeback win in Istanbul over AC Milan in the Champions League final in 2005, but struggling for success in the Premier League.
That was until 2019/20 when Jurgen Klopp led the Reds to the top flight title, one of the seven trophies including the UEFA Champions League, won by the German during his time in charge at Anfield since arriving in 2015.
Stadium: Anfield (53,394) – Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH
Nickname(s): The Reds
Manager: Jurgen Klopp
2022/23 finishing position: 5th
2022/23 top scorer (all competitions): Mohamed Salah (30)
Played for both:
Brian Hall – The midfielder was born in Glasgow and raised in Lancashire. After moving to Liverpool to study, he was picked up by The Red’s in 1965 as an amateur and signed professional three years later. Hall made his Liverpool debut in 1969 against Stoke City and went on to make 222 appearances in eight seasons. The Scot then spent a season at Plymouth before signing for the Clarets in 1977. Hall featured 51 times for Burnley before leaving in 1980 to Northwich Victoria.
Les Shannon – The Liverpool-born striker joined the Reds in 1944 but didn’t make his first team debut until 1948. Shannon made just 11 appearances across two seasons at Anfield before Burnley signed him in 1949. The forward played 281 times for the Clarets scoring 44 goals before retiring in 1959.
Jon Flanagan – Flanagan came through the academy system at Anfield and broke onto the scene in the 2014/14 season when the Reds narrowly missed out on the league title. The full-back made 51 appearances throughout his time at Liverpool across seven seasons before joining the Clarets on loan for the 2016/17 campaign, making 10 appearances in all competitions. Flanagan departed Liverpool in 2018 for Rangers.
Full record against (competitive): P – 126, W – 38, D – 29, L – 59
Last time we met: 13.02.2022 – Burnley 0-1 Liverpool [Fabinho] (PL)
Last win against: 21.01.2021 – Liverpool 0-1 Burnley [Barnes, pen] (PL – COVID)
2023/24 Fixtures: H – 26/12/2023 / A – 10/02/2024
