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unusual facts about Liverpool FC



1965–66 in Belgian football

Standard Liège defeated Cardiff City of Wales in the First Round of the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup (won 2-1 away, 1-0 at home), but lost in the Second Round to Liverpool FC (lost 1-3 away, 1-2 at home).

Canada Dock Branch

On 16 July 2007 the Liverpool Daily Post reported that Liverpool FC may partially fund the reopening of the line to passenger services providing a direct rail link to the proposed Stanley Park Stadium.

Damien Comolli

Comolli made an instant impact at Liverpool as he was responsible for the signings of two players, Luis Suárez and Andy Carroll, on January 2011's transfer deadline day, with Carroll's signing breaking the record for most expensive British player ever and eighth most expensive player in history, overtaking David Villa and Wayne Rooney.

In the summer transfer window for the 2011/12 season Comolli 'helped' Liverpool FC sign Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Doni, José Enrique, Sebastián Coates and Craig Bellamy.

John Graham Davies

In Spring 2009, Graham-Davies' play 'Beating Berlusconi', based on Liverpool FC's remarkable 2005 UEFA Champions League victory over AC Milan began touring across venues on Merseyside including the Unity Theatre in Liverpool, and has subsequently toured internationally, with a Norwegian production opening in the autumn of 2011.

Jumpei Iida

Iida also officiated the historic 2013-14 pre season friendly between Melbourne Victory and Liverpool in front of over 95 thousand spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, finishing in a 2-0 win to Liverpool.

Marcelo Andrés Silva Fernández

Born in Mercedes, Silva finished his youth formation in Danubio FC's youth category, making his professional debut on 13 September 2009, against Liverpool FC.

Omegawave

Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona, Mario Balotelli from AC Milan, and Steven Gerrard from Liverpool FC, are known to have used Omegawave products to reduce their risk of injury.

Roker Park

In a special ceremony after the final farewell game (coincidentally, also a 1-0 win against Liverpool in which Sunderland midfielder John Mullin scored the stadium's final goal at the Roker End) Charlie Hurley (voted the club's Player of the Century) dug up the centre spot of the ground for it to be planted at the new stadium.

Safe standing

On 15 April 1989 a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Hillsborough during an FA Cup semi final, resulting in the deaths of ninety-six Liverpool supporters.

Seaforth Dock

The chord also releases line capacity for a proposed partial re-use of the line for passengers serving mainly the proposed Liverpool FC Stanley Park Stadium.

Toshack Highway

The band name derives from merging the surnames of two Liverpool FC football players from the 1970s, John Toshack and Steve Heighway.


see also

Stagecoach Merseyside

The buses were launched at Anfield by Tom Wileman, Stagecoach Regional Director, and Liverpool FC legends Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, David Fairclough, Ian Callaghan, Chris Lawler and David Johnson.