In The Beginning – The History Of Liverpool Football Club
The English football league was formed in 1888, and on September 8th, Anfield laid turf to the first football league game in its history. The home team wasn’t dressed in red, as would be the case now-a-days. They wore the blue and white strip of Everton FC. This marked the beginning of what was to become a great name in world football – Anfield. The man behind Everton FC, and the owner of the Anfield ground was John Houlding, a local brewer and pub owner, member of the local council, …