Major honours
Founded in 1892 after a rent dispute drove Everton out of Anfield, the new club was created by the stadium's owner, John Houlding, on the ground Everton left behind. Its modern identity dates to Bill Shankly's arrival in 1959. He not only lifted the team out of the second division but also established the "Boot Room" culture of daily coaching debate and the singing terrace culture of the Kop; his Boot Room successor Bob Paisley carried the momentum forward, winning European Cups in 1977, 1978 and 1981. The dominance of the 1980s was interrupted by two disasters: 39 people died at Heysel in 1985, and 97 Liverpool supporters died at Hillsborough in 1989, with the families' fight for the truth taking 27 years to reach a fresh inquest verdict in 2016. Jürgen Klopp, appointed in 2015, used gegenpressing to win a sixth European Cup in 2019 and end a 30-year wait for the league title in 2019-20; his successor Arne Slot added a twentieth league title in 2024-25, drawing level with Manchester United.
Record comparison
Bars are scaled to the strongest team in this list.
Club legends
Rivalry
The fixture against Manchester United is regarded as English football's most hostile rivalry, and the two clubs share the record of 20 top-flight titles apiece. The Merseyside derby against cross-city Everton, sometimes called the "friendly derby" because it splits families rather than towns, nonetheless holds the record for the most red cards in a Premier League fixture.