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Anfield: Timeline of Liverpool's famous home

 

Monday 15 October 2012 15:44 BST
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A view outside Liverpool's Anfield stadium
A view outside Liverpool's Anfield stadium (GETTY IMAGES)

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Liverpool have confirmed they intend to remain at Anfield and redevelop the ground rather than build a new stadium on nearby Stanley Park.

Here we tale a look at some of the key moments in the 120-year-old ground's history.

1884 - Anfield is opened and rented to Everton by owner John Orrell.

1891 - Everton quit after disagreement over rent.

1892 - Liverpool FC are formed.

1893 - Liverpool beat Lincoln 4-0 in first Anfield league match.

1895 - New 3,000-seater grandstand built.

1903 - Stand at Anfield Road end constructed.

1906 - Kop built.

1928 - Kop redesigned with a roof to hold 30,000.

1963 - New stand built on Kemlyn Road.

1965 - Anfield Road stand rebuilt and given a roof.

1973 - Main stand remodelled.

1992 - Kemlyn Road stand rebuilt to become Centenary Stand.

1994 - All-seater Kop built.

1998 - Second tier added to Anfield Road end.

June 2000 - Plans announced to build 60,000-seater stadium on Stanley Park.

March 2003 - Planning application submitted for new ground.

September 2006 - Club secures 999-year lease on part of Stanley Park.

February 2007 - New American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett promise a "spade will be in the ground within 60 days" on new stadium project.

January 2012 - Liverpool, having been taken over by Fenway Sports Group in October 2010, scrap Hicks and Gillett stadium plans in favour of original designs.

October 2012 - Managing director Ian Ayre confirms club's intention to redevelop Anfield on the back of council regeneration of the area.

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