Monday 15 October 2012 16:48, UK
Sky Sports picks out some of the key moments in the long history of Liverpool's ground.
Liverpool have confirmed they intend to remain at Anfield and redevelop the ground rather than build a new stadium on nearby Stanley Park. Here Sky Sports details some of the key moments in the ground's long 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.
