Historedia
Episode 3 of 4

First Match at Anfield

When
1 September 1892
Where
Anfield
Part of
Liverpool F.C. founded at Anfield after the Everton rent dispute

Liverpool played its first match on 1 September 1892, a friendly against Rotherham Town.

The new team was called Liverpool F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd. The club's first match at Anfield was a friendly played in front of 200 people on 1 September 1892, against Rotherham Town. Liverpool won the match 7–1.

Sources

  1. Anfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. Liverpool F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  3. John Houlding Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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