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The club's original kit, worn until 1894

During Liverpool Football Club's first 68 years, they won five Football Leaguechampionships before being relegated to
the Second Division in the 1950s. They were founded in 1892 when John Houlding needed a team for the Anfield stadium,
recently vacated by Everton Football Club. After winning the Lancashire League title in their first season, they were accepted in
the Football League for the 189394 season. With Tom Watson as manager, they were promoted to the top tier of English footba
winning their first League championships in 1901 and 1906 and reaching the FA Cup final in 1914. Liverpool's fortunes fluctuat
during the inter-war years, when the club often finished in midtable, although they did win two further championships in 1922 a
1923. An expansion to theSpion Kop terracing in the 1920s increased Anfield's capacity. Liverpool became League champions
again in 1947, in the first season after the Second World War, but, following a gradual decline, they were back in the Second
Division by the time of Bill Shankly's appointment as manager in 1959. (Full article...)

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