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The club was founded after a dispute between the owner of the Anfield Road Ground, John Houlding, and the team that was the tenant, Everton FC. Everton built and occupied their own ground, Goodison Park, leaving Houlding with an unproductive and vacant Anfield.  Houlding began Liverpool F.C. to utilize his asset.The Clubs first ever manager was an Irshman, John Mckenna. McKenna brought in a lot of players to the club, many of them from Scotland. Under his supervision it was promoted twice: first from the [[Lancaster]] League to the Second division, and then from the second to first divisions. He also worked with Houlding to develope Anfield and expand it's capacity. The club won it's first League title in 1900-01.  
 
The club was founded after a dispute between the owner of the Anfield Road Ground, John Houlding, and the team that was the tenant, Everton FC. Everton built and occupied their own ground, Goodison Park, leaving Houlding with an unproductive and vacant Anfield.  Houlding began Liverpool F.C. to utilize his asset.The Clubs first ever manager was an Irshman, John Mckenna. McKenna brought in a lot of players to the club, many of them from Scotland. Under his supervision it was promoted twice: first from the [[Lancaster]] League to the Second division, and then from the second to first divisions. He also worked with Houlding to develope Anfield and expand it's capacity. The club won it's first League title in 1900-01.  
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*'''[[Manchester City F.C.]]''' is the smaller of two [[English Premier League]] teams in the city of [[Manchester]].  Usually lying lower in the Premier League than their [[Derby|derby]] rivals, [[Manchester United]], City is managed by Mark Hughes. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 [[Commonwealth Games]]. The stadium will hosted the [[UEFA Cup]] Final 2008. Currently, the club is owned by the former Prime Minister of [[Thailand]], [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].
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*'''[[Manchester City F.C.]]''' is the smaller of two [[English Premier League]] teams in the city of [[Manchester]].  Usually lying lower in the Premier League than their [[Derby|derby]] rivals, [[Manchester United]], City is managed by Mark Hughes. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 [[Commonwealth Games]]. The stadium hosted the [[UEFA Cup]] Final 2008. Currently, the club is owned by the former Prime Minister of [[Thailand]], [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].
    
*'''[[Manchester United F.C.]]''' Manchester United play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks.  They were the first English club to win the European Cup, in 1968, winning again in 1999 and 2008. The club joined the Football League in 1892 under the name Newton Heath.  Their official nickname is the "Red Devils" and the club badge features a small black devil holding a trident.  They are known to their fans either as Man U, Man United or just United. In 2005 the club was taken over by the [[America|American]] billionaire, Malcolm Glazer.  After two seasons with little success by their standards they won the Barclays Premier League again in 2007 and 2008.The club is noted for the exeptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regulary drawing large numbers of fans from all over the the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]. As a result it is consistently the most supported team in England.The Club maintains bitter rivalries with Manchester City, Liverpool Leeds United and Arsenal
 
*'''[[Manchester United F.C.]]''' Manchester United play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks.  They were the first English club to win the European Cup, in 1968, winning again in 1999 and 2008. The club joined the Football League in 1892 under the name Newton Heath.  Their official nickname is the "Red Devils" and the club badge features a small black devil holding a trident.  They are known to their fans either as Man U, Man United or just United. In 2005 the club was taken over by the [[America|American]] billionaire, Malcolm Glazer.  After two seasons with little success by their standards they won the Barclays Premier League again in 2007 and 2008.The club is noted for the exeptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regulary drawing large numbers of fans from all over the the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]. As a result it is consistently the most supported team in England.The Club maintains bitter rivalries with Manchester City, Liverpool Leeds United and Arsenal
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