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125 years ago today Liverpool FC was formed

On March 15, 1892, John Houlding famously broke from the board of Everton to form a new club - Liverpool.

Club historian and museum curator Stephen Done explains: "It’s perhaps not widely known that Liverpool FC’s founding father and first president, John Houlding, was originally president of Everton but, after a huge fall out over a number of issues including rent, he was removed from his position.

"This left Houlding and his colleagues with a fine football ground but no team and no name! The evening of March 15 at Houlding’s home, Stanley House, a new club was proposed and given the name Liverpool Football Club.