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70 years ago today: Double delight for Liddell and co

It was party time on the Kop 70 years ago today as Liverpool clinched the most unexpected of their 18 league titles before celebrating in style with a cup final victory over Everton.

To celebrate this historic success, LFCTV's senior producer for documentary and long-form content, Mark Platt, has penned this great piece in tribute to the class of 1946-47.

Due to one of the worst winters on record, the inaugural post-war football campaign of 1946-47 had run into the summer and Liverpudlians everywhere nervously awaited the outcome of Stoke City's visit to Sheffield United on June 14, 1947.