Product Description

From Lancashire League to League Champions . . . In the latest of his historical football chronicles, Brian Belton details the first decade of one of the great success stories of the beautiful game. The author diligently takes his readers back to a time when the first seeds of success were planted on the fertile turf of Anfield. From the foundation of Liverpool Football Club in 1892 and their rapid rise from the regional Lancashire League, to the Reds' first League Championship in 1901. This is the dramatic and fascinating story of the making of a colossus in the field of sport. Belton chronicles a history that every true Red should know. The glories of the last 50 years and the achievements of the future have all been built upon the premise of Liverpool's first days, in the time of Anfield Rising.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174173 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Dr Brian Belton is a lifelong football fan. Hailing from a working class background, with a rich sporting ancestry, he has written more than 25 historical and biographical books relating to sport in all its diversity.