Anfield Stadium

Built in 1884, Anfield now holds 45,362 spectators. As you walk through the entrance, you areembraced by the famous Liverpool Line "You'll Never Walk Alone". However, the current Anfield's stadium's future is coming to an end, by 2005. The "New Anfield" Stadium is being built 300 yards from where the current stadium is, and can hold 55,000 spectators. The new stadium will hold some of the current features the current Anfield has including Hillsborough memorial and the Shankly and Paisley Gates.

Interestingly, skyrocketing costs for building new stadiums and maintaining them has created a prospect for stadium sharing between Liverpool FC and Everton FC. Both club supporters do not quite like the idea, but to cut the costs, this is an option both clubs are looking at, to move to the new stadium being built for Liverpool at the moment.

In January 2004, Liverpool said that they would scrap the deal of the 60,000 seater stadium if the costs went beyond 80 million pounds. Despite holding the third best record in pre profit taxes of just below £4 million, it is not much in comparison to Manchester United's £39 million profit.

There has been some opposition for Liverpool to move to Stanley Park, in June, 2004, a 10,000 strong petition against Liverpool's new stadium there was handed in by protesters. This was headed by Chairman of the Anfield Regeneration Action Committee Joe Kenny.

30th July 2004, the site for where the new Liverpool stadium is to be built was finally approved. The people who are against the stadium being built at it's new site will have four months to give reasons for why not.

In September 2004, the English Government gave permission to Liverpool to go ahead with plans to build their new Anfield Stadium. This is during the same time new Everton Chairman said that he would like to possibly look at a 50-50 ownership to the newly built stadium for ground sharing purposes.