Another stand was constructed at the Anfield Road end in 1903, built from timber and corrugated iron. Designed by architect Archibald Leitch, the stand had a distinctive red and white gable, and was similar to the main stand at Newcastle United's ground St James' Park. A new stand capable of holding 3,000 spectators was constructed in 1895 on the site of the present Main Stand.
Liverpool won 4–0 in front of 5,000 spectators. Liverpool's first Football League match at Anfield was played on 9 September 1893, against Lincoln City. The topmast rescued from the SS Great Eastern and Athletic Grounds Ltd, and the club's first match at Anfield was a friendly played in front of 200 people on 1 September 1892, against Rotherham Town. Houlding was left with an empty stadium, and decided to form a new club to occupy it. Events culminated in Everton's move to Goodison Park. In 1892, negotiations to purchase the land at Anfield from Orrell escalated into a dispute between Houlding and the Everton F.C. Everton quickly improved as a team, and became Anfield's first league champions in the 1890–91 season.
Anfield's first league match was played on 8 September 1888, between Everton and Accrington F.C. The ground was considered of international standard at the time, playing host to the British Home Championship match between England and Ireland in 1889. During Everton's tenure at the stadium, stands were erected for some of the 8,000-plus spectators regularly attending matches, although the ground was capable of holding around 20,000 spectators and occasionally did. The first match at the ground was between Everton and Earlestown on 28 September 1884, which Everton won 5–0. Orrell lent the pitch to the club in exchange for a small rent. Everton, who previously played at Priory Road, were in need of a new venue owing to the noise produced by the crowd on match days. Opened in 1884, Anfield was originally owned by John Orrell, a minor land owner who was a friend of Everton F.C. It has been suggested that the name is linked to the influx of Irish people into the spreading city in the 1850s, and was associated with Annefield, outside New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. Anfield, and its deviations, has been associated with the area since at least 1642. The word originated in the combination of Old and Middle English words, which mean "a field on a slope". The stadium is named after the surrounding area, Anfield. History Memorial to John Houlding (1833–1902) outside Anfield on the 125th anniversary of Liverpool F.C. It is due to be completed within the 2023–24 season. The Anfield Road Stand is currently being redeveloped to bring the stadium capacity to 61,000. This extension, one of the largest all-seater single stands in European football, opened to the public on 9 September 2016, increasing the stadium capacity to 53,394. Construction for an extension to the main stand began on 8 December 2014. by Fenway Sports Group in 2010 it was made clear this would not happen, with the decision being taken to expand Anfield instead. It was proposed in 2002 for the club to relocate to a new stadium in the adjacent Stanley Park, but after the acquisition of Liverpool F.C. The ground is 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool Lime Street railway station. Both managers have been honoured with statues outside the stadium: Shankly's unveiled in 1997 by the Kop Stand and Paisley's in 2020 by the Main Stand. Two gates at the stadium are named after former Liverpool managers: Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End. It was originally the home of Everton from 1884 to 1891, before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute with the club president. It has been the home of Liverpool since their formation in 1892.
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