‘We met at the Kop and then married’ – 27 fan stories from Liverpool’s 6,000 games

Adele Davies

My most memorable sport was the 1989 FA Cup last in opposition to Everton, I used to be 14 on the time and went with my dad. With it being not lengthy after Hillsborough, it felt extra particular. I bear in mind it being such a sizzling day, the environment was electrical. It was my second time at an FA Cup last, the primary was in opposition to Wimbledon the 12 months earlier than, however sufficient about that sport. I bear in mind getting a photograph taken on Wembley Means, and being so excited. We acquired into the stadium and made our method close to to the entrance. Individuals have been passing water spherical to everybody because it was getting hotter. Gerry Marsden singing You’ll By no means Stroll Alone, oh my God, the place erupted in music, all you would see have been scarves and flags in every single place. Seeing Liverpool for the primary time at Wembley in-person profitable, 3-2, with targets from Aldo and Rushie – legends – made it much more of a improbable day. By the top of it, I’d misplaced my voice with singing and shouting and I regarded like a Smurf because the blue denim skirt I had on had run as a result of I sweated that a lot with the warmth. I nonetheless go to a variety of the video games with my dad and have been a couple of instances again to Wembley. These reminiscences are so valuable and can all the time stick with me, and to see Liverpool profitable a lot through the years, with all the good managers and gamers, is such a pleasure. I might be ceaselessly grateful for my dad for introducing me to Liverpool FC. YNWA.

Mark Harris

I used to be at house watching the FA Cup last in 2001 when Liverpool have been enjoying Arsenal. We went 1-0 down then Michael Owen equalised, a lot to my delight. Nevertheless, when Owen was via minutes later I used to be up off my seat, then when he scored I jumped up and raised my arms up, however sadly we had a lowered ceiling and I badly scraped my knuckles throughout it! A lot ache but in addition a lot pleasure on the identical time!

Martin Jones

Starting of 1978/79 season after we beat Spurs (that they had two Argentina World Cup winners of their staff) 7-0 at Anfield. I stood on the Kop. Nevertheless, my greatest reminiscence of the match was our seventh objective scored on the Anfield Street finish by my hero Terry McDermott. He was concerned at first of the transfer on the sting of our penalty space and completed the amazingly speedy break from defence to assault with an outstanding header from Steve Heighway’s sensible cross. That objective has lived in my reminiscence since and was the ‘icing on the cake’ on that fantastic day by among the finest Liverpool groups ever. YNWA!

Colin Bowie

Properly there’s a reminiscence that’s etched into my mind amongst a number of the historic moments in LFC historical past and it’s not a chunk of magic from a participant or a objective or a music from the Kop that lifted everybody. It was a silence that hit me getting again on the coach after the sport in Istanbul. It lasted round 30 seconds, the coach was half-full and we have been all trying round at one another in dismay. After the euphoria of the match the place all of us sang our hearts out, we danced our method again from the bottom making songs up on the best way. One involves thoughts, “3-0 down then 3-3, then we received on penalties; Dudek saved from Shevchenko, then we introduced the cup again house.” Then we arrive on the coach, stepping up into utter silence, a silence I’ll always remember, strolling to our seats previous faces of utter shock, trying into one another’s eyes and shaking our heads. Then everybody singing as loud as we will, all in unison, “Champions League, you’re having fun, Champions League, you’re having fun”, and increasingly songs sang as we drove off to the town.