Anfield

This article is about the football stadium. For the area of Liverpool in which the stadium is located, see Anfield (suburb). For other uses, see Anfield (disambiguation).

Anfield

View of Anfield in 2023
Interactive map of Anfield
Address	Anfield Road
Location	Anfield Liverpool, England L4 0TH
Coordinates	53°25′51″N 2°57′39″W
Owner	Liverpool F.C.
Capacity	61,276
Executive suites	64
Record attendance	61,905 (Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 February 1952)
Field size	101 by 68 metres (110.5 yd × 74.4 yd)
Public transit	Kirkdale
Construction
Built	1884 (1884)
Opened	1884
Renovated	1895, 1903, 1906, 1928, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2014–2016, 2021–2024
Tenants
Everton (1884–1892) Liverpool (1892–present)

Anfield is a football stadium in the area of Anfield, Liverpool, England, which has been the home of Liverpool Football Club since their formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the fifth-largest football stadium in England. It was originally the home of Everton from 1884 to 1891 before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute with Anfield owner and club president John Houlding, leading Houlding to form Liverpool F.C.

The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, and the Anfield Road End. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity. Two gates at the stadium are named after former Liverpool managers: Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. 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. The ground is 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool Lime Street railway station.

The club proposed relocating to a new stadium in the adjacent Stanley Park in 2002; after Fenway Sports Group acquired Liverpool in 2010, the decision was taken to expand Anfield instead. This extension opened to the public on 9 September 2016, increasing the stadium capacity to 54,074. Redevelopments were made to the Anfield Road Stand in 2024, which increased the stadium capacity to over 61,000.