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Whatever today's result, Liverpool will be celebrating a new piece of history, as the club has set a new league attendance record, with 59,896 fans attending the game against Burnley this afternoon.
After successful trials earlier in the week, the club was granted a license to open the hospitality section of the new Anfield Road Stand, allowing more fans to attend home matches. That has resulted in today's new record.
The previous record, of 58,757, has stood since December 1949.
When the new Anfield Road expansion is complete, Anfield's capacity will stand at 61,000. There is no official completion date for the work, although the club has made significant progress in the last couple of months, and will hope to have the stand complete before the end of the season.
That would mean that today's record could soon be broken, but until then the club can celebrate another piece of history.
Anfield History and Records...
- Anfield was constructed in 1884
- Originally home to Everton FC, Anfield became the home of Liverpool FC in 1892
- The stadium has seen many changes over the years, with building work taking place in 1895, 1903, 1906, 1928, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2016, 2024
- First Liverpool game at Anfield was a friendly match against Rotherham Town on the 1st September 1892
- Liverpool's first league game at Anfield was on the 9th of September 1893, against Lincoln City. 5,000 attended the match
- Largest ever attendance at Anfield - 61,905 - for Liverpool vs Wolves in the FA Cup in 1952
- The highest average league attendance was set during the 2016 - 17 season, at 53,112
- Highest league attendance of 59,896 was set on the 10th of February 2024
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