Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy

Liverpool F.C. Reserves are the reserve team of Liverpool.

Reserve team

Liverpool Reserves play in the FA Premier Reserve League. In their division, the reserves became Champions in 2000. They competed in the Lancashire Combination from 1896 to 1911, with the exception of the 1898–99 season, in which they joined The Combination. From 1911 on they took part in the Central League until becoming inaugural members of the Premier Reserve League North in 1999. They also participate in the Liverpool Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.

The current Reserve team manager is Rodolfo Borrell who was appointed in July 2011. The reserves play their home games at The club's academy. In previous seasons the team has also played at Prenton Park the home of Tranmere Rovers Halliwell Jones Stadium the home of Warrington Wolves,Haig Avenue, the home of Southport, Knowsley Road, the home of St Helens RLFC and Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

The team was the subject of a famous quote from legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly, who while telling a joke at the expense of local rivals Everton, declared In my time at Anfield we always said we had the two best teams on Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves. Another version of the quote has Shankly saying There's only two teams in Liverpool: Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves.

The most successful Liverpool Reserves coach has been Roy Evans. Evans spent...
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