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The epic tale of how Liverpool Football Club was born in the wake of the split of Everton Football Club, by Chris Rowland.

As we have endured our very own annus horribilis, in what at times has seemed like a battle for the very soul of our club, it seemed the right time to go right back to the beginning to see where we came from.

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