Introducing lfcgeo - a simple web app that maps each Liverpool squad player's shortest journey from their birthplace to Anfield. Try it at https://lfcgeo.herokuapp.com or at http://lfcsorted.lfcgeo.com. See how most of Liverpool’s first squad in 1892-93 travelled from Scotland to Anfield. Follow Takumi Minamino’s epic 5800 mile journey from Osaka in 2020-21. Zoom in Robbie Fowler's stroll from Toxteth to Anfield in 1995-96. You can also run the animation from the navbar to see how LFC have Painted The World Red! For more information check the About tab in the lfcgeo app ..read more

 I've updated premrpi to use streamlit, a python app development framework. The premrpi is a simple web app that automatically generates the latest English Premier League table sorted by the Ratings Percentage Index. Give it a try at https://premrpi.herokuapp.com or at http://premrpi.lfcsorted.com. For more information check the About tab in the premrpi app ..read more

I've updated The LFC Goal Machine to include season 2019-20. You can give it a try at lfcgmR at https://terrydolan.shinyapps.io/lfcgmR or at http://lfcgmR.lfcsorted.com.  The LFC Goal Machine is a simple web app that plots a player's age against the league goals that the player scored in a top level season. The app knows about every LFC player who scored a top level league goal in more than one season, from 1894-95 to 2019-20.  You can use the app to compare players across different seasons and eras. Simply select one or more players and take a look at their graph.  For some ..read more

I've updated The LFC Goal Machine to include seasons 2017-18 and 2018-19. You can play with the lfcgmR app at lfcgmR.lfcsorted.com or directly at https://terrydolan.shinyapps.io/lfcgmR/. The LFC Goal Machine is a simple web app that plots a player's age against the league goals that the player scored in a top level season. The app knows about every LFC player who scored a top level league goal in more than one season, from 1894-95 to 2018-19. You can use the app to compare players across different seasons and eras. Simply select one or more players and ..read more

I've updated The LFC Goal Machine to include season 2016-17. You can play with the lfcgm app at lfcgm.lfcsorted.com. The LFC Goal Machine is a simple web app that plots a player's age against the league goals that the player scored in a top level season. The app knows about every LFC player who scored a top level league goal in more than one season, from 1894-95 to 2016-17. You can use the app to compare players across different seasons and eras. Simply select one or more players and take a look at their graph.  For more information see my earlier blogpost ..read more

I've updated The LFC Goal Machine to include season 2015-16. You can play with the lfcgm app at lfcgm.lfcsorted.com. The LFC Goal Machine is a simple web app that plots a player's age against the league goals that the player scored in a top level season. The app knows about every LFC player who scored a top level league goal in more than one season, from 1894-95 to 2015-16. You can use the app to compare players across different seasons and eras. Simply select one or more players and take a look at their graph.  For more information see my earlier blogpost: The LFC G ..read more

The animated map shows how the world was painted red from Liverpool's first season in 1892 to the most recent season that ended in 2016. A country is painted red on the world map when a player who was born in that country appeared in the Liverpool squad for the first time. Red Shift At the end of season 1976-77, the season when Liverpool won their first European cup, only 7 countries had been painted red: England, Scotland, Wales, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and USA. At the end of season 2015-16, 44 countries had been painted red. This is a remarkable increase, illustrating th ..read more

Every Liverpool fan knows that Liverpool Football Club has a strong connection with Scotland. Bill Shankly forged the modern Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish was probably Liverpool's greatest player. Liverpool's most successful period during the 1960s, 70s and  80s (when 13 titles were won) was shaped by Scots. But this Scottish influence goes way back, to Liverpool's first season. Liverpool were literally made in Scotland. It is unlikely that Liverpool would have won their first league title in 1900-01 without the Scottish contingent. The First Team of MacsIn my article about Liverpool's c ..read more

Liverpool FC Was Created Over A Pint Of Sparkling Ale The Showdown John Houlding's split with Everton FC had been acrimonious. The coup de grass - if you'll excuse the Anfield pun - had taken place 3 days earlier on 12th March 1892 in a packed Sandon Hotel, the club's headquarters and match-day dressing rooms. George Mahon, his bitter rival on the Everton board, had announced that Houlding's services as club president and Anfield landlord were no longer required. Mahon said that Everton were not prepared to pay Houlding's increased Anfield rent and were moving across Stanley Park to a new grou ..read more

I've developed a simple web app called The LFC Goal Machine that plots a player's age against the league goals that the player scored in a top level season. The app knows about every LFC player who scored a top level league goal in more than one season, from 1894-95 to 2014-15. You can use the app to compare players across different seasons and eras. Simply select one or more players and take a look at their graph. You can play with the lfcgm app at lfcgm.lfcsorted.com. To whet your appetite I've selected some graphs from the app that I found interesting. I've been watching Liverpool since th ..read more