2007-02-04 05:30:45 · 8 answers · asked by fraser c 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
ask a everton fan they gave them anfield. FACT.
sorry S P just had abit of a wobble lol i took the bait today.
2007-02-04 05:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by Deano™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War where a majority of the Liverpool Regiment had died.
The supporters on Liverpool's Kop helped make Anfield famous for its atmosphere, supporters' enthusiasm, and making an intense and fiery match day atmosphere. The name sticks to this day both officially and spiritually, even though the stand itself became all-seater in 1996. The last game to be played infront of the famous stand was a 1-0 defeat to Norwich City in 1994. 'Kopites' is also a collective name given to the loyal supporters of Liverpool Football club.
2007-02-04 06:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the end of the 1905-06 season the director of LFC at the time rewarded the fans by building a brick banking - they then called it the Spion Kop to commemorate soldiers who'd died on an South African mountain of the same name in a battle during the Boer War. We now call it 'The Kop' for short - its also called 'The Kop' because many other clubs have their own 'Kop's' but LFC like to believe ours is the best, the only, hence the 'The' replaces the 'Spion'.
2007-02-04 05:41:18 · answer #3 · answered by spodz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kop is Afrikaans for hill. earlier the present stands have been outfitted there replace right into a raised section next to the pitch the place the diehard followers might stand. This replace into named the Kop after the conflict of Spion Kop in the Boer warfare.
2016-12-13 08:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by hume 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the boer war when soldiers from the north west died fighting @ the battle of spion cop which is very steep mountain in south africa...the steep terracing of the football stadium reminded survivors of the mountain... one of the sheffield clubs also have a spion kop
2007-02-04 05:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's named after a mountain in south africa where some of the liverpool regiment died in the 2nd boer war
2007-02-04 05:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the same reason every one else gives but i belive the regiment that took most of the beating was the Lancashire Fusiliers.
2007-02-05 01:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by nickipoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supadeano, I think you'll find that Liverpool bought Anfield, they didn't have it given to them.
2007-02-04 06:47:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋