Stanley Park When the citizens of ancient Yet the reason why they answer Certainly the part of the city 1960. Yet his nephew David would But what makes the city’s divide they adopted salmon pink and dark Rome packed into the Circus one way or another is often down from which you come has no later be chairman of Liverpool. even more random is the fact blue, before switching to ruby shirts Maximus, loyalties were divided to pure chance. Unlike in Glasgow, real bearing, and not even family Even in the aftermath of the big that for the first 24 years of their with blue trim and dark blue shorts. between four teams of charioteers, the choice has nothing to do with traditions are necessarily decisive. split of 1892, when John Houlding existence Everton wore a variety of For the first ever local derby in the the Reds, Whites, Greens or Blues. religion (though some historians Many a Merseyside family is split, formed Liverpool in retaliation colours; first white, then black and League in 1894 – watched by a Modern day Liverpool is divided have tried to make that assertion), the most famous of which was the for Everton’s members breaking white, then blue and white, then record 40,000 fans – Everton wore in much the same way, albeit not and both teams have an equally Moores. John Moores, founder of away, the two clubs often shared black with a wide scarlet sash. In blue while Liverpool played in blue as many outsiders might imagine. strong fanbase in Ireland (although the Littlewoods Pools empire in the resources. For example they printed fact when Everton played their first and white squares. Only in 1896 True, the question most often because of its European success, 1920s (see Chapter Nine), owned a joint matchday programme until League match at Anfield in 1888 did Liverpool opt for red, and it asked when Liverpudlians first meet Liverpool has developed a larger shares in both clubs before finally 1930, and both employed the they were actually dubbed ‘the would be another five years before is this: ‘Are you a Red, or a Blue?’ following from further afield). becoming Everton’s chairman in same architect, Archibald Leitch. Reds’! Next, at Goodison in 1892, Everton finally settled on blue. 66 Played in Liverpool Played in Liverpool 67.