Football

Champions League

UCL was founded in 1826 as a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge by prominent intellectuals such as James Mill and Henry Brougham. UCL was the first university to be established in London, and the first entirely secular university to admit students regardless of religion. It was also the first university to admit women on equal terms with men.

The founders of UCL were inspired by the radical ideas of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who some people see at UCL’s ‘spiritual father’. Bentham (or Jezza B., as he is affectionately known) is kept as an auto-icon sitting on a wooden cabinet at the end of the South Cloisters.

Manchester City

Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in Manchester, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark’s (West Gorton), it became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club’s home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which it moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923.

Manchester City entered the Football League in 1899, and won their first major honour with the FA Cup in 1904. It had its first major period of success in the late 1960s, winning the League, FA Cup and League Cup under the management of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, the club went through a period of decline, which eventually saw them relegated as far down as third tier of English football by the end of the 1997–98 season. They since regained promotion to the top tier in 2001–02 and have remained a fixture in the Premier League since 2002–03. In 2008, Manchester City was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group for £210 million and received considerable financial investment.

Liverpool FC

No visit to Anfield Stadium is complete without a visit to The Liverpool FC Story, the Club’s interactive museum. Here, you’ll discover over 120 years of LFC history and explore football, past and present, with the help of state of the art technology and never seen before displays.

The Steven Gerrard Collection

The former captain has exclusively donated his personal collection of footballing memorabilia for his fans to enjoy. See for yourself Steven’s match-worn LFC and England shirts, signed opposition shirts, medals, trophies and awards, England caps and match items from Istanbul 2005. Plus, there’s more items beautifully displayed in the Boot Room Sports Cafe, located next to The Liverpool FC Story.

Also in the museum

Take a tour through the Halls of Fame and see areas dedicated to stars of the past and present – Midfield Maestros; Attack, Attack, Attack; Goalkeepers and Flatback Four.

See the 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 2005 European Trophies, plus loads more silverware that LFC have won in their illustrious career.

Fun for all the family with low levels exhibits and fascinating facts from LFC’s official mascot, Mighty Red.
Have your photo taken in the state of the art photo booth – with a choice of different LFC images to choose from.

To enhance your experience every visitor is provided with a multimedia handset with personalised 40 minute commentary by LFC Legend, Phil Thompson, who shares his experience of starting as a fan, becoming a player, then captain, before becoming assistant manager and manager of the world’s greatest football family.

It also includes player profiles, videos of your current LFC heroes in action, historic LFC moments as well as awe-inspiring moments featuring LFC’s legendary 12^th man – the fans.