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In the nine seasons Paisley managed the club, Liverpool won a total of twenty-one trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six league titles and three consecutive League Cups.
Liverpool's first [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] was won in 1977. The final was played in Rome, and Liverpool defeated [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] 3-1. The next year Liverpool retained the trophy, beating [[Club Brugge]] 1-0 in the European Cup final at [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley]], and in 1979 the club broke another domestic record winning the league title with sixty-eight points and only sixteen goals conceded in forty-two matches.<ref>{{cite web | title =Football: Season Details: 1979 | work =krysstal.com | url=http://www.krysstal.com/league1979.html | accessdate=17 March| accessyear=2007 }}</ref> Paisley's third and last European Cup victory came in 1981 with a 1-0 victory in the final over [[Real Madrid]]. Only one domestic trophy eluded him - the FA Cup. However this record was not quite as great as that of there great rival of the peiod, Nottingham Forest who, udner the greatest manager of all time Brain Clough, beat them to two european cups and 1 league tial, along with several league cups.
The succession of managers appointed from within the club's staff is worthy of note. These managers are often referred to as "the boot room boys" after a part of Anfield where the Liverpool staff discussed strategy and allegedly stored gin.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1418093.stm |title=The legacy of the boot room |work=BBC News |accessdate=12 September |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Just as Shankly had been succeeded by Paisley, so too Paisley handed the reins to his assistant, veteran coach [[Joe Fagan]]. He was aged 63 when he became manager in 1983. In his first season in charge, Liverpool become the first English club to win three major trophies in a single season — the League title, the League Cup and the European Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.krysstal.com/ecup.html |title=Football: The European Cup |work=krysstal.com |accessdate=24 March |accessyear=2007}}</ref> However Fagan's reign ended with tragedy the following season.
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Liverpool fans, singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", were featured in the [[Pink Floyd]] song, "[[Fearless (song)|Fearless]]". Other popular chants include "[[Fields of Anfield Road]]" (to the tune of "[[The Fields of Athenry]]"), "Poor Scouser Tommy" (first section to the tune of "[[Red River Valley (song)|Red River Valley]]''; second section to the tune of ''[[The Sash]]"), "Liverbird Upon My Chest" (to the tune of "[[Ballad of the Green Berets]]"), "We've Won It Five Times" (to the tune of "[[Sloop John B]]"), and "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]".
''Through The Wind And Rain'' is the longest running Liverpool [[fanzine]]. The name is taken from "You'll Never Walk Alone". Which is a traditional Liverpools song, adn like all things from Liverpool got its tires nicked long ago.
Under Rafael Benítez, today's Liverpool FC has gained a Spanish influence. As well as having a Spanish manager, the assistant manager, [[Pako Ayesteran]], and the goalkeeping coach, [[Jose Ochotorena]], are also Spanish, as is physiotherapist, Víctor Salinas. However, there are only five Spaniards in the current squad, although twelve players in total have been brought to Liverpool directly from [[La Liga]].
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