'We met at the Kop and then married' 27 fan stories from Liverpool's ...

Adele Davies

My most memorable game was the 1989 FA Cup Final against Everton, I was 14 at the time and went with my dad. With it being not long after Hillsborough, it felt more special. I remember it being such a hot day, the atmosphere was electric. It was my second time at an FA Cup final, the first was against Wimbledon the year before, but enough about that game. I remember getting a photo taken on Wembley Way, and being so excited. We got into the stadium and made our way near to the front. People were passing water round to everyone as it was getting warmer. Gerry Marsden singing You’ll Never Walk Alone, oh my God, the place erupted in song, all you could see were scarves and flags everywhere. Seeing Liverpool for the first time at Wembley in-person winning, 3-2, with goals from Aldo and Rushie – legends – made it even more of a fantastic day. By the end of it, I’d lost my voice with singing and shouting and I looked like a Smurf as the blue denim skirt I had on had run because I sweated that much with the heat. I still go to a lot of the games with my dad and have been a few times back to Wembley. These memories are so precious and will always stay with me, and to see Liverpool winning so much over the years, with all the great managers and players, is such a pleasure. I will be forever grateful for my dad for introducing me to Liverpool FC. YNWA.

Mark Harris

I was at home watching the FA Cup final in 2001 when Liverpool were playing Arsenal. We went 1-0 down then Michael Owen equalised, much to my delight. However, when Owen was through minutes later I was up off my seat, then when he scored I jumped up and raised my arms up, but unfortunately we had a lowered ceiling and I badly scraped my knuckles across it! Much pain but also much joy at the same time!

Martin Jones

Beginning of 1978/79 season when we beat Spurs (they had two Argentina World Cup winners in their team) 7-0 at Anfield. I stood on the Kop. However, my best memory of the match was our seventh goal scored at the Anfield Road end by my hero Terry McDermott. He was involved in the beginning of the move on the edge of our penalty area and finished the amazingly rapid break from defence to attack with a superb header from Steve Heighway’s brilliant cross. That goal has lived in my memory since and was the ‘icing on the cake’ on that wonderful day by one of the best Liverpool teams ever. YNWA!

Colin Bowie

Well there’s a memory that is etched into my brain among some of the historic moments in LFC history and it’s not a piece of magic from a player or a goal or a song from the Kop that lifted everyone. It was a silence that hit me getting back on the coach after the game in Istanbul. It lasted around 30 seconds, the coach was half-full and we were all looking around at each other in dismay. After the euphoria of the match where we all sang our hearts out, we danced our way back from the ground making songs up on the way. One comes to mind, “3-0 down then 3-3, then we won on penalties; Dudek saved from Shevchenko, then we brought the cup back home.” Then we arrive at the coach, stepping up into utter silence, a silence I’ll never forget, walking to our seats past faces of utter shock, looking into each other’s eyes and shaking our heads. Then everyone all at once singing as loud as we can, all in unison, “Champions League, you’re having a laugh, Champions League, you’re having a laugh”, and more and more songs sang as we drove off to the city.