This book focuses on the advent of professional football inLiverpool and, in particular, the formation of Everton and Liverpool football clubs and their development prior to World War I. This book details thefactors thatled to the early dominance withinLiverpool of Everton FC, and addresses the complexity of the dispute within that club leading to the later formation of Liverpool FC by expelled club members. This book also highlights, via a comparative study, the different patterns of ownership and control that emerged within the two clubs between their incorporation as limited liability companies in 1892. This book was originally published as a special issue ofSoccer & Society.
