You’ve probably been to LFCHistory.net if you’ve ever needed to look up any form of statistic, fact, or game from Liverpool’s past.
The website is a fantastic resource for information about the LFC, including tales and, of course, history.
Arnie Baldursson and Gudmundur Magnusson, the club’s founders, have handled a massive workload by detailing practically every match since the club’s foundation as a pastime.
The two have written books and created materials for Reds worldwide via the website, but LFCHistory.net is the most valuable resource.
History of ArnieGudmundur LFC quoted the site’s webmaster, Magnusson, as saying that it required “16 months of work just to get it live.”
Ahead of the website’s 20th anniversary, the site’s webmaster said: “This has always been a hobby, just evenings and weekends for 20 years.”
Magnusson worked as a system administrator around the time of founding the site, but his job is now in programming, something that he developed working on LFC History.
The website’s success has been so big that the football club used their stats for a few years. While they officially don’t now, Magnusson knows that his site is still visited frequently by those at Liverpool and beyond.
“In 2009, we got an email from a publisher in the UK who asked if we were interested in creating a book called ‘Liverpool: The Complete Record’,” he said.
Before the website’s 20th birthday, the webmaster of the site stated: “This has always been a hobby, just evenings and weekends for 20 years.”
Magnusson was a system administrator when the website was first created, but he currently works in programming, a skill he acquired while working on LFC History.
The website’s popularity was so great that the football team used its statistics for a while. Although they aren’t now aware of it, Magnusson is aware that people from Liverpool and elsewhere still routinely visit his website.
A UK publisher contacted us via email in 2009 and inquired about our interest in writing “Liverpool: The Complete Record,” the author said.
We completed that, followed by the second edition and “The Liverpool Encyclopedia,” a very large and weighty volume. Guest appearances on LFC TV followed, opening up yet another outlet.
They were shown the book and the webpage, so they are aware of everything, the Icelandic supporter continued.
Magnusson noted that LFC History’s database has been so extensive: “I don’t think I see a book being produced without the author, or someone working for the author, going onto our website and reviewing the results. Nearly all of them, I believe!”
When it comes to supporting Liverpool, Magnusson and Baldursson have a fascinating history. Both participate in the national fans club and are Icelandic.
Magnusson presided over that club as its Chair in the early 2000s. “Because we had been collaborating with the, we had always had the idea to produce something like this for a larger audience.
LFC History is still running strong and growing yearly to offer the public an amazingly accessible collection of Liverpool records, statistics, and information to keep you busy for ever.
I believe we all hope that LFC History continues for at least another 20 years, especially journalists.
