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Stanley Park both divides and unites two of the greatest football clubs the world has ever seen : Everton & Liverpool.

This book is a celebration of the passion, roots and rivalry that LFC & EFC share. It tells the story of the church minister responsible for setting the ball rolling towards the clubs' birth, the acrimonious split that led to the creation of Liverpool FC in 1892, and the hugely significant gestures of reconciliation that have followed throughout the years.

A portrait emerges of two clubs deeply embedded in the same community : two clubs that are prepared, when tragedy strikes, to put aside their differences for the sake of Merseyside as a whole. Supporters in red and blue stood side by side after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, and joined together to mourn the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones in 2007.

Everton and Liverpool have shared chairmen, players and programmes - Everton even won their first league championship at Anfield. The ties between the teams are many and multifarious.

Across the Park tells the truth about Everton and Liverpool's origins, dispelling the myth that the clubs were formed along sectarian lines. It also reveals how the famous Sandon Arms got its name, and honours for the first time the man responsible for the clubs' birth - Ben Swift Chambers.

'This is one of the most important books on the history of Liverpool's two clubs in a great many years. Brilliantly researched, full of revelations and very readable. It reminds us all, Red or Blue, that the two clubs have had a long and happy co-existence, a fact that has sadly been forgotten by some elements in recent years.'
STEPHEN DONE, LFC MUSEUM CURATOR

‘Peter Lupson’s book superbly illustrates that although rivalry runs deep, there is also, clearly, a unity between the two great clubs in the city of Liverpool.’ ERIC DOIG, STATISTICIAN TO LIVERPOOL FC

‘A superb book. Great present for somebody or for yourself. If you’re a Liverpool fan, if you’re an Everton fan, or if you’re just a football fan, there will be something in here that a) you didn’t know and b) will keep you intrigued. I can promise you that.' JOHN KEITH, CITY TALK RADIO (On his ‘Strictly John Keith’ show, 7.3.09)

'A great read. Blues and Reds will enjoy this. Peter Lupson has found a new angle and covered it brilliantly. Anyone who reads this cannot fail to be proud to come from the city of Liverpool.'
PAUL WHARTON, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, EVERTON SHAREHOLDERS’ ASSOCIATION

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