Historic Anfield moments brought back to life with stunning results

A fascinating series of photographs telling the story of Liverpool's rise from second division mediocracy to the Kings of Europe have been brought back to life in colour for the very first time.

Colourisation expert George Chilvers has joined forces with historian and author Mark Platt to collaborate on a project titled ' Old Liverpool FC In Colour’, in which the two life-long Liverpudlians take fans back into the eyes of supporters from another era to experience the rise of Liverpool Football Club just as they would have witnessed it.

The fascinating story of the Reds' rise to the top is retold across 130 stunning photographs, including many never seen before, that have been painstakingly colourised for a new audience who until now, could only experience a glimpse of Anfield's past in black and white.

Thanks to m eticulous research complementing every image, fans of all ages will be treated to not only the expertly colourised images but also an education on the Merseyside club's past.

They include moments such as a merry band of travelling Liverpudlians making a brief pit-stop in Trafalgar Square while en route to Highbury for an FA Cup tie in 1927. Taking centre stage is the club’s unofficial mascot of the time, Reg Ellinson. In his self-appointed role he followed Liverpool all over the country in the 1920s. At every game he would be dressed for the occasion, head-to-toe in red and white, and with his face painted in similar colours.

Another photograph captures a young-looking Bill Shankly deep in discussion on the training ground with future Anfield managers Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan. Of all the decisions Shankly made when he took charge at Anfield, arguably his most important was to retain the existing