Football Poets

On Saturdays the clock at 3
The Kop is full we sing and sway
Then dawns the time the Redmen play
In the grand auld Liverpool Way

They were then men with the vision, the men with the cause
Lawler, Cally, Rowdy and […]

God bless our lads who brought us glory
God bless our banners all in red
God bless the faithful those who gather
Those still with us, those long dead
Sweet vale of Anfield hallowed halls
Keep in they bosom […]

And long the time that gave it birth
Eternal there is shining
The Kop immortal graced the earth
Its faithful souls the finest
The surging boots of Billy Liddell
The strength of Rowdy Yeats
The golden goals of Sir […]

We 3 Kings of Liverpool are
Alonso Gerrard Carragher
Eastward leading still believing
Glorious reds Byzantium’s Stars

Oh Star of Anfield burning bright
Feed us with your glorious light
Premier league we must […]

Bill Shankly brought us glory
And he built the greatest team
He won the FA Cup
But first he won the league
Bob Paisley conquered Rome
And we had Heighway on the wing
And the Reds go marching on

Glory Glory […]

Shining reds God’s jewels burst forth
The Spion Sons stood proud
Their songs raced high to heaven’s ears
And filled the Anfield ground
Like Yeats’ swans they spread their wings
And caught the light of day
I raced […]

Kop O’ Dreams

When Saturday comes and Kopites Anfield tread
Bring out your banners and your flags of red
Home come to Anfield
Come find ye peace
Sing up ye Redmen in the Kop O’ Dreams
Sing up ye Redmen in the […]

My bedroom floor
The blessed
Anfield grass

My red shirt
Turning me into
Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool
Once more
Kings of Europe.

Football Poetry
On the
National Curriculum

Kenny Dalglish
Being tackled
By Gordon McQueen

Kids learning
To play football on
A PlayStation console.

He stands his arms stretched open wide
To welcome Reds each one and all
A red scarf with love is warmly tied
A song upon his lips to call
The faithful through the golden gates
To watch the Mighty Reds
“Are we in […]

European Glory beckons
And makes no judgements
On content and style
She simply smiles
“A swan is a swan
Just as graceful as those
With finer feathers”
Glory comes in all shapes
And sizes
We know, we’ve seen her […]

The Anfield park is quiet now
The Kop that was so full
With every Red gone home to bed
To dream of Istanbul

The floodlights switched off not a sound
But a whisper on the wind
Then the bootroom doors flung open […]

From Carradona to Stevie G
Igor Biscan Baros too
King Luis Cisse JAR
Alonso Nunez Harry Kewell
Finnan Hyypia Jerzey Dudek
Traore Hamann Mellor who
With Le Talent and Pongolle
Brought glory once more to the ‘pool.

We gathered by the banks of the Mersey
On the merry 3rd of May
To cheer on the Reds of Liverpool
And send them on their way

Our scarves and banners filled the skies
The moon a shade of red
Moses pushed the clouds […]

There’s miracles at Anfield they said
By the banks of the Mersey
Christ stood by the waters
Wondering whether to walk
Or swim
Shankly beside him smiling
And he said to God “Where ye from Son?”
And Jesus answered […]

Whatever the result Lads
We’re proud of you for getting us this far
For giving us new songs to sing
And new dreams to dream,
Always remember
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE…

Bill Shankly looked at Jose’s coat
And smiled at Bob and Joe
He quipped “the laddie’s done some good
But Rafa’s far to go”

Bob nodded “aye you’re right there mind
I like his modesty
He’s quiet like and […]

All stout hearted sons and daughters of Anfield
These songs we are singing the best yet to be
In praise of all redmen and tales of their victories
Calling us home from the land and the sea
Oh legends and […]

Many a night there as children growing
Up on the tales of grand men
Proud Reds we listened
And learned
Our geography Anfield Rome Paris
Our History ’65 ’77’ ’81
Our education Liverpool Fc.

The Skies will blaze a passioned red
The roads bedecked in flags
From Kirkby Bootle and Pier Head
Cheering for our lads
There’s been so many wondrous nights
With miracles we’ve seen
And now the Good Lord grants […]