Talk:John Houlding

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In 1891, John Orrell threatened to withdraw the tenancy of Anfield Road. Houlding responded by suggesting that he form a limited liability company and purchase the ground. Orrell was willing to sell, but Houlding owned land adjacent to Anfield Road, and expect the new limited liability company to purchase this land as well.

Houlding had owned the land of Anfield since 1885, purchasing from Orrell, charging rent to Everton FC. Orrell owned the land next to Anfield (where the main stand and car park is now). Orrell was actioning a covenant in the sale of the land to build an access road for his land across Houdling's land (Anfield). The road would have gone through the newly built stand at Anfield. The only way to stop this was to rent Orrell's land or buy it. Houlding wanted the club to buy his land (Anfield) for £6,000 and Orrell's land for just under £5,000, by floating the club (the "members club" would be in the hands of a few large shareholders). Houlding stood to make a lot of money selling land and owning most of the club. One of the reasons for friction. see: http://www.liverpoolwiki.org/History_of_Everton_FC