Editing Anfield (section)

====Phase one (2015–16): Main Stand redevelopment====
In April 2014, Liverpool revealed plans for an expansion of the Main Stand, which involved adding a new third tier, new matchday facilities and enhanced corporate facilities. The new stand would add 8,500 seats and take the capacity of the stadium to 54,742.<ref name=vision>{{cite web |title=LFC reveal stadium expansion vision |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/161747-lfc-reveal-stadium-expansion-vision |website=liverpoolfc.com |access-date=1 August 2014 |date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bascombe |first1=Chris |title=This is Anfield 2016 – Liverpool unveil stadium redesign |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10782896/This-is-Anfield-2016-Liverpool-unveil-stadium-redesign.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10782896/This-is-Anfield-2016-Liverpool-unveil-stadium-redesign.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=1 August 2014 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 April 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Construction of the new Main Stand was made possible by the complete demolition of all the houses in Lothair Road as well as some of those on neighbouring Alroy Road and Anfield Road.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013-05-06 |title=Anfield: the victims, the anger and Liverpool's shameful truth {{!}} David Conn |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2013/may/06/anfield-liverpool-david-conn |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Liverpool had started to purchase housing immediately surrounding Anfield in 2000.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2014-08-08 |title=Former residents speak out as demolition work begins to make way for |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-residents-speak-out-as-demolition-work-begins-to-make-way-for-liverpool-football-club-s-stadium-redevelopment-9652446.html |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The houses were left empty, including at least 22 in the roads backing onto the main stand, and Liverpool were accused of deliberately allowing the area to become blighted, thus depressing the property prices.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" />

[[File:Anfield Main Stand exterior.jpg|thumb|right|Exterior of the completed Main Stand (pictured from [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]])]]
Work began on 8 December 2014, with the club aiming for the new stand to be match-ready and operational for the start of the [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17 season]]. The work was undertaken by [[Carillion]]. The structure of new stand was uniquely constructed around the existing main stand to enable the existing stand to continue to be used at full operational capacity during the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=Liverpool defend rise in corporate seats in new £114m Anfield main stand |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/04/liverpool-new-main-stand-anfield-corporate-seats |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 September 2018 |date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Demolition of the existing stand took place in summer 2016, allowing for the construction of the lower tiers of the new stand during the off-season. Consisting of 1.8&nbsp;million bricks and blocks and over 5000 tonnes of steel, the stand was opened on schedule on 9 September 2016 for the first home game of the 2016–17 season, a 4–1 victory over [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Further internal construction work including new changing rooms and media facilities continued until April 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=LFC SUPPORTERS' COMMITTEE MEETING #20 |url=http://assets2.lfcimages.com/uploads/8910__6437__160507scmeeting.pdf |website=Liverpoolfc.com |access-date=14 September 2018 |location=3.7. |page=2 |date=7 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearce |first1=James |title=Anfield's new dressing rooms unveiled at Merseyside derby |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/anfields-new-dressing-rooms-unveiled-12826740 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=14 September 2018 |date=31 March 2017}}</ref>