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heritage pub The Sandon is the Anfield heritage pub where Liverpool Football Club was effectively founded, and the room continues to hold that history with proper weight rather than glossing it as marketing. The interior is wall-to-wall LFC photography running from the John Houlding era through to the most recent silverware, the screen layout is built around a clear matchday viewing plan, and the audio is routed cleanly to the Liverpool feed.

The beer programme is competent rather than ambitious — Tetley's, lager, a small cask rotation — but the food has improved meaningfully in recent years, with the pre-match menu now functional rather than nominal. The matchday tempo is among the busiest of any pub on this list, and the room takes longer to fill but holds the result for longer afterwards. It ranks second on heritage grounds and on consistent matchday rhythm.

For the full ranking, see our editorial round-up of the 10 best sports bars in Liverpool, the broader Liverpool sports bars guide, and our category index of sports bars worldwide.