Editing Gerry and the Pacemakers (section)

== Liverpool F.C. ==
Gerry and the Pacemakers song "You'll Never Walk Alone" was adopted by the [[Liverpool F.C.]] as an anthem.<ref name="msn_AA1u3I88">{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/why-liverpool-fans-sing-youll-never-walk-alone/ar-AA1u3I88?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

The chart-topping song quickly gained popularity within the Liverpool community and became the Reds football anthem shortly thereafter. 

Gerry Marsden gave Liverpool manager [[Bill Shankly]] a copy of the single during a pre-season trip in 1963, the manager said to have been in awe of the song. Since then, the song has been played prior to every Liverpool home game at [[Anfield]], with the club also eventually adding You'll Never Walk Alone to its coat of arms and using the phrase as an official motto. The sea of red scarves raised by Liverpool fans in The Kop as they blast out their anthem pre-game has become one of the most iconic images in the sport of football.<ref name="msn_AA1u3I88"/>