In 1906 Liverpool had just won their second league title and the club was looking to give something back to their loyal fans.
LFC supporters had stood at the end of the ground by Walton Breck Road since 1892 and it was time to create a new stand made of cinder and brick. It was designed by architect Archibald Leitch and was originally referred to as the 'Walton Breck Bank' or 'Oakfield Road Embankment'.
But it was the then sports editor of the Liverpool Post & ECHO who looked at it and said at the time: "This huge wall of earth has been termed 'Spion Kop', and no doubt this apt name will always be used in future in referring to this spot." This name was used in honour of the many Liverpudlians who died in the Battle of Spion Kop in the Boer war between January 23 and January 24, 1900.
