Liverpool FC have announced record numbers visiting the Anfield Tour and Museum with nearly 200,000 passing through the door in the last 12 months - an increase of 50,000 on the previous year's total.

The club's visitor attractions welcomed tourists from across the globe, with top-ranking nationalities traveling from Ireland, Norway, Spain, Australia, and the US. August represented the busiest month, with over 23,000 visiting.

LFC has also been shortlisted in the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards for 'Best large visitor attraction' and supporters have the chance to vote in the People's Choice award. Log on to http://www.visitliverpool.biz/peopleschoice and register your vote before Thursday April 30.

Andrew Parkinson, LFC's operations director, said, "We are delighted with the visitor numbers to our museum and stadium tours over the past year. We continue to strive to give our fans a unique, authentic and memorable experience when visiting Anfield."

The winners of the Liverpool City Region Annual Tourism Awards will be revealed on Thursday May 21, 2015 at St George's Hall, Liverpool.

Further information regarding the Anfield Stadium Tour and Museum is available at http://www.liverpoolfc.com/tours.