April 30, 1964 Vice-chairman, Mr. Sidney Cecil Reakes, feels that now the club have survived such a long and often stormy journey, they are entitled
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April 30, 1964 (Source: Liverpool Echo: April 30, 1964; via http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) © 2018 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited Anfield, players entrance, Liverpool, Barnton Liverpool Ltd.
Thomas Valentine Williams: De Gaulle of soccer
April 30, 1964 Chairman Thomas Valentine Williams, who was T.V.. Long before Logie Baird invented those illustrious initials, saw football first at Anfield fro the
Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1956
July 6, 1956 Liverpool will seek new men for next season Aiming to reach First Division Youngsters coming on The determination of the board of
The death of Mr. Thomas McConnell
March 25, 1956 For the second time in five weeks, and the third time in under a year, Liverpool F.C. have lost another of their
Other pebbles on the soccer beach
August 27, 1955 “Supposing football isn’t as clever, as entertaining as it was, there must be an explanation. Mr. William John Harrop, chairman of Liverpool
Season preview 1955-56: Liverpool F.C. (Liverpool Echo)
August 27, 1955 Last year Liverpool’s motto was “Promotion in one season.” Unfortunately that was not realised, and never really looked likely to be. Indeed,
The death of John W. Morris and George Patterson
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Three warm smiles for Stoker Douglas Massey
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The early faces of the Liverpool Football Ground, Anfield
While we count the days and hours to our first game with the new main stand I thought I would take you on a little
Did you know?
Did you know that on May 25, 1895 the Cambuslang Hibs beat Larkhall Thistle 3-1 in the final of the Lanarkshire Junior Cup? On the
Thomas Johnstone Lawrence (Tommy Lawrence) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Tommy Lawrence on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Tommy Lawrence: Born: May 14, 1940: Daily (Ayrshire), Scotland. Passed away: January 9, 2018: Liverpool, England. Position:
A trip through the history of F.C. Porto
While on holiday in Portugal I could not resist trying out some of the local football flavour. So from visiting the club shop at Benfica,
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All articles about John Ogston on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About John Ogston: Born: January 15, 1939: Aberdeen, Scotland. Passed away: August 16, 2017: Aberdeen, Scotland. Nick-name: “Tubby”.
Players and their merits
Feel free to help me by commenting or contacting me on kjellhanssen @hotmail.com. There will be missing first names or misspelled surnames. All inputs appreciated!!
A new article found on “The 1892 Split”
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Liverpool v Everton 3-1 (Premier League: April 1, 2017)
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Liverpool U18 v West Ham United U18 1-1 (League match: March 31, 2017)
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All articles about Ronnie Moran on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Ronnie Moran: Born: February 28, 1934: Liverpool (Lancashire), England. Passed away: March 22, 2017: Liverpool (Lancashire), England.
Bob McColl – he slipped away…
An article from February, 1919. Liverpool couldn’t afford Bob McColl Robert McColl, the famous international, is home again after a long period of Army Service.
Three great goalkeepers
I came across a nice feature article about the top goalkeepers of 1908 in the Cricket and Football Field newspaper recently. It is quite interesting
Presentation of Scottish First Division League clubs 1927-28
The Athletic News is an amazing source for information about football history; about players an clubs and all the stories in-between. The sports paper focused
Presentation of football clubs 1927-28
The Athletic News is an amazing source for information about football history; about players an clubs and all the stories in-between. The sports paper focused
Ode to the Liver (A Liverpool poem from 1811)
Recently I discovered an old poem about Liverpool in a newspaper from 1811. Imagine that is over 200 years ago. The poem is very interesting
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Matches: 1895, Darwen, 0-0. ** Liverpool could not break down Darwen’s stubborn defence at this winterish game at Anfield in the presence of 6,000 spectators.
Welcome to PlayUpLiverpool
What an amazing life style it brings, you know, when supporting a football team 24/7, following the score, the previews, the reviews, building up and
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All articles about Sammy Smyth on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Sammy Smyth: Born: February 25, 1925: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Passed away: October 19, 2016: Grand Cayman, Cayman
Liverpool F.C. fixture list Premier League 2016-2017
The preliminary dates for the Premier League matches involving Liverpool F.C. season 2016-17. Click on an opponent to get to all articles added about that
F.C. Barcelona look to Liverpool F.C. and Anfield
Tuesday, May 3 – 2016 Barca looking to gain insight into how to redevelop a football ground while continuing to play in it. Officials from
Liverpool F.C. season 1961-62
Liverpool Football Club, season 1961-62: Liverpool F.C. Board of Directors meeting: Left to right: Sidney Cecil Reakes, CJ Hill, H Cartwright, George Alfred Richards, RL
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All articles about Christian Ziege on PlayUpLiverpool. About Christian Ziege: Born: February 1 – 1972, in Berlin, in Germany. Position: Left full-back. Height: Weight: Career:
Am I not worthy of supporting Liverpool F.C. anymore?
I am not a native of Liverpool, nor do I hold a UK citizenship. In fact I was born around 1,300 miles away on a
George Fleming, the Goal Scoring Bank Clerk from Arbroath
It is the summer of 1887 and the Everton team pose, at the Sandon, with the trophy they had just won after beating Oakfield Rovers
Welcome to “Play up, Liverpool”
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