May 3, 1916
The number of stories concerning the Leviathian William Foulke must be numerous and funny. The Laurie Bell case provided one peg, and I recall the day when little Johnny McMillan, the Derby forward, “crashed” into Foulke, and the big man simply lifted him up with his right hand and gently laid him aside! A “Daily Post” correspondent reminds is of Foulke’s most famous incident in Liverpool. It occurred in a match between Liverpool and Sheffield United, at Anfield, in which that custodian was concerned. Bill Foulke and George Allan, the Liverpool centre forward, had got at loggerheads, and Foulke created a sensation by getting hold of the Liverpool man and standing him on his head. Apart from being a very decided transgression of the rules, it was a remarkable feat of strength, for Allan was a six-footer and weighed something like 13 stone. But Foulke was a giant, for he stood over six feet and weighed about 20 stone. Both have now joined the great majority.
(Source: Liverpool Echo: May 3, 1916)
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