Wednesday, November 2 – 1938
Frank Coates, Leyland Motors’ outside right, is to have a trial game with Liverpool to-day. He is 16 years old and this is his first season with the Motors’ Combination side. Previously he was in the schoolboys team.
(Lancashire Evening Post, 02-11-1938)
The history of Liverpool Football Club, their home at Anfield and all the people.
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
Played 2 games for Liverpool in Northern Mid-week League. 2/11 -Oldham (h) Won 4-1. Cyril Done scored 2. Billy Liddell 1. Ray Lambert and Bill Jones also played. 17/11 Liverpool lost 6-0 for Preston (a) With Liddell, Easdale and Harston in line-ups. (LFC Official Archives)
My lovely and talented Gramps