May 3, 1939
Liverpool F.C. have chosen the following players to tour Sweden: – Arthur Riley, Tommy Cooper, Jim Harley, Bernard Ramsden, Matt Busby, Tom Bush, Fred Rogers, Jimmy McInnes, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Phil Taylor, Willie Fagan, Jack Balmer, Bill Kinghorn, Herman Van den Berg, Harry Eastham, and Ray Lambert.
The party leaves Liverpool on Monday, May 22, and returns on June 8. They will play five matches.
(Liverpool Daily Post: May 3, 1939)
"Play Up, Liverpool" 