May 2, 1961
Ian St. John, the Motherwell and Scotland centre-forward, last night signed for Liverpool at a fee estimated at £35,000 – the highest fee paid by the club. He will not play at Stoke to-day and Alan Banks leads the line.
(Source: Birmingham Daily Post: May 3, 1961; via http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) © 2018 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited
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