March 26, 1939 Quite a Liverpool invasion at the semi-finals. The Anfield club was represented from headquarters at both Ibrox and Tynecastle. They didn’t advise
Author: kjehan
I just love the history of Liverpool F.C. and football in general. The earlier the better.
Anfield big fight night
March 25, 1939 (Evening Express: March 25, 1939) Ernie Roderick, Henry Armstrong, Basil Magee, Anfield, boxing, Liverpool, Nel Tarleton
Eric Mansley transferred to Liverpool
March 23, 1939 Liverpool F.C. last night signed Eric Mansley, the Chester F.C. goalkeeper and nephew of the well-known Chester F.C. director, Mr. Harry Mansley.
Hugh Robertson chose Falkirk over Liverpool
March 21, 1939 On Tuesday evening Manager Tom Craig, Falkirk, announced that he had signed a new centre-half in the person of Hugh Robertson, a
Old Fred’s £10 car takes Arsenal “gate” to the bank
March 20, 1939 Old Freddie White leaves the Arsenal Football Ground every Saturday afternoon in a battered old £10 car with the whole of the
Arsenal v Liverpool 2-0 (League match)
Saturday, March 18 – 1939 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Highbury, kick-off: 15:30. Arsenal – Liverpool 2-0 (0-0). Attendance: 31,495. Referee: Mr. S.E. Law.
Personality. John Charles Rouse
March 18, 1939 Assistant-Secretary John Charles Rouse is portrayed this week. Like Theo Kelly, the Everton secretary, he was educated at Oaks Institute, so this
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool 1-1 (League match)
Wednesday, March 15 – 1939 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Leeds Road, kick-off: 15:15. Huddersfield Town – Liverpool 1-1 (1-0). Attendance: 7,704. Huddersfield Town
Fractured leg for Tom Morrison
Wednesday, March 15 – 1939 Tom Morrison, the ex-St. Mirren, Liverpool, Sunderland, and Ayr United international right-half, fractured a leg last week while playing for
William Pinnington signs for Liverpool
March 14, 1939 Liverpool have signed on professional forms William Pinnington, aged 20, 5ft. 9in. and 11st. 6lbs., an outside left, who has been doing
No transfer for Peter Doherty
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 Liverpool Football Club, it was learned last night, made an inquiry about the transfer of Peter Doherty, the Irish international
Jimmy McInnes unable to play for Liverpool
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 Jimmy McInnes, Liverpool’s Scottish left half-back, will not be fit to play against Portsmouth at Anfield on Saturday. His place
Advertisement: Liverpool v Portsmouth at Anfield
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 (Evening Express, 09-03-1939) XX
Charles Hewitt censured by the FA
Tuesday, March 7 – 1939 Mr. Charles Hewitt, the Millwall F.C. manager, has been severely censured by the Football Association. This announcement was made to-day
Liverpool v Leicester City 1-1 (League match)
Saturday, March 4 – 1939 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Leicester City 1-1 (0-0). Liverpool (2-3-5): Arthur Riley, Tommy
Threats to Wolves players
March 3, 1939 Threats to two Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club players – Alex Scott (goalkeeper) and Stan Cullis (centre half), were conveyed by letter yesterday
Five goals from Jack Wood
Friday, March 3 – 1939 Congratulations to Jackie Wood on his remarkable achievement against Horwich R.M.I. on Saturday. He had the rare distinction of obtaining
Ray Lambert for Lancashire FA XI
Wednesday, March 1 – 1939 The Lancashire FA team for the Northern Counties Championship match with the Liverpool Football Association at Crosby, on Saturday, will
Liverpool’s Billy Liddell returns home on holiday
February 25, 1939 Home from Liverpool for a short holiday is 17-year-old Dunfermline footballer-account, Billy Liddell. Billy joined Liverpool F.C. as an amateur last year,
Ex-Liverpool player Willie Steel transferred to Derby County
Thursday, February 23 – 1939 Derby County last night paid a substantial fee to Birmingham for the transfer of Willie Steel, their Scottish full-back. He
Liverpool Reserves team selection
February 22, 1939 Liverpool Reserves travel to Molineux on Saturday to oppose the Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves. Liverpool Reserves. – Dirk Kemp, Keith Peters, Bernard Ramsden,
Balmer on the wing, Shafto centre-forward
Wednesday, February 22 – 1939 Liverpool are making big efforts to solve their outside-left problem by making an interesting, if bold, experiment for Saturday’s Football
Chesterfield football-artist
Tuesday, February 21 – 1939 Albert Bonass, Chesterfield Town’s outside left, is an artist off the football field as well as on it. Here he
Aston Villa v Liverpool 2-0 (League match: February 18, 1939)
February 18, 1939 Match: Football League, First Division, at Villa Park, kick-off: 15:00. Aston Villa – Liverpool 2-0 (2-0). Attendance: 39,705. Referee: Mr. R.G. Rudd.
The rabbit’s foot ran out of luck
Monday, February 13 – 1939 Two twenty-first birthday celebrations were marred by a Cup defeat… In the stand at Molineux watching the game between the
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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