Tuesday, May 3 – 2016 Barca looking to gain insight into how to redevelop a football ground while continuing to play in it. Officials from Barcelona have twice visited Anfield to gain insight into how […]
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Footage from Liverpool at Anfield in 1901
It was bound to happen that parts of old film material would appear containing glimpses of Liverpool F.C. of the past. Thanks to Billy Smith I have been able to put together a list over […]
Shankly’s spirit will never die at Liverpool
Sunday, July 14 – 2013 Two years before the Titanic’s first, fatal voyage, 11 months before World War 1 started, the life of a manager who is still cherished and celebrated began. Because, almost four […]
Liverpool finally sign Iago Aspas
Sunday, June 23 – 2013 Liverpool last night signed striker Iago Aspas from Celta Vigo in a £7,7m deal. Aspas, who scored 12 goals for Celta last season, has signed a long-term contract subject to […]
The Spanish FA blocks Iago Aspas deal
Friday, June 14 – 2013 Liverpool insist their deal to sign Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas will go through despite claims it has been blocked by the Spanish Football Federation. The Reds last night announced […]
West Ham agree fee for Andy Carroll
Tuesday, June 13 – 2013 Sam Allardyce is still working around the clock on landing No 1 target Andy Carroll. The West Ham manager has had a £15m bid accepted by Liverpool for the England […]
Martin Skrtel to stay or to go?
Tuesday, June 13 – 2013 Martin Skrtel’s agent Karol Csonto will travel to England next week to discus the Liverpool defender’s future with the club but has not revealed if the Slovakian will ask for […]
Iago Aspas to undergo a medical at Liverpool
Tuesday, June 11 – 2013 Iago Aspas is set to complete his move to Liverpool today after undergoing a medical. Celta Vigo’s forward Aspas, 25, has cancelled a Caribbean holiday to ensure the £7,2 million […]
A local Derby in June
Monday, May 5 – 1941 Merseyside is to have a real Whitsun football treat. Everton and Liverpool have agreed to meet each other on Whit Monday, June 2, as I suggested some days ago, and […]
News moving slow in Liverpool
Thursday, December 30 – 1897 Liverpool’s telegraphic facilities are apparently very poor. A deputation waited upon the Postmaster-General yesterday to urge the acceleration of messages to the Continent. The delays in the transmission of telegrams, […]
Did the Liverpool executive over-react?
February 15, 1901 The recent suspension of five Liverpool players by their club for leaving the field during a Combination match, without the permission of the referee, will be reconsidered by the Lancashire Association (who […]
Training at Cleverleys
January 21, 1926 Liverpool, in view of their Cup tie against Fulham, have sent their players away for the first time this season, and 18 men are at Cleverlys, near Blackpool. (Nottingham Evening Post: January […]
Arthur McArdle transferred to East Fife
August 14, 1903 East Fife have secured a good centre in Arthur McArdle, from Liverpool. (Source: Evening Telegraph: August 14, 1903) ** I am bit uncertain to the correctness of this note. I do believe […]
School teacher and centre-forward
September 3, 1903 Sydney Smith, the Liverpool amateur centre-forward, who is a public school teacher, looks like schooling himself into a League pivot. It will be something unusual to find both Everton and Liverpool boasting […]
A good result against Newcastle United
November 26, 1903 Liverpool scored a capital victory over Newcastle United, and for the first time this season finished a game without a goal being recorded against them. Great satisfaction was expressed locally at the […]
Liverpool want £7 million for Milan Baros
Monday, August 1 – 2005 Liverpool have told clubs hunting Milan Baros: We want £7m. Aston Villa and German club Schalke 04 are keen on the Czech Republic striker but Liverpool insist they won’t sell […]
Thommo heads for the local with the European Cup trophy
Wednesday, May 25 – 2005 After lifting the European Cup aloft as captain in 1981, Phil Thompson tossed it into the boot of his old Ford Capri and headed for his local. Thompson stunned the […]
Gerrard fears mar Rafa’s big day
Wednesday, June 16 – 2004 Rafael Benitez was last night facing his first major crisis as new Liverpool manager as fears grew that Steven Gerrard could be about to walk away from Anfield. The ink […]
No Boum time for Kop
Monday, June 16 – 2003 Liverpool’s bid to sign Auxerre defender Jean-Alain Boumsong appears has suffered a blow. Boumsong, who is with the French national team preparing for thus week’s Confederations Cup, refused to give […]
Markus Babbel’s silver lining
Thursday, August 1 – 2002 Markus Babbel has vowed to repay Gerard Houllier’s unstinting faith in him by bringing silverware back to Liverpool this season. The Germany defender made an emotional reappearance in front of […]
Lee Kops more flak
Thursday, August 1 – 2002 Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has launched an astonishing attack on Lee Bowyer after the collapse of the players £9 million move from Leeds. Bowyer’s transfer was all set to […]
Chris Kirkland tipped for the top
Sunday, September 2 – 2001 Gerard Houllier has smashed the British transfer record for a goalkeeper who only six years ago was dragged away from his newspaper round to play for Coventry City. Chris Kirkland, […]
Liverpool prefer Tel Aviv over Haifa
Wednesday, August 1 – 2001 Liverpool could become embrolled in a row over where they play the first leg of their Champions League third-qualifying round tie if Israeli side Maccabi Haifa beat Haka of Finland, […]
Houllier leads Le Tallec race
Wednesday, August 1 – 2001 Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is poised to beat Manchester United for the signature of French sensation Anthony Le Tallec. United, Valencia and Fiorentina are among clubs chasing the 17-year-old Le […]
Joe Fagan has earned a place among the Anfield heroes
Tuesday, July 3 – 2001 (by Alan Hansen) It was a measure of the esteem and respect that Liverpool players held for Joe Fagan that over 20 of us attended a surprise 80th birthday party […]
