May 28, 1892 * Alfred Shelton has not signed for Liverpool, or any other club. * Mr William Barclay’s illness is a serious drawback to
Category: Club news
– First Division and nothing else
May 24, 1892 ** Liverpool F.C. have signed another player, Hugh Clifford (ex Stoke). Liverpool paid £25 down, before they were told that Clifford was
Lancashire League: The annual meeting of 1892
May 21, 1892 The third annual general meeting of the Lancashire League was held at Bury, on Saturday afternoon, Alderman Bickerstaffe presided, and all the
A big salary for Andrew Hannah
May 19, 1892 One of the results of the refusal to grant professionalism in Scotland will be, it is said, the departure of several noted
The Hugh Clifford transfer collapses for Liverpool F.C.
May 19, 1892 It is reported that Mr. John Houlding had, with the permission of the Stoke executive secured for the Liverpool Football Club the
“No,” to the Northern League
May 17, 1892 The new Liverpool club expressing regret that on account of distance they were unable to join the Northern League. (Source: Northern Echo:
Jock Smith have signed for Liverpool
May 16, 1892 There have been conflicting reports about Jock Smith, the Sunderland inside right winger. Stoke and Woolwich Royal Arsenal are both said to
Andrew Hannah signed on a big salary
May 16, 1892 Liverpool have signed a contract with Andrew Hannah, the Renton captain. Hannah was paid £150 down and a salary of £5 per
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (May 14, 1892)
May 14, 1892 * Alfred Shelton to be engaged at a salary of £250 a year as captain of “Liverpool.” * Thomas Wyllie (Everton), Jock
The Football League: The annual meeting of 1892
May 13, 1892 Someone has blundered. That is the explanation regarding Liverpool’s unsuccessful appeal for union with the League. Applicants were asked, according to the
Liverpool F.C. to become a limited liability company
May 10, 1892 Newton Heath and Liverpool were granted permission by the Football Association to form limited liability companies on the usual conditions. (Source: Birmingham
Anfield in tip top condition
May 9, 1892 The difficulty between the Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs has at length been finally adjusted. Amicable arrangements have been made with the
The first players signs on
May 6, 1892 A general meeting of the Liverpool Football Club was held on Friday at 33 Lime Street, Mr. Edwin Berry in the chair.
Alfred Shelton heading for Anfield?
May 4, 1892 Notts Incorporated F.C. are, it is said, to lose the services of Alfred Shelton, the international left half back, who has accepted
Settlement in court
May 2, 1892 The new club at Everton has been affiliated as “Liverpool”. Both the old and the new club s were represented at the
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (April 30, 1892)
April 30, 1892 * Mr. William Barclay has secured a good half-back in Hugh Clifford. * To believe all the rumour flying about respecting engagements
The football dispute at Everton
April 25, 1892 The dispute that has been going on between the rival sections at Everton was definitely settled at a meeting of the English
Letter to the Athletic News
April 21, 1892 To the Editor of the Athletic News. “Sir, – Anent the paragraph in your last issue stating that our committee first of
The cost of the stands at Anfield
April 18, 1892 Mr. John Houlding has obtained an injunction to restrain the Everton Club from taking the stands, &c off the ground, and the
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (April 16, 1892)
April 16, 1892 * Why didn’t Andrew Hannah and Dan Doyle address the crowd from the Sandon windows? * Mr. John James Ramsay says “that
The building of a team
April 15, 1892 Liverpool scouts have been seen at Ibrox and rumour has it that they are after Rangers promising defender Jock Drummond. The new
Long day in the court
April 11, 1892 Yesterday, at the Chancery Court, St George’s hall, the vice-chancellor (Mr F.W.Taylor) had before him a motion – Houlding v Mahon and
Looking for men in Scotland
April 11, 1892 I hear that both sides are actively engaged in making preparations in view of next season. The promoters of the Liverpool club
Anfield in a howling wilderness?
April 11, 1892 The event of the past week in Liverpool football circles has been Mr. John Houlding’s action with regard to the stands at
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (April 9, 1892)
April 9, 1892 * Liverpool A.F.C. will fight Everton tooth and nail. * Now Liverpool takes the lead to feed the football fever. * Mr.
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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