October 6, 1951 What’s wrong with soccer? Mr. William John Harrop is a vice-president of the Football League, a member of the FA Council, a
Category: Club news
Don Woan and Joe Cadden cooling down
August 6, 1951 Soccer training is hot work, even in yesterday’s weather, and Liverpool’s Don Woan and Joe Cadden take somewhat drastic measures to cool
New training ideas from Don Welsh
July 20, 1951 One Soccer club who are putting bright ideas into their training for the start of the new season are Liverpool. The man
Festival football brings Saarbrucken to Liverpool
May 5, 1951 Next week will see the start of the long list of Festival of Britain fixtures, with Liverpool staging the first big game
Liverpool’s Swedish tour
May 5, 1951 Liverpool depart by specially-chartered plane from Speke next Saturday morning for their tour of Sweden. They will take part in the jubilee
Don Welsh the new manager of Liverpool F.C.
March 6, 1951 Don Welsh, secretary-manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, has been appointed manager of Liverpool F.C., one of football’s highest paid posts. He
Swooping jet complaint
March 5, 1951 Liverpool F.C. directors say they are to “consider making representations to the appropriate authority” regarding a jet plane which swooped low over
George Kay resigns as Liverpool manager
January 31, 1951 Liverpool, like Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers, are now without a manager. Yesterday, Mr. George Kay, the Liverpool chief, resigned the managership
The scouse invasion of London
Saturday, April 29 – 1950 While rain drove the thousands of cup final fans into shops, cafes, museums and buses for shelter to-day, the ticket
George Kay: “Says little, knows it all.”
August 19, 1950 Liverpool’s manager, Mr. George Kay, could, if he wished, talk about football with knowledge and authority for a long time. But Mr.
Liverpool U18 heading for Italy
August 18, 1950 Just before leaving Lime Street station en route for San Remo today are these players who will represent Liverpool’s “Under eighteens” in
Liverpool U18 San Remo Bound
August 12, 1950 The players who will represent Liverpool’s “Under Eighteens” in the International tournament in Italy on August, 20, 21 and 22. Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool’s junior team invited to Italy
August 2, 1950 In response to an invitation from the Carlin Boys F.C. of Italy, Liverpool F.C. have decided to send a representative team of
Liverpool’s eleven benefits
August 1, 1950 Liverpool F.C. have to-day added another distinction to their name. They are the first club in the country to hand over to
Phil Taylor succeeds Jack Balmer as captain of Liverpool Football Club
July 4, 1950 Phil Taylor, the English international half-back, has been elected captain of Liverpool Football Club for the 1950-51 season. This was decided at
George Alfred Richards elected chairman of Liverpool Football Club
July 4, 1950 Mr. George Alfred Richards, J.P., has been elected chairman of Liverpool Football Club for the coming year, in succession to Alderman Stanley
Liverpool brought back the dollars
June 2, 1950 A tall, fair-haired man in sports jacket and flannels stepped from a ‘plane at London Airport yesterday, walked smiling up to the
A hero’s welcome for Liverpool
May 1, 1950 The welcome given to the Liverpool football team when they returned to their city last night could hardly have been greater had
Cup pitch race against time
Friday, April 28 – 1950 Mr. Percy Young, head groundsman at Wembley Stadium, has won his race against time in the preparation of the pitch
A plan to cut Billy Liddell and Liverpool out of the cup
March 25, 1950 Play of poker-faced Billy Liddell, of Liverpool and Great Britain, sturdiest offshoot of the Scottish minor club called Lochgelly Violet, can today
Merseyside’s biggest day
March 24, 1950 Tomorrow is the biggest day on Merseyside sporting annals for over a generation, with the Grand National exerting its appeal upon racing
Many hurt in ticket rush
March 19, 1950 Seven people received hospital treatment and more than sixty got first-aid treatment on Everton and Liverpool football grounds yesterday, when more than
Neil McBain for Bueons Aires
March 1, 1950 Neil McBain, former Scottish international, left London yesterday by air for Buenos Aires, where he is to take up the managership of
Tom Bromilow leaves his post
January 24, 1950 Tom Bromilow, manager of Newport County since May 1946, today tendered his resignation, which has been accepted, with regret, by the board.
The death of George Livingston
January 15, 1950 George Livingston, who partnered Billy Meredith in the Manchester City team in the winning FA Cup final in 1904, died yesterday. (Source:
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