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At 32, Emlyn’s even younger

August 28, 1979 kjehan

Tuesday, August 28 – 1979 Emlun Hughes today spends his 32nd birthday performing his favourite party piece – playing football. The colours have changed from

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Brian Hall: Anfield Academy, Liverpool

February 6, 1975 kjehan

February 6, 1975 Reading soccer logic Lunch with Brian Hall, B.Sc., the thinking man’s footballer, “Little Bamber” to his Liverpool team mates, is as satisfying

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Bill Shankly “It’s my life”

August 17, 1965 kjehan

August 17, 1965 Bill Shankly was in his office, sited as close as it can be to the pitch, searching for the right words. I

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Vicente Feola: The big man who bosses Brazil

April 23, 1963 kjehan

Tuesday, April 23 – 1963 Vicente Feola, the man who master-minded Brazil’s hold on world football, today dismissed the world champions’ defeat by Portugal yesterday

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Interview with William John Harrop (Chairman Liverpool Football Club)

October 6, 1951 kjehan

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

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Men the game needs (by Elisha Scott)

February 4, 1933 kjehan

Saturday, February 4 – 1933 Positions which are most difficult to fill by Elisha Scott (Irish International goalkeeper of Liverpool). All of us who are

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Interview with Ephraim Longworth

September 12, 1914 kjehan

September 12, 1914 Why Villa lost the Cup A Liverpool story By Ephraim Longworth (Liverpool F.C.). I think it may be fairly claimed for the

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Careers of famous footballers: Sam Hardy

April 29, 1913 kjehan

April 29, 1913 It isn’t very often that I do anything in the writing line; in fact, to tell the truth, I am scarcely cut

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The thoughts of Sam Hardy

December 2, 1909 kjehan

December 2, 1909 Footballers have a good job. But are not fairly treated. It would be a difficult matter to describe one’s feelings when his

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Ex-Liverpool player in Canada building a church

September 29, 1909 kjehan

September 29, 1909 The increased interest taken in football in Canada has brought out the fact that there are in Montreal many of Britain’s former

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John “Sailor” Hunter’s about the English game

May 10, 1907 kjehan

May 10, 1907 The signing of John “Sailor” Hunter, as he is popularly known on the football field, completes Dundee First League forward line for

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Edgar Chadwick on German and continental football

June 16, 1900 kjehan

Saturday, June 16 – 1900 Football has long been the most popular of our English winter pastimes, but it would appear from the opinion of

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Interview with the Liverpool F.C. manager, Mr. Tom Watson, in 1899

September 23, 1899 kjehan

September 23, 1899 HUNTING FOR MEN: A SECRETARY’S EXPERIENCES By Tom Watson (Secretary Liverpool Football Club) Those of my readers who expect to find “Hunting

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New Brighton Tower FC: the rumours of dissolution

May 2, 1899 kjehan

May 2, 1899 Emphatic contradiction Prospects of next season During the past few weeks the most persistent rumours have been circulated in this district as

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Interview with Mr. Frank Brettell

July 28, 1896 kjehan

July 28, 1896 The Wanderers` new secretary Interview with Mr. Brettell As is pretty well known by now, at the meeting of the Bolton Wanderers`

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Interview with the Everton secretary Alex Nisbet

December 12, 1887 kjehan

December 12, 1887 As all the world knows by this, the Everton F.C. have been adjudged guilty of infringing the laws relating to professionalism and

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