Tuesday, August 28 – 1979 Emlun Hughes today spends his 32nd birthday performing his favourite party piece – playing football. The colours have changed from
Category: Interviews
Brian Hall: Anfield Academy, Liverpool
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
Bill Shankly “It’s my life”
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
Vicente Feola: The big man who bosses Brazil
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
Interview with William John Harrop (Chairman Liverpool Football Club)
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
Men the game needs (by Elisha Scott)
Saturday, February 4 – 1933 Positions which are most difficult to fill by Elisha Scott (Irish International goalkeeper of Liverpool). All of us who are
Interview with Ephraim Longworth
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
Careers of famous footballers: Sam Hardy
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
The thoughts of Sam Hardy
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
Ex-Liverpool player in Canada building a church
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
John “Sailor” Hunter’s about the English game
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
Edgar Chadwick on German and continental football
Saturday, June 16 – 1900 Football has long been the most popular of our English winter pastimes, but it would appear from the opinion of
Interview with the Liverpool F.C. manager, Mr. Tom Watson, in 1899
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
New Brighton Tower FC: the rumours of dissolution
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
Interview with Mr. Frank Brettell
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`
Interview with the Everton secretary Alex Nisbet
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
