August 14, 1970 John McLaughlin, Liverpool’s 18-years-old midfield protégé from Kirkby, is all set to be plunged into the new season at the deep end
Category: Match reports
Alun Evan’s four goal burst
January 13, 1970 In a game highlighted by Alun Evans, who scored all four Liverpool goals, South Liverpool’s exhibition game against a Liverpool XI last
Liverpool have that Wembley look
January 13, 1970 Liverpool can win the FA Cup this season. At least, that’s their manager Bill Shankly’s forecast and on last night’s showing against
Liverpool’s one goal might have been five
May 6, 1959 How seriously can these derby games be taken? The answer, I should say is that where Liverpool and Everton are concerned all
A fine hat-trick of victories for Liverpool
May 6, 1959 Liverpool ended their season in grand style at Anfield last night when they beat Everton 1-0 in the final of the Lancashire
Liverpool’s one goal might have been five
May 6, 1959 How seriously can these derby games be taken? The answer, I should say is that where Liverpool and Everton are concerned all
Liverpool win reserve clash
September 1, 1958 Liverpool would have held a winning lead by half time in this Central League game at Anfield had the finishing of their
Burnley Reserves v Liverpool Reserves 3-1 (League match: September 19, 1953)
September 19, 1953 Match: Central League, at Turf Moor. Burnley Reserves – Liverpool Reserves 3-1 (2-0). Referee: Mr. T. Kay (Bolton). Burnley (2-3-5): Colin McDonald;
The finest Liverpool v Everton of all time
March 27, 1950 Pardon me while I search for more superlatives. Not to mark Liverpool’s first entry into the F.A. Cup Final since 1914; nor
It’s a Liverpool v Arsenal final
March 25, 1950 Liverpool deserved their victory in a game which was hard, dour and fought out at top speed throughout, though always in good
Sweden rings Anfield 2361
December 5, 1949 The ringing of the telephone hushed the hubbub in the Liverpool F.C. board room half an hour after Saturday’s match. The call
Record crowd see derby thrills
September 18, 1948 Two goals were scored in the space of six minutes near the finish of the Goodison Derby this afternoon. Fagan scored a
Liverpool start with a rush
March 30, 1946 Liverpool, beaten by Middlesbrough at Anfield, last week, came to Ayrsome Park to-day eager for revenge, scored after four minutes, and again
Middlesbrough impress at Liverpool
March 23, 1946 There was little to choose between the teams and it was a little against the run of play that Nieuwenhuys put Liverpool
Everton v Liverpool: A deserved draw
December 31, 1945 Liverpool’s great rally. Once again Liverpool demonstrated their magnificent fighting quality when they snatched victory from Everton by a ten minute drive
Billy Liddell supreme
December 3. 1945 With the deference to the all-round ability of Liverpool both individually and as a team the act cannot be denied that Billy
Burnley rally too late
August 29, 1945 A crowd of 7,481 saw Burnley outplayed by a strong and clever Liverpool team in the opening League game of the season
Liverpool just too good
August 27, 1945 And believe me, the Liverpool party under Mr. Stanley Ronald Williams, vice-chairman, which went to Turf Moor came home in high spirits,
Liverpool F.C.’s tour of Germany
August 2, 1945 The Liverpool F.C. tourists have arrived back in England following their lightning tour of Germany, in which they defeated a RAF side
Liverpool took Oldham too cheaply
May 7, 1945 When Oldham hit back It is not often that Liverpool fall into the error of taking the opposition too cheaply but on
Liverpool’s forward failings
April 30, 1945 Reason for Liverpool s surprising defeat at Chesterfield can be traced to forward failing. Had the attack functioned with the same accuracy
Liverpool lacking shooting powers
April 23, 1945 The fact that Chesterfield held Liverpool brought, I can tell you, some “wise-after-the-event” recriminations, but I am confident that by next Saturday
Liverpool won by waiting
April 16, 1945 Liverpool’s triumph over Manchester City 3-1, Maine Road (aggregate 6-1), was a fine example of the win-by-waiting policy. There was pre-match plan,

How Liverpool beat Manchester City
April 9, 1945 Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City was complete in every respect, and right here let me emphasise that but for the super-goalkeeping of
Ernest Richards – another Tranmere Rovers discovery
March 12, 1945 The lesson to be learned from Liverpool’s success over Tranmere Rovers was that the Rovers have made yet another centre-half discovery in
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