January 6, 1948 The death took place on Tuesday of Canon Walter Henry Ainger in his 84th year. Until 1939, when he resigned owing to
Category: Other clubs news
The death of John McConnell
December 27, 1947 Former senior player with Airdrie, Motherwell, Liverpool and Aberdeen, Mr. John McConnell, of 532 Glasgow Road, Wishaw, has died. A contemporary of
Liverpool players for England
Sunday, October 5 – 1947 England soccer selectors were busily engaged yesterday naming the sides for a full international against Wales on October 18 and
Christie for Forfar Athletic again
Thursday, September 4 – 1947 Forfar Athletic have provisionally signed G. Massie, centre-half, from Aberdeen Hall & Co. Also included in this week’s team is
A cheque for South Liverpool
Thursday, August 28 – 1947 Liverpool F.C. have sent a cheque to South Liverpool in recognition of the service they have had from Stan Palk,
George Poland transferred to Lovell’s Athletic
Tuesday, August 12 – 1947 Lovell’s Athletic, Southern League club, have signed George Poland, former Welsh international goalkeeper. Poland, who represented his country against Ireland
Liverpool beat Raith Rovers in race for Muir
Thursday, July 17 – 1947 Alec Muir, Lochgelly Violet’s inside left last season, has signed for Liverpool. An Inverkeithing lad, he works in Caldwell’s Paper
Bill Shankly’s new job
Sunday, July 6 – 1947 Our old friend, Bill Shankly, Scotland and Preston wing-half, has landed himself a nice job. Bill’s grand career is drawing
Nottingham Forest, Llangollen and Billy Matthews
Friday, July 4 – 1947 “Forest are not asleep,” said Mr. W.H. Walker (manager) to the “Post” today, when he made the interesting announcement that
Charles Fleming chooses East Fife over Liverpool
Monday, June 16 – 1947 East Fife have beaten several clubs, including Liverpool, by signing Blairhill Colliery’s inside forward Charles Fleming. He was signed after
Ex-Liverpool player the new manager of Buckie Thistle
January 16, 1947 Captain Alex Smith, a former player with Buckie Thistle pre-war before signing for Liverpool, took over from Rome Tocher as manager of
Logan Mackenzie transferred to Liverpool
January 8, 1947 Liverpool have beaten several Scottish clubs in a brisk bidding bout for the signature of a prominent Fife amateur. The player is
Logan Mackenzie back from a trial with Liverpool F.C.
Monday, November 25 – 1946 Logan Mackenzie, prominent Fife amateur, who was on ten days’ trial for Liverpool, satisfied. Mackenzie was willing if the club
Fifer goes south to Liverpool
Thursday, November 5 – 1946 Off to Anfield to play trials for Liverpool – Logan Mackenzie, much sought Fife amateur. Tall, hefty, and 20, that’s
Gordon Hodgson the new manager of Port Vale
October 28, 1946 Port Vale yesterday appointed Gordon Hodgson, 41 year-old former English international and Leeds, Aston Villa and Liverpool inside right, as manager in
Portsmouth team in road crash
September 8, 1946 Mr. Jack Tinn, Portsmouth secretary-manager, and Jimmy Stewart, the trainer, were hurt in a road accident yesterday when, with the team, they
Tom Bromilow the new manager of Newport
May 15, 1946 Mr. Tom Bromilow, who resigned his position as manager of Leicester City at the beginning of the season, has been appointed manager
Chesterfield Town in bus smash close to Liverpool
Saturday, December 22 – 1945 The Chesterfield Football team had an alarming experience on Saturday when the motor-coach in which they were travelling to Liverpool
Robert Glassey for Clachnacuddin
Thursday, November 22 – 1945 Robert Glassey is in Clachnacuddin’s team for the first tie in the Qualifying Cup final with East Stirlingshire at Inverness.
Shankly injured in practice
Monday, October 22 – 1945 Injured in a five-a-side game with his unit, Bill Shankly, of Partick Thistle, was not out at Firhill against Third
Ted Drake goes west
Saturday, September 1 – 1945 We, here, are much concerned about the pass-out of Ted Drake, Arsenal forward. He has been laid up through injury
Fleetwood F.C. ground not to be sold
August 29, 1945 An application for the sale or lease of the Highbury Football Ground, at Fleetwood, which was constructed by Fleetwood Corporation at a
Tommy Halliwell for South Liverpool
Wednesday, August 8 – 1945 South Liverpool are making good progress in their team building for the coming season. In addition to previous signings they
Derby County preparing for the new season
Saturday, August 4 – 1945 Training is in full swing at the Baseball Ground. Players seen loosening up are: Attwood, Moran, Eric Lambert, Jeff Knight,
In the frozen north
Friday, August 3 – 1945 Followers of Liverpool and Everton may remember Lieut. Victor Rae, R.N.V.R., a Londoner who refereed several senior matches here in
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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