Friday, July 5 – 1918 Liverpool have given permission to Elisha Scott to play “as an amateur according to English League rules” for whatever club
Category: Player news
Elisha Scott for Belfast Celtic
June 30, 1918 The Irish League Committee have written to the Liverpool Club asking the latter to grant Belfast Celtic permission to play Elisha Scott
Another Manchester City player joins up
June 20, 1918 The ranks of the footballers are gradually being depleted, even though many of the men now joining up have been engaged on
Butler in the Army
Tuesday, June 11 – 1918 Private J.H. Bird, one of a well-known family of Hoylake sports, is as West Hartlepool. He writes to say there
Harry Chambers for England in Glasgow
June 6, 1918 An international football match England v. Scotland will be played at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on Saturday, in aid of the funds for
Football letters from the front
Tuesday, June 4 – 1918 An excellent letter has been sent to Mr. George Patterson, secretary of the Liverpool club, by Middlehurst, who is in
Amputation for Bernard Pykett
June 4, 1918 Although not a local, many of us remember Bernard Pykett, the Ellesmere Port player, now No. 8602, B Block, Highfield Hospital, Liverpool.
Death of the Leeds City founder
Wednesday, May 29 – 1918 The death occurred this (Wednesday) morning from pneumonia, of Mr. Mark Mycroft, who for over thirty years was in the
Advertisement: Archie Goodall on stage at Liverpool
Saturday, May 25 – 1918 (Liverpool Daily Post, 25-05-1918) Olympia Theatre, Archie Goodall, stage, May Moore Duprez, Tucker, The Singing Violinist Sammy Shields, Empire Theatre,
Prisoner of war
Saturday, May 25 – 1918 Reported missing on 22nd March last, Sergeant Robert A. Brand, Highland Light Infantry, has written to his wife, Mrs. Brand,
Ex-Everton player leaves Ruhleben
Saturday, May 25 – 1918 Sam Wolstenholmes, the English international; left back, who played for Everton and Blackburn and was capped by England against Scotland
Tommy Bennett sleeps in his football boots
May 21, 1918 The holiday spirit prevailed everywhere yesterday, and not least at Goodison, where a mixed side of Liverpool and Everton players were exceedingly
Archie Goodall at Liverpool’s Olympia
Friday, May 17 – 1918 This sports-loving city will find an old worthy at Olympia. John Goodall is a famed old footballer of Derby County
Liverpool at Goodison Park
Friday, May 17 – 1918 To-morrow, at Anfield, the big local Derby game between Everton and Liverpool will be played for the benefit of the
Liverpool make one change
May 10, 1918 Liverpool will make one change in their team to oppose Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Lewis is again available, and will resume at
Jim Harrop re-visits Anfield
Friday, May 3 – 1918 The inter-visits of Sheffield and Mersey sides are very interesting, and to-morrow, when the famous old Wednesday club visits Anfield
Accrington Stanley footballer killed in action
Friday, May 3 – 1918 Sec.-Lieut. F. Wells (30), Lancs. Fusiliers, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.C.H. Wells, 11, Barnfield-terrace, Accrington, has been killed in
Football for charity
May 3, 1918 To-morrow a match arranged by the North End Club, in aid of the National Footballers War Fund, for which games will be
The death of Sergeant Arthur Wileman
April 28, 1918 Sergeant Arthur Wileman, Royal Sussex Regiment, who has been killed in action in France, was a professional footballer, who played for Luton
Chelsea player wounded and prisoner of war
April 28, 1918 Lance-Corporal James Sharp, Black Watch, the well-known Dundee, Chelsea, Fulham, and Scottish International footballer, is officially notified as wounded and a prisoner
South Liverpool: A fine nursing home
April 26, 1918 More than passing interest is aroused by the game between South Liverpool and Liverpool at Dingle Park, and the Stoke v Rochdale
Reginald Leck wounded in action
April 25, 1918 Reg Leck, the well-known and popular inside left of Tranmere Rovers F.C. for several season, is in hospital at Winchester (a friend
Tough struggle for Liverpool
April 12, 1918 Liverpool should have had a tough struggle at Stockport, but in view of Everton’s win one must look for the victory of
Famous player sentenced for conspiracy
April 12, 1918 “It is very sad at this time, when the existence of the country is at stake, that any man should be playing
The death of Dan Doyle
April 8, 1918 Daniel Doyle, one of the greatest full backs of all time, died yesterday afternoon in a Glasgow hospital. His demise was expected,
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