December 7, 1955 Liverpool’s continued freedom from injuries combined with their recent improved form, is making the task of team selection almost an automatic business,
Category: Player news
Liverpool visit Port Vale
December 2, 1955 On the basis of their sparkling and devastating display against Fulham, Liverpool will be full of confidence when they tackle Port Vale
Dick White’s plucky display
November 30, 1955 Dick White, formerly of Scunthorpe, has recovered from the injury received at Newcastle last week. Although he had to go off and
Another outing for Con Phillips
November 30, 1955 For the Central League match against Derby County at Anfield Eric Anderson is provisionally named as outside right. Whether he turns out
Liverpool unchanged
November 30, 1955 It did not take Liverpool’s directors long last night to decide their team for Saturday’s away game with Port Vale. When Manager
Doug Rudham dropped from the first team
November 24, 1955 A new and painful experience this week for Doug Rudham, Liverpool’s South African goalkeeper. He is dropped into the reserves for the
Dave Hickson transferred to Huddersfield Town
November 23, 1955 Aston Villa centre-forward Dave Hickson was transferred to Huddersfield last night, less than three months after joining them from Everton at a
The death of Bob Holmes
November 16, 1955 Last of “Invincibles,” Bob Holmes dies A great footballer of the old days, Mr. Bob Holmes, died at his native Preston to-day,
Dick White transferred to Liverpool
November 10, 1955 Another Third Division club, desperate for cash, had to sell a star last night…this time little Scunthorpe United pocketed £8,000 for centre-half
David Thomas transferred to Liverpool
October 6, 1955 David Thomas, 17, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, whom Liverpool have signed as an amateur, makes his debut at centre half in the Central
Anfield changes v Middlesbrough
September 21, 1955 For their home game with Middlesbrough on Saturday, Liverpool make three changes – one of them positional – compared with the side
The junior derby at Goodison Park
September 21, 1955 Until Liverpool join Everton in the top sphere our Liverton “derby” games are necessarily limited to Central League encounters. The first of
Ainsley to teach Americans
Thursday, September 8 – 1955 Four British football experts will coach U.S. Air Force personnel in a week’s football training beginning next Monday at Wiesbaden,
Ray Lambert getting married
December 5, 1955 A large crowd attended the wedding this morning at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Bagillt, of Mr. Ray Lambert, member of Liverpool F.C.
Dave Hickson transferred to Aston Villa
September 2, 1955 Aston Villa pay £23,000 for Dave Hickson After a day of suspense, Dave Hickson, Everton’s bustling 25 year-old centre forward, was eventually
Improving reserves in Alex South and Louis Bimpson
August 31, 1955 I understand from one of my “scouts,” who follows Liverpool Reserves regularly, that the two most improved players in the Anfield reserve
Gerry Byrne on full-time professional contract
August 31, 1955 Gerry Byrne, who has been on Liverpool’s amateur staff since leaving school at the age of 15, was 17 yesterday, and has
Liverpool change for Wednesday game
August 31, 1955 Liverpool have had to make one change for to-night’s game with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, as Jimmy Payne has not recovered from
Season preview 1955-56: Liverpool F.C. (Liverpool Echo)
August 27, 1955 Last year Liverpool’s motto was “Promotion in one season.” Unfortunately that was not realised, and never really looked likely to be. Indeed,
Jimmy Payne preferred
August 26, 1955 The Liverpool side for the visit of Hull City shows two changes fro that defeated by Sheffield Wednesday. Arnell goes in for
Barry Wilkinson will be back soon
August 20, 1955 Barry Wilkinson, of Liverpool, the former Bishop Auckland amateur wing half, will be out of the RAF in another couple of months.
Doug Rudham turns professional
August 19, 1955 Doug Rudham, Liverpool goalkeeper who has been playing as an amateur under agreement with the South African F.A., yesterday signed as a
Liverpool at Nottingham
August 19, 1955 Liverpool set the ball rolling at Nottingham Forest, where they will find the Trentsiders a stern combination on their own ground. As
Debutants for Liverpool Reserves
August 17, 1955 The reserve eleven, home to Huddersfield Town, will have two debutants in Robson, the ex-Darlington winger signed during the close season, and
No Anfield surprise
August 17, 1955 There are no surprise in the Liverpool team for the opening match of the season against Nottingham Forest at Nottingham, on Saturday,
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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