January 6, 1899 Willie Michael was the leading spirit in the Hearts’ ranks on Saturday, and beside having a brace of goals to his own
Category: Player news
Ned Doig down with the flu
November 24, 1898 Ned Doig, the goalkeeper, has this week been confined to bed through the effects of an attack of influenza. It appears that
Drunk and disorderly Liverpool players
November 14, 1898 Prominent football in trouble. At Liverpool Police Court yesterday, George Allan, Hugh Morgan, and John Walker, members of the Liverpool Football Club
Murmurs from the Mersey (November 5, 1898)
November 5, 1898 Liverpool have waited long and patiently for the smile of victory, and have at length received their just reward, Sheffield United kindly
Peter Kyle for Clyde
Friday, October 28 – 1898 Clyde, besides doing good business in gaining the signature of Long, the ex-amateur, have secured a junior “gem” in Peter
Death of a well-known player
Thursday, October 27 – 1898 Yesterday the well-known Airdrieonian professional football player Bob Macfarlane died at his home in Hallcraig Street, Airdrie, from inflammation of
Becton transferred to Sheffield United
Friday, October 7 – 1898 For some time past Sheffield United have been in negotiation with Liverpool in regard to the transfer of Frank Becton,
Barney Battles transferred to Celtic
October 3, 1898 Barney Battles, the ex-Celtic, ex-Dundee player, arrived in Glasgow yesterday for the purpose of rejoining the Celts, who are so badly off
Ex-Liverpool player turn out for Falkirk
September 24, 1898 Falkirk had out their strongest team, and it included for the first time Joe McQue, an old Campsie player, who has been
Tricky runs and accurate centres
September 22, 1898 Liverpool are suffering somewhat from the want of George Allan, their centre-forward. But for his accident they might have beaten Sunderland, and
Liverpool are generally regarded as very formidable
September 14, 1898 By common consent the meeting of Sunderland and Liverpool was the chief event of the day. Apart from the fact that it
Alex Raisbeck the best paid player in the football League
September 8, 1898 Alex Raisbeck, formerly of the Hibernians, who went to Stoke to help in the test matches, is to-day the best paid player
Alex Raisbeck is second to none
September 1, 1898 Great things are expected of the Liverpool team, which includes five men who have figures in East of Scotland football. Of Alex
Season preview 1898-99: Liverpool F.C. (Sheffield Independent)
August 27, 1898 Followers of the Liverpool club are anticipating great and glorious things. They are hoping to quite outshine their local rivals, the Evertonians,
Season preview 1898-99: Liverpool F.C. (Lancashire Evening Post)
August 27, 1898 Liverpudlians are awaiting the forthcoming season with eagerness and confidence, and unless Tom Watson is a false prophet Liverpool will achieve fame
Liverpool loses out on William Walker
Friday, August 26 – 1898 An interesting case of “signing on”is that of William Walker, who, it will be remembered, left the Leith Athletic for
William Walker for free
Thursday, August 25 – 1898 Leith Athletic have signed on William Walker, late of Liverpool. Other League Clubs were after Walker, but the price asked
Raisbeck impresses at Anfield
Wednesday, August 24 – 1898 Quite the feature of the of the practice game of the Liverpool FC players was the fine exhibition at centre-half
Liverpool get £50 for McCartney
Tuesday, August 16 – 1898 An important meeting of the Executive Committee of the Football League was held last evening at the Old Boar’s Head,
Allan is the property of both Liverpool and Celtic
Tuesday, August 9 – 1898 A conference between the representatives of the English and Scottish Football Leagues was held Tuesday at Carlisle. The position of
Ex-Liverpool players reinstated as amateurs
Friday, August 5 – 1898 Among the players reinstated as amateurs were Duncan McLean, James Cleland, and B. Crossan, who have all played for the
William Otty for Wigan County
Thursday, August 4 – 1898 William Otty, of Liverpool, and J. Clibborn,of Stockport County, have been signed on for this along with two Cumberland men,
Maurice Parry transferred to Leicester Fosse
Saturday, July 16 – 1898 The announcement made in our columns on Saturday that Mr. Godfrey Beardsley, late of Loughborough Town, had thrown in his
Football and footballers – the £ s. d. of the game
July 16, 1898 An International’s views He is an international, and prominent in office in the Football Players’ Union, and our conversation turned on the
Action against the Heart of Midlothian Football Club
Tuesday, May 31 – 1898 The record has been closed by Sheriff Maconochie in the Edinburgh Sheriff Court in an action by Robert Gray, sawyer,
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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