May 8, 1897 Liverpool have got Harry Storer and Willie Donnelly for goal, and also Charles Jowett, the amateur, will turn out again for them.
Category: Player news
Players coming and going May 1897
May 6, 1897 The committee of the Liverpool Football Club have up to the present engaged the following players for next season: – The new
Liverpool try to sign on English players
May 6, 1897 The committee of the Liverpool Club have up to present engaged the following players for next season. Owing to the competition with
Family bereavement for Robert Neill
May 6, 1897 Robert Neil has returned to Scotland through family bereavement. (Source: Edinburgh Evening News, 06-05-1897)
Three players out
May 3, 1897 The signing-on season is in progress, and already several important changes in the personnel of the more prominent Scottish clubs are promised
A day for big transfer activity
May 1, 1897 The following important changes of players were recorded on Saturday: – Patrick Gray (Partick to Liverpool), Robert Marshall (Leith to Liverpool)), William
A well fed Willie Michael
May 1, 1897 Willie Michael, late of the Hearts, now of Liverpool, and to be again of the Hearts (so it is said), was possessed,
Willie Michael transferred to Liverpool
April 30, 1897 It is understood that a great fight took place last night for the signature of Willie Michael. The Liverpool club were stated
Robert Neill for Rangers
Wednesday, April 28 – 1897 Robert Neill, the clever centre-half of Liverpool, has decided to throw in his lot with the Rangers. He will play
Liverpool to visit Dundee
Monday, April 26 – 1897 The Dundee Executive have arranged with the Liverpool Football Club to pay a visit to Dundee on Thursday night. This
Barney Battles to replace Archie Goldie?
April 24, 1897 Liverpool have re-engaged, or will probably re-engage, all their old players (League) except Archie Goldie, George Allan, and Frank Becton, the last
John McCartney’s big day ahead
April 17, 1897 John McCartney’s wedding is fixed for Wednesday the 21st instant. On that eventful day the Liverpool team journey to meet Burton Wanderers
Poor interest for McVean’s benefit
Saturday, April 17 – 1897 A £5 note would about cover the amount taken at Malcolm McVean’s benefit. It ought either to have been played
Neil Kerr has been good business for Falkirk
Saturday, April 10 – 1897 Neil Kerr, the old Cowlairs, Rangers, and Liverpool forward, is doing good business for Falkirk, from whose ranks the Queen’s
Liverpool to the Charity Cup final
April 10, 1897 Walsall Town Swifts v Liverpool 0-1. These two clubs, who were elected with Burton Swifts and Burton Wanderers to contest for the
Sweet success for George Allan
Thursday, April 8 – 1897 George Allan, of Liverpool, who represented the Thistle against the Rose at the Crystal Palace, had a good name before
George Allan in the Scotland squad
Saturday, April 3 – 1897 Scotland v. England. George Allan (Bo’ness and Liverpool) is the surprise selection of the eleven. In 1895 this player took
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (April 3, 1897)
April 3, 1897 * Tom Watson told one of the Liverpool forwards some little time ago that he had only to go to Scotland and
Burnley paid £130 for Jimmy Ross and Malcolm McVean
April 1, 1897 It must have been a surprise to Liverpool to be beaten at home by Burnley, and the losers would be none too
Burnley pushing the legal limits
Thursday, April 1 – 1897 As to the help Burnley have got in view of the test matches, Jimmy Ross and Malcolm McVean ought to
Trio linked with Liverpool
Thursday, April 1 – 1897 The Bolton “Football Field” says: Pugh (Wrexham), Fraser (St Bernards), and Kennedy (Hibernians) for Liverpool next season. Is this right?
Liverpool F.C.: Weekly review: March 29, 1897
March 29, 1897 The visit of the present “wooden-spoonist” of the League to the Anfield enclosure was not a very appetising bill of fare in
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (March 27, 1897)
March 27, 1897 * Has Jimmy Ross kept his word and made Liverpool work hard for their victory? * Liverpool have been kindness itself to
Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (March 20, 1897)
March 20, 1897 * Tremendous cheers greeted the half time results of Liverpool v Aston Villa (the League match) when posted up on Everton’s enclosure.
Jimmy Ross transferred to Burnley
Saturday, March 20 – 1897 On Friday the Burnley committee secured the transfer of Malcolm McVean from Liverpool and Brown from Bolton Wanderers, while on
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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