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
Category: Player news
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
Bernard Ramsden moving to the USA
May 6, 1947 Bernard Ramsden, Liverpool F.C.’s £8,000 full back, has gone to America to marry Miss Audrey Clark of New York, whom he met
Peter Kippax withdraws from England squad
April 30, 1947 Peter Kippax, Burnley’s amateur left-winger, has withdrawn from the England side meeting France at Highbury on Saturday, because of influenza. No substitute
George Penrose selected for Scotland
April 8, 1947 George Penrose, outside right of Hall, Russell’s, the Aberdeen junior club, has been chosen for Scotland against Wales at Dens Park on
“Baby hurt” SOS
March 25, 1947 Throwing an overcoat over his Soccer kit the Liverpool captain, Jack Balmer, hurried from Cup-tie training yesterday. He had just received a
“Give it to Fagan. Don’t forget Fagan,” yelled Liverpool supporters
March 3, 1947 A “SECRET” victory plan, which deceived thousands of fans who roared disapproval of their team’s tactics, won its creators a place among
New boots, by Albert Stubbins
March 1, 1947 Better for the break-in Liverpool did not vary their method of preparation for to-day’s Cup-tie, and spent the earlier part of the
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
Cyril Done reappears for Liverpool
January 10, 1947 Cyril Done, the Liverpool Reserves centre-forward, will reappear in the first team as inside left in place of Willie Fagan for the
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
Anxiety over fuel an power position
December 28, 1946 Industrial demands for electricity are lighter than usual this week-end and domestic cuts are unlikely a Central Electricity Board spokesman said today.
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
USA, Arsenal or Liverpool for Bernard Ramsden?
November 21, 1946 Arsenal may yet get Bernard Ramsden, Liverpool full back. They offered a big fee recently but Ramsden then intended sailing to America
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
George Paterson transferred to Swindon
October 22, 1946 Liverpool F.C. have transferred their Scottish inside left, George Paterson, to Swindon Town. Fee is stated to be the highest ever paid
Albert Stubbins in international trial
September 17, 1946 Albert Stubbins, Liverpool’s new centre forward from Newcastle, will lead the England attack against the Combined XI in the unofficial trial match
Is that Bertie? Or maybe him? Where are thou Albert Stubbins?
September 13, 1946 Albert Stubbins, start centre forward signed by Liverpool F.C. from Newcastle United for £13,000, arrived at Liverpool last night – and was
Albert Stubbins transferred to Liverpool
September 12, 1946 Albert Stubbins, Newcastle United’s England centre forward, was transferred to Liverpool to-night for a fee of £13,000, only £1,000 less than Arsenal
Start bidding for Albert Stubbins
September 10, 1946 Newcastle United announced last night that they are prepared to receive offers for the transfer of Albert Stubbins, their English international centre
George Poland transferred to Cardiff City
August 29, 1946 Another goalkeeper to move is George Poland, Liverpool’s Welsh international. He has been signed by Cardiff City, for whom he played before
Len Carney: Schoolmaster and a war-hero
August 29, 1946 Len Carney, fair-haired schoolmaster crashes into big-time football when he plays for Liverpool against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. He played a
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