March 23, 1939 Liverpool F.C. last night signed Eric Mansley, the Chester F.C. goalkeeper and nephew of the well-known Chester F.C. director, Mr. Harry Mansley.
Category: Player news
Hugh Robertson chose Falkirk over Liverpool
March 21, 1939 On Tuesday evening Manager Tom Craig, Falkirk, announced that he had signed a new centre-half in the person of Hugh Robertson, a
Fractured leg for Tom Morrison
Wednesday, March 15 – 1939 Tom Morrison, the ex-St. Mirren, Liverpool, Sunderland, and Ayr United international right-half, fractured a leg last week while playing for
William Pinnington signs for Liverpool
March 14, 1939 Liverpool have signed on professional forms William Pinnington, aged 20, 5ft. 9in. and 11st. 6lbs., an outside left, who has been doing
No transfer for Peter Doherty
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 Liverpool Football Club, it was learned last night, made an inquiry about the transfer of Peter Doherty, the Irish international
Jimmy McInnes unable to play for Liverpool
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 Jimmy McInnes, Liverpool’s Scottish left half-back, will not be fit to play against Portsmouth at Anfield on Saturday. His place
Threats to Wolves players
March 3, 1939 Threats to two Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club players – Alex Scott (goalkeeper) and Stan Cullis (centre half), were conveyed by letter yesterday
Five goals from Jack Wood
Friday, March 3 – 1939 Congratulations to Jackie Wood on his remarkable achievement against Horwich R.M.I. on Saturday. He had the rare distinction of obtaining
Ray Lambert for Lancashire FA XI
Wednesday, March 1 – 1939 The Lancashire FA team for the Northern Counties Championship match with the Liverpool Football Association at Crosby, on Saturday, will
Liverpool’s Billy Liddell returns home on holiday
February 25, 1939 Home from Liverpool for a short holiday is 17-year-old Dunfermline footballer-account, Billy Liddell. Billy joined Liverpool F.C. as an amateur last year,
Ex-Liverpool player Willie Steel transferred to Derby County
Thursday, February 23 – 1939 Derby County last night paid a substantial fee to Birmingham for the transfer of Willie Steel, their Scottish full-back. He
Liverpool Reserves team selection
February 22, 1939 Liverpool Reserves travel to Molineux on Saturday to oppose the Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves. Liverpool Reserves. – Dirk Kemp, Keith Peters, Bernard Ramsden,
Balmer on the wing, Shafto centre-forward
Wednesday, February 22 – 1939 Liverpool are making big efforts to solve their outside-left problem by making an interesting, if bold, experiment for Saturday’s Football
Chesterfield football-artist
Tuesday, February 21 – 1939 Albert Bonass, Chesterfield Town’s outside left, is an artist off the football field as well as on it. Here he
The rabbit’s foot ran out of luck
Monday, February 13 – 1939 Two twenty-first birthday celebrations were marred by a Cup defeat… In the stand at Molineux watching the game between the
Death of former Burnley footballer
Thursday, February 9 – 1939 Burnley sportsmen, particularly the older generation will regret to death in the Municipal Hospital, last Thursday, of Mr. William Bury,
Who was the best Liverpool player ever (up to 1939)?
February 4, 1939 The competition asking for the six most famous footballers of Liverpool F.C., in order of merit, led to a large survey of
Stanley Duff for New Brighton
Wednesday, February 1 – 1939 New Brighton yesterday signed Stanley Duff, a former Leicester City, Chester, and Tranmere outside left. Duff, who is 20, was
Liverpool’s first defeat at Anfield
January 26, 1939 Records were made to be broken, and Liverpool’s series of home matches without defeat – dating back almost twelve months – went
Jimmy Smith appointed manager of Dumbarton
January 25 – 1939 Dumbarton Football Club have appointed Jimmy Smith, their centre-forward, as manager of the club, and he will have full control of
Abe Rosenthal transferred to Tranmere Rovers
January 25, 1939 Tranmere Rovers have added two promising young players to their staff by signing Joe Millbank from Wolves and Abe Rosenthal from Liverpool.
Bolton Wanderers at Anfield
January 25, 1939 Liverpool, the only senior side unbeaten in home games, are sure to put their best foot foremost to prevent Bolton spoiling their
Marksman Jack Balmer
Tuesday, January 24 – 1939 Jack Balmer, the Liverpool club’s inside left is coming into his own. His luck in shooting seems to have changed
Scott’s wonderboy in the cup
Saturday, January 21 – 1939 Discouraged by temporary loss of form and upset by the unfriendliness of part of the crowd a young football despaired
Liverpool ‘A’ for Bury ‘A’ at Penny Lane
January 20, 1939 The Liverpool ‘A’ team to oppose Bury ‘A’ in a West Lancashire League fixture at Penny Lane to-morrow (2.45) will be: Cecil
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