June 22, 1977 Brighton have paid a club record fee of £100,000* for Preston defender Mark Lawrenson. And chairman Mike Bamber proudly gave the news
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Bob Paisley: Now ban Kevin Keegan
June 4, 1977 Kevin Keegan should be banned from playing for England, says his former boss at Liverpool Bob Paisley. Keegan joined S.V. Hamburg in
Kevin Keegan transferred to Hamburg for £500,000
June 3, 1977 Kevin Keegan completed his record-breaking £500,000 transfer to SV Hamburg yesterday – then took a swipe at the critics who have accused
County youths big day
May 26, 1977 The curtain rings down at Anfield on Saturday with an interesting youth game which should attract a good crowd to support a
Roy of the Wanderers and tale of courage
May 26, 1977 Sixteen-years-old former Liverpool schoolboy Roy Heaney has signed on for Bolton Wanderers and defied doctors’ “orders” that he should not play again
Bob Paisley rides again
Thursday, May 19 – 1977 This time he is leading a red army into battle Bob Paisley, manager of League champions Liverpool rode into Rome
Alan Hansen signs for Liverpool
Thursday, May 5 – 1977 Alan Hansen, Partick Thistle and Scotland Under-23 defender signed for Liverpool for a fee of around £100,000, yesterday. The 6ft.
Kid Irwin on stand-by
Tuesday, April 26 – 1977 Colin Irwin, a 20-year-old part-timer, is standing by to make his debut for Liverpool against Everton in the FA Cup
The death of James Jackson
January 1, 1977 A Liverpool professional footballer who attracted thousands when he preached at special services at Everton football ground has died in hospital at
World Cup challenge for Wally Hughes
December 30, 1976 A former Liverpool man has been given the job of taking New Zealand to the World Cup Finals in the Argentine in
City publican retires
November 3, 1976 The landlord of the Lamb, at Wavertree, pulled his last pint after more than 40 years last night. Matt Fitzsimmons, aged 59,
Bonthrone is Fife tip
Monday, September 27 – 1976 East Fife’s board are to meet tonight to discuss a replacement for Frank Christie, who resigned his manager’s post at
Tommy Tynan transferred to Sheffield Wednesday
September 10, 1976 The £10,000 transfer of reserve forward Tommy Tynan from Liverpool to Sheffield Wednesday was completed to-day after Wednesday received the final report
David Johnson transferred from Ipswich Town
Thursday, August 12 – 1976 England striker David Johnson last night signed for Liverpool for £200,000 and said: “It’s great to be home.” Merseyside-born Johnson
Steve Marshall transferred to Winsford United
June 29, 1976 Cheshire Leaguers, Winsford United, have signed former Liverpool defender Steve Marshall, and Welsh amateur international Roly Evans from Porthmadog. (Source: Liverpool Echo:
Liverpool reject Real Madrid’s bid for Kevin Keegan
Monday, June 28 – 1976 England football star Kevin Keegan lay in hospital last night unaware that his club Liverpool had turned down a Real
The kid who became “King of the Kop”
Wednesday, April 21 – 1976 Hours of patiently kicking ball to his son have finally made Tom Fairclough the proudest dad in Liverpool – and
Tommy Tynan and Kevin Kewley for the USA
February 9, 1976 Liverpool youngsters Tommy Tynan and Kevin Kewley are due to play in America during the summer. They will link up with Dallas
The Hustler: Dave Underwood
January 31, 1976 That cheerful fellow, Dave Underwood, who kept goal for Liverpool for two or three season just before the Shankly era arrived at
Ray Kennedy in for unlucky Peter Cormack
January 2, 1976 Ray Kennedy bursts back into first-team action to-morrow when Liverpool launch their F.A. Cup bid at holders West Ham, as the unfortunate
Jimmy Case: The goal poacher from South Liverpool
December 31, 1975 Liverpool have sent a splendid New Year gift to struggling South Liverpool as a “thanks, very much” gesture for 21-years-old Jimmy Case,
Phil Boersma transferred to Middlesbrough
December 2, 1975 Middlesbrough today paid the highest transfer fee in their history when they paid over £70,000 for Phil Boersma, the Liverpool striker. Boersma
Pompey goes for Lawler and McLaughlin
Wednesday, October 1 – 1975 Liverpool’s Chris Lawler and John McLaughlin could be joining Portsmouth, managed by former Anfield idol Ian St. John. McLaughlin moves
Joey Jones transferred to Liverpool
July 14, 1975 Wrexham manager John Neal may quit in protest at yesterday’s £110,000 sale of Welsh U23 international defender Joey Jones to Liverpool. Neal
Emlyn Hughes – Don’t write me off yet
Saturday, May 31 – 1975 Liverpool’s Emlyn Hughes was last night refusing to accept that he has reached the end of his England road. Earlier
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