Through my connection with social media and my deep love for Liverpool F.C. I come across many types of people. Fans like me, with a
Category: Supporters
One year on – fans unite in grief
Thursday, May 29 – 1986 Thousands of football fans in Brussels, Turin and Liverpool yesterday mourned the deaths of their 39 friends crushed in the
The reasons for the Reds failure.
Tuesday, July 16 – 1968 Why didn’t Liverpool win any honours last season? I wouldn’t know, but at least one of the club’s loyalists thinks
Rollie waits for the Reds in Las Palmas.
Monday, May 20 – 1968 Eagerly awaiting the arrival in Las Palmas of the Liverpool football team who play against the local side there on
Ticket sales roar
August 3, 1967 Liverpool’s fans have already paid for Tony Hateley, the £95,000 centre forward bought from Chelsea in June. They have more than £100,000
“Shut yer gob, wack!”
February 20, 1967 Take that thunderous, ear-mashing fortissimo they call the Hampden roar. Add the gentle music of a thousand grinding concrete mixers. Mix it
Kops the tops
Friday, December 31 – 1965 Let us on the eve of a wondrous sporting year, and I sincerely hope a happy 1966, say phooey and
The Kop outselling The Beatles
Friday, July 23 – 1965 Ee Aye Addio – now it’s top of the pops! In the beat-crazy city of Liverpool, this week’s biggest selling
Ee, Aye, Addio, Denis Law’s a twerp
Monday, April 6 – 1964 Liverpool, the wondrous wackers, are the greatest team in Britain. The players are pretty formidable. But the team that enthralled
Liverpool fans escorted off
March 28, 1964 Two Liverpool supporters were escorted from the Filbert Street ground just before the Leicester v Liverpool game started. During a scuffle, a
Would you like the Liverpool sound behind your goalkeeper?
Saturday, November 9 – 1963 Yeah, yeah, yeah … the new Liverpool Sound may be a baby-faced Beatle telling you that she loves you. But
Record-breaker Billy Liddell
December 2, 1957 Mr. G. Mathison, chairman of the Liverpool Supporters’ Club, presenting a portable typewriter to Billy Liddell, last night, to mark his record
Season tickets for The Kop and paddock
May 26, 1967 For the first time in the history of the club Liverpool are to sell season tickets for the paddock and ground (Anfield
Supporters’ cheque for Eddie Spicer
December 7, 1955 Eddie Spicer, former Liverpool full-back, whose career was ended by a broken leg two years ago, was last night presented with a
Bridge view: Half a century looking on (by Frisby Duke)
November 5, 1955 “Frisby Dyke” (once a familiar Liverpool stores-name) is the chosen ‘nom de plume’ of a famous sea captain. All sailors love a
Liverpool supporters
June 3, 1955 Mr. W.H.E. Evans, the former Football League referee, has been appointed a vice-president of the Liverpool F.C. Supporters’ Club. Members hold a
Bells, rattles and cheers swelled cup-tie fervour
Saturday, February 23 – 1952 Cup-tie enthusiasm reminiscent of that aroused by Burnley F.C.’s 1947 progress was displaying on Saturday, when upwards of 15,000 cheering,
The scouse invasion of London
Saturday, April 29 – 1950 While rain drove the thousands of cup final fans into shops, cafes, museums and buses for shelter to-day, the ticket
Liverpool F.C.’s ticket scheme
Thursday, August 10 – 1939 Liverpool are making an effort to solve the problem about the distribution of FA Cup final tickets. Any supporter who
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
How a Liverpool fan robbed Everton of a talent
October 25, 1937 Willie Fagan had an unusual experience in his match for Liverpool. He played alongside a young centre named John Shafto, also making
Liverpool fans calls for George Kay
Sunday, February 14 – 1937 Some of the Liverpool supporters were so upset over their team’s failure that they indulged in ironical clapping and booing
The salt of the soccer crowd: Bob Carruthers
December 8, 1934 A mackintosh over his figure; a dark visage; a paddock devotee. Stands alone; sucks in all the juice of the Liverpool F.C.
The salt of the soccer crowd: William James Puckey
November 3, 1934 Many, many years ago I watched the boys’ entrance at Anfield. A stubbly little fellow was there sorting ‘em out. He had
The salt of the soccer crowd: Magnus Arthurson
September 22, 1934 What’s in a name? Think of this uncommon one, borne by a man of great height, weight, and heart. A son of
