Saturday, August 4 – 1945 Football League clubs have received instructions from the Football Association that they may give agreements to demobilised players offering their
Category: The FA
Conference to settle football queries
July 24, 1945 A round table conference between the management committee of the Football League, and the clubs will, I heard in London yesterday, be
League clubs to play in the FA Cup next season
June 25, 1945 Football League clubs will take part in the FA Cup next season and will carry out the programme agreed by them at
The Football League to adopt Arsenal F.C.’s amendment
May 7, 1945 Football officials from all over the country, many with famous players of the past, now managers, to advise them, met at Manchester
Football season may be extended
April 26, 1945 Here is some important news which will affect the entire position regarding the championship No. 2 of the Football League. The Football
Matt Busby and Willie Fagan in Red Cross match
March 29, 1945 Four Soccer Internationalists – Johnny Mapson and Maurice Edelston (England) and Matt Busby and Willie Fagan (Scotland) – are included in the
England XI for Belgium trip
March 14, 1945 Fifteen star footballers from Britain – 13 English, one Scottish and one Irish – are included in the party of Services players
FA XI and RAF XI teams unchanged
January 16, 1945 No change have so far been notified in the FA and RAF teams for the Soccer representative match at Coventry on Saturday.
The FA Eleven v Royal Air Force
January 4, 1945 What is regarded as an unofficial trial match for the England v Scotland game at Villa Park on February 3, takes place
The Lancashire Cup draw
November 24, 1944 The Lancashire Senior Cup draw, made at Blackburn is: – Oldham Athletic v Burnley, Liverpool v Southport, Everton v Chester, Manchester United
Matt Busby for the British Army XI
July 30, 1944 All set for the two big attractions on Saturday – Dundee v British Army at Dens Park, and Edinburgh Select v Aston
Death of Sir Frederick Wall
March 25, 1944 Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the Football Association for forty years, died on Saturday night. He was eighty-five and had been in
Scots team for Moscow?
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 Scotland may be the first country after the war to send a football team to Russia. The Scottish Football Association,
Stan Cullis – England captain
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 The Football Association announced that they have now received notification from commanding officers that all players selected for the England
Sir Frederick Wall
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 The condition of the 85-years-old former Football Association Secretary, Sir Frederick Wall, who is seriously ill at his Sutton, Surrey,
Soccer gold
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 Proceeds of the England v Scotland soccer international at Wembley Stadium on February 19, will total £18,000, the biggest contribution
Ray Lambert selected for Wales XI
May 6, 1943 Ray Lambert, Liverpool’s right back, Aubrey Powell, Leeds United, outside right, and George Murphy, Bradford City, inside right, are newcomers to the
New football rule
Monday, August 10 – 1942 A new ruling has been decided on by clubs of the Lancashire Football Association. At the meeting held at Bolton
Invites for the Lancashire Cup
Tuesday, August 4 – 1942 When and how the Lancashire Senior Football Cup Competition is to be played this season will be decided at a
No extra railway facilities
Thursday, July 16 – 1942 The Ministry of Home Security have informed the Football Association that, subject to the usual proviso, though a change in
Next season’s big games
Wednesday July 15 – 1942 The Football Association yesterday issued a list of representative matches arranged for the 1942-43 season. War charities will benefit from
Lancashire F.A. proposals
June 25, 1942 I have listened to a lot of talk about the Lancashire Football Association’s action in dismissing Everton from last season’s Lancashire Cup
Service football at Merseyside
September 9, 1941 Merseyside is making ample provision for Services football again this season. Last season’s competitions were an unqualified success, but it is expected
Players’ wages question
August 30, 1941 There is an urgent task facing the Football Association. They should at once place a maximum on players’ wages. The League have
Five-a-side tournament idea turned down
August 16, 1941 The question of out-of-season matches other than practice games for charitable purposes is likely to be considered by the War Emergency Committee
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