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Alec Dick – a pioneer of Merseyside football

September 15, 2015 kjehan

The headline probably does not reveal too much to most followers of either Everton or Liverpool. Alec Dick, who? His name was remembered on Merseyside

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Dirty Dick of Everton

May 24, 1968 kjehan

Friday, May 24 – 1968 Seeking a lost photograph of his father, Alexander Dick, who played football for Everton in the season 1886-88, is Alex

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Alexander Dick (Alec Dick) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

June 3, 1925 kjehan

All articles about Alec Dick on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Alec Dick: Born: 1865, in Scotland. Passed away: June 3, 1925: Liverpool, in England. Position: Right back.

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The death of Alec Dick

June 3, 1925 kjehan

June 3, 1925 Alec Dick is dead. This news will set the old-time football follower talking for hours. Alec Dick was a really great back,

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Memories of old Anfield and Everton

April 25, 1925 kjehan

April 25, 1925 Mr. Jack Wildman, of Bolton, writes: – “I would just like to say that I came to live in Bolton, from Liverpool,

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Stanley v Liverpool Reserves 2-4 (League match: March 18, 1893)

March 18, 1893 kjehan

March 18, 1893 Match: Liverpool and District League, at Walton Stiles. Stanley – Liverpool Reserves 2-4 (1-1). Stanley (2-3-5): Treanor, Woodside, Maxwell, Kennedy, Stafford +6.

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Scottish visitors at Anfield Road

September 30, 1892 kjehan

September 30, 1892 Last evening Liverpool had the Dumfries team, Queen of the South Wanderers, as their visitors at Anfield. Owing to the weather being

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Liverpool at the Ring O’Bell’s Hotel

August 20, 1892 kjehan

August 20, 1892 The first annual picnic promoted by the Liverpool Association Football Club was held at West Kirby on Saturday, and proved a most

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6,000 turned up for training

August 15, 1892 kjehan

August 15, 1892 The number of spectators who witnessed the opening practice on the Liverpool ground, at Anfield Road, last Wednesday night, is a favourable

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The start of a new season at Everton Football Club

September 2, 1889 kjehan

September 2, 1889 Everton have been hard at work, bring their house in order. Every effort has been made to obtain the best materials and

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Everton F.C.: The annual meeting of 1889

June 6, 1889 kjehan

June 6, 1889 The annual general meeting of the above club was held last evening at the brilliant rooms of the Sandon Hotel. Mr. Councillor

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Meeting of the Football League

October 26, 1888 kjehan

Friday, October 26 – 1888 A large meeting of the Football League was held at the Royal Hotel, Manchester, last evening, when the report of

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The first Football League encounter at Anfield

September 10, 1888 kjehan

September 10, 1888 A crowd of close on 12,000 turned up at Anfield Road ground on Saturday, to witness the above encounter (Everton v Accrington),

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Everton v Accrington 2-1 (League match: September 8, 1888)

September 8, 1888 kjehan

September 8, 1888 Match: Football League, at Anfield. Everton – Accrington 2-1 (0-0). Attendance: 12,000. Referee: Mr. John James Bentley; umpire: Mr. O. Oldham. Everton

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Mike Higgins Benefit match at Anfield

May 26, 1888 kjehan

May 26, 1888 Mr. Sudell’s team v. Everton, Bootle and Stanley Combined. The Everton ground presented a very animated appearance on Saturday evening, when fully

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The clouds have fallen at Anfield

December 12, 1887 kjehan

December 12, 1887 Yesterday basking in the sunshine of increasing success and popularity, today Everton are overwhelmed in a deluge of discomfiture, or, in other

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Interview with the Everton secretary Alex Nisbet

December 12, 1887 kjehan

December 12, 1887 As all the world knows by this, the Everton F.C. have been adjudged guilty of infringing the laws relating to professionalism and

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Football match in aid of Stanley Hospital

May 23, 1885 kjehan

May 23, 1885 A football match in aid of the funds of the Stanley Hospital, one of the most deserving and necessitous charities of the

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