July 29, 1945 Match: Friendly, at Hannover. BLA 21st Army XI – Liverpool 3-3 (1-2). Attendance: 35,000. BIA 21st Army XI (2-3-5): Ted Sagar (Everton),
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Everton P.O.W. Fred Sweeney home
May 1, 1945 Fred Sweeney Everton’s winger, who played several first team games in the early days of the war, is now home after eighteen
Manchester United player wounded in action
April 7, 1945 Private George Gladwin, the Manchester United half-back, has been wounded in the right leg while fighting in Burma with the Royal Berkshire
Bill Jones: Liverpool F.C.’s utility man
April 3, 1945 Another star of yesterday’s Anfield game was Bill Jones, who is to Liverpool what Jackson is to Everton as utility man, though
Eric Keen as a football coach in the Army
March 16, 1945 Have just had word of Eric Keen, Derby County’s international half-back, who dropped out of our ken after assisting Everton and Liverpool
National captains in Army teams
Tuesday, February 6 – 1945 Joe Mercer and Matt Busby, English and Scottish captains in the international match at Villa Park, will appear for the
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
Matt Busby out of Scotland squad
January 1, 1945 Two changes have been made in the Scottish team to play in Belgium next week-end. Matt Busby (Liverpool) and Johnny Deakin (St
The death of William Crone
November 10, 1944 The death has occurred of Mr. William Crone, 27 Buckingham Street, Belfast, the former Irish international and Distillery full-back. Crone was the
Seven officers from Liverpool F.C.
September 7, 1944 Liverpool Football Club officials and followers are proud of the fact that no fewer than seven of their players have gained commissions
– Don’t shoot. I am a German international
August 15, 1944 How an English and a German professional footballer exchanged reminiscences in a minefield in Normandy, is disclosed by Lieut. Edwin Spicer, Liverpool
Matt Busby’s future with Liverpool F.C.
May 13, 1944 Matt Busby, captain of Liverpool and also the Scottish captain, has telegraphed me to say that he has accepted the offer of
The Allen Cup final at Anfield
Saturday, April 22 – 1944 Next Saturday will be a red letter day for the Home Guard. In the afternoon 100 men from each Battalion
Missing stars for Liverpool F.C.
December 30, 1943 Liverpool will be handicapped by Services calls for their visit to Wrexham on Saturday in the War Cup Qualifying Competition. Stars like
Billy Liddell: Fit as a fiddle
June 3, 1943 Billy Liddell, Liverpool’s Scottish international winger, was home on leave this week and called in for a chat. Billy is now in
Ted Hancock in the services
Monday, May 17 – 1943 Ted Hancock, former Lincoln City outside right, is now in the services and scored five times in a recent Army
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
Liverpool’s thirteen
January 12, 1943 Secretary-manager Mr. George Kay has thirteen names on his team sheet for the return Merseyside “Derby” with Everton due for Anfield on
Youngsters star in Reds “derby”
January 11, 1943 Young discoveries were the stars of the third of the season’s Merseyside “Derby” games, when Liverpool once again emphasised their claim to
Anfield finale
June 8, 1942 Liverpool wound up the season with a grand reunion of pre-war players at Anfield, when the visitors won a bright and interesting
Outlook is good
June 8, 1942 Maybe it is rushing ahead in thinking of next season when the 1941-42 season only finally passed out on Saturday, but one
Anfield Charity match
June 4, 1942 For their match against the Army side at Anfield on Saturday, Liverpool are likely to include a number of players from other
Liverpool player POW
Tuesday, June 2 – 1942 George Leadbetter, the Liverpool FC player who, as I announced some time ago, is a prisoner of war in Germany,
Shankly on knock out
Tuesday, April 14 – 1942 Bill Shankly, Preston North End and Scottish international halfback football star, agreed to the new role but was a little
Liverpool player prisoner of war
August 29, 1941 George Leadbetter, the Liverpool Football Club outside right, who was reported missing during the Crete campaign, is a prisoner of war in
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