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Tag: Billy Wright

Furnell to the Gunners

November 21, 1963 kjehan

Thursday, November 21 – 1963 Arsenal manager Billy Wright swooped on Merseyside in a dawn plane yesterday and signed Jim Furnell, 25-year-old Liverpool reserve goalkeeper,

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Blackpool Reserves v Liverpool Reserves 2-5 (League match: September 4, 1954)

September 4, 1954 kjehan

September 4, 1954 Match: Central League, at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool Reserves – Liverpool Reserves 2-5 (1-4). Referee: Mr. F. Collinge. Blackpool (2-3-5): Bob Wyllie, Jimmy

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Liverpool v Wolves 1-4 (League match: December 16, 1950)

December 16, 1950 kjehan

December 16, 1950 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:15. Liverpool – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 (0-3). Attendance: 30,959. Referee: Mr. B.J. Flanagan. Liverpool

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Wolves v Liverpool 2-0 (League match: August 19, 1950)

August 19, 1950 kjehan

August 19, 1950 Key note: “Liverpool have tried their experiment at inside forward, and must now realise that it was not successful. In football matters

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Willie Fagan leads the attack

August 16, 1950 kjehan

August 16, 1950 For their visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the opening match of the season, on Saturday, Liverpool will field the same side as

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Billy Liddell runner-up in Sportsman of the year award

January 31, 1950 kjehan

January 31, 1950 Reg Harris, would professional cycling champion, has been voted the “Sportsman of the year,” the man who did most in 1949 to

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Liverpool v Wolves 2-1 (League match: May 1, 1948)

May 1, 1948 kjehan

May 1, 1948 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 (1-1) Attendance: 31,773. Referee: Mr. C. Fletcher. Liverpool

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Liverpool players for England

October 5, 1947 kjehan

Sunday, October 5 – 1947 England soccer selectors were busily engaged yesterday naming the sides for a full international against Wales on October 18 and

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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool 1-2 (League match)

May 31, 1947 kjehan

Saturday, May 31 – 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Molineux, kick-off: 15:00. Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool 1-2 (0-2). Attendance: 50,765. Referee: Mr. J.

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Liverton team for Western Command

May 1, 1945 kjehan

May 1, 1945 Permission has been granted for the Football League Championship No. 2 to continue until May 26. All matches arranged between League clubs

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Western Command XI for friendly

April 27, 1945 kjehan

April 27, 1945 The Western Command team against Everton-Liverpool at Goodison Park on Wednesday will be: Jack Fairbrother (Preston North End), Bert Sproston (Manchester City),

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Liverpool v New Brighton 6-2 (War time, League match)

December 23, 1939 kjehan

Saturday, December 23 – 1939 Match: Regional League, Western Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:15. Liverpool – New Brighton 6-2 (3-2). Attendance: 2,000. Referee: Mr. W.H.E.

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Welcome home

December 22, 1939 kjehan

Friday, December 22 – 1939 Liverpool will be without some of their leading players for the game against New Brighton, but that will not detract

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Frank Rawcliffe for New Brighton

September 21, 1939 kjehan

September 21, 1939 Nine players with League experience are included in New Brighton’s team to visit Crewe Alexandra on Saturday. The other two are Frank

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