All articles about Albert “Kelly” Houlker on PlayUpLiverpool.com. AboutAlbert “Kelly” Houlker: Born: April 27, 1872: Blackburn (Lancashire). Passed away: May 27, 1962: Blackburn (Lancashire). Position: Left half. Height: (5ft. 6 ½in.); Weight: (11st. 4lb.). Career: Blackburn Hornets, 1892. Blackburn Park Road, 1893. Blackburn Rovers, 1896. * 1896-97: 17-0 […]
All articles about William McOwen on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About William McOwen: Born: April, 1871: Blackburn (Lancashire), England. Passed away: December 27, 1950: Darwen, England. Position: Goalkeeper. Height: (5ft. 7in.); Weight: Career: Cherry Tree. Blackburn Olympic. Blackburn Rovers: Signed: 1887. * 1888-89: 5-0 (Football League); 0-0 (FA Cup); * 1889-90: […]
Saturday December 28 – 1946 Industrial demands for electricity are lighter than usual this week-end and domestic cuts are unlikely a Central Electricity Board spokesman said today. Industrially, however the fuel and power position is still causing anxiety. A ministry of Fuel and Power spokesman to-day referred to […]
Saturday, September 22 – 1945 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers – Liverpool 0-5 (0-1). Attendance: 5,131. Referee: Mr. J.H. Parker (Crewe). Blackburn Rovers (2-3-5): Jack Patterson; Walter Crook, Alan Green; George Forbes, Fred Hall, Eric Bell; Jack Smith, Bob Hacking (Luton Town), Bibby, […]
February 28, 1945 Mr. Henry Smith, aged 77, of Whitehead Street, Blackburn, who died yesterday, claimed to be the first professional footballer in Blackburn. He played with the old Witton F.C., and later assisted a club at Wigan and Everton. He had been a compositor with a Blackburn […]
Friday, November 24 – 1944 The Lancashire Senior Cup draw, made at Blackburn is: – Oldham Athletic v Burnley, Liverpool v Southport, Everton v Chester, Manchester United v Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City v Stockport County, Accrington Stanley v Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers v Bury, Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers. Home […]
August 11, 1944 Yesterday the British Army, which meets a Combined Services eleven at Inverness today, spent the day golfing and bowling in Inverness. In the evening, the team and officials were given a civic reception and entertained at dinner by the Town Council. Provost Hugh Mackenzie welcomed […]
All articles about Tom Bamford on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tom Bamford: Born: November 6, 1886: Horwich (Lancashire), England. Passed away: August 9, 1944: Blackburn (Lancashire), England. Position: Right back. Height: (5ft. 8½in.); Weight: (12st. 2lb.). Career: Great Harwood. Darwen: Signed: October, 1908. Burnley: Signed: April, 1909. * 1909-10: 9-0 […]
All articles about Edgar Chadwick on PlayUpLiverpool. About Edgar Chadwick: Born: June 14, 1869: Blackburn (Lancashire), England. Passed away: February 14, 1942: Blackpool (Lancashire), England. Nickname: Hooky. Position: Inside left. Height: 169 cm. (5ft. 6 ½in.); Weight: 68 kilos. (10st. 10lb.). ** Source for height and weight: Athletic […]
February 14, 1942 Mr. Edgar Chadwick, a noted football star, died today at the age of 72. He was a member of a talented Blackburn family, several members of which rendered conspicuous service to the game. Mr. Chadwick first linked up with the Blackburn Rovers after experience with […]
All articles about Bob Crompton on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Bob Crompton: “There is no better football general anywhere than Bob. He understands the game thoroughly from A to Z; he is an ideal captain. He is a scrupulously fair back, and one of his great specialities – I can […]
All articles about Bob Haworth on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Bob Haworth: Born: 1879: Blackburn, England. Passed away: Position: Centre-half. Height: (5ft. 9in.) Weight: (11st.). Career: Christ Church: 1895. Darwen: 1896. * 1896-97: 0-0 (Football League 2); 0-0 (FA Cup). Blackburn Rovers: 1898. * 1898-99: 16-1 (Football League 1); 1-0 […]
October 2, 1939 Some of the side had one a route march. Circumstances conspired against Liverpool F.C., but they have rarely played better than when beating Blackburn Rovers by 5 goals to nothing. Everything went badly for the winners until the match actually started. They had difficulty in […]
October 2, 1939 Since we have had friendly football I have met many people who, maybe because they are not satisfied with good, constructive play, without the crowd frenzy, have complained about the lack of excitement. I wish they could have been at Blackburn on Saturday! It is […]
Sunday, June 5 – 1938 Mr. Isaac Caswell, a member of Blackburn Town Council and a well-known football referee, was attacked last night during a train journey from La Plata to Buenos Aires, after officiating at a match in which the Estudiantes beat Huracan by two goals to […]
December 29, 1930 Finish with a flourish. No sign of staleness at Blackburn. One had read so much of the alleged hardship on well-trained and well-fed professional footballers that it was quite refreshing to witness a match on the third day wherein play was more strenuously fought in […]
December 2, 1930 The interment took place in the village churchyard at Mellor, near Blackburn, to-day, of Mr. Herbie Arthur, of the Bungalow, Mere-road, Blackpool, the most famous goalkeeper Blackburn Rovers ever had, and who died in a Blackpool Nursing Home last Thursday. A considerable number of people […]
April 24, 1929 Historic Gathering of 600 at the Philharmonic Hall Great Record of a Pioneer Club Old Players Listen to their Feats in the Light of History –Epoch Making Reunion Full Report of Speeches By Blackstaff Everton F.C celebrated its fifty-year career by a banquet at the […]
Monday, August 1 – 1927 Accrington Stanley do not desire to risk re-election for a second time, and have made practically a complete clearance of last season players, of whom only five have been retained. They are: – T. Whittaker (left back), Curran (centre half), Martin (outside left), […]
January 16, 1926 The funeral at Blackburn of Mr. John Lewis, the well-known football legislator and social worker, who passed away on Wednesday, took place this morning. In accordance with the known wishes of the deceased the obsequies were of private character. The interment was preceded by a […]
August 21, 1922 In each of the three seasons that has passed since football was resumed in earnest, Blackburn Rovers have had to struggle more or less to keep in the First Division, and their supporters naturally think it is high time there was a change for the […]
Saturday, May 28 – 1921 Amusing story of Buchan and Campbell When Charlie Buchan’s smile irritated me Base humour about my transfer By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the famous goalkeeper for Partick Thistle and Scotland, continues the story of his football career. Joining Liverpool when a lad as […]
Wednesday, November 17 – 1920 Reserves, Central League, at Anfield. Liverpool Reserves – Nelson 3-4 (2-0). Attendance: 6,000. Liverpool Reserves (2-3-5): Harry McNaughton, Jim Penman, William Jenkinson, Frank Checkland, John McNab, William Cunningham, Robert Waine, Peter McKinney, Billy Matthews, Harry Lewis, Fred Kennedy. Nelson (2-3-5): Pickup, Robert Lilley, […]
All articles about Joe Lofthouse on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Joe Lofthouse: Born: April 14, 1865: Blackburn (Lancashire), England. Passed away: June 10, 1919: Blackburn Royal Infirmary (Lancashire), England. Position: Outside right. Height: (5ft. 8in.); Weight: (11st. 12lb.). Career: King’s Own: 1881. Blackburn Rovers: 1882. Accrington: 1887. * 1888-89: 21-2 […]
Friday, November 8 – 1918 At a meeting of the Council of the Lancashire Football Association at Bolton, last night, Mr. John Lewis, Blackburn, was elected president of the association, with which he has been identified for 30 years, in succession to the late Mr. D.B. Woolfall. Messrs. […]
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