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David William James Murray (David Murray) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

December 31, 1992 kjehan

All articles about David Murray on PlayUpLiverpool. About David Murray: Born: August 2, 1901: Wynberg, South Africa. Passed away: 1992. Position: Inside forward. Height: 5ft.

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John Edgar Roberts (Jack Roberts) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

June 1, 1985 kjehan

All articles about Jack Roberts on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Jack Roberts: Born: March 15, 1910: Anfield (Liverpool, Lancashire), in England. Passed away: June 1, 1985: Cape

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Arthur Jack Riley (Arthur Riley) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

July 31, 1984 kjehan

All the articles about Arthur Riley on PlayUpLiverpool; About Arthur Riley: “Arthur Riley belongs to the South African colonial tourists, several of whom were persuaded

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Richard James Kemp (Dirk Kemp) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

January 1, 1980 kjehan

All articles about Dirk Kemp on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Dirk Kemp: Born: October 15, 1913: Capetown, in South Africa. Passed away: 1983. Position: Goalkeeper. Height: (6ft.

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Liverpool F.C. staff list for 1960-61

August 20, 1960 kjehan

August 20, 1960 Liverpool F.C. staff list for 1960-61: Tommy Lawrence Position: Goalkeeper; Signed as professional: October 10, 1957; Height: (5ft. 11in.); Weight: (12st. 5lb.);

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Thomas Thompson Whitson (Tony Whitson) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

January 1, 1946 kjehan

All articles about Tony Whitson on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tony Whitson: Born: 1885: Cape Town, South Africa. Passed away: 1946. Poaition: Left back. Height: Weight: Career:

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List of Liverpool A.F.C. players: Season 1937-38

December 18, 1937 kjehan

December 18, 1937 Name Birthplace Height Weight Goalkeepers A.J. Riley South Africa 6 ‘ 1 12 ‘ 0 A. Hobson Horden 5 ‘ 10 1/2

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Herman Van Den Berg transferred to Liverpool

October 18, 1937 kjehan

October 18, 1937 Immediately on landing at Southampton yesterday from the Union Castle liner, Carnarvon Castle, from Capetown, Herman Van Den Berg, a 19-year-old ex-public

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Two South Africans for Liverpool

October 4, 1937 kjehan

October 4, 1937 Other South African football are coming to Britain. Two young men are on their way to join Liverpool, who have already exploited

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List of Liverpool A.F.C. players, Season 1936-37

December 12, 1936 kjehan

December 12, 1936 Name Birthplace Height Weight Goalkeepers A.J. Riley South Africa 6 ‘ 1 1/2 12 ‘ 10 A. Hobson Horden 5 ‘ 10

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Dirk Kemp transferred to Liverpool

December 7, 1936 kjehan

December 7, 1936 Liverpool added another South African to their playing strength yesterday when they signed Dirk Kemp on his arrival from Cape Town at

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News from home

July 4, 1934 kjehan

July 4, 1934 Berry Nieuwenhuys, “Nivvy”, will soon be back with us at Anfield and with him will be a new partner, for he went

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A railway engineer for Liverpool

August 7, 1933 kjehan

Monday, August 7 – 1933 Leslie Dewar, a young South African footballer, who had been signed on by Liverpool, arrived at Southampton to-day from the

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Dewar arrives from the Cape

August 7, 1933 kjehan

Monday, August 7 – 1933 Leslie Dewar, a young South African footballer, who had been signed by Liverpool F.C., arrived at Southampton to-day from the

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The long trek

July 23, 1924 kjehan

July 23, 1924 The South African Association football team to tour England next winter will leave Cape Town on the R.M.S. Briton on August 8.

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Reds duo in South Africa

July 17, 1920 kjehan

July 17, 1920 The F.A. eleven for the final Test against South Africa to-day at Cape Town will be: – H. Gough (Sheffield United), Ephraim

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George Latham in the Army

August 9, 1915 kjehan

August 9, 1915 George Latham, Newtown (Montgomeryshire), the famous Welsh International footballer, and for the last five years trainer of Cardiff City, has accepted a

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William Sudell (Major Sudell) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

August 5, 1911 kjehan

All articles about Major Sudell on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Major Sudell: Born: July 17, 1850: Preston (Lancashire), England. Passed away: August 5, 1911: Cape Town, South

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Season preview 1910-11: Manchester United F.C. (Athletic News)

August 29, 1910 kjehan

August 29, 1910 Despite their troubles with the Football Association, with James Turnbull and with the Glossop club in respect to the transfer of Hofton,

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The F.A. tour of South Africa in 1910

August 3, 1910 kjehan

August 3, 1910 With the conclusion of the third Test match between England and South Africa, played at Cape Town, the official programme of the

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A decorated soldier in George Latham

September 16, 1905 kjehan

September 16, 1905 George Latham, the centre-half of Liverpool Reserves, will appear in the League eleven today at Sunderland, in the left half position. Ever

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Portrait of George Latham

April 8, 1905 kjehan

April 8, 1905 Amongst the prominent recruits in the ranks of the Liverpool reserves, there is no more promising player than the subject of our

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Ex-Manchester City player George Mann at the Cape

April 18, 1904 kjehan

April 18, 1904 A former resident of Manchester now at the Cape sends an interesting letter, from which the following is an excerpt: “By the

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Letter from South Africa

November 8, 1897 kjehan

November 8, 1897 A very interesting letter was received by Vice President Bryan at a committee meeting of the Arbroath Football Club on Monday last

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