Wednesday, May 25 – 2005 After lifting the European Cup aloft as captain in 1981, Phil Thompson tossed it into the boot of his old Ford Capri and headed for his local. Thompson stunned the drinkers at The Falcon pub near his home in Kirkby after the traditional […]
Friday, January 1 – 1982 Liverpool manager Bob Paisley dropped a bombshell yesterday by taking the captaincy from Phil Thompson and handing it to Graeme Souness for today’s FA Cup tie at Swansea. Paisley says: “You have to explore every avenue and I’m taking the captaincy off Phil […]
Saturday, April 30 – 1977 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Anfield. Liverpool – Ipswich Town 2-1 (0-0). Attendance: 56,044 Referee: Mr. P. Willis. Liverpool: Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Joey Jones, Tommy Smith, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway (sub, David Fairclough, 44), David […]
Friday, August 31 – 1973 You will doubtless recall the gentleman who telephoned Darlington Football Club during the depths of their troubles last season. “What time,” he inquired, “does the match start?” “What time,” came the reply, “can you get here?” Well, there’s a better one than that […]
Saturday, December 30 – 1972 Liverpool captain Tommy Smith – hurt in a car crash last month – returns in a reserve match against Derby today. (Daily Mirror, 30-12-1972)
Saturday, October 19 – 1968 Liverpool are a star team, consisting of star players. Every man wearing the Liverpool colours this afternoon is a player of established reputation, but there has been one departure from the team that opposed us in that Fifth Round FA Cup replay at […]
Tuesday, August 6 – 1968 There’s a big question mark over the soccer future of former Liverpool player Kevin Lewis, one of the most popular players in South African football. Lewis, captain and right half of the League leaders Cape Town City, has played in less than half […]
Saturday, November 9 – 1963 Yeah, yeah, yeah … the new Liverpool Sound may be a baby-faced Beatle telling you that she loves you. But according to Mr. Danny Blanchflower, captain of Spurs, it is: “A dart whizzing through the air and hitting a goalkeeper’s head.” The dart […]
Tuesday, October 4 – 1960 Chris Lawler, the Liverpool centre-half, captains England in the Youth international against Switzerland at Leyton Orient’s ground next Saturday (7 30 p.m.). (Daily Express, 04-10-1960)
Wednesday, January 7 – 1959 The match that has turned Worcester into a Cup-crazy City is in danger. Rain threatens to wash out their glamour Third Round clash with Second Division giants Liverpool on Saturday. The Worcester pitch is already waterlogged. If there is more heavy rain or […]
Tuesday, May 15 – 1956 Liverpool F.C. have appointed Phil Taylor, their former captain and coach, as acting team manager. (The Times, 16-05-1956)
Wednesday, August 3 – 1955 Billy Liddell, Liverpool’s Great Britain and Scottish forward, received another honour yesterday. His club appointed him captain in succession to Laurie Hughes. Billy temporarily took over the captaincy towards the end of last season when Hughes was injured. (Daily Mirror, 04-08-1955)
Tuesday, August 2 – 1955 Mr. McInnes becomes secretary and Bill Liddell captain Liverpool F.C. directors, holding their first meeting of the new season last night, appointed Mr. James McInnes as secretary in succession to the late Mr. J.C. Rouse, chose Billy Liddell as captain, and re-elected Messrs. […]
Wednesday, December 23 – 1953 With the Christmas Football rush only forty-eight hours away, Liverpool, floundering at the bottom of Division One, have three more players on their already heavy casualty list including Dave Underwood, the goalkeeper signed for £7,000 only last week. Underwood came out of his […]
Monday, July 14 – 1952 Willie Fagan, whom Liverpool placed on the open-to-transfer list at the end of last season, is to become player-manager of Weymouth, members of the Southern League in which they were runners’ up last season. He has been negotiated with them for some time, […]
Wednesday, September 12 – 1951 Burnley-born Mr. General Stevenson (77), 41, Federation-street, Barnoldswick, must possess more medals for football than most men in the North of England. During his career he collected over 100 medals, six silver cups and two caps. Mr. Stevenson first played for Hapton in […]
Thursday, January 4 – 1951 Phil Taylor, the Liverpool captain, who led his team against Arsenal in the Cup Final at Wembley last April, will lead the team again the Cup tie at Norwich on Saturday – but from the touch line. Taylor has been omitted because 22-year-old […]
Saturday, August 19 – 1950 Liverpool’s manager, Mr. George Kay, could, if he wished, talk about football with knowledge and authority for a long time. But Mr. Kay, outside the ground, has little to say. And Anfield fans like it that way, for they know that while George […]
Friday, April 28 – 1950 Spare a thought for those unfortunate Arsenal and Liverpool ex-regulars who will be among the spectators when the Cup Final teams turn out into Wembley’s vast arena to-morrow afternoon. Most disappointed man of all must surely be the Lancashire club’s left half, Bob […]
Thursday, September 1 – 1949 Mr. Alexander Galloway Raisbeck, of 19, Bingley Road, Anfield, Liverpool, an official “scout” for Liverpool F.C., formerly secretary-manager for Halifax Town, Chester and Bristol City, a director of Hamilton Academicals, captain of Partick Thistle and of Liverpool and a Scottish international between 1900 […]
Monday, August 11 – 1947 Rev. James Jackson, former full-back and captain of Liverpool F.C., conducted the funeral service at Anfield Cemetery yesterday of Mr. W.H. McConnell, Liverpool F.C. chairman, who died last Wednesday. (Daily Mail, 12-08-1947)
Tuesday, March 25 – 1947 Throwing an overcoat over his Soccer kit the Liverpool captain, Jack Balmer, hurried from Cup-tie training yesterday. He had just received a message from his wife that their eighteen-month-old son Colin had been scaled. Manager George Kay drove to his home where they […]
Monday, March 3 – 1947 A “SECRET” victory plan, which deceived thousands of fans who roared disapproval of their team’s tactics, won its creators a place among the Cup’s last four. “Give it to Fagan. Don’t forget Fagan,” yelled supporters as Liverpool’s outside right and captain stood idle […]
Thursday, January 16 – 1947 Captain Alex Smith, a former player with Buckie Thistle pre war before signing for Liverpool, took over from Rome Tocher as manager of Buckie Thistle . Tocher had been manager since the Thistle were revived after the war by the Buckie Welfare Society. […]
Thursday, August 29 – 1946 Len Carney, fair-haired schoolmaster crashes into big-time football when he plays for Liverpool against Sheffield United at Bramall-Lane. He played a few League games before he joined the Army, but so sensationally did he play in the trial match that he is preferred […]
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