The Athletic News is an amazing source for information about football history; about players an clubs and all the stories in-between. The sports paper focused on facts and not on rumours and that is why I find it so exciting to read through. In August each year, a […]
Wednesday, July 26 – 2006 Bert Slater Goalkeeper with Falkirk, Liverpool, Dundee and Watford Born: 5 May 1936 in Musselburgh. Died: 21 July 2006 in Brechin, aged 70. Although he won the Scottish Cup with Falkirk and a Second Division championship medal with Liverpool, it is his endeavours […]
Born: February 20 – 1917, in Musselburgh, in Scotland. Passed away: February 29 – 1992, in Wellingborough, in England. Position: Inside right, also inside left; right half towards the end of his career. Height: 178 cm. Weight: 76 kg. Career: Balgona Scotia. Wellesley, signed, March – 1934. Celtic, […]
Friday, February 22 – 1991 Kenny Dalglish fought back tears yesterday as he left his Merseyside kingdom. Ten days before his 40th birthday the player who won almost every honour in the game with Celtic and Liverpool before transferring his genius to the manager’s desk, told a stunned, […]
All articles about John McMenemy on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John McMenemy: Born: February 9 – 1908, Glasgow, Scotland. Passed away: February 5 – 1983, Glasgow, Scotland. Position: Inside forward. Height: 168 cm. (5ft. 6in.); Weight: 67 kilos (10st. 6lb.). Career: St. Anthony’s. St. Rochs. Celtic, signed, November 30 – […]
Monday, August 14 – 1978 Alan Kennedy, 23-year-old Newcastle defender, joins Liverpool this morning. The £300,000 signing will make his first appearance for the European champions against Celtic in tonight’s testimonial match for Jock Stein. (Daily Mail, 14-08-1978)
Wednesday, January 4 – 1978 Each Saturday, an average of 550,000 football fans swarm through the turnstiles of Britain’s soccer stadiums. Millions more watch soccer on the box. They have their heroes and their villains. They are bombarded daily by the rumoured value of their favourite players, yet […]
Friday, August 12 – 1977 It is something to smile about, this accusation that Liverpool are mad to pay £440,000 for Kenny Dalglish. Especially when you are standing inside tall, grey walls toppled with broken glass which enclose Melwood, the club’s great sweep of training grounds in the […]
Thursday, August 11 – 1977 The £440,000 Liverpool have invested on the talented feet of Kenny Dalglish has brought a worried and hostile reaction from the players union. Cliff Lloyd, secretary of the Professional Footballers Association, told me last night: “It makes me shudder. It is unfair on […]
Wednesday, August 10 – 1977 Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool’s £440,000 buy from Celtic, last night got the best sort of welcome to Anfield he could possibly expect. For it came from Kevin Keegan the £500,000 dynamo he replaces on the eve of another European Cup season. Keegan, speaking from […]
Friday, January 10 – 1964 Celtic, the only club this winter to use a mixture of straw and hay on top of their pitch to keep out the frost, will be visited next Wednesday by Mr. Donald Monteith, who has invented a blanket designed to do the job. […]
All articles about Jack Bell on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jack Bell: “A forward of exceptional excellence, he, for a time, worked on the left wing, but he has gained his fame as a right wing player, where he enjoys the assistance of another Dumbarton man, Jack Taylor, and these […]
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, […]
Friday, January 4 – 1952 Willie Fagan, the Liverpool and former Celtic and Preston inside forward, was yesterday transferred to Distillery, the Irish League club, as player manager. Jimmy Clugston, 17 year old Distillery centre forward, was transferred to Liverpool. (Dundee Courier, 05-01-1952)
All articles about George Livingstone on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About George Livingstone: Born: May 5, 1876: Dumbarton (Dunbartonshire), Scotland. Passed away: January 15, 1950: Helensburgh (Dunbartonshire), Scotland. Position: Inside right, or inside left. Height: 177 cm. (5ft. 9¾in.); Weight: 78 kilos (12st. 5lb.). Career: Artisan Thistle. Parkhead. Dumbarton: Signed: 1895. […]
All articles about David Taylor on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About David Taylor: Born: August 5, 1884: Bannockburn (Stirlingshire), Scotland. Passed away: August 6, 1949.: Bridge of Allan (Stirlingshire), Scotland. ** He lived in Perth towards the end of his life, but died while visiting his daughter at Bridge of Allan. […]
All articles about Willie Donnelly on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Willie Donnelly: Born: 1872, in Magherafelt (Co. Durham), in Ireland. Passed away: August 1, 1948. (Other sources claim he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland). Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 5 ‘ 5. Weight: Career: St. Mungo Juniors. Vale of Clyde. Hibernian: Signed: […]
All articles about John Campbell on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John Campbell: Born: September 15, 1871: Glasgow, Scotland. Passed away: December 2, 1947: Scotland. Position: Centre forward. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8½in.); Weight: 76 kilos (12st.). Career: Glasgow Benburb: 1887. Possil Hawthorn: 1889. Celtic: Signed: October 18, 1890. * 1890-91: […]
Saturday, October 4 – 1947 International, British Championships, at Windsor Park, Belfast. Ireland – Scotland 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 52,000. Referee: Mr. T. Smith (Atherstone). Ireland (2-3-5): Ted Hinton (Fulham); Con Martin (Leeds United), Tommy Aherne (Belfast Celtic), William Walsh (Manchester City), Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion, captain), Peter […]
January 24, 1946 An entirely new forward line from that which played for Scotland against Belgium yesterday was selected after the game for the international with Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, on February 9. In defence Campbell (Morton) comes in at right half for his namesake Campbell (Clyde). […]
Saturday, February 3 – 1945 International: War time friendly, at Villa Park. England – Scotland 3-2 (1-1). Attendance: 66,000; gate receipt: £17,000. Referee: Mr. T. Smith (Atherston). England (2-3-5): Frank Swift (Manchester City), Laurie Scott (Arsenal), George Hardwick (Middlesbrough), Frank Soo (Stoke City), Neil Franklin (Stoke City), Joe […]
Thursday, February 1 – 1945 The Navy will turn out their strongest Soccer side of the war against the Army at Ipswich on February 17. Five internationals have been chosen, including Petty Officer Robert Brown, the Queen’s Park goalkeeper, and Petty Officer Jim Harley, the Liverpool full back, […]
Thursday, February 1 – 1945 Tommy Lawton, the England and Everton centre-forward, has a long way to go before he sets up all-time record figures for goal-getting. Yet with years of football life before him this young Boltonian who leads England against Scotland on Saturday at Villa Park, […]
January 25, 1945 England’s team to meet Scotland on the Aston Villa ground on Saturday week has not yet been announced. The Scotland XI. Will be: – Robert Brown (Queen’s Park); Jim Harley (Liverpool), Stephen (Bradford); Matt Busby, capt. (Liverpool), Thyne (Darlington), Macaulay (West Ham); Delaney (Celtic), Willie […]
January 17, 1945 The death took place yesterday at his home in Glasgow of Mr. James W. Welford, a native of Barnard Castle and former Warwickshire and Durham County cricketer and Aston Villa full-back. He played football for Barnard Cross and Stockton. Later he played for Celtic and […]
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