Tuesday, December 28 – 1999 Everton chairman Sir Philip Carter has warned fans there will be no magic wand to wave away the club’s financial
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Former Liverpool chairman dies
Thursday, February 2 – 1995 Sir John Smith, former chairman of Liverpool and the Sports Council, has died aged 74 after a battle against cancer.

£2,3m Nigel seals Kop dream move
Tuesday, July 20 – 1993 Nigel Clough was yesterday valued at £2,275 million for the “perfect move” to Liverpool he hopes will secure his England
Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1991
August 29, 1991 David Moores, nephew of former “Mr Everton” Sir John Moores, last night became new chairman of arch-rivals Liverpool in a shock Anfield
Kenny’s tears of pain
Friday, February 22 – 1991 Kenny Dalglish fought back tears yesterday as he left his Merseyside kingdom. Ten days before his 40th birthday the player
Liverpool offer record deal to keep John Barnes
Saturday, December 15 – 1990 Liverpool are ready to make John Barnes Britain’s highest-paid player by offering him a staggering £8,000-a-week to stay at Anfield.
Leeds fume at FA ban
Wednesday, August 1 – 1990 Furious Leeds hit out at the FA last night after being banned from a tour to Italy. Leeds had arranged

Liverpool trail Matt
Friday, May 11 – 1990 Liverpool have earmarked Southampton’s Matthew Le Tissier as the man they want to replace “Footballer of the Year” John Barnes.
New Anfield chief in pledge to Kop
Wednesday, May 9 – 1990 Liverpool’s new chairman Noel White began his Anfield reign last night vowing to the Kop: “I’ll fight to keep John
One year on – fans unite in grief
Thursday, May 29 – 1986 Thousands of football fans in Brussels, Turin and Liverpool yesterday mourned the deaths of their 39 friends crushed in the
All LFC-chairmen
Season Chairman Comments, info 1892-1893 J. Houlding 1893-1894 J. Houlding 1894-1895 J. Houlding 1895-1896 J. Houlding 1896-1897 W. Houlding 1897-1898 W. Houlding 1898-1899 W. Houlding
The secret behind the success
Friday, December 28 – 1979 There is no secret formula behind Liverpool’s 16-year saga of success in domestic and European football. Just one word explains
Liverpool is worth much more
July 26, 1979 Liverpool have sold English soccer short by trading their influential name to sponsorship for a meagre £50,000, say marketing experts. Though their
Liverpool sign deal with Hitachi
July 25, 1979 Television will be on Liverpool next season. The League champions have decided to wear shirt advertising and the sponsor will be Japanese
The man with every top player on his books
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
Mark Lawrenson transferred to Brighton and Hove Albion
June 22, 1977 Brighton have paid a club record fee of £100,000* for Preston defender Mark Lawrenson. And chairman Mike Bamber proudly gave the news
Bonthrone is Fife tip
Monday, September 27 – 1976 East Fife’s board are to meet tonight to discuss a replacement for Frank Christie, who resigned his manager’s post at
Speedy Mac back at the Kop
Wednesday, November 13 – 1974 Terry McDermott walked into Liverpool’s lush reception room at 6.15 last night blinked at the glittering array of trophies, then
Liverpool put Worthington transfer on hold
Friday, June 9 – 1972 After five hours of transfer negotiations and medical checks at Liverpool yesterday, £150,000 centre forward Frank Worthington left for a
Shankly lashes Everton
Monday, January 3 – 1972 Liverpool manager Bill Shankly yesterday marched into an FA disciplinary court to clear £220,000 Arsenal superstar Alan Ball – then
Tony Hateley transferred to Coventry City
Thursday, September 19 – 1968 Tony Hateley took just 85 minutes yesterday to become Britain’s first £300,000 footballer. Liverpool sold him to Coventry for £80,000.

Interview with the Liverpool F.C. chairman Harold Cartwright
Saturday, August 10 – 1968 For two years, Liverpool have come within an ace of adding further successes to those they achieved in the previous
Shankly raid Wrexham for duo
Thursday, October 6 – 1966 Liverpool manager Bill Shankly last night paid out £35,000 … for two “unknown” full backs from Wrexham. Stuart Mason, 18,
Quilt man for Parkhead
Friday, January 10 – 1964 Celtic, the only club this winter to use a mixture of straw and hay on top of their pitch to
Billy Liddell: Emperor of Merseyside
December 23, 1957 Here is the happiest Soccer story of the year, with sensational goodwill; bursting out all over. It happened at a Liverpool boardroom
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