Monday, January 3 – 1972 Liverpool manager Bill Shankly yesterday marched into an FA disciplinary court to clear £220,000 Arsenal superstar Alan Ball – then
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Millwall F.C. manager suspended
Wednesday, July 31 – 1940 The English Football Association to-day announced that following a joint commission of the FA and League into the affairs of
– My dearest football friend, John McKenna
March 23, 1936 My dearest football friend, John McKenna, has played out time and retired to his rest. Honest John McKenna. The name will never
FA clears Mackinlay of breach of rule
Tuesday, December 17 – 1929 Allegations against three International footballers – “Dixie” Dean (Everton), Donald Mackinlay (formerly Liverpool and now Prescot Cables), and Louis Page
Tommy Cunliffe banned for life
Monday, October 29 – 1917 At the sitting of the Football Commision appointed by the Lancashire Football Association, at Preston, yesterday, Thomas Cunliffe, the well-known
Captain J.R. Williams
August 19, 1916 Captain J.R. Williams, of the King’s (Liverpool Regiment), who was reported in yesterday’s issue as having been missing since August 9, is
Probably last meeting of the commission
November 26, 1915 To-night, at Manchester, the Football Association and League held what is probably their last of many meetings regarding the inquiry into the
A forecast of the F.A. decision
November 6, 1915 It is yet unknown when the report of the Football Association commission which followed up the League inquiry into the allegations concerning
News about Lieutenant Harold Bache
September 30, 1915 Harold Bache, the West Bromwich Albion and Corinthian centre forward, who obtained a commission soon after the war started, has been for
Leeds footballer killed in action
Saturday, April 24 – 1915 News has been officially received from the War Office that Lieutenant Gerald Kirk, of the 5ft King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Liverpool match was not “squared”
Tuesday, April 23 – 1912 A commission appointed by the Football League sat at York yesterday to inquire into the result of the Newcastle United

The Billy Meredith case
June 1, 1906 A sensational report Directors, officials and players suspended Fines amount to £1,100. The eagerly anticipated report of the Commission appointed to inquire
Suspensions of Manchester City players and officials
May 31, 1906 For the second time in three years the Manchester City Football Club has been arraigned and heavily punished by the Football Association
Meeting of the Football Association (June 10, 1903)
June 10, 1903 An important case affecting Association Football were set for adjudication at the Grand Hotel, Manchester, last evening. The case was regarding the
Transfer clash for the Football League
Monday, July 6 – 1896 A commission of the Football League sat at Nottingham yesterday to consider the terms of the transfer of Jack Taggart

Suspensions for rough players
Tuesday, October 31 – 1893 We are been officially informed that the commission which sat at Derby last Thursday suspended Caesar Jenkyns, of Small Heath,
A lunch gone wrong
January 5, 1893 At the Liverpool Court of Passage, sitting in St. George’s Hall, yesterday, Mr. T.H. Baylis, Q.C., assessor and a special jury, heard
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