Monday, December 7 – 1970 Steve Heighway, summer graduate BA in politics and economics, is wintering well among the masters of English First Division football.
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Wounding charge
Monday, December 8 – 1969 Hugh McLaughlin, 22, of Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton, was charged at Wolverhampton yesterday with maliciously wounding £100,000 Liverpool footballer Alun Evans
Recipe for married happiness
Friday, December 19 – 1952 Plenty of give and take, says groom of 50 years ago. On Christmas Day, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregson, of
Berry Nieuwenhuys the golfer
Monday, April 25 – 1949 Bobby Locke (South Africa) finished two strokes behind Henry Ransom, who, with a 72 holes aggregate of 276, won the
Billy Liddell’s family in gas drama
Monday, January 9 – 1939 Fife families saved from gas-filled homes Courageous action by two Dunfermline men averted a tragedy when gas from a fractured
Back to jail for Dick Forshaw
July 19, 1937 A former Liverpool F.C. footballer, Dick Forshaw (42), who was stated to have been in prison almost continuously for the past five
Archie Macpherson to keep wickets for Clackmannen County
June 18, 1936 Archie Macpherson, the Sheffield United footballer who spends his holidays in Alloa, makes his first appearance for Clackmannen County this season at
“Tiny” Bradshaw to assist Forfarshire
Monday, June 24 – 1935 “Tiny” Bradshaw, the Liverpool footballer and centre half of the famous Wembley Wizards, is to play for Forfarshire against Dundee
Ex-Liverpool player to pay £85 in damages
July 31, 1931 A sheriff’s jury sat at Preston to-day to assess damages in an undefended action for breach of promise and seduction, brought by
Dixie Dean’s wedding
July 19, 1931 Elaborate precautions taken by Dixie Dean, the England and Everton centre forward, to keep his wedding plans secret failed. He had to
Ex-professional footballer in trouble
Tuesday, February 10 – 1920 In view of the fact that he had lost a leg in the war, an ex-soldier, wearing the “1914 Star”
Steve Bloomer’s experiences in Germany
Sunday, December 8 – 1918 Football saves the men from going mad After spending three and a half years in Ruhleben camp, Germany, as an
Archie Goodall at Liverpool’s Olympia
Friday, May 17 – 1918 This sports-loving city will find an old worthy at Olympia. John Goodall is a famed old footballer of Derby County
Gallant effort to save drowning boy
Friday, May 11 – 1917 The courages conduct of a nurse was the subject of comment at the inquest, this afternoon, on Ernest Wm. Newstead,
The death of Harold Bache
February 15, 1916 News has been received at West Bromwich that Lieutenant H.G. Bache (Harold Godfrey Bache), the well-known amateur footballer, was killed last Tuesday
Ex-Grimsby Town player missing in action
August 31, 1915 Sergeant W.L. Miller (William Miller), of the 9th King’s Own Scottish Borderers, resided at 101 Queen Street, Dumfries. Mrs. Miller, his wife,
Bankrupt Manchester United footballer
August 31, 1915 George Edward Travers, one of Manchester United Football Club’s players, appeared for public examination at the Salford Bankruptcy Court yesterday. In his
Patrick Finnerhan fined at Northwich Court
April 19, 1910 Patrick Finnerhan, once a well-known Manchester footballer, was at Northwich yesterday fined 40s. for falsely registering the age of his father at
Sam Raybould separated from his wife
Saturday, February 5 – 1910 Sam Raybould, the well-known footballer, who at present plays with Chesterfield Town, has been granted a separation order from his
Sam Raybould’s domestic troubles
Thursday, February 3 – 1910 A painful case came before Alderman Dr. George Booth (in the chair) and Mr. Theo. Pearson, at the Chesterfield Borough
John Lyden sentenced to two months in prison
Saturday, July 8 – 1899 At Bolton, on Saturday, John Lyden, the well-known footballer, who has played for Bolton Wanderers, Halliwell, and Chorley was charged
Howard Spencer quite a tennis player
September 22, 1896 Spencer, the capable football player, who has gained such a reputation for judgment and reliability since he joined Aston Villa, is also
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