Born: May 18 – 1973, in Les Abymes (Guadeloupe), in France. Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 184 cm. Weight: 83 kg. Career: Stade Brestois. Lille, 1990. Lens,
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The death of Albert Shelley
December 29, 1971 Albert Shelley, Liverpool’s former first team trainer and a popular figure at Anfield for 34 years, died last night. He was 73.
The men of Anfield
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
World Cup 1962: Argentina: Skill comes first
Argentina, the first to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Ecuador 6-3 and 5-0 in December, 1960, have had ample time to prepare
Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland (Fred Pentland) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Fred Pentland on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Fred Pentland: Born: September 18, 1883: Wolverhampton, England. Passed away: March 16, 1962: Lytchett Matravers, England. Position:
The death of Charlie Buchan
June 26, 1960 Charles Buchan, 68, former Arsenal and England footballer, died in a Nice casino while placing a 500 franc (7s. 6d.) bet at
Liverpool F.C. off to Spain
May 7, 1958 Liverpool F.C. players and officials leave for London on the midnight train to-morrow to undertake a tour in Spain, during which they
Liverpool players get down to work
July 20, 1956 Although there was only one new face among the party when Liverpool F.C. players reported for training at Anfield to-day, there are
Death of ex-England football “star” (Tommy Lucas)
Friday, December 18 – 1953 (Bucks Herald, 18-12-1953)
Ex-football “star” Tommy Lucas mine host at Stoke Mandeville
January 30, 1953 Each Saturday hundreds of thousands of football “fans” get the maximum pleasure from the most popular of British games. Let us introduce
Festival football brings Saarbrucken to Liverpool
May 5, 1951 Next week will see the start of the long list of Festival of Britain fixtures, with Liverpool staging the first big game
Peter Kippax withdraws from England squad
April 30, 1947 Peter Kippax, Burnley’s amateur left-winger, has withdrawn from the England side meeting France at Highbury on Saturday, because of influenza. No substitute
Liverpool’s offer to the Army F.C.
May 3, 1945 The SA Services Sub-Committee is considering a generous offer by the Liverpool Football Club. The offer, made in the first place to
Tomorrow’s Anfield Cup-tie
March 23, 1945 As they look round the terraces at Anfield tomorrow, where a crowd of at least 25,000 and maybe much more, will represent
The death of Arthur Keeley
August 26, 1944 News has been received of the death from wounds in France of Lieutenant Arthur Keeley, a former playing member of the Chester
– Don’t shoot. I am a German international
August 15, 1944 How an English and a German professional footballer exchanged reminiscences in a minefield in Normandy, is disclosed by Lieut. Edwin Spicer, Liverpool
Former Liverpool trialist missing in action
July 15, 1940 Centre forward for Shelton United during the 1938-39 season, Gunner Richard Siddall (29), of the Royal Artillery, of Elton Road, Derby, has
Cooper killed in an accident
Tuesday, June 25 – 1940 One of the finest full backs English football has known and one of the nicest of men, Tommy Cooper, idol
10,000 footballs to the front line
March 6, 1940 10,000 footballs have been sent to the troops in France. (Liverpool Echo: March 6, 1940; via http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) © 2018 Findmypast Newspaper Archive
A French letter from Matt Busby
Saturday, February 17 – 1940 It was good to receive a letter from Matt Busby, the Liverpool captain who is touring France with the British
In the air
Tuesday, February 6 – 1940 Mr. George Kay, manager of Liverpool, will have a talk with his directors today, and no doubt a probable team
France v Wales 2-1 (International: May 21, 1939)
May 21, 1939 Match: International, at Stade de Colombes, Paris. France – Wales 2-1 (2-0). Attendance: 23,000. Referee: Mr. Laurent Franken. France (2-3-5): Julien Darui
International boxing at Anfield
Thursday, March 3 – 1938 Con O’Kelly, of Hull, the Northern heavyweight champion, told the “mail” that he was due to fight at the Anfield
From Roland Garros to Anfield
June 2, 1934 The fight between Kid Berg, the Stepney light-weight, and Gustav Humery, of France, which was to have taken place at the Stade
John, Dave and Roy Maconald of East Wemyss
Tuesday, April 5 – 1932 In senior football circles it is not unusual to find two brothers playing together for the same team. For a
