May 1, 1946 Key note: “Liverpool won the Liverpool Senior Cup by waiting as they say in racing, for it was not until the second
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Everton P.O.W. Fred Sweeney home
May 1, 1945 Fred Sweeney Everton’s winger, who played several first team games in the early days of the war, is now home after eighteen
Footballer home from German prison-camp
April 30, 1945 Fred Sweeney, Northwich, the Everton outside-right, has returned home after being a prisoner of war in Germany for nearly two years. Sweeney
Blackpool win at Goodison Park.
January 1, 1940 Everton’s run broken. Everton’s long sequence of successes came to an end in their friendly game with Blackpool, who won 3-2 at

Everton v Blackpool 2-3 (Friendly: December 30, 1939)
December 30, 1939 Match: Friendly, at Goodison Park, kick-off: 14:30. Everton – Blackpool 2-3 (0-1). Attendance: 3,954. Referee: Mr. C.E. Taylor (Liverpool). Everton (2-3-5): Ted
New Year’s Day matches
Saturday, December 30 – 1939 Liverpool have chosen the following eleven for their Regional match against Crewe, at Anfield, on New Year’s Day: – Eric

Everton’s holiday double against the Reds
Wednesday, December 27 – 1939 Had anyone six months ago prep healed the time would come when a Christmas gate between Everton and Liverpool would

Liverpool v Everton 2-3 (War time, friendly match)
Monday, December 25 – 1939 Match: Friendly, at Anfield, kick-off: 11:30. Liverpool – Everton 2-3 (2-0). Attendance: 7,679. Liverpool (2-3-5): Dirk Kemp, Tommy Cooper, Bernard

Tranmere Rovers v Everton 2-9 (War time, League match)
Saturday, December 23 – 1939 Match: Regional League, Western Division, at Prenton Park. Tranmere Rovers – Everton 2-9. Attendance: 4,515. Referee: Mr. G. Salmon. Tranmere

Joint leaders of the Western Region?
Friday, December 22 – 1939 Everton have a great opportunity of becoming joint leaders of the Western Region. They are only a point behind Stoke
Maurice Lindley for Everton
Thursday, December 14 – 1939 Lindley will take Mercer’s place in Everton’s team to visit Blackburn on Saturday. Joe Mercer cannot make the journey in

Everton training for football
Monday, July 31 – 1939 Everton players make a start. The football season will soon be upon us, the opening League matches being due on
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