Saturday, August 10 – 1968 Manchester City and Manchester United are best backed teams for the First Division championship. William Hill’s leading prices are: 4-1,
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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
Sport in Relation to Every-day Life (David Pratt, ex-Liverpool F.C.)
Tuesday, June 11 – 1930 Sport as a passion Football manager on an “enemy of soul” Value & danger of spectacular games “Sport as a
Jackson preaches against drink and gambling
Sunday, April 8 – 1928 James Jackson, the Liverpool Football Club’s popular full back, has been appointed assistant minister at Shaw-street Presbyterian Church, Liverpool. On
Football and the coupon betting evil
Thursday, May 30 – 1918 Presiding at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Preston North End Club last evening, Alderman Ord, chairman of
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
Chance or skill – The Clown machine in court
December 14, 1915 The distinction between a game of skill and a game of chance was considered in the Divisional Court of the King’s Bench
Awaiting the joint Football Commission’s report
November 12, 1915 It is expected that the report of the joint Commission of the Football Association and the Football League in the Liverpool and
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
Gambling at Cup Final
Monday, April 27 – 1914 A batch of charges was heard by the Penge-magistrates, today, in connection with the football Cup Final. There were 20
Football gambling in Liverpool
December 1, 1908 Some startling figures, showing the extent to which gambling prevails in Liverpool, were given on Tuesday at a meeting held in connection
Gambling money changing hands in the Sunderland shipyards
Friday, April 6 – 1906 Speaking at Sunderland, Councillor William Walker said that 30,000 football gambling coupons were issued in Sunderland shipyards, and £2,500 changed
Meeting of the Football Association (April 25, 1892)
April 25, 1892 A meeting of the council of the above association was held at the offices, 61 Chancery Lane, last night, Mr. John Charles
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