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£59,000 profit for Liverpool 1977-78

July 7, 1978 kjehan

July 7, 1978 Liverpool, whose gate receipts last season were almost £2,200,000, had a profit of £59,000 after paying Corporation Tax of £200,000. (Daily Mail:

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Profit on the 1945-46 season

July 5, 1946 kjehan

Friday, July 5 – 1946 Liverpool F.C. report a profit of £1,870 on last season. Gate receipts totaled £63,039. (Western Morning News, 05-07-1946)

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Tommy Bennett sleeps in his football boots

May 21, 1918 kjehan

May 21, 1918 The holiday spirit prevailed everywhere yesterday, and not least at Goodison, where a mixed side of Liverpool and Everton players were exceedingly

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Football League letter: The clubs to bear the gate burden

June 16, 1917 kjehan

June 16, 1917 A copy of the circular issued to all League football clubs: – “Dear Sir, – The president submitted to the Management Committee,

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Extra cash for the Cameron Benefit Fund

January 4, 1917 kjehan

Thursday, January 4 – 1917 The match played by the leaders of the Midland and Lancashire Sections – Leeds City and Liverpool – at Newcastle

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Record attendance for the season

December 4, 1916 kjehan

Monday, December 4 – 1916 The “gate” for the Liverpool and Everton game was generally over-estimated, as is the custom with large “gates.” However, the

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A big donation from Liverpool F.C.

November 25, 1915 kjehan

November 25, 1915 To-day there is news from the Anfield club that a sum of ten guineas has been voted by the directors to the

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Liverpool v Manchester City 0-1 (League match: September 11, 1915)

September 11, 1915 kjehan

September 11, 1915 Match: Lancashire Section, principal tournament, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:30. Liverpool – Manchester City 0-1 (0-0). Attendance: 15,000. Referee: Mr. J.H. Alderson; linesmen:

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The Football Assassination Co., Ltd.

January 22, 1914 kjehan

Thursday, January 22 – 1914 Yes, life is worth living if one can only take the really funny incident that crop up in life. My

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Gate receipt record at Anfield

February 22, 1913 kjehan

February 22, 1913 Liverpool’s attendance was far from a record, but the receipts were a record for an Anfield match wherein Liverpool were playing. Of

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Cup-tie receipts

January 13, 1913 kjehan

January 16, 1913 (Source: Derby Daily Telegraph: January 16, 1913) FA Cup, Liverpool, attendance, gate receipt, Derby, Portsmouth, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Everton, Huddersfield, Bradford, Woolwich Arsenal,

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Booming gates at Manchester and Liverpool

January 11, 1913 kjehan

January 11, 1913 Football “gates” are still booming in Manchester and Liverpool. The receipts at Manchester United’s last four home matches have amounted to £4,000,

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The Liverpool rivals

October 7, 1912 kjehan

Monday, October 7 – 1912 The thirty-third meetings of Everton and Liverpool in the League tourney provided the Goodison Park eleven with another victory. It

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40,021 was the official attendance at Anfield

October 4, 1910 kjehan

October 4, 1910 The exact figures for the match at Anfield on Saturday are now to hand. Mr. Tom Watson informs me that £1,301 4s.

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Blues 15th success and a £1,300 gate

October 3, 1910 kjehan

October 3, 1910 On reaching the scene of the first of the contests, which all Mersey footballers look upon as the tit-bits of the season,

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Everton v Liverpool 5-0 (League match)

April 9, 1909 kjehan

Friday, April 9 – 1909 Match: Football League, First Division, at Goodison Park, kick-off: 15:00. Everton – Liverpool 5-0 (2-0). Attendance: 50,000: Gate receipt: £1,290.

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Sheffield United v Liverpool 2-1 (League match: November 14, 1903)

November 14, 1903 kjehan

November 14, 1903 Match: Football League, First Division, at Bramall Lane, kick-off: 14:45. Sheffield United – Liverpool 2-1 (2-1). Attendance: 13,350, gate receipt £385 18s.

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Edinburgh Evening News: Sporting items

January 29, 1903 kjehan

January 29, 1903 ** Of their last eight League events, Liverpool won the first four and lost the remaining quartette. ** The greatest goal-scoring teams

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Some financial facts about Newton Heath (Manchester United)

February 26, 1902 kjehan

Wednesday, February 26 – 1902 A financial statement issued by the Newton Heath F.C. shows that from the date of the formation of the club,

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A new league record

October 15, 1894 kjehan

October 15, 1894 Well it’s a record – £1026; prodigious would Dominic Sampeson describe the proceeds. So will Dicky Sams and so will the people

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Liverpool F.C.: Weekly review: September 10, 1894

September 10, 1894 kjehan

September 10, 1894 Liverpool followed up their fine performance with the Rovers by an even better exhibition against Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday evening.

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Professional football will not collapse

September 30, 1893 kjehan

September 30, 1893 The article on “Football Professionals” in Monday’s Times testifies to the growing interest of the public in football, although it will hardly

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Nuggets from Cricket and Football Field (May 27, 1893)

May 27, 1893 kjehan

May 27, 1893 * Bootle F.C. are expecting a moiety of the Association’s wealth, if they disburse a portion to the wishful clubs that want.

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£50 a week in wages for Liverpool

September 10, 1892 kjehan

September 10, 1892 Liverpool have played well at home, but don’t draw in the least, and unless things take a turn for the better, bankruptcy

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The friends and the enemies of the Everton F.C. dispute

February 15, 1892 kjehan

February 15, 1892 How many of the present supporters and followers, or even members, of the Everton Football Club are fully acquainted with its origin,

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