By Tony Onslow. The present Merseyside Derby games are contested between Everton and their close neighbours Liverpool. The event attracts a capacity crowd to Goodison
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Footage from Liverpool at Anfield in 1901
It was bound to happen that parts of old film material would appear containing glimpses of Liverpool F.C. of the past. Thanks to Billy Smith
Sam Bartram back between the posts
Wednesday, January 8 – 1941 Providing the Services’ players can get leave, Liverpool hope to field pretty much the same side as last Saturday in
A local Derby in June
Monday, May 5 – 1941 Merseyside is to have a real Whitsun football treat. Everton and Liverpool have agreed to meet each other on Whit
The Everton takeover
Tuesday, December 28 – 1999 Everton chairman Sir Philip Carter has warned fans there will be no magic wand to wave away the club’s financial
The forgotten trail of Liverpool Football Club
November 11, 1996 Every match day thousands of Liverpool fans file past the every buildings in which their beloved club was born. But ask any
Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1991
August 29, 1991 David Moores, nephew of former “Mr Everton” Sir John Moores, last night became new chairman of arch-rivals Liverpool in a shock Anfield
100 years of soccer at Anfield
September 22, 1984 A remarkable milestone in the history of Merseyside soccer will be reached during the next few days … exactly 100 years of
Ronnie Whelan: Young Player of the Month
December 22, 1981 Evertonians who admired Ronnie Whelan’s steady progress across the park, may be interested to know that the Irishman who was yesterday presented
Star profile: Phil Neal
July 2, 1977 Just three years ago Liverpool’s capable full back Phil Neal was a virtual unknown with Northampton Town and thinking about giving up
New lights – better TV
August 11, 1970 A new floodlighting system for football grounds that will enable a TV camera to zoom in to close-up shots – even on
Reds will commute on match days
February 28, 1970 Next season, Liverpool players will only see Anfield on match days. Their weekly headquarters where they report for their daily work-out will
Big Jim Hesketh’s honour
January 3, 1970 Big Jim Hesketh, the best known policeman in Liverpool because of his work at Anfield and Goodison Park, was awarded the B.E.M.
Another colossus joins Liverpool
Wednesday, April 23 – 1969 Bristol Rovers, hard up Third Division club, yesterday wiped out their bank overdraft of around £35,000 by selling giant centre-half
Di Stefano and Pereira at Holly Park
May 14, 1968 A capacity crowd of 10,000 is expected at South Liverpool’s Holly Park ground tomorrow evening to watch the might Real Madrid stars
The funeral of Liverpool F.C.
Saturday, March 11 – 1967 (The Everton Collection)
Tom Williams: De Gaulle of soccer
April 30, 1964 Chairman Tom Williams, who was T.V.. Long before Logie Baird invented those illustrious initials, saw football first at Anfield fro the shoulders
Would you like the Liverpool sound behind your goalkeeper?
Saturday, November 9 – 1963 Yeah, yeah, yeah … the new Liverpool Sound may be a baby-faced Beatle telling you that she loves you. But
Matt Busby brings in Phil Chisnall
Saturday, December 2 – 1961 Manchester United thrust Phil Chisnall – “the kid from the school around the corner” – into the fury of a
Old Goodison Park had “bolt” hole for referee (Goodison Park, 1892)
August 22, 1961 An office colleague, Mrs. Amy Gibson, has unearthed a remarkable file of sports magazines, “Out of Doors,” published in Liverpool in 1892.
Everton F.C.: The annual meeting of 1959
June 18, 1959 Mr. Carey calms the storm at Everton meeting Everton’s annual general meeting last night was marked by a storm of protest from
Les Shannon: The draughtsman of Turf Moor Soccer
August 29, 1958 Les Shannon, I suppose it is fair to say, is the draughtman for Turf Moor’s soccer ambitions. Others (like Alan Brown and
School star Willie Carlin
May 16, 1956 Tonight at Goodison Park, Liverpool, I expect to see Liverpool Schoolboys lift the English Schools Trophy. They play Brighton in the second
Bridge view: Half a century looking on (by Frisby Duke)
November 5, 1955 “Frisby Dyke” (once a familiar Liverpool stores-name) is the chosen ‘nom de plume’ of a famous sea captain. All sailors love a
The junior derby at Goodison Park
September 21, 1955 Until Liverpool join Everton in the top sphere our Liverton “derby” games are necessarily limited to Central League encounters. The first of
