Saturday, June 1 – 1935 The Liverpool footballers who have just arrived back from a spring tour in the Canary Islands have enough comic stories
Tag: ground
Stoke players smash up their own ground
Friday, May 2 – 1924 A Hanley message states that several Stoke football club players drove in a taxi cab yesterday afternoon to the club
Echo’s Bee on the match winner Bert Freeman
Monday, April 27 – 1914 All is over. Liverpool lost to Burnley at Crystal Palace by a goal scored by Freeman. So ends the greatest
How to see the Cup Final
Friday, April 17 – 1914 You want to know how to see the Cup final? Of course you do. The “Football Express” tomorrow will tell
Turf Moor improvements
Wednesday, May 7 – 1913 As stated in the “Express” on Saturday, the Burnley directors at their meeting on Friday evening decided on important alterations
New dressing-rooms for West Ham United
September 2, 1910 The greater part of the £700 profit made by West Ham United last season has been expended on ground improvements. The old
Coventry F.C.: The old club and a new ground
July 21, 1910 Mr S.R. Masser presided at the annual meeting of Coventry Football Club, held at the King’s Head Hotel last night. Others present
Manchester United’s new ground
Wednesday, February 16 – 1910 (Manchester Courier, 16-02-1910)
The new Anfield: A miracle has been accomplished
September 3, 1906 The changes that have taken place at Anfield Road will delight those who have visited that enclosure in years gone by. For
Season preview 1906-07: Liverpool F.C. (Lancashire Evening Post)
August 25, 1906 Visitors to Anfield Road next Saturday, when Stoke will have the honour of being the first club to contest on the new
Club flotation at Atherton
July 26, 1906 It has been decided to float a limited liability Association football club at Atherton, to take over the ground, players, and other
– Our motto should be “Upwards” (Tom Watson)
June 16, 1906 As I anticipated the directors and shareholders of the Liverpool F.C. had a very pleasant meeting the other evening. It could not
An interesting scheme for the new ground at Anfield
April 21, 1906 Since the new Liverpool Football Company was formed progress in every direction has been recorded. In a playing sense particularly has this
The club to finally purchase Anfield
December 30, 1905 Liverpool are at home again, and, following on recent unexpected events both at Anfield and Goodison, they will oblige by firmly dealing
A new ground for St. Helens Recreation
November 18, 1905 The new ground that has been constructed by Messrs. Pilkington Brothers at City-road, St. Helens, for the use of the St. Helens
Blackpool F.C. for Bloomfield Road
July 19, 1901 Raikes Hall, Blackpool, not being available for the ensuing football season, the Blackpool Football Club have taken time by the forelock, and
West Bromwich’s new ground
September 3, 1900 West Bromwich Albion’s new ground, named the Hawthorns, was opened on Monday with a match against Derby County. The receipts amounted to
New stand for Leicester Fosse
Monday, June 5 – 1899 The Estate Committee of the Corporation, who are the landlords of the Leicester Club, have approved of the plans for
Roker Park: Sunderland Football Club’s new ground
September 9, 1898 Roker Park, Sunderland F.C. (Source: Sunderland Daily Echo: September 9, 1898)
A possible ground move for West Bromwich
September 1, 1898 The lease of the West Bromwich Albion Football Ground expires in June next, and an important proposal has just been made to
Aston Villa club and a new ground
Wednesday, November 6 – 1895 The provincial agreement entered into by the Aston Villa Committee and Messrs. Flower, proprietor of the Aston Lower Grounds, was
The purchase of the Everton Football Ground
August 13, 1895 The directors of the Everton Football Club have (says a Liverpool contemporary) successfully negotiated the purchase of the ground at Goodison Park.
Liverpool Football Club to leave Anfield after just one year?
April 29, 1893 There is some talk that Mr. John Orrell is again wanting that piece of land at Anfield Road to build upon. If
The prospectus of Liverpool Football Club
June 27, 1892 The prospectus of the Liverpool Association Football Club and Athletic Grounds Company, Limited has just been issued, and a perusal of it
Anfield in tip top condition
May 9, 1892 The difficulty between the Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs has at length been finally adjusted. Amicable arrangements have been made with the
