Thursday, December 3 – 1903 Billy Dunlop, the popular Liverpool back, has sufficiently recupered to commence active training again. (Edinburgh Evening News, 03-12-1903)
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Liverpool v Chelsea 4-1 (League match)
Saturday, April 21 – 1990 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Chelsea 4-1 (2-0). Attendance: 38,431. Referee: Mr. R.G. Milford.
Liverpool fly off to-morrow
Monday, May 20 – 1968 A party of 13 Liverpool players leave Speke to-morrow for a tour of Portugal and the Canary Islands during which
Liverpool injuries may cook their goose
Wednesday, December 23 – 1953 With the Christmas Football rush only forty-eight hours away, Liverpool, floundering at the bottom of Division One, have three more
Albert Stubbins comes back
Saturday, November 29 – 1952 Albert Stubbins, former Newcastle and England centre, reappears in league football today for the first time since September 22, 1951.
Many hurt in ticket rush
March 19, 1950 Seven people received hospital treatment and more than sixty got first-aid treatment on Everton and Liverpool football grounds yesterday, when more than
Liverpool delay team choice
Wednesday, April 20 – 1949 Because of minor injuries to several players Liverpool F.C. to-day deferred their team Newcastle United at Anfield on Saturday until
A mile long queue for tickets
Sunday, April 6 – 1947 One man was injured and several fainted when a queue, almost a mile long, of people waiting for cup semi-final
Billy Dunlop still going strong
Tuesday, April 15 – 1941 Billy Dunlop, as usual, looked after the Sunderland players in yesterday’s match at Newcastle – much thinner than in pre-war

Team news for Liverpool v Stockport County
January 18, 1939 Owing to recent strenuous games under bad ground conditions a number of clubs have casualty lists, and there are, therefore, doubts about
Kemp doubtful but Van den Berg back in training
Tuesday, January 10 – 1939 Dirk Kemp, the Liverpool goalkeeper, is in bed with influenza. He must be considered doubtful for the match at Charlton.
Van den Berg begins training
Monday, January 9 – 1939 Herman Van den Berg, Liverpool’s South African outside-left, who underwent an operation for cartilage removal just before Christmas, resumed training
Team selection for cup tie postponed
Wednesday, February 9 – 1938 The Liverpool directors at their meeting lat night deferred the selection of their team to meet Huddersfield Town in the
Injury crisis for Liverpool
Thursday, January 3 – 1935 Four Liverpool players are undergoing special treatment at Harrogate for injuries. Arthur Riley, the goalkeeper, is taking baths and massage
Knee injury for Liverpool’s Jackson
Wednesday, July 23 – 1930 Fears are entertained that James Jackson, the Liverpool F.C. captain and right back, will not be able to play during
Injuries to blame for poor season
Saturday, May 10 – 1930 The season 1929-30 now closed, will go down in the Football History as one that riveted attention and refused answers
Chris Harrington back from the States
February 19, 1929 Formerly a member of Liverpool and Southport Association football teams, Chris Harrington returned to Liverpool on Monday night in the Cunard liner
Season preview 1927/28 – Lincoln City F.C. (The Athletic News)
Monday, August 1 – 1927 Lincoln City have made few changes compared with previous seasons. Indeed except in goal, they may reopen with the side
Elisha knocked out
Saturday, December 10 – 1921 Elisha Scott, the Liverpool goalie, was knocked out at Middlesbrough a fortnight ago by a shot from Robert Pender, and
Bamber down with appendicitis
Saturday, November 12 – 1921 Liverpool placed to their credit last week their twelfth consecutive game without defeat, and their record is a splendid one
Jack Sheldon back at Anfield
August 15, 1921 Jack Sheldon, the Liverpool footballer who had a leg broken last season when Derby County were the visitors, was a spectator at
Good news for Jack Sheldon
July 7, 1921 At the annual meeting of the Liverpool Football Club, it was stated that the injury to Jack Sheldon, whose leg was broken
Tommy Bennett granted a free transfer by Liverpool
January 12, 1921 The Liverpool Football Club officials have decided not to sign on at present Tommy Bennett, their former centre, who has been on
Riot in Liverpool
June 6, 1919 Five policemen and nine alien seamen injured One negro was drowned, and five policemen and nine alien seamen injured, in a riot
Sandy Young to be tried next month
May 29, 1916 Little has been heard for some time of what has now become known as “the Sandy Young case,” but to-day I have
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