I have come across a new article that tells a story from the 1892 split within the Everton Football Club (which of course led to
Tag: John Houlding
William H Parry, a former Captain of Everton Football Club (By Tony Onslow)
The clean shaved young man, seated on the right of the middle row, is an eighteen year old player who had recently established himself in
Mr. Joseph West – auditor and an unsung hero for Liverpool F.C.
In this article I will tell you about my meeting with the West family and what I have found out about the man who was
Autographs of Liverpool F.C.’s pioneer players
Here you will find the signatures of old Liverpool players, directors and managers that I have found on ancestry.co.uk. They are from the 1911 Census
A very special Thursday
The Shieldrake, Catalona, Mongolian, Labrador, Caloric and the Bonnie Princess. They all sat sail from the docks of Liverpool on Thursday, September 1, 1892. The
All LFC-presidents
Season President Comments, info 1892-1893 J. Houlding 1893-1894 J. Houlding 1894-1895 J. Houlding 1895-1896 J. Houlding 1896-1897 J. Houlding 1897-1898 J. Houlding 1898-1899 J. Houlding
Likely brewery merger
Friday, April 8 – 1938 A proposed brewery amalgamation is the subject of negotiation. The companies concerned are Ind. Coope and Allsopp, Limited and Houlding’s
Ind. Coope acquire Houlding’s shares
Wednesday, April 6 – 1938 It was announced yesterday that Ind. Coope and Allsopp, Ltd., had acquired the shares of Houlding’s Brewery Company, Ltd., of
– My dearest football friend, John McKenna
March 23, 1936 My dearest football friend, John McKenna, has played out time and retired to his rest. Honest John McKenna. The name will never
Death of the man who invented the goal net
Friday, November 16 – 1934 Mr. John Alexander Brodie, formerly joint engineer of the £8,000,000 Mersey Tunnel, and a man who completely altered the face
Joseph Orrell (Landlord: Anfield Road)
Born: January 17, 1860, in Liverpool (Lancashire), in England. Passed away: March 16, 1933, in Marlybone (London), in England. Timeline: 1860, February 16: Baptism, St.
John McKenna: A life-time in football
November 21, 1927 There are men in football today who have spent a life-time in the game – forty, fifty years of more. It is
The history of Liverpool F.C. Part 1: ‘Our founding fathers’
November 20, 1926 The rise of the Liverpool club furnishes something of a romance in the history of football. In its comparatively short existence, all
The “Father” of Liverpool F.C.
Saturday, April 25 – 1925 Victor Hall Pays Tribute to Alderman John Houlding There are still many men living who will cherish, while memory endures
Mr. James Ramsay, A Liverpool Director Whose Memory Endures
February 21, 1925 Famous old timers – John James Ramsay. By Victor Hall It would be almost a misnomer to speak only of the work
John Houldings granddaughter getting married
March 15, 1919 Major and Mrs. W.E.S. Napier. Whose marriage took place this month at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. Mrs Napier, who was formerly Miss
The Sandon and Anfield were his “home and his all”
Friday, October 4 – 1918 First information is here given of the death of Mr. James Ramsay, ex-director of Liverpool F.C. He had been connected
The Tophetites and the Holdemites
Saturday, October 6 – 1917 A little brochure entitled “Chronicles of the West” or the history of the Tophetites and the Holdemites from the writings
Tom Watson, the famous football official is dead
May 6, 1915 We regret to announce the death of Mr. Tom Watson, secretary of the Liverpool Football Club, which occurred at his residence, Priory-road,
Alex Raisbeck’s Unique Life Story: Part 6
April 24, 1915 Best International side Scotland ever turned out. Lord Rosebery’s tribute to the players. The one ground Alick Raisbeck disliked. I have already
Death of Mr. George Mahon
December 9, 1908 We regret to announce the death of Mr. George Mahon, which took place on Wednesday. For some considerable time Mr. Mahon had
Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1905
June 21, 1905 The 12th annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Company, Ltd., was held at the
Shares in Liverpool Football Club for the public
January 23, 1905 An important step in the history of the Liverpool Football Club was taken yesterday. At the Lancashire Court of Chancery, St. George’s
The Liverpool Football Club: New chairman. Mr. Edwin Berry, C.C.
October 29, 1904 The election of Mr. Edwin Berry, C.C., to the chairmanship of the Liverpool Football Club will be received with a vast amount
Season preview 1902-03: Liverpool F.C. (Lancashire Evening Post)
August 23, 1902 During the off season Liverpool lost by death their present and financial mainstay, Alderman John Houlding, J.P., but his son, Councillor W.
