Saturday, March 2 – 1957 Match: Football League, 2nd Division, at Craven Cottage, kick off: 15:15. Fulham – Liverpool 1-2 (0-1). Attendance: 26,500. Fulham (2-3-5): Ken Hewkins, George Cohen, Jimmy Langley, Jimmy Hill, Derek Lampe, Eddie Lowe, Trevor Watson, Roy Bentley, Roy Dwight, Johnny Haynes, Arthur Stevens. Liverpool […]
Saturday, November 24 – 1956 Match: Football League, Second Division, at Vetch Field, kick-off: 14:30. Swansea Town – Liverpool 1-1 (0-1). Attendance: 18,000. Swansea Town (2-3-5): John King, Dai Thomas, Bryn Jones, Melvyn Charles, Dudley Peake, Don Pearson, Len Allchurch, Harry Griffiths, Des Palmer, Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones. […]
Saturday, August 18 – 1956 Signed as professional Height Weight Birthplace Previous club Alan A’Court September 24 – 1952 5 ‘ 8 1/2 10 ‘ 4 Rainhill Prescot Cables Eric Anderson January 8 – 1952 5 ‘ 8 1/2 9 ‘ 12 Manchester Army Alan Arnell March 22 […]
Saturday, December 31 – 1955 Match: Football League, Second Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:30. Liverpool – Blackburn Rovers 1-2 (1-0). Attendance: 48,071. Liverpool (2-3-5): Dave Underwood, Fred Perry, Ronnie Moran, Roy Saunders, Laurie Hughes, Geoff Twentyman, Eric Anderson, Jimmy Melia, Billy Liddell, John Evans, Alan A’Court. Blackburn Rovers […]
Saturday, November 5 – 1955 Match: Football League, Second Division, at Vetch Field, kick-off: 15:00. Swansea Town – Liverpool 2-1 (1-1). Attendance: 25,000. Referee: Mr. R.E. Jarratt (Horsham); linesmen: Messrs. N. Gaggon (Cardiff) and W.H. Thorne (Cardiff). Swansea Town (2-3-5): John King, Arthur Willis, Gilbert Beech, Melvyn Charles, […]
Saturday, October 15 – 1955 Match: Football League, 2nd Division, at Anfield. Liverpool – West Ham United 3-1 (2-1). Attendance: 32,187. The Liverpool Eleven: Rudham; Molyneux, Moran; Saunders, Hughes, Twentyman; Payne, Arnell, Liddell, Evans, A’Court. The Liverpool Goals: A’Court (13 min.), Payne (36 min.), 3-1 Liddell (82 min.). […]
Saturday, August 27 – 1955 Signed as professional Height Weight Birthplace Previous club Alan A’Court September 24 – 1952 5 ‘ 8 1/2 10 ‘ 4 Rainhill Prescot Cables Eric Anderson January 8 – 1952 5 ‘ 8 1/2 9 ‘ 12 Manchester Army football Alan Arnell March […]
Wednesday, August 10 – 1955 The three close-season newcomers to Liverpool’s staff will be on view in Saturday’s public practice match, all of them in the probable reserve XI. They are John Molyneux, ex-Chester; Les Robson, formerly of Darlington, and Healey, the Leyton inside forward who is on […]
Wednesday, August 3 – 1955 Billy Liddell, Liverpool’s Great Britain and Scottish forward, received another honour yesterday. His club appointed him captain in succession to Laurie Hughes. Billy temporarily took over the captaincy towards the end of last season when Hughes was injured. (Daily Mirror, 04-08-1955)
Wednesday, August 3 – 1955 Laurie Hughes, Ray Lambert and Jimmy Payne have been granted full benefit by Liverpool. They have each completed ten years with Liverpool. (Daily Mirror, 03-08-1955)
Tuesday, August 2 – 1955 Mr. McInnes becomes secretary and Bill Liddell captain Liverpool F.C. directors, holding their first meeting of the new season last night, appointed Mr. James McInnes as secretary in succession to the late Mr. J.C. Rouse, chose Billy Liddell as captain, and re-elected Messrs. […]
Saturday, December 31 – 1955 Match: Football League, Second Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:15. Liverpool – Blackburn Rovers 1-2 (1-0). Attendance: 48,071. Referee: Mr. K.A. Collinge (Sale); linesmen: Messrs. G.D. Swinton and M. Taylor. Liverpool (2-3-5): Dave Underwood, Fred Perry, Ronnie Moran, Roy Saunders, Laurie Hughes, Geoff Twentyman, […]
Thursday, March 3 – 1955 Match: Football League, 2nd Division, at Meadow Lane. Notts County – Liverpool 0-3 (0-1). Attendance: 11,000. The Liverpool Eleven:Ashcroft; Lambert, Moran; Saunders, Hughes, Twentyman; Payne, Anderson, Arnell, Rowley, A’Court. The Liverpool goals:1-0 Arnell (14 min.), 2-0 A’Court (51 min.), 3-0 Rowley (81 min.). […]
Saturday, August 21 – 1954 Name Signed as professional Height Weight Birthplace Previous club Goal – Charles Ashcroft December 29 – 1945 6 ‘ 2 1/2 13 ‘ 1 Chorley Eccleston Juniors Dave Underwood December 16 – 1953 6 ‘ 1 1/2 13 ‘ 5 London Watford Full-backs […]
Wednesday, August 18 – 1954 For their opening game of the season on Saturday, when Doncaster Rovers provide the opposition at Anfield, Liverpool will field the same eleven as that which played in the public practice match last week and so decisively defeated the reserve string. Tony Rowley, […]
Monday, May 3 – 1954 Match: Liverpool Cup, Final, at Goodison Park. Everton – Liverpool 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 52,012. Everton (2-3-5): Jimmy O’Neill, Eric Moore, Don Donovan, Peter Farrell (C), Tommy Jones, Cyril Lello, Eddie Wainwright, Wally Fielding, Dave Hickson, John Parker, Tommy Eglington. Liverpool (2-3-5): Dave Underwood, […]
Thursday, January 21 – 1954 Liverpool without a win since December 5, once more make panic changes in an effort to break away from the bottom of Division One. Against Spurs on Saturday they make six changes – and give another role to Geoff Twentyman, £12,000 signing from […]
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 players on their already heavy casualty list including Dave Underwood, the goalkeeper signed for £7,000 only last week. Underwood came out of his […]
Saturday, September 19 – 1953 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Burnley 4-0 (4-0). Attendance: 36,643. Referee: Mr. L. Richardson (Doncaster). Liverpool (2-3-5): Russell Crossley; Albert Childs, Eddie Spicer; Joe Maloney, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley; Brian Jackson, Kevin Baron, Louis Bimpson, Bill Jones, […]
Wednesday, August 20 – 1953 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 18:45. Liverpool – Portsmouth 3-1 (1-1). Attendance: 39,662. Liverpool (2-3-5): Charles Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Phil Taylor, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley, Jimmy Payne, Kevin Baron, Louis Bimpson, Bill Jones, Billy Liddell. Portsmouth (2-3-5): Norman […]
Thursday, November 20 – 1952 Don Welsh, the Liverpool manager, is hoping it is true that the postman always knocks twice. He might get another potential star footballer. For Ronnie Moran, 17, chosen yesterday to make his first League appearance at Derby on Saturday, was recommended to the […]
Friday, August 15 – 1952 Both Liverpool and Everton, at least for the first half of tomorrow’s games, are pitting their recognised first team against the probable Central League XI. There will be no new faces at either ground, though the clubs regular patrons, not being particularly familiar […]
Thursday, August 14 – 1952 Liverpool supporters will not see Hugh Gerhardi, the club’s recent signing from South Africa, in Saturday’s public practice game at Anfield. It is felt that Gerhardi has not yet had sufficient time to get himself thoroughly acclimated, and he has accordingly been omitted […]
Wednesday, August 6 – 1952 A query by a Wallasey reader set me off yesterday on a statistical search which disclosed figures in relation to Liverpool and Everton players which are, I think, sufficiently interesting to all football fans in warrant inclusion here. The question (which reader A.K. […]
Monday, July 28 – 1952 The future of most Football League clubs is becoming increasingly bound up in their own young products, and nobody has done more of recent seasons to foster this type of player than our two senior Liverpool clubs, whose managers and staffs are now […]
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