Tuesday, January 10 – 1978 Liverpool smashed another transfer record yesterday when they bought Graeme Souness from Middlesbrough for £352,000. Their outlay on the talented
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Steve Heighway transferred to Liverpool
February 28, 1970 Steve Heighway, Skelmersdale United’s star striker, signed for Liverpool to-day – minutes before he took the field for Skelmersdale in their vital
Peter Thompson married
May 28, 1966 Peter Thompson, the Liverpool and England winger, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Thompson, of 51 Lingmoor Way, Carlisle, waves to the
Gordon Gunson: Surviving sportsmen of the old brigade
March 20, 1964 Joseph Gordon Gunson, now aged 59, and living at The Homestead, Broughton, is another Cestrian who can boast of a distinguished career
The death of Charles Morgan
June 24, 1944 Mr. Charles Morgan, licensee of the Pack Horse Inn, Briggate, Leeds, for about 30 years, died in St. James’s Hospital, on Saturday,
Looking ahead to football season
June 20, 1944 The fact that the Football League Management Committee has decided there shall be no material change in the 1944-45 programme as compared
Championship fight at Anfield cancelled
Thursday, October 1 – 1942 The British Empire feather-weight championship fight between Sergt. Nel Tarleton, RAF (holder), and Sergt. Tom Smith, Durham Light Infantry, at
Everton’s first game
Wednesday, August 9 – 1939 Everton take the field on Saturday at Goodison Park, kick-off at 3.15, when the championship team, in blue, will oppose
Portsmouth v Liverpool preview 1938 (get to know the Liverpool team)
November 4, 1938 Anderson, who has registered three hat tricks in amassing a total of 15 goals for the Reserve team this season, will lead
Jim Brough retires from rugby (once a Liverpool goalkeeper)
August 3, 1938 The retirement from football of Jim Brough, the famous international full-back of the Leeds Rugby League Club, was announced yesterday. Brough, who
Gordon Hodgson’s bereavement
Tuesday, March 8 – 1938 His many friends in Dundee and district will learn with regret of the bereavement of Gordon Hodgson, the Leeds United
The death of Ambrose Langley
January 29, 1937 The death took place in a Sheffield hospital to-day of Mr. Ambrose Langley, who after being a prominent footballer, became manager of
Tommy Cooper transferred to Liverpool
December 4, 1934 The departure of Tommy Cooper to Liverpool which was announced in last night’s “Telegraph,” has been received with mixed feelings by Derby
Liverpool boys for Lancashire Schoolboys XI
May 15, 1929 The Sports Management Committee of the Burnley Education authority are hoping that the match between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Schoolboys, at Turf
Promoting the Leeds United Football Club
Saturday, May 15 – 1920 Strong efforts are being made by the promoters of the Leeds United Football Club to obtain admission to the English
Schoolboy international at Anfield
Tuesday, April 15 – 1919 The council of the English Schools’ Association have selected the following team to meet Wales at Anfield, Liverpool, on Easter
Season preview 1918/19: Preston North End F.C. (Lancashire Evening Post)
August 31, 1918 Locally, at Deepdale, the personnel of the side will differ, and several men now no longer available will be badly missed, men
Ahead of the season premiere
Friday, September 1 – 1916 There is good news for members of the Anfield fraternity. Tomorrow, when the opening of the season will be celebrated
FA and Football League meeting
July 19, 1915 Important decisions, putting a ban on professional football next season, were come to at the meeting of the ruling football authorities yesterday.
Herbert Leavey for the Royal Engineers
June 3, 1915 H.J. Leavey (Herbert Leavey), the Bradford wing forward, has joined the Royal Engineers. It will be recalled that he assisted Barnsley when
Cup-tie receipts
January 16, 1913 (Source: Derby Daily Telegraph: January 16, 1913) FA Cup, Liverpool, attendance, gate receipt, Derby, Portsmouth, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Everton, Huddersfield, Bradford, Woolwich Arsenal,
Participating teams in the FA Cup 1897/98
Monday, August 2 – 1897 Entries for the Football Association Cup closed on Monday, and the list is as follows: – Aston Villa, Ashford United,
Choppy Warburton making a meal of the opposition at Stamford Bridge
November 28, 1892 A race for veterans over 50 years of age was decided at Stamford Bridge, London, yesterday afternoon. There were 48 entries, the
St. Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel
July 19, 1871 To-morrow evening an elegant new place of worship erected by a thriving body of the New Connexion Methodists, in Breckfield-road North, and
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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