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The death of Albert Shears

May 31, 1954 kjehan

May 31, 1954 Mr. Albert Shears, aged 54, of 22 Dawney Road, Ribbleton, Preston, who played for Preston North End in the early 1930’s collapsed

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Season preview 1927/28 – Wrexham F.C. (The Athletic News)

August 1, 1927 kjehan

Monday, August 1 – 1927 Wrexham, who made nearly £500 last season, make no secret of their promotion ambitions. They believe the district can well

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Season preview 1927/28 – Accrington Stanley F.C. (The Athletic News)

August 1, 1927 kjehan

Monday, August 1 – 1927 Accrington Stanley do not desire to risk re-election for a second time, and have made practically a complete clearance of

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Accrington Stanley 1925/26

August 26, 1925 kjehan

Wednesday, August 26 – 1925 Birthplace Position Height Weight John Blake Stoneclough Goalkeeper 5 10 1/2 11 0 Tom Holden Leyland Goalkeeper 5 8 11

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Leyland F.C. disbanded

May 20, 1901 kjehan

Monday, May 20 – 1901 The proposed general meeting of the Leyland Football Club was held on Monday night, in the Grammar School, Leyland. There

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Leyland v Liverpool Reserves

January 5, 1901 kjehan

January 5, 1901 Leyland v Liverpool Reserves. At Leyland, before a fair gate. Salts and Pope had not arrived when Alf Ferrier started play for

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Leyland v Liverpool Reserves 1-2 (League match: January 5, 1901)

January 5, 1901 kjehan

January 5, 1901 Match: Lancashire Combination, at Festival Grounds. Leyland – Liverpool Reserves 1-2 (0-1). Leyland (2-3-5): Bennett, Dearden, Salt, Yates, Brown, Dawber, Bannister, Hargreaves,

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Lancashire Combination: The annual meeting of 1900

May 24, 1900 kjehan

May 24, 1900 The annual meeting of the Lancashire Combination was held at the Bay Horse Hotel, Blackburn, last evening, Mr. Tom Heaton, of Burnley,

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Leyland v Liverpool Reserves 0-3 (League match: April 21, 1900)

April 21, 1900 kjehan

April 21, 1900 Reserves, Lancashire Combination, at Festival Grounds. Leyland – Liverpool Reserves 0-3 (0-1). Leyland (2-3-5): Bennett, Brown, Clitheroe, Yates, Hutchinson, Hargreaves, Platt, Goulsby

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Liverpool Reserves v Leyland 6-0 (Lancashire Combination)

December 16, 1899 kjehan

Saturday, December 16 – 1899 Reserves, Lancashire Combination, at Anfield. Liverpool Reserves – Leyland 6-0 (2-0). Attendance: 200. Liverpool Reserves (2-3-5): Bill Perkins; Robert McLaren,

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Famous men in football, No. 9: Jack Sharp

October 28, 1899 kjehan

October 28, 1899 Before the present season is over I hope to see the modest head of Jack Sharp decorated with an international cap. To

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Liverpool Reserves for the Lancashire Combination

May 16, 1899 kjehan

May 16, 1899 The most important business at the meeting of the Lancashire Combination, held at Blackburn last evening, was the selection of clubs to

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Funeral of Arthur Ernest Leyland

March 4, 1897 kjehan

March 4, 1897 The funeral of Mr. Arthur Ernest Leyland, of Cleveland House, Moss Lane, Walton, took place yesterday at Anfield Cemetery. The deceased, who

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Reinstated amateur footballers

September 17, 1896 kjehan

September 17, 1896 The following Lancashire professional footballers have been reinstated amateurs by the Football Association: – George Brown, Macclesfield; James Murray, Blackburn Rovers; Thomas

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Liverpool replaces Bootle in the Lancashire Cup

August 18, 1893 kjehan

August 18, 1893 The Lancashire Football Association met at the Saddle Hotel, Bolton, with a fair number of representatives appearing. Mr Woolfalls, of Blackburn, occupying

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