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)
Monday, August 1 – 1927 Wrexham, who made nearly £500 last season, make no secret of their promotion ambitions. They believe the district can well
Season preview 1927/28 – Accrington Stanley F.C. (The Athletic News)
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
Accrington Stanley 1925/26
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
Leyland F.C. disbanded
Monday, May 20 – 1901 The proposed general meeting of the Leyland Football Club was held on Monday night, in the Grammar School, Leyland. There
Leyland v Liverpool Reserves
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

Leyland v Liverpool Reserves 1-2 (League match: January 5, 1901)
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,
Lancashire Combination: The annual meeting of 1900
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,
Leyland v Liverpool Reserves 0-3 (League match: April 21, 1900)
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
Liverpool Reserves v Leyland 6-0 (Lancashire Combination)
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,

Famous men in football, No. 9: Jack Sharp
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
Liverpool Reserves for the Lancashire Combination
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
Funeral of Arthur Ernest Leyland
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
Reinstated amateur footballers
September 17, 1896 The following Lancashire professional footballers have been reinstated amateurs by the Football Association: – George Brown, Macclesfield; James Murray, Blackburn Rovers; Thomas
Liverpool replaces Bootle in the Lancashire Cup
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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