Wednesday, August 27 – 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Maine Road, kick-off: 18:30. Manchester United – Liverpool 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 53,610. Referee: Mr.
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Liverpool v Preston North End 3-1 (League match: August 23, 1947)
August 23, 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Preston North End 3-1 (0-1). Attendance: 49,353. Referee: Mr. G. Salmon
Jack Westby transferred to Southport
August 21, 1947 Southport have paid the highest fee in their history for the transfer of Jack Westby, right full back from Liverpool, and formerly
Liverpool F.C. visit the Liverpool Orphanage
August 19, 1947 Members of Liverpool football team have been staying at the Derwentwater Hotel, Portinscale, and on Friday (August 15, 1947) they visited Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.’s new chairman
August 18, 1947 Councillor Stanley Ronald Williams will be unanimously elected chairman of Liverpool F.C. at tomorrow’s meeting of the directors, to succeed the late
George Poland transferred to Lovell’s Athletic
Tuesday, August 12 – 1947 Lovell’s Athletic, Southern League club, have signed George Poland, former Welsh international goalkeeper. Poland, who represented his country against Ireland
The funeral of William McConnell
Monday, August 11 – 1947 Rev. James Jackson, former full-back and captain of Liverpool F.C., conducted the funeral service at Anfield Cemetery yesterday of Mr.
The death of Mr. William McConnell
August 6, 1947 Mr. William McConnell, 59, Liverpool Football Club Chairman, died at Dyrseth, Flintshire. (Source: Glocester Citizen: August 8, 1947)
Liverpool beat Raith Rovers in race for Muir
Thursday, July 17 – 1947 Alec Muir, Lochgelly Violet’s inside left last season, has signed for Liverpool. An Inverkeithing lad, he works in Caldwell’s Paper
Nottingham Forest, Llangollen and Billy Matthews
Friday, July 4 – 1947 “Forest are not asleep,” said Mr. W.H. Walker (manager) to the “Post” today, when he made the interesting announcement that
Liverpool suggestion failed at Football League AGM
July 1, 1947 At the annual meeting of the Football League the four retiring clubs, Halifax Town, Southport, Mansfield, and Norwich, were re-elected, and Mansfield
Charles Fleming chooses East Fife over Liverpool
Monday, June 16 – 1947 East Fife have beaten several clubs, including Liverpool, by signing Blairhill Colliery’s inside forward Charles Fleming. He was signed after
Charles James Wilson (Charlie Wilson) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Charles Wilson on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Charlie Wilson: Born: April 27, 1873: Sutton, near St. Helens, in England. Passed away: June 9, 1947:
Liverpool v Bury 2-1 (Lancashire Cup Final: June 7, 1947)
June 7, 1947 Match: Lancashire Cup, Final, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Bury 2-1 (2-1). Attendance: 23,000. Referee: Mr. C. Gibson. Liverpool (2-3-5): Cyril
Boxer forfeits title
Friday, June 6 – 1947 Ronnie James, of Swansea, has forfeited his British lightweight boxing championship and Billy Thompson, of Hickleton Main, Yorkshire, has been
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool 1-2 (League match)
Saturday, May 31 – 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Molineux, kick-off: 15:00. Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool 1-2 (0-2). Attendance: 50,765. Referee: Mr. J.
Arsenal v Liverpool 1-2 (League match: May 24, 1947)
May 24, 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Highbury, kick-off: 15:30. Arsenal – Liverpool 1-2 (0-0). Attendance: 44,265. Referee: Mr. G. Tedds. Arsenal (2-3-5):
Bernard Ramsden moving to the USA
May 6, 1947 Bernard Ramsden, Liverpool F.C.’s £8,000 full back, has gone to America to marry Miss Audrey Clark of New York, whom he met
George Penrose selected for Scotland
April 8, 1947 George Penrose, outside right of Hall, Russell’s, the Aberdeen junior club, has been chosen for Scotland against Wales at Dens Park on
A mile long queue for tickets
Sunday, April 6 – 1947 One man was injured and several fainted when a queue, almost a mile long, of people waiting for cup semi-final
“Baby hurt” SOS
March 25, 1947 Throwing an overcoat over his Soccer kit the Liverpool captain, Jack Balmer, hurried from Cup-tie training yesterday. He had just received a
“Give it to Fagan. Don’t forget Fagan,” yelled Liverpool supporters
March 3, 1947 A “SECRET” victory plan, which deceived thousands of fans who roared disapproval of their team’s tactics, won its creators a place among
Liverpool v Birmingham City 4-1 (FA Cup match: March 1, 1947)
March 1, 1947 Match: FA Cup, Sixth Round, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Birmingham City 4-1 (1-0). Attendance: 51,911; gate receipt: £5,420. Referee: Mr.
New boots, by Albert Stubbins
March 1, 1947 Better for the break-in Liverpool did not vary their method of preparation for to-day’s Cup-tie, and spent the earlier part of the
Sketch: Queuing for FA Cup tickets
March 1, 1947 (Source: Liverpool Echo: March 1, 1947) Sketch showing the huge interest in obtaining tickets for the FA Cup match between Liverpool and
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