Thursday, August 13 – 1964 Liverpool, Thursday: Bill Shankly, the dynamo behind League champions Liverpool, thumped the desk in his office under the main stand
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Shankly’s code wins title
Saturday, April 18 – 1964 Liverpool, with considerable Mersey sound, whooped their way into the Football League championship on Saturday. But so far as Bill
The FA hands out tough suspension for Yeats
Wednesday, March 11 – 1964 Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and centre-half Ron Yeats, strode angrily from yesterday’s Football Association Disciplinary Committee meeting in Leicester. They
Quilt man for Parkhead
Friday, January 10 – 1964 Celtic, the only club this winter to use a mixture of straw and hay on top of their pitch to
Furnell to the Gunners
Thursday, November 21 – 1963 Arsenal manager Billy Wright swooped on Merseyside in a dawn plane yesterday and signed Jim Furnell, 25-year-old Liverpool reserve goalkeeper,
Would you like the Liverpool sound behind your goalkeeper?
Saturday, November 9 – 1963 Yeah, yeah, yeah … the new Liverpool Sound may be a baby-faced Beatle telling you that she loves you. But
Shankly signs his first ever contract
Monday, August 19 – 1963 Bill Shankly, the football manager who woved he would never tie himself to any club, has changed his mind and
Liverpool want Tony Knapp
July 12, 1961 Tony Knapp, 22-year-old Leicester centre half, now has a choice of going to Southampton or Liverpool. Mr. Bill Shankly, the Liverpool manager,
Shankly calms Morrissey down
Thursday, February 18 – 1960 Mr. Bill Shankly, the Liverpool manager, said last night that after a talk with Johnny Morrissey, the club’s nineteen-year-old winger,
The opponents know how to provoke Hickson
Wednesday, February 10 – 1960 Dave Hickson, controversial Liverpool centre forward, has been given a break by the Football Association. Hickson, sent off, against Sheffield
Shankly’s first day at work
Monday, December 14 – 1959 Mr. Bill Shankly took over as manager of Liverpool yesterday and held a conference with his training and coaching staff.
Meet Bill Shankly, Liverpool F.C.’s new manager
December 5, 1959 Sergeant-Major with the human touch What is the background to the 46-year old fast-talking Scot – Bill Shankly – who will take
Liverpool F.C. the new big job for Bill Shankly
Tuesday, December 1 – 1959 Bill Shankly was last night appointed as Liverpool’s £2,500-a-year manager, succeeding Phil Taylor, who resigned two weeks ago. He is
Phil Taylor leaves Liverpool
November 17, 1959 Phil Taylor resigned yesterday after 23 years with Liverpool as player, coach and team boss. I hesitate to call him manager –
Ian St. John turned down Bolton Wanderers
August 29, 1959 Bolton’s troubled boss Bill Ridding arrived home at three yesterday morning after watching Northampton’s 6ft leader Derek Leck score twice against Torquay.
Arsenal target Ian St. John
Thursday, August 20 – 1959 Arsenal manager, George Swindin, returned from a scouting mission in Scotland yesterday, and decided to delay selection of his team
Thomas George Bromilow (Tom Bromilow) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Tom Bromilow at PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Tom Bromilow: “Yet another International, but just a dapper little fellow who has to rely purely upon
Neil McBain leaves Watford
Sunday, February 8 – 1959 Mr. Jim Broad, director of Watford, announced yesterday that manager Neil McBain had resigned and that his resignation had been
Aston Villa wanted Billy Liddell
December 30, 1958 Joe Mercer, struggling Aston Villa’s new boss, made a dramatic attempt yesterday to sign Billy Liddell, 36, Liverpool’s Scottish international forward. But
The death of Tom Nuttall
March 26, 1958 Everton Vice-Chairman. Brief illness. The death took place at Liverpool Royal infirmary today of Mr. T.C. Nuttall vice-chairman of Everton F.C., after
George Harold Swift (George Swift) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about George Swift on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About George Swift: Born: February 3, 1870: St. George’s (Shropshire), England. Passed away: 1956. Position: Left back. Height:
John Watson Bell (Jack Bell) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Jack Bell on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jack Bell: “A forward of exceptional excellence, he, for a time, worked on the left wing, but
Did Don watch Don Joe?
Saturday, November 20 – 1954 Mr. Don Welsh, manager of Liverpool F.C., and one of his directors watched Aberdeen ‘A’ play at Dens Park on
Liverpool relegation has sad sequel
Monday, April 19 – 1954 A sad postscript to Liverpool’s departure from the First Division after forty-nine years was the announcement yesterday of the death
Desperate Liverpool make six more “panic” changes
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
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