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Liverpool v The New Saints 5-1 (Friendly)

August 10, 2015 kjehan

Monday, August 10 – 2015 Match: Friendly, at Melwood. Liverpool – The New Saints 5-1 (2-1). Attendance: The match played behind closed doors. Liverpool: Adam

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Graeme Souness: My Liverpool

December 31, 1993 kjehan

December 31, 1993 I’m frustrated by results – just like our fans Graeme Souness replied to the question as if his answer had been well

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Interview with Phil Taylor (ex-Liverpool F.C. manager)

February 2, 1993 kjehan

February 2, 1993 Strain game takes it tall It has been a tricky season in every sense for Graeme Souness and Liverpool, eased by Sunday’s

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John Smith honoured with C.B.E. (Commander of the British Empire)

December 31, 1981 kjehan

December 31, 1981 By coincidence, the chairmen of both Merseyside’s senior football clubs are awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the British Empire) in today’s New

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A week in the life of Liverpool Football Club

March 14, 1981 kjehan

March 14, 1981 It’s action stations for the Anfield team behind the scenes. It’s 7:30 on Saturday evening. The Anfield pitch scarred after the reserve

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Arthur Riley: Fifty years a Red

October 1, 1977 kjehan

October 1, 1977 Liverpool pride themselves on the family atmosphere within the club – a togetherness on and of the field which is the main

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– It is better to be a live sparrow than a stuffed eagle

August 12, 1977 kjehan

August 12, 1977 It is something to smile about, this accusation that Liverpool are mad to pay £440,000 for Kenny Dalglish. Especially when you are

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Reds silent on transfer rumours

August 9, 1977 kjehan

August 9, 1977 Reports that Liverpool are about to make a major move into the transfer market to spread some of the half million they

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Reds warm to the wintry weather

July 27, 1977 kjehan

July 27, 1977 The wintry cutting edge to current mid-summer days is as un-seasonal blast for holiday makers but it suits footballers getting ready for

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Icelandic students at Melwood

July 22, 1977 kjehan

July 22, 1977 These Icelandic medical students on a four-week course in Liverpool, met Liverpool F.C. players during a visit to the training ground at

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Thanks Shanks, all the very best!

April 26, 1975 kjehan

April 26, 1975 He’s unique, says Paisley, and that sums it up for everyone. Everybody calls Bill Shankly a great manager. But I’m the only

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Emlyn Hughes is fit for fight

January 3, 1975 kjehan

January 3, 1975 Fitness tests and injury problems rounded off F.A. Cup week for Bob Paisley on the eve of their round cup tie at

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Emlyn Hughes: At last real recognition

May 2, 1974 kjehan

May 2, 1974 Anfield, in the middle of a week that ends with the FA Cup Final at Wembley, is organized bedlam. Fans who have

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Reds will commute on match days

February 28, 1970 kjehan

February 28, 1970 Next season, Liverpool players will only see Anfield on match days. Their weekly headquarters where they report for their daily work-out will

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Interview with the Liverpool F.C. chairman Harold Cartwright

August 10, 1968 kjehan

Saturday, August 10 – 1968 For two years, Liverpool have come within an ace of adding further successes to those they achieved in the previous

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Liverpool – a blend of youth and experience

August 6, 1968 kjehan

Tuesday, August 6 – 1968 For two seasons, Liverpool fans have had nothing to celebrate – nothing, that is in the way of a championship

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Knee operation for Gerry Byrne

July 25, 1968 kjehan

July 25, 1968 Liverpool’s 31-years-old former England full back, Gerry Byrne, is going into hospital in the next day or so, for a third operation

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16 man squad for Belfast friendly

July 24, 1968 kjehan

Wednesday, July 24 – 1968 Gerry Byrne is out of Liverpool’s friendly in Belfast, to-morrow, against Linfield. This was revealed to-day by manager Bill Shankly

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New roof for the Kop

June 7, 1968 kjehan

Friday, June 7 – 1968 The roof of Spion Kop at Anfield is to be renewed. But spectators need not worry about its famous acoustics

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Three games in ten days for Liverpool

June 22, 1967 kjehan

June 22, 1967 Feature of Liverpool’s pre-season visit to Germany to play three warm-up matches is that they face again the Cologne team whom they

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Bill Shankly: Joining Anfield was calculated risk

May 12, 1962 kjehan

May 12, 1962 When I was approached by the “Liverpool Echo” to write a series of articles on events at Anfield since my arrival here

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Tommy Smith on the ground staff

May 13, 1960 kjehan

May 13, 1960 Football dies hard. There are to-morrow one of two games locally, and at every League office in the country there is great

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Liverpool F.C. players report for training

July 21, 1952 kjehan

July 21, 1952 With only a month to go before the start of another football season, preparations behind the scenes of the Football League clubs

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Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1950

June 27, 1950 kjehan

June 27, 1950 Liverpool renew manager George Kay’s contract Maximum benefits granted to eleven first-team players Liverpool F.C. have renewed their contract with Mr. George

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