The Athletic News is an amazing source for information about football history; about players an clubs and all the stories in-between. The sports paper focused

The history of Liverpool Football Club, their home at Anfield and all the people.
The Athletic News is an amazing source for information about football history; about players an clubs and all the stories in-between. The sports paper focused
All articles about John McMenemy on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John McMenemy: Born: February 9 – 1908, Glasgow, Scotland. Passed away: February 5 – 1983, Glasgow, Scotland.
All articles about James Jackson on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About James Jackson: Born: December 4, 1899: in Newcastle, England. Passed away: January 1, 1977: Poole (Dorset), England.
July 13, 1974 Ian St. John, manager of Motherwell, could be in the running to take over at Liverpool. St. John, one of Bill Shankly’s
October 19, 1968 Liverpool are a star team, consisting of star players. Every man wearing the Liverpool colours this afternoon is a player of established
All articles about John “Sailor” Hunter on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John “Sailor” Hunter: “Very dashing, goes through the defence like a piston, and shoots a hard
All articles about Willie Newbiggin at PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Willie Newbiggin: Born: Larkhall, Scotland. Passed away: Position: Left back. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 7¾in.); Weight: 71
May 26, 1962 I ended last week’s article by saying that in spite of our having put in a storming finish to the season, I
May 19, 1962 Last week I described how I came to Anfield, what problems forced me and how I set about solving them. While I
May 2, 1961 Ian St. John, the Motherwell and Scotland centre-forward, last night signed for Liverpool at a fee estimated at £35,000 – the highest
All articles about Jimmy Stewart on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Jimmy Stewart: “He keeps the ball low, and passes judiciously to the men on either side of
June 16, 1960 Kevin Lewis, 19, Sheffield United right winger, was yesterday transferred to Liverpool for a fee of about £15,000. Lewis is the second
Tuesday, October 20 – 1959 “No” was the most used word in Scottish Soccer last night, for Aberdeen and Motherwell joined Dundee in refusing English
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.
Thursday, August 20 – 1959 Arsenal manager, George Swindin, returned from a scouting mission in Scotland yesterday, and decided to delay selection of his team
All articles about Tom Miller on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tom Miller: “Standing 5ft. 8 ¾in., and weighing 11st. 5lb., Miller is well equipped physically for an
All articles about Frank Mitchell on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Frank Mitchell: Born: May 25, 1890: Elgin, in Scotland. Passed away: January 18, 1958: Chester, England. Funeral
January 6, 1956 Two well-known junior footballers – Sam and Jack Wilson, who played goalkeeper and centre-half respectively for Coltness United – have been seen
March 21, 1951 Motherwell yesterday signed Jack Wilson, 22 year-old inside right released by Liverpool on his own request. Wilson, who joined Liverpool two years
All articles about Grahame Lloyd on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Grahame Lloyd: Born: January 10, 1951: Liverpool, England. Position: Goalkeeper. Career: Liverpool: Signed apprentice: January, 1968. Motherwell:
All articles about David Taylor on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About David Taylor: Born: August 5, 1884: Bannockburn (Stirlingshire), Scotland. Passed away: August 6, 1949.: Bridge of Allan
All articles about John McConnell on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John McConnell: Born: November 24, 1885: Motherwell (Lanarkshire), Scotland. Passed away: December 27, 1947: Wishaw, Scotland. **
December 27, 1947 Former senior player with Airdrie, Motherwell, Liverpool and Aberdeen, Mr. John McConnell, of 532 Glasgow Road, Wishaw, has died. A contemporary of
Saturday, October 4 – 1947 International, British Championships, at Windsor Park, Belfast. Ireland – Scotland 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 52,000. Referee: Mr. T. Smith (Atherstone). Ireland
January 24, 1946 An entirely new forward line from that which played for Scotland against Belgium yesterday was selected after the game for the international
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