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John McMenemy @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about John McMenemy on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John McMenemy: Born: February 9 – 1908, Glasgow, Scotland. Passed away: February 5 – 1983, Glasgow, Scotland.
Rev. James Jackson @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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.
Ian St. John or Bob Paisley to replace Bill Shankly?
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
The men of Anfield
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
John Bryson Hunter (John Hunter and “Sailor” Hunter)
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
William Newbiggin (Willie Newbiggin) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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
Bill Shankly: The 3-3-4 plan was born and worked
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
Bill Shankly: New training and hard work
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
Ian St. John transferred to Liverpool
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
James Munro Stewart (Jimmy Stewart) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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
Kevin Lewis transferred to Liverpool
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
No Newcastle United for Ian St. John
Tuesday, October 20 – 1959 “No” was the most used word in Scottish Soccer last night, for Aberdeen and Motherwell joined Dundee in refusing English
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 Miller (Tom Miller) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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
Francis William Grant Mitchell (Frank Mitchell) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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
Footballers appear with dance band
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
Jack Wilson transferred to Motherwell
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
Grahame Lloyd @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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:
David Taylor @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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
John Morrison McConnell (John McConnell) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
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. **
The death of John McConnell
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
Ireland v Scotland 2-0 (International)
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
Billy Liddell selected for Scotland
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
