All articles about Tony Hateley on PlayUpLiverpool. About Tony Hateley: Born: June 13, 1941: Derby, in England. Passed away: February 1, 2014: Preston (Lancashire), in England. Nickname: Big Tone and/or The Headmaster. Position: Centre-forward. Height: 6 ‘ 1 1/2. Weight: 12 ‘ 8. Career: Normanton Junior school football. […]
Tuesday, August 17 – 1982 What the top man get – an estimate of managers’ salaries in the First Division. Club Manager Salary Contract remaining Arsenal Terry Neill £35,000 3 years Aston Villa Tony Barton £25,000 3 years Birmingham Ron Saunders £40,000 3 year “roll on” Brighton Mike […]
All articles about Roy Guttridge on PlayUpLiverpool.com About Roy Guttridge: Born: April 28, 1916: St. Helens (Lancashire), England. Passed away: 1981. Position: Left back. Height: Weight: Career: St. Helens. Liverpool: Signed amateur forms: 1934. * 1934-35: 0-0 (FL 1). Stockport: Signed: 1935. * 1935-36: 0-0 (FL 3N). Prescot […]
Saturday, August 16 – 1975 Liverpool: Admission prices: 65p – £1,30. Summer signings: Joey Jones (Wrexham, £110,000). Transferred: Frank Lane (Notts County, free), Ian McDonald (Mansfield, small fee), Joe James (Southport). Under suspension: None. Manager: Bob Paisley. (Daily Express, 16-08-1975)
Thursday, July 31 – 1969 Luton Town have made a bid of around £40,000 for Coventry striker Tony Hateley. I understand Coventry are not ready to part for less than £60,000. Te Sky Blues paid Liverpool around £80,000 for him. Hateley, who scored 23 goals in 11 matches […]
Thursday, September 19 – 1968 Tony Hateley took just 85 minutes yesterday to become Britain’s first £300,000 footballer. Liverpool sold him to Coventry for £80,000. And that sends the total fees paid out for the 27-year-old centre forward spiraling to an all-time record. Hateley’s previous high priced moved […]
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: (5ft. 9in.); Weight: (12st. 8lb.). Career: St. George’s (Shropshire): 1885. Wellington Town: 1886. Wellington St. George’s: 1887. Stoke: 1887. Hereford. Crewe Alexandra: 1889. […]
Thursday, March 3 – 1955 Match: Football League, 2nd Division, at Meadow Lane. Notts County – Liverpool 0-3 (0-1). Attendance: 11,000. The Liverpool Eleven:Ashcroft; Lambert, Moran; Saunders, Hughes, Twentyman; Payne, Anderson, Arnell, Rowley, A’Court. The Liverpool goals:1-0 Arnell (14 min.), 2-0 A’Court (51 min.), 3-0 Rowley (81 min.). […]
All the articles about Fred Geary on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Fred Geary: Born: January 23, 1868: Hyson Green, Nottingham, England. Passed away: January 8, 1955: Great Crosby (Lancashire), England. Position: Centre forward. Height: 1,58 metres. Weight: 60 kilos. Career: Balmoral (Nottingham): 1885. Notts Rangers: 1886. Grimsby Town: 1887. Notts […]
All articles about Tommy Waterall on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tommy Waterall: Born: October 24, 1884: Radford, England. Passed away: November 8, 1951: Nottingham, England. Position: Outside left. Height: Weight: Career: Radford Institute: Sgned: 1904. Heanor United: Signed: 1905. Notts County: Signed: 1906. * 1905-06: 1-0 (FL 1); * 1906-07: […]
All articles about James Oswald on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jimmy Oswald: Born: January 3, 1868: Greenock, Scotland. Passed away: 1948. Position: Centre forward. Height: Weight: Career: Clydebank: 1885. Govan Hill: 1886. Kilbirnie: 1887. Third Lanark: 1888. * 1888-89: 12-13 (FA Cup). Notts County: Signed: Signed: August, 1889. * 1889-90: […]
Thursday, September 12 – 1946 Albert Stubbins, Newcastle United’s England centre forward, was transferred to Liverpool to-night for a fee of £13,000, only £1,000 less than Arsenal paid for Bryn Jones, and around the same figure Tommy Lawton cost Chelsea. The signing completed one of football’s most amazing […]
All articles about Alex Stewart on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Alex Stewart: Born: November 11, 1868: Greenock, Scotland. Passed away: March 20, 1946: Burnley (Lancashire), England. Funeral: March 23, 1946: Burnley Cemetery. Position: Left half. Height: (5ft. 8½in.); Weight: (11st. 12lb.). Career: Greenock Morton: 1889. Burnley: Signed: December, 1889. * […]
May 7, 1945 Football officials from all over the country, many with famous players of the past, now managers, to advise them, met at Manchester today to make post-war plans. An early surprise was the carrying of Arsenal’s amendment that, in the transitional period, First and Second Division […]
Thursday, February 1 – 1945 Tommy Lawton, the England and Everton centre-forward, has a long way to go before he sets up all-time record figures for goal-getting. Yet with years of football life before him this young Boltonian who leads England against Scotland on Saturday at Villa Park, […]
January 12, 1945 Famous Notts cricketer and footballer The death has occurred at High Cross, Herts., of Harry Butler Daft, the old Notts cricketer and Notts County and England footballer, at the age of 77. The second son of Richard Daft, he was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent on April […]
January 6, 1945 Port Vale have appointed Mr. David Pratt, former Yeovil & Petters, Hearts, Notts County, and Clapton Orient manager, to a similar position with them. A flying-officer, Mr. Pratt will take up his new post on his release from the RAF. In his playing days he […]
January 1, 1945 There is no doubt that Manager Mr. George Kay, of Liverpool, has made a “capture” in Jack Blood, the tall Exeter City player, who did so well at centre-half for the Reds when they put up the season’s highest goals total in beating Southport 12-1 […]
All articles about Alf West on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Alf West: Poems on Players: “He’s a right back, And a tight back, No stripling-raw-and-slight-back; A rare back, Do-and-dare back, A funk-and-fumble-ne’er back. He’s a cool back, Liverpool back, Can-kick-like-a-Spanish-mule-back; Accurate back, His comrades-makes-elate back. He’s a neat back, Never-beat […]
June 27, 1944 Mr. Alfred West, who died at Garfield-road, Radford, yesterday, was a full back for the Notts County, Liverpool and Barnsley clubs. Prior to joining the Meadow-lane staff during the summer of 1911, when he was 28, this Nottingham born player had been associated for six […]
Wednesday, July 9 – 1941 Football League fixtures for the coming season were received by the clubs today. On the opening day, August 30, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers, Chester, Southport and Crewe Alexandra home fixtures. Everton visit Stoke, Wrexham will be at Anfield, and New Brighton go to Old […]
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All articles about Tinsley Lindsey on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tinsley Lindley: Born: October 27, 1865: Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), England. Passed away: March 31, 1940: Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), England. Funeral: April 3, 1940: Wilford Hill Cemetery. Position: Centre forward. Height: (5ft. 9in.); Weight: (10st. 9lb.). Career: Nottingham High School. Nottingham Forest: 1881. […]
October 2, 1939 Eighty-two English Football League clubs are to take part in the Regional competition, and the Management Committee at Crewe today divided the country into eight sections as follows: – North-East 11 clubs; North-West 12 clubs; East Midlands 11 clubs; Western 12 clubs; Midland eight clubs; […]
All articles about George Kinsey on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About George Kinsey: Born: November 27, 1866: Burton-on-Trent (Staffordshire), England. Passed away: November 13, 1936: Birmingham, England. Funeral: November 18, 1936: Burton Cemetery. Position: Left half. Height: (5ft. 7in.); Weight: (11st. 12lb.). Career: Barton. Burton Crusaders. Burton Swifts. Mitchell St. George’s. […]
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