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 on facts and not on rumours and that is why I find it so exciting to read through. In August each year, a […]
Saturday, February 23 – 1991 Caretaker manager Ronnie Moran is the even money favourite to succeed Kenny Dalglish, say bookies William Hill. He will be given a few weeks to prove himself. But if he fails there are other candidates at Anfield. Roy Evans, who works with Moran […]
All articles about John McMenemy on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About John McMenemy: Born: February 9 – 1908, Glasgow, Scotland. Passed away: February 5 – 1983, Glasgow, Scotland. Position: Inside forward. Height: 168 cm. (5ft. 6in.); Weight: 67 kilos (10st. 6lb.). Career: St. Anthony’s. St. Rochs. Celtic, signed, November 30 – […]
All articles about Patrick Grady on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Patrick Grady: Born: 1875, in Scotland. Passed away: Nickname: Paddy. Position: Centre-half. Height: (5ft. 11in.); Weight: (12st. 9lb.). Career: Govan Hibs. Partick Thistle: Signed: August 7, 1894. * 1894-95: 15-0 (Scottish League 2); 2-0 (FA Cup); * 1895-96: 1-0 (Scottish […]
Born: January 2 – 1886, in Middlesbrough, in England. Passed away: 1933, in Glasgow, in Scotland. Position: Full back, both positions. Height: 5 ‘ 10 1/2. Weight: 12 ‘ 7. Career: Wednesbury. Liverpool, signed, September 17 – 1905; * eligible for Liverpool, September 19 – 1905. Chesterfield, signed, […]
Thursday, May 5 – 1977 Alan Hansen, Partick Thistle and Scotland Under-23 defender signed for Liverpool for a fee of around £100,000, yesterday. The 6ft. 1in., 21-year-old Hansen needed little persuading to put his signature to the transfer forms and complete the £100,000 deal that took him from […]
All articles about William Salisbury at PlayUpLiverpool. About William Salisbury: Born: February 23 – 1899, Glasgow (Lanarkshire), Scotland. Passed away: January 5 – 1965, Glasgow (Lanarkshire), Scotland. Nickname: Sally Position:Centre forward or outside left. Height: 170 cm (5ft. 7in.). Weight: 73 kilos (11st. 7lbs.). Career: St. Anthony’s. Partick […]
Thursday, December 6 – 1962 Liverpool’s long search for a full back ended yesterday with the signing of Bobby Thomson for £5,000 from Partick Thistle. (Daily Mirror, 07-12-1962)
All articles about Peter Kyle on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Peter Kyle: “There is about him something that is strongly reminiscent of the old Scotch school. He is quiet, unaffected – the type of players who must be understood before he can be appreciated. He is the mainspring of a […]
Thursday, May 27 – 1954 Tommy Ledgerwood, former Coldstream goalkeeper now with Partick Thistle, has probably played his last season in Scottish football. Ledgerwood, who has a Scottish League ‘cap’, is considering a move to Liverpool. But whether he will join Liverpool, relegated to the second division, or […]
Saturday, October 24 – 1953 When Frank Christie was transferred from Liverpool to East Fife in January 1951 for £8,000 he little realised that one day he would be a last-minute goal-scoring hero of a cup final. Reason for Frank’s transfer was to tighten up the half-back-line in […]
All articles about Alex McDonald on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Alex McDonald: Born: April 12, 1878: Greenock (Renfrewshire), Scotland. Passed away: October 22, 1949: Greenock (Renfrewshire), Scotland. Position: Inside left. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8in.); Weight: 66 kilos (10st. 6lb.). Career: Britannia’s F.C. Linfield. Partick Thistle: Signed: May, 1897. Jarrow: […]
Thursday, September 1 – 1949 Mr. Alexander Galloway Raisbeck, of 19, Bingley Road, Anfield, Liverpool, an official “scout” for Liverpool F.C., formerly secretary-manager for Halifax Town, Chester and Bristol City, a director of Hamilton Academicals, captain of Partick Thistle and of Liverpool and a Scottish international between 1900 […]
All articles about Alex Raisbeck on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Alex Raisbeck: “The picture of an athlete, a player’s remarkable abilities and a man of high instincts, Alexander Raisbeck, the captain of Liverpool, arrests attention as soon as he walks on to the arena. He is a footballer with a […]
Wednesday, June 26 – 1946 The death has taken place of a well-known Association footballer, Tommy McNeil. He appeared for Gloucester City, and his playing days finished with the Cheltenham Football Club. Prior to his coming to Gloucester he had played for Lochgelly, King’s Park, Dunfermline, Partick Thistle, […]
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 with Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, on February 9. In defence Campbell (Morton) comes in at right half for his namesake Campbell (Clyde). […]
Monday, October 22 – 1945 Injured in a five-a-side game with his unit, Bill Shankly, of Partick Thistle, was not out at Firhill against Third Lanark. SFA selectors were disappointed at his absence, as they were present to have another look at the half-back before the team to […]
August 5, 1944 Match: Army friendly, at Dens Park, kick-off: 15:00. Dundee – British Army 0-7 (0-4). Referee: Mr. P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen). Dundee (2-3-5): Reuben Bennett, Bob Rennie, Robert Ancell, Micky Fenton (Middlesbrough), Gray (Morton), Cox (Third Lanark), Miller (Partick Thistle), Turnbull, Willie Anderson, Robert Auld, James Roberts. […]
December 1, 1943 Second-Lieutenant William Strauss, the South African and Aberdeen winger, takes the outside right position of Alex Macspadyen (Partick Thistle) in the Scotland side to play England in the Army International at Goodison Park on Saturday. Sales of tickets for the match have almost reached 35,000, […]
April 15, 1939 International: British Championship 1938-39, Hampden Park (Glasgow). Scotland – England 1-2 (1-0). Attendance: 149,269. Referee: Mr. William Hamilton (Northern Ireland FA). Scotland (2-3-5): Jerry Dawson (Glasgow Rangers), James Carabine (Third Lanark), George Cummings (Aston Villa), Bill Shankly (Preston North End), Bobby Baxter (Middlesbrough), Sandy McNab […]
Saturday, July 9 – 1938 Alex Raisbeck returns to the West Country after an absence of nine years. Since leaving Bristol City, he has made quite a name for himself at Halifax and Chester, and Bath City should do very well under his guidance. Alex will find there […]
Wednesday, April 13 – 1938 Look out for some big money transfer before the season is over. Circulars setting out the names of players with whom clubs are prepared to part are changing hands. I have seen one of these. It comes from Liverpool; who are ready to […]
All articles about Maurice Parry on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Maurice Parry: Born: November 7, 1877: Trefonen (Shropshire), Wales. Passed away: March 24, 1935: Bootle (Lancashire), England. Position: Right half back. Height: 181 cm. (5ft. 11in.); Weight: 81 kilos (12st. 10lb.). Career: Oswestry, 1895. Nottingham Forest: 1897. * 1897-98: 0-0 […]
Saturday, February 25 – 1933 A former favourite at Firhill appeared in Partick Thistle’s A team on Saturday. He was William Salisbury, who used to be Thistle’s regular outside left. “Sally” got a fine welcome, and played pretty well against Queen’s Park Strollers, but he has lost some […]
Monday, February 22 – 1932 Any Second League club in need of a good left winger? William Salisbury, the old Partick Thistle player, is back from Bangor with a free transfer in his pocket. (Dundee Courier, 22-02-1932)
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