Saturday, August 31 – 1940 Match: North Regional League, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Preston North End 3-3 (2-3). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr. R.K.
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Proposed fixtures
Monday, August 12 – 1940 Clubs have been fixture-making during the past few days and the Football League Management Committee considered the fixture proposals at
Bill Shankly: The perfect club servant
August 10, 1940 It will interest all who have admired his skill, forcefulness, and wholeheartedness to know that Bill Shankly has joined the Air Force
James McKnight (Jimmy McKnight) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Jimmy McKnight on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jimmy McKnight: Born: May 2, 1892. Passed away: Position: Inside right. Height: (5ft. 7in.); Weight: Career: Glentoran:
Football scheme and club views
Wednesday, May 8 – 1940 The Football League today announce a scheme for season 1940-41 for acceptance by the clubs. The 88 clubs are divided
Bill Shankly to coach juniors
March 21, 1940 Preston North End have shown greater enterprise devising a scheme to encourage and coach junior players than any other Football League club.
British Army XI v Football League XI 5-2 (Charity: March 9, 1940)
March 9, 1940 Match, International, representative friendly, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. British Army XI – Football League XI 5-2 (4-0). Attendance: 12,000. Referee: Mr. F.
Army meet League eleven at Anfield
March 8, 1940 Merseyside stages its second big wartime representative match tomorrow, when, at Liverpool’s Anfield home, the British Army, following their triumph over the
Football League XI v All British Red Cross XI 4-4 (Charity match: March 2, 1940)
March 2, 1940 Match, International, representative friendly, at Park Avenue (Bradford). Football League XI – All British Red Cross XI 4-4 (2-1). Attendance: 14,575; gate
All-British XI with Riley and Busby
Monday, January 22 – 1940 The following players were chosen, yesterday, to take part in the Football League v. All-British Red Cross match at Bradford
England v The Army (International, January 20, 1940)
January 20, 1940 Match: War time international at Selhurst Park. England – The Army 4-3 (3-3). Attendance: 10,057; gate receipts: £558. Referee: Mr. A.J. Jewell.
British Army team to meet France
Wednesday January 3 – 1940 The British Army football team to meet the French Army in Paris on February 11 includes 10 Internationals and an
Liverpool win at Deepdale.
January 1, 1940 Busby’s part in the victory. Liverpool’s 3-1 victory at Preston was something in the nature of a minor miracle. The losers included
Reds’ Deepdale triumph
January 1, 1940 “Ten to one chances come off sometimes.” In these words Mr. George Kay, Liverpool’s manager, correctly summed up the victory of a
Preston North End v Liverpool 1-3 (Friendly: December 30, 1939)
December 30, 1939 Match: Friendly, at Deepdale, kick-off: 14:20. Preston North End – Liverpool 1-3 (1-1). Attendance: 4,000. Referee: Mr. J.H. Hargreaves (Preston). Preston North
Out for “the double”
Friday, December 29 – 1939 Preston North End will be anxious to complete a friendly “double” over Liverpool at Deepdale. The clubs met a couple
Advertisement: Preston North End v Liverpool
Thursday, December 28 – 1939 (Lancashire Evening Post, 28-12-1939)
News for Liverpool supporters
Thursday, December 28 – 1939 Here is some good news for Liverpool supporters. The Reds have arranged a match for New Year’s Day – and
Football League XI v All British XI 3-2 (War time, Charity match)
December 26, 1939 Match: Red Cross Charity for the St. John Ambulance Fund, at Molineux. Football League XI – All British XI 3-2 (0-1). Attendance:
Cyril Done to lead the Liverpool attack
December 14, 1939 Cyril Done, who scored seven goals for Liverpool Reserves against Blackpool Reserves last week, will lead the Liverpool attack against Preston North
Shankly to be insured for £2,000
Friday, November 17 – 1939 In granting King’s Park, the Scottish club, permission to play their right half, Bill Shankly, the Scottish international, Preston North
Football League XI v All-British XI 3-3 (War time, international friendly)
Saturday, November 4 – 1939 Match: International friendly for the Red Cross Fund, at Goodison Park. Football League XI – All-British XI 3-3 (2-2). Attendance:
Great All Star Goodison Park battle
November 3, 1939 The match of the stars in the titbit of tomorrow’s football fare. Goodison Park is the scene of action. Twenty-two of the
Football League: Regional football sections
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
League clubs want 10,000 crowd limit
October 2, 1939 Neither Everton nor Liverpool have arranged any matches for October 14. They are waiting to know if the regional fare will open
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