Thursday, December 27 – 1979 Graeme Souness has a great pre-match warm-up routine. It’s called sex. A bottle of wine and some soft music are
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Roy of the Wanderers and tale of courage
May 26, 1977 Sixteen-years-old former Liverpool schoolboy Roy Heaney has signed on for Bolton Wanderers and defied doctors’ “orders” that he should not play again
Dave Underwood transferred to Liverpool
December 16, 1953 Dave Underwood, 22-year-old Watford goalkeeper, was last night transferred to Liverpool, at a record fee for the Watford club of about £7,000.
Charlton Athletic signs up Frank Lock
December 11, 1945 Before returning to B.A.O.R., Frank Lock, 23-year-old well-built full-back, has been signed as professional by Charlton Athletic. He is a Londoner due
Bryan Williams for Liverpool F.C.
Thursday, August 9 – 1945 Latest news from the Anfield camp is that Liverpool have signed one of their amateur players on a professional form.
Tranmere Rovers fined £10
November 25, 1944 The Football League announces that a commission has fined Tranmere Rovers £10 for signing as a professional Harry Gould, a player registered
Laurie Hughes signs for Liverpool
February 19, 1943 Laurie Hughes, the 18-year-old centre-half of Tranmere Rovers, today signed professional for Liverpool. This news will come as a bombshell to the
George Griffiths sign for Bury
March 3, 1942 Bury have signed as professional George Griffiths, their 17-year-old right full-back and brother of the club’s centre-half. Griffiths has assisted Bury as
Liverpool F.C.’s Herman Van den Berg back in South Africa
Tuesday, October 22 – 1940 Herman van den Berg, Liverpool’s South African winger, will regain his amateur status on August 5 next year, the South
Dennis Cooke signs for Liverpool
Wednesday, February 14 – 1940 Liverpool have added to their professional staff by signing Dennis Cooke, the 18-year-old- Alsop Grammar School player, who is 6ft.
Dennis Cooke signing this week?
Tuesday, February 6 – 1940 Liverpool are hoping to sign, as a professional, Dennis Cooke, their six foot centre-half. Negotiations have been proceeding for some
Liverpool’s first war-time signing
October 5, 1939 The first wartime professional signing has been made by Liverpool Football Club. They have signed a professional Eddie Spicer, former English international
Consider it Cyril Done
Saturday, September 2 – 1939 Three games at centre-forward … then right into First Division football. This is the strange experience of Cyril Done, eighteen-year-old
Ray Lambert sign professional contract with Liverpool F.C.
Tuesday, July 18 – 1939 Ray Lambert, Liverpool Football Club’s Welsh schoolboy international centre-half, who was seventeen yesterday, has signed professional forms for the Anfield
Four amateurs for Everton
May 13, 1939 Everton today signed as professionals four amateurs who have played regularly with the “A” team. They are Maurice Hill (right-half), Kenneth Dean
Marksman Jack Balmer
Tuesday, January 24 – 1939 Jack Balmer, the Liverpool club’s inside left is coming into his own. His luck in shooting seems to have changed
Few lines on Alex Scott
September 23, 1938 Snapshot of the Wolves Robert Alexander Scott (goal, 6ft. 2in., 13st.). Born at Liverpool. Educated within a stone’s throw of Liverpool football
Alf Hanson transferred to Chelsea
July 6, 1938 Chelsea yesterday signed Alf Hanson, the Liverpool star outside left. The fee paid is a record for Liverpool. Hanson was born at
Gordon Hodgson returns to Liverpool
August 12, 1935 Gordon Hodgson, Forfarshire’s South African born professional, left Dundee to-day for Liverpool to resume his duties with Liverpool F.C. Hodgson, during his
Dick Forshaw: A gamble going very wrong
April 27, 1932 Dick Forshaw, aged 36, the well-known former inside-right with the Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs, appeared in the dock at Liverpool to-day
A.W. Roberts signs professional terms
Friday, September 16 – 1932 Liverpool have signed on professional forms A.W. Roberts, who has been playing with them as an amateur. (Hull Daily Mail,
Sport in Relation to Every-day Life (David Pratt, ex-Liverpool F.C.)
Tuesday, June 11 – 1930 Sport as a passion Football manager on an “enemy of soul” Value & danger of spectacular games “Sport as a
Bristol City legends still going strong
Tuesday, January 29 – 1929 Four of the original professionals who played for Bristol City in their first year of renouncing amateurism 30 years ago
Thomas Malone promoted at Anfield
November 13, 1922 Liverpool have signed as a professional Thomas Malone, a Birkenhead product, who for some weeks played as an amateur with the “A”
Kenneth Campbell’s unique life story: Part I
May 7, 1921 When seventeen clubs wanted me to sign on. My remarkable discovery and capture by Liverpool F.C. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the
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