Friday, January 11 – 1991 Jimmy Carter and Jamie Redknapp, Kenny Dalglish’s near £1,5 million Liverpool investment, took the rough and the smooth routes to Anfield. Millwall’s 25-old-year-old Carter, signed yesterday for £750,000, will be joined next week by 17 year-old Redknapp from Bournemouth. Jimmy Carter, Millwall. Those […]
Wednesday, December 26 – 1990 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Loftus Road, kick-off: 12:00. Queens Park Rangers – Liverpool 1-1 (0-0). Attendance: 17,848. Referee: Mr. J.E. Martin. Queens Park Rangers: Ján Stejskal, David Bardsley, Kenny Sansom, Andy Tillson, Gus Caesar, Danny Maddix, Ray Wilkins, Simon Barker, Mark […]
Wednesday, December 5 – 1990 Luton, unofficial football kings of plastic, took formal possession of the crown in Manchester last night. They ran away with the Guiness Soccer Six title by thumping Liverpool 4-0 in a one-sided final. Yet Anfield manager Kenny Dalglish can hardly be surprised his […]
Monday, July 31 – 1989 Millwall boss John Docherty took an angry swipe at Liverpool yesterday – after making a club record £500,000 bid for Tottenham midfielder Paul Allen. Spurs chief Terry Venables turned down the first approach but Docherty is determined to capture 26 year old Allen […]
Thursday, May 4 – 1989 Liverpool reacted angrily yesterday as the Football League set a deadline for them to complete their fixtures. The League want to condense their final five First Division games into a 10 day spell so their Championship chase is completed by May 23. But […]
All articles about Jimmy Collins on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jimmy Collins: Born: January 30, 1911: London, England. Passed away: July 10, 1983. Position: Outside left. Height: 171 cm. (5ft. 7½in.); Weight: 77 kilos (12st.). Career: Tooting: 1929. Wimbledon: 1930. Queens Park Rangers: 1931. * 1931-32: 11-2 (FL 3S); * […]
All articles about Tommy Green on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tommy Green: Born: November 25, 1883: Rock Ferry (Cheshire), in England. Passed away: Position: Centre forward. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8in.); Weight: 73 kilos (11st. 7lb.). Career: Tranmere Rovers, 1897. New Brighton Tower, 1899. * 1899-00: 5-3 (FL 2); * […]
Thursday, July 26 – 1979 Liverpool have sold English soccer short by trading their influential name to sponsorship for a meagre £50,000, say marketing experts. Though their deal to put the brand name Hitachi on their shirts has sent the rest of football seeking similar revenue, the size […]
All articles about John Lillie on PlayUpLiverpool. About John Lillie: Born: August 6 – 1900, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Passed away: 1977. Position: Left back. Height: 174 cm (5ft. 8 1/2in); Weight: 76 kilos (12st.. 0lbs.). Career: Prudhoe Castle. * 1920-21 (Northern Alliance). Liverpool. * 1920-1 0-0 (FL 1); * 1921-2 […]
Tuesday October 22 – 1974 The Revie Revolution takes further shape. Don Revie’s first England squad contains eight of the team which failed against Poland in the World Cup – plus the six most exciting of last season’s Under-23 team. Kevin Beattie, with eight Under-23 caps, Willie Maddren […]
All articles about Fred Pentland on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Fred Pentland: Born: September 18, 1883: Wolverhampton, England. Passed away: March 16, 1962: Lytchett Matravers, England. Position: Inside forward. Height: 175 cm. (5ft. 9in.); Weight: 76 kilos (12st.). Career: Avondale Juniors, 1896. Small Heath, 1898. * 1901-02: 0-0 (FL 1). […]
Friday, April 22 – 1960 A squad of First Division starlets will be loaned to the New York Football Club next month to play in the glamorous international tournament there this summer. Fourteen youngsters will be going to the the States. Most of them, I believe, will come […]
All articles about William Cockburn on PlayUpLiverpool. About William Cockburn: Born: August 27 – 1899, in Craghead (Durham), in England. Passed away: December 27 – 1958. Position: Centre half. Height: Weight: Career: South Shields Schoolboy. Rosehill Villa, signed, January 1919. Wallsend Park Villa. * Trial with Stockport County […]
All articles about Andrew Raisbeck on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Andrew Raisbeck: Born: April 10, 1881: in Slamannan, in Scotland. Passed away: October 23; 1958: in Victoria (British Columbia), in Canada. Position: Centre-half, but also used in the forward line. Height: Weight: Career: Hibernian: Signed, August 27, 1900. * 1900-01: […]
Friday, April 20 – 1956 Dave Underwood, Liverpool and former Queen’s Park Rangers and Watford goalkeeper, has been placed on the transfer list at his own request. He played twenty five consecutive League and Cup games until replaced last Saturday. (Daily Mirror, 20-04-1956)
Monday, September 7 – 1953 Roy Peskett’s Monday morning selection of stars in Saturday’s games. Another goalkeeper (for Watford) who, although beaten four times at Northampton, save two penalties from Fred Ramscar. Signed from Queen’s Park Rangers two seasons ago, London-born, and live with his wife and child […]
All articles about Abe Foxall on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Abe Foxall: Born: 1874, in Sheffield (Yorkshire), in England. Passed away: 1950. Position: Outside left. Height: Weight: Career: Gainsborough Trinity. * 1897-98: 22-4 (Football League 2); 4-3 (FA Cup); * 1898-99: 33-9 (Football League 2); 2-0 (FA Cup). ** Transferred […]
All articles about Bill Keech on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Bill Keech: Born: February 22, 1872: Irthlingborough (Northamptonshire), in England. Passed away: September 6, 1948: Paddington (London), in England. Position: Centre forward. Height: 5 ‘ 9. Weight: 12 ‘ 7. Career: Irthlingborough Revellers, 1888. Irthlingborough, 1889 Wellingborough Town, 1892. Irthlingborough […]
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 […]
May 2, 1945 Match: Benefit for the Command Welfare Funds, at Goodison Park, kick-off: 18:30. Liverton – Western Command 4-3 (1-0). Attendance: 8,410; gate receipts: £486. Referee: Mr. A.M. Cunningham. Liverton (2-3-5): George Burnett (Everton), George Jackson (Everton), Jeff Gulliver (Liverpool), Jack Pilling (Liverpool), Laurie Hughes (Liverpool), Gordon […]
May 1, 1945 Permission has been granted for the Football League Championship No. 2 to continue until May 26. All matches arranged between League clubs as well as the North and County Cup semi-finals and finals will be allowed to count for the championship, in which Everton stand […]
Friday, April 27 – 1945 The Western Command team against Everton-Liverpool at Goodison Park on Wednesday will be: Jack Fairbrother (Preston North End), Bert Sproston (Manchester City), Arthur Jefferson (Queens Park Rangers), Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ron Suart (Blackpool), Fred Harris (Birmingham), Johnny Hancocks (Walsall), Ronnie Dix (Tottenham […]
All articles about Hugh McQueen on PlayUpLiverpool.com. Born: October 1, 1867: Harthill (Lanarkshire), Scotland. Passed away: April 8, 1944: Norwich (Norfolk), England. Position: Outside left. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8in.); Weight: 73 kilos (11st. 7lb.). Career: West Benhar. Bo’ness. Leith Athletic: Signed, 1889. * 1889-90: 7-0 (FA Cup); […]
April 8, 1944 Mr. Hugh McQueen, who played for Liverpool, Queen’s Park Rangers, and Derby County, for whom he appeared in two cup finals, died to-day at his Norwich home, aged 76. He had lived in Norwich since 1905, and was for many years trainer to Norwich City […]
Saturday, December 5 – 1942 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Turf Moor. Burnley – Liverpool 3-1 (2-0) – match played over 2 x 40 minutes due to Liverpool’s late arrival at Preston. Attendance: 2,006. Referee: Mr. H. Saxon (Burnley). Burnley (2-3-5): Harry Holdcroft, Jimmy Horton (Aldershot), Bob […]
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