Tuesday, August 28 – 1979 Emlun Hughes today spends his 32nd birthday performing his favourite party piece – playing football. The colours have changed from
Tag: Second Division
Bill Shankly prepares for a new season
Thursday, August 13 – 1964 Liverpool, Thursday: Bill Shankly, the dynamo behind League champions Liverpool, thumped the desk in his office under the main stand
No Anfield surprises, but how good is the squad?
August 18, 1954 For their opening game of the season on Saturday, when Doncaster Rovers provide the opposition at Anfield, Liverpool will field the same
Liverpool mean business
August 2, 1954 At nearly all Football League centers training for the coming football season is more intensive and thorough than in any post-war season.
The Football League to adopt Arsenal F.C.’s amendment
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
Millwall F.C. manager suspended
Wednesday, July 31 – 1940 The English Football Association to-day announced that following a joint commission of the FA and League into the affairs of
Ex-Liverpool player signs for Bristol Rovers
Tuesday, May 9 – 1933 Bristol Rovers yesterday made one of their most important captures of recent years when they secured the signature of James
Chesterfield drawn at home to Liverpool
January 16, 1932 Worse teams than Chesterfield have beaten better teams than Liverpool in previous years’ FA Cup matches, and if Chesterfield face Liverpool on
One of the biggest forwards in the game
July 17, 1931 Bob Clark, of Liverpool, whom Nottingham Forest have added to their list, is one of the biggest forwards in the game. He
The romance of Royal Arsenal
January 5, 1925 1,000 up: A story of pioneers. The pioneers in London of League football, as understood in these days, were a team called
William Cockburn to replace Walter Wadsworth
June 7, 1924 The other day I was told that there had never been such a quiet close season so far as transfers of players
Chelsea the best supported club
May 5, 1920 The total number of spectators at last season’s games connected with the two divisions of the Football League was nearly 17,000,000, and
David Ashworth the new Liverpool F.C. manager
December 17, 1919 Mr. David Ashworth, secretary and manager of the Stockport County Football Club, has accepted the offer of team’s manager to the Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur and the First Division 1919-20
January 31, 1919 Tottenham Hotspur, who finished last in the First League Division of 1914-15, and would in ordinary circumstances have figured in company with
Arsenal or ‘Spurs for First Division
January 30, 1919 It was assumed yesterday by a contemporary that in the event of the Football League being extended to forty-four clubs Chelsea and
Meeting of the Football League (January 13, 1919)
January 13, 1919 One of the most important meetings held in the history of the Football League took place in Manchester on Monday Mr. McKenna
Football League meeting (January 6, 1919)
January 6, 1919 A meeting of the Management Committee of the Football League was held at Birmingham on Monday to consider the question of extra
South Liverpool face hefty lot
February 18, 1916 Tomorrow Glossop, the erstwhile Second League club, visit Dingle Park (3.30), and those who saw their team on the last occasion will
The Football League AGM
May 26, 1913 The annual general meeting of the Football League was held at the Imperial Hotel, Russell-square, London, yesterday, Mr. John McKenna, Liverpool, presiding
How Liverpool F.C. is the outcome of a football quarrel.
March 10, 1913 The origin of the club. In the spring of 1892 there was a split in the ranks of the famous Everton Club.
Alex Thomson transferred to Liverpool
June 8, 1912 Liverpool Football Club on Saturday signed on Alex Thomson, centre-forward, of the East Stirlingshire Club. Thomson has been angled after by several
Liverpool’s desperate rally at Oldham
Saturday, April 27 – 1912 Liverpool who were in great danger of going down to the Second Division, made themselves safe by an unexpected victory
The Football League: The annual meeting of 1910
June 13, 1910 The annual meeting of the Football League was held in London on Monday, Mr. John James Bentley, presiding. A grant of £50
The thoughts of Sam Hardy
December 2, 1909 Footballers have a good job. But are not fairly treated. It would be a difficult matter to describe one’s feelings when his
Anfield happenings (January 11, 1908)
January 11, 1908 Liverpool’s misfortune. The Livers are not receiving any of fortune’s smiles this season. Unfortunate in players, they are also unfortunate in the
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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