Thursday, December 14 – 1989 Amid the chatter and bustle of the hotel lobby in Brussels, someone said: “That’s it. They can’t go on with
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The secret behind the success
Friday, December 28 – 1979 There is no secret formula behind Liverpool’s 16-year saga of success in domestic and European football. Just one word explains
Liverpool is worth much more
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
Liverpool reject Real Madrid’s bid for Kevin Keegan
Monday, June 28 – 1976 England football star Kevin Keegan lay in hospital last night unaware that his club Liverpool had turned down a Real
– The Royal Box is not for me, says Shankly
Friday, August 2 – 1974 Bill Shankly, who recently retired as the Liverpool manager, does not want to be treated like a king. He has
Emlyn Hughes: At last real recognition
May 2, 1974 Anfield, in the middle of a week that ends with the FA Cup Final at Wembley, is organized bedlam. Fans who have
Peter Cormack in a lightning transfer deal
Friday, July 14 – 1972 Nottingham Forest’s Scottish international striker Peter Cormack yesterday signed for Liverpool in a lightning £110,000 deal. Forest secretary Ken Smales
Liverpool’s youth squad fly out
May 1, 1970 A 16 strong party of young Liverpool players flew out of Speke today for a two-day international youth tournament in Amsterdam. But
Anfield tickets still available
Wednesday, August 7 – 1968 Liverpool secretary Peter Robinson announces that they still have some ground tickets (5s) available for the opening game against Manchester
Sell-out at Anfield
Monday, July 22 – 1968 It’s another Anfield sell-out. Secretary Peter Robinson reported from his office this morning, the opening day for applications, that all
Old Goodison Park had “bolt” hole for referee (Goodison Park, 1892)
August 22, 1961 An office colleague, Mrs. Amy Gibson, has unearthed a remarkable file of sports magazines, “Out of Doors,” published in Liverpool in 1892.
Three derbies in a row
March 19, 1945 Now a few points regarding the Anfield cup-tie, which will be the first of three big local “Derby” games in succession. We
Looking ahead to football season
June 20, 1944 The fact that the Football League Management Committee has decided there shall be no material change in the 1944-45 programme as compared
Death of Sir Frederick Wall
March 25, 1944 Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the Football Association for forty years, died on Saturday night. He was eighty-five and had been in
Sir Frederick Wall
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 The condition of the 85-years-old former Football Association Secretary, Sir Frederick Wall, who is seriously ill at his Sutton, Surrey,
Derby match team problems
September 8, 1942 Liverpool and Everton are faced with several problems regarding their teams to play in the first of the season’s big Merseyside “Derby”
George Patterson’s wedding
Tuesday, April 7 – 1942 Miss Florence Hinds, Granton-road, Anfield, Liverpool, and Corporal George Patterson, the Liverpool F.C. forward, and son of the club’s secretary,
Gorman refused to play
Thursday, January 1 – 1942 The Scottish FA has refused St. Mirren permission to play Jimmy Gorman, the Sunderland full-back, against Greenock Morton at Paisley
Funeral of former Liverpool F.C. trainer
January 26, 1940 Prominent footballers past and present attended the funeral in Liverpool today, of Mr. William “Billy” Connell, the former Liverpool F.C. trainer. Liverpool
Liverpool players on view at Asfordby
December 22, 1939 Prominent players belonging to Liverpool F.C. and other clubs, who are on war service “somewhere in Leicestershire,” took part in a rare
Liverpool F.C. and bonuses
Thursday, November 2 – 1939 Liverpool Football Club are making strenuous efforts to induce the Football League to permit the payment of bonuses to players
Football plans for the future
September 12, 1939 Two important meetings. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Football League will take place at Preston on Thursday and the
Suspension of football
Monday, September 4 – 1939 Clubs advised to retain players. The secretary of the Football League stated yesterday that football is suspended, and all contracts
Players’ Union: Members to put major claims to clubs
Monday, August 21 – 1939 Delegates at the annual general meetings of the Association Football Players’ and Trainers’ Union, held at Manchester yesterday, considered the
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