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Tag: Spain

Gerrard fears mar Rafa’s big day

June 16, 2004 kjehan

Wednesday, June 16 – 2004 Rafael Benitez was last night facing his first major crisis as new Liverpool manager as fears grew that Steven Gerrard

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Markus Babbel’s silver lining

August 1, 2002 kjehan

Thursday, August 1 – 2002 Markus Babbel has vowed to repay Gerard Houllier’s unstinting faith in him by bringing silverware back to Liverpool this season.

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Joe Fagan: Here’s to another happy new year

December 30, 1983 kjehan

December 30, 1983 Liverpool manager Joe Fagan settled back in his small office, tucked away under the main stand at Anfield – and summed up

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Pelvic operation for Ronnie Whelan

July 23, 1983 kjehan

July 23 1983 Liverpool’s Irish midfield star Ronnie Whelan is to go into hospital next week for a pelvic operation – and seems certain to

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Clemence: Now I want to move

June 8, 1981 kjehan

Monday, June 8 – 1981 Ray Clemence wants to leave European champions Liverpool. This bombshell news for Anfield came when the 32-year-old goalkeeper met Bob

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Clemence to quite Euro champs

May 31, 1981 kjehan

Sunday, May 31 – 1981 England goalkeeper Ray Clemence may have played his last game or Liverpool. That is the shock news for Anfield fans

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Emlyn Hughes – Don’t write me off yet

May 31, 1975 kjehan

Saturday, May 31 – 1975 Liverpool’s Emlyn Hughes was last night refusing to accept that he has reached the end of his England road. Earlier

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Bad boy Kevin comes back

May 22, 1975 kjehan

Thursday, May 22 – 1975 Runaway Soccer star Kevin Keegan was back with the England quad in North London last night. And he could even

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Liverpool sell-out

July 23, 1968 kjehan

Tuesday, July 23 – 1968 Liverpool have already sold tickets worth £100,000 for next season, including all seats for League matches. They will meet Bilbao

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Rollie waits for the Reds in Las Palmas.

May 20, 1968 kjehan

Monday, May 20 – 1968 Eagerly awaiting the arrival in Las Palmas of the Liverpool football team who play against the local side there on

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World Cup 1962: Argentina: Skill comes first

May 18, 1962 kjehan

Argentina, the first to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Ecuador 6-3 and 5-0 in December, 1960, have had ample time to prepare

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Liverpool F.C. off to Spain

May 7, 1958 kjehan

May 7, 1958 Liverpool F.C. players and officials leave for London on the midnight train to-morrow to undertake a tour in Spain, during which they

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The same old Spanish custom

May 28, 1952 kjehan

May 28, 1952 Judging from a chat with Mr. Don Welsh, Liverpool’s manager, on his return from the Anfielders recent Continental tour, there is still

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Real Madrid trainer banned

September 13, 1949 kjehan

September 13, 1949 The Executive Committee of the Spanish Football Federation has decided to refuse the official license of Mr. Mike Keeping, the former Southampton

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Cooper killed in an accident

June 25, 1940 kjehan

Tuesday, June 25 – 1940 One of the finest full backs English football has known and one of the nicest of men, Tommy Cooper, idol

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George Kay and Albert Shelley at Cowes

April 9, 1933 kjehan

April 9, 1933 Mr. J.R. Sargantson, a director of the Southampton F.C., presided at the “Football Sunday” meeting held by the Cowes and East Cowes

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The death of Harold Bache

February 15, 1916 kjehan

February 15, 1916 News has been received at West Bromwich that Lieutenant H.G. Bache (Harold Godfrey Bache), the well-known amateur footballer, was killed last Tuesday

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Third Lanark on tour to Portugal and Spain

May 23, 1914 kjehan

May 23, 1914 Third Lanark are indulging in a Continental trip this month. They left Liverpool to-day per the steamer Darro for Lisbon. Six games

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Ex-Liverpool player coaching in Bilbao

March 1, 1913 kjehan

March 1, 1913 At the weekly meeting of the Exeter City Football Supporters’ Club, presided over by Mr. H. Ford, it was reported that the

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First football match in Spain

March 17, 1890 kjehan

Monday, March 17 – 1890 Some six weeks ago a few enthusiastic young residents of British origin met in one of the cafes for the

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