October 1, 1977 Liverpool pride themselves on the family atmosphere within the club – a togetherness on and of the field which is the main
Tag: Spion Kop
Spion Kop almost started rioting
Saturday, April 30 – 1977 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Anfield. Liverpool – Ipswich Town 2-1 (0-0). Attendance: 56,044 Referee: Mr. P. Willis. Liverpool:
Backroom boys in a new front window
October 14, 1976 Ken Addison, Liverpool Football Club’s commercial manager, was sitting quietly in his office one Saturday afternoon when an irate supporter suddenly burst
The kid who became “King of the Kop”
Wednesday, April 21 – 1976 Hours of patiently kicking ball to his son have finally made Tom Fairclough the proudest dad in Liverpool – and
Bill Shankly’s famous quotes from 1974
July 13, 1974 “There are some people who think that football is a matter of life and death. They are fools. It is much more
UEFA Cup Final washed out
Wednesday, May 9 – 1973 Rain stopped play at Anfield last night in this UEFA (EUFA) Cup Final first leg. Torrential rain turned the pitch
Bill Shankly: “Ready for anything”
Wednesday, May 9 – 1973 Hughes is cleared as champs go for glory A smile that seemed to stretch from London to Merseyside covered Bill
New roof for the Kop
Friday, June 7 – 1968 The roof of Spion Kop at Anfield is to be renewed. But spectators need not worry about its famous acoustics
“Shut yer gob, wack!”
February 20, 1967 Take that thunderous, ear-mashing fortissimo they call the Hampden roar. Add the gentle music of a thousand grinding concrete mixers. Mix it
The death of Jimmy McInnes
May 6, 1965 Less than 24 hours after cheering his team’s European Cup victory over Milan, Jimmy McInnes, secretary of Liverpool Football Club was found
Joe Hewitt: He was there before the Kop
April 30, 1964 He’ll be 83 on May 3 and he’s one of those Liverpool F.C. rarities who was there before the Kop. He’s had
Ee, Aye, Addio, Denis Law’s a twerp
Monday, April 6 – 1964 Liverpool, the wondrous wackers, are the greatest team in Britain. The players are pretty formidable. But the team that enthralled
Would you like the Liverpool sound behind your goalkeeper?
Saturday, November 9 – 1963 Yeah, yeah, yeah … the new Liverpool Sound may be a baby-faced Beatle telling you that she loves you. But
His father put up Anfield’s mast
December 16, 1958 Our appeal to any Liverpool ancient for information about the purchase and erection of Liverpool F.C.’s flag-pole (originally the top-mast of one
Flag-pole with a difference
December 11, 1958 When you Liverpool fans pass that solid-looking flag-pole which stands just behind the Kop at the corner of Kemlyn Road, don’t dismiss
Season tickets for The Kop and paddock
May 26, 1967 For the first time in the history of the club Liverpool are to sell season tickets for the paddock and ground (Anfield
Bridge view: Half a century looking on (by Frisby Duke)
November 5, 1955 “Frisby Dyke” (once a familiar Liverpool stores-name) is the chosen ‘nom de plume’ of a famous sea captain. All sailors love a
Liverpool F.C.: The annual meeting of 1955
June 28, 1955 Two new Liverpool F.C. directors Ex-Chairman defeated Future hopes Liverpool F.C. Shareholders at their annual meeting last night, elected two new directors
Liverpool v Everton 1-3 (War time, League match)
Saturday, February 8 – 1941 Match: North Regional League, at Anfield. Liverpool – Everton 1-3 (1-3). Attendance: 5,000. Referee: Mr. W.H.E. Evans (Liverpool). Liverpool (2-3-5):
The Sandon Hotel
Saturday, May 4 – 1940 The Sandon Hotel in Oakfield Road would be found to be connected prominently with football if ever the history of
Football and the Sandon Hotel
May 4, 1940 The Sandon Hotel in Oakfield Road would be found to be connected prominently with football if ever the history of the game
Season preview 1929-30: Liverpool F.C. (Athletic News)
August 26, 1929 There is not likely to be any striking change in the constitution of the Liverpool team from that which rallied so ably
Epic features of the new Spion Kop stand
August 25, 1928 The first roofed-in Kop in the country. It is 425 feet long by 131 feet wide, and is 80 feet high. A
The Spion Kop at Anfield
August 25, 1928 Liverpool Football Club’s giant stand on “Spion Kop” will be opened before the match with Bury today by Mr. John McKenna, president
Season preview 1928-29: Liverpool F.C. (Athletic News)
August 20, 1928 There have been some rather sweeping changes at Anfield, where the weeding-out process has never before been on such an extensive scale.
