December 25, 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Victoria Grounds. Stoke City – Liverpool 4-3. Attendance: 11,000; gate receipts: £460. Stoke City (2-3-5): Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Albert Young (Arsenal), […]
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Many reserves for Liverpool
December 24, 1941 Chief interest locally centres on whether Everton or Liverpool will finish highest in the table. At the moment the Reds are two points ahead, but Everton have slightly the better goal average […]
Liverpool team problems
December 23, 1941 Mr. George Kay, Liverpool F.C.’s manager, is having some difficulty getting his side together for the visit to Stoke on Christmas Day. The probability is that he will have to call on […]
Liverpool out of luck
December 22, 1941 Liverpool were unlucky to lose a point to Stoke at Anfield, not because the other side got the equaliser a few minutes before the end, but because two of Liverpool’s selected team […]
Liverpool v Stoke City 1-1 (League match: December 20, 1941)
December 20, 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Stoke City 1-1 (1-0). Attendance: 5,000. Referee: Mr. R.A. Mortimer. Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Ray Lambert, Stanl […]
Stoke City at Anfield
December 19, 1941 Liverpool play their last home game in this half-season’s Regional programme tomorrow, when Stoke City, are the visitors to Anfield. Tomorrow week sees the start of the League Cup matches. Stoke will […]
Liverpool waiting for a slip
December 17, 1941 While the championship of the North Regional League seems to rest between Blackpool and Preston, the question is by no means settled yet, and Liverpool are lying handy in case the leaders […]
Liverpool’s team choices
December 17, 1941 Liverpool will have two of their pre-war players and five “guests” players in the team to oppose Stoke City in their final home game in the Football League Northern championship, to be […]
Liverpool’s task at Anfield
December 12, 1941 Those who think that results mean nothing to football these days would alter their opinion of they knew the behind-the-scenes keenness with which Liverpool officials latterly have been estimating their championship prospects. […]
Liverpool’s probables against Tranmere
December 11, 1941 Liverpool, home to Tranmere, again include McIntosh, the former Preston and Blackpool left winger. This will be his first appearance at Anfield in Regional football. Fagan and Carney will play, the former […]
Liverpool’s narrow win at Prenton
December 8, 1941 Liverpool maintained their place in the League by a 2-1 win against Tranmere Rovers at Birkenhead. It is still possible for them to finish as champions, but whether they do or do […]
Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool 1-2 (League match: December 6, 1941)
December 6, 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Prenton Park; kick-off: 15:15. Tranmere Rovers – Liverpool 1-2 (0-0). Attendance: 1,000. Tranmere Rovers (2-3-5): Percy Lovett, Alan Wishart, Arthur Owen, Ted Anderson, Walter Price, William […]
Liverpool at Prenton Park
December 5, 1941 Liverpool are at Prenton Park, and, on paper at least ought to bag both points, but no team can look on a visit to Prenton as a foregone conclusion, and Liverpool will […]
Liverpool’s fourteen
December 3, 1941 There are 15 names on Manager Mr. George Kay’s Liverpool team sheet at the moment. He is building up his side to oppose Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday, and there […]
A Liverpool double
November 17, 1941 Chester lose 4-2. Liverpool scored another double when they beat Chester 4-2 at Anfield. There was no doubt about their being the better side. Indeed, if they had accepted all their takable […]
Liverpool v Chester 4-2 (War time, League match)
November 15, 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Chester 4-2 (2-1). Attendance: 4,000. Referee: Mr. R.A. Mortimer (Huddersfield). Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Ray Lambert, Bill […]
In the Bush-es
Monday, September 22 – 1941 Manchester City were a well-beaten team in a match of changing fortunes and productive of fast, keen, exhilarating football all through. Liverpool were two goals ahead after 22 minutes, per […]
Liverpool v Manchester City 4-2 (War time, League match)
Saturday, September 20 – 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Manchester City 4-2 (2-2). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr. R. Mortimer (Huddersfield). Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Charlie Fazackerley, Ray Lambert, […]
City at Anfield
Friday, September 19 – 1941 The visit of Manchester City to Anfield to oppose Liverpool provides the premier soccer attraction on Merseyside tomorrow, when there will be two “Derby” games affecting the local clubs. Manchester […]
Willie Fagan in Liverpool side v. City
Wednesday, September 17 – 1941 Billy Fagan, Liverpool’s Scottish inside-forward, will make his first appearance of the season next Saturday, when he plays against Manchester City in the Football League game at Anfield. In addition, […]
The old switch again
Monday, September 15 – 1941 In pre-war days Liverpool used to bewilder their opponents by their quick forward switch. They were two down at Maine-road and then went to the old switch idea. Jack Balmer […]
Manchester City v Liverpool 3-4 (War time, League match)
Saturday, September 13 – 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Maine Road, kick-off: 15:00. Manchester City – Liverpool 3-4 (2-2). Attendance: 3,000. Referee: Mr. H.T. Wright. Manchester City (2-3-5): Ed Goodall, Gordon Clark, Charlie […]
Reds at Maine Road
Thursday, September 12 – 1941 Manager Mr. George Kay has still some doubt about the constitution of the Liverpool side to face Manchester City at Maine-road tomorrow. Dick Dorsett will be back at inside left […]
Wrexham v Liverpool 5-3 (War time, League match)
Saturday, September 6 – 1941 Match: Football League, Northern Section, at the Racecourse, kick-off: 15:00. Wrexham – Liverpool 5-3 (3-1). Attendance: 2,000. Referee: Mr. H. Hartles (Runcorn). Wrexham (2-3-5): Norman Jones, Milburn, Walbanks, Arthur Tutin, […]
First double?
September 5, 1941 Liverpool have a fine opportunity of recording a “double” at their first attempt of the season. They go to The Racecourse tomorrow to face Wrexham, encouraged by the fact that they beat […]
