Born: May 18 – 1973, in Les Abymes (Guadeloupe), in France. Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 184 cm. Weight: 83 kg. Career: Stade Brestois. Lille, 1990. Lens, 1991. * On loan to Lille, 1996. * Out of contract, June 30 – 1997. ** Free agent signing for Leicester City. Leicester […]
All articles about Jimmy Collins on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jimmy Collins: Born: January 30, 1911: London, England. Passed away: July 10, 1983. Position: Outside left. Height: 171 cm. (5ft. 7½in.); Weight: 77 kilos (12st.). Career: Tooting: 1929. Wimbledon: 1930. Queens Park Rangers: 1931. * 1931-32: 11-2 (FL 3S); * […]
All articles about Tommy Green on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tommy Green: Born: November 25, 1883: Rock Ferry (Cheshire), in England. Passed away: Position: Centre forward. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8in.); Weight: 73 kilos (11st. 7lb.). Career: Tranmere Rovers, 1897. New Brighton Tower, 1899. * 1899-00: 5-3 (FL 2); * […]
All articles about Chris Harrington on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Chris Harrington: Born: December 25, 1896: Edge Hill, Liverpool, England. Passed away: 1978. Position: Inside left. Height: 180 cm. (5ft. 11in.); Weight: 77 kilos (12st.). Career: South Liverpool. 1919. Liverpool. Signed: 1920. * 1920-21: 4-0 (FL 1). South Liverpool. 1921. […]
All articles about Albert Pearson on PlayUpLiverpool. About Albert Pearson: Born: September 6 – 1892, in Blyth, in England. Passed away: January 24 – 1975, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Position: Outside left, later left half. Height: 174 cm. (5ft. 8in.). Weight: 72 kilos (11st. 4lbs.). Career: Hebburn Colliery, […]
All articles on Jack Sambrook on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jack Sambrook: Born: March 10, 1899: Wednesfield (Staffordshire), in England. Passed away: 1973. Position: Centre forward. Height: 178 cm. (5ft. 10in.); Weight: 68 kilos (10st. 10lb.). Career: Coventry City. 1915. Willenhall. 1918. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1919. * 1919-20: 15-5 (FL 2); […]
Friday, August 7 – 1970 Three Cheshire League clubs from this area – Ellesmere Port, Rhyl and Marine – have given a big “Thank you” this week to Manchester United. And no wonder – for against these non-Leaguers, United have paid them the compliment of turning out teams […]
All articles about Ivan Sharpe on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Ivan Sharpe: Born: June 15, 1889: St. Albans (Hertfordshire), England. Passed away: February 9, 1968: Southport (Lancashire), England. Position: Outside left. Height: Weight: Career: St. Albans Abbey: 1906. Watford: 1907. * 1907-08: 7-1 (Southern League 1). Glossop: 1908. * 1908-09: […]
All articles about William Cockburn on PlayUpLiverpool. About William Cockburn: Born: August 27 – 1899, in Craghead (Durham), in England. Passed away: December 27 – 1958. Position: Centre half. Height: Weight: Career: South Shields Schoolboy. Rosehill Villa, signed, January 1919. Wallsend Park Villa. * Trial with Stockport County […]
All articles about Arthur Goddard on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Arthur Goddard: “Goddard is a clever dribbler, beats a half-back very smartly, and centres with excellent judgment. He is also a good shot, and plays the game most intelligently. At first he does not look fast, but his long strides […]
All articles about Jimmy Settle on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jimmy Settle: Born: September 5, 1875: Millom (Cumberland), England. Passed away: June 1, 1954: Horwich, England. Funeral / burial: June 5, 1954: St. Peter’s Church, Halliwell. Position: Inside left. Height: (5ft. 6in.); Weight: (11st.). Career: Bolton Wanderers: 1894. * 1894-95: […]
All articles about Tom Chorlton on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Tom Chorlton: Born: April 9, 1880: in Heaton Mersey, in England. Passed away: March 4, 1948. Nickname: Sunny. Position: Right back, or right back. Height: 5 ‘ 8ft. 1/2in. Weight: 12st 4lbs. Career: Heaton Mersey Juniors, 1896. Northenden, 1898. Stockport […]
All articles about Smart Arridge on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Smart Arridge: Born: June 21, 1872: Southwick (County Durham), England. Passed away: October 20, 1947: Bangor (Caernarvonshire), England. Spouse: Jenny Arridge, marriage: 1910, West Derby (Lancashire). Position: Left back. Height: 178 cm. (5ft. 10in.); Weight: 76 kilos (12st.). Career: Friar’s […]
Thursday, August 21 – 1947 Southport have paid the highest fee in their history for the transfer of Jack Westby, right full back from Liverpool, and formerly with Blackburn Rovers. He will appear for his new club against Stockport County at Haugh-avenue tomorrow. Westby, who is 29, 5ft. […]
All articles about Norman Rodgers on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Norman Rodgers: Born: 1891: Stockport, England. Passed away: June 10, 1947, Manchester, England. Position: Inside right. Height: Weight: Career: Heaton Norris: Signed: 1908. Hooley Hill: Signed: 1909. Stockport County: Signed: 1911. * 1911-12: 21-10 (FL 2); * 1912-13: 38-17 (FL […]
All articles about Charles Wilson on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Charlie Wilson: Born: April 27 – 1873, in Sutton, near St. Helens, in England. Passed away: June 9 – 1947, in Liverpool, in England. Position: Centre half, right half or right full back. Height: 5 ‘ 10. Weight: 13 ‘ […]
June 5, 1945 The Central League is certain to resume next season – with 19 clubs as a minimum. The question of restarting on the pre-war basis or in regions will be discussed by the Management Committee on Wednesday, June 20, and the Committee will make recommendations to […]
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 today to make post-war plans. An early surprise was the carrying of Arsenal’s amendment that, in the transitional period, First and Second Division […]
Wednesday, April 4 – 1945 Liverpool have been “reprieved” in the Lancashire Senior Cup. If they defeat Manchester City in the North Cup second round they must withdraw from the county competition, and so the local “Derby” with Everton would go by the board. Just the same, if […]
Monday, March 26 – 1945 For sensations I look to next Saturday’s second “leg” of the Everton-Liverpool’ North Cup game. The Reds go out a goal to the good, although at one time at Anfield on Saturday I thought it would have been three. The Reds will rejoice […]
Saturday, March 24 – 1945 Match: Football League War Cup, First Round – First Leg, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Everton 1-0 (1-0). Attendance: 39,657; gate receipts: £3,040. Referee: Mr. S. Boardman (Sale). Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Jim Harley, Jeff Gulliver (Reading), Harry Kaye, Laurie Hughes, Jack […]
Friday, March 23 – 1945 The Everton outlook brightened considerably when Secretary Mr. Theo Kelly made his team announcement for the recall of Harry Catterick, the enlistment of Morris, the powerful Stockport and Aldershot centre-half, the hopes that Stevenson will play, all indicate a strength which at one […]
Thursday, March 22 – 1945 Everton will introduce a new guest player for the their North Cup first round tie with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. This is Jimmy Morris, of Stockport County, who will play at centre-half. Morris who is a “big un” comes with the strongest […]
January 15, 1945 It is a long time since Liverpool had to fight so desperately hard for victory in a home match as they had against Stockport County at Anfield, and the final score of 4-1 is a misleading guide to the respective merits of the sides. Liverpool […]
January 13, 1945 Match: Football League, North Cup Qualifying Competition, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Stockport 4-1 (1-1). Attendance: 14,357. Referee: Mr. J.H. Parker (Crewe); linesmen: Messrs. J.E. Thomason (Chester) and F. Lee (Newcastle-under-Lyme). Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Jack Blood (Exeter City), Jeff Gulliver, Harry Kaye, Laurie […]
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