During the 1903/04 season the “Sunderland Daily Echo” enlightened their readers with some great article features presenting many of the leading football club for that season. I have now collected all these feature articles and you will find links to the different articles further down in this article. […]
Thursday, November 21 – 1974 Jimmy Bloomfield yesterday did more than half a million pounds worth of transfer business – and was then locked out of the Football League HQ. The Leicester boss sold England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to Stoke for a record £340,000 and the dashed to […]
Monday, September 16 – 1968 Alun Evans, 18-years-old Wolves inside forward who has played just twenty first-team games and scored only four goals, was sold last night . . . for £100,000. He signed for Liverpool and became Britain’s most expensive teenage footballer. Also one of the richest […]
All articles about Harold Hardman on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Harold Hardman: Born: April 4, 1882: Manchester (Lancashire), England. Passed away: June 9, 1965: Sale (Lancashire), England. Position: Outside left. Height: 168 cm. (5ft. 6 ½in.); Weight: 68 kilos (10st. 10lb.). Career: Worsley Wanderers: 1897. Chorlton-cum-Hardy: 1898. South Shore Choristers: […]
All articles about Fred Pentland on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Fred Pentland: Born: September 18, 1883: Wolverhampton, England. Passed away: March 16, 1962: Lytchett Matravers, England. Position: Inside forward. Height: 175 cm. (5ft. 9in.); Weight: 76 kilos (12st.). Career: Avondale Juniors, 1896. Small Heath, 1898. * 1901-02: 0-0 (FL 1). […]
All articles about James Bradley on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About James Bradley: “Bradley possesses a splendid idea of the requirements of a successful half back, and the forwards in front of him cannot complain of accurate attention. He believes in keeping the ball on the turf, and his clever tackling […]
All articles about Jimmy Sheridan on PlayUpLiverpool. About Jimmy Sheridan: Born: May 15 – 1882, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Passed away: 1960. Position: Inside forward. Height: 171 cm (5ft. 7 1/2in.). Weight: 70 kilos (11st. 0lbs.). Career: Cambuslang Hibernian. Everton, signed, August – 1902. * 1902-03: 17-2 (FL 1); […]
Friday, September 7 – 1956 When Johnny Wheeler, Bolton Wanderers’ England wing half-back, signed for Liverpool yesterday, he completed a reversal of normal procedure. He had got himself a house before a transfer. Yesterday morning, Wheeler, born at Crosby, Liverpool, asked Bolton manager Bill Ridding for permission to […]
All articles about George Swift on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About George Swift: Born: February 3, 1870: St. George’s (Shropshire), England. Passed away: 1956. Position: Left back. Height: (5ft. 9in.); Weight: (12st. 8lb.). Career: St. George’s (Shropshire): 1885. Wellington Town: 1886. Wellington St. George’s: 1887. Stoke: 1887. Hereford. Crewe Alexandra: 1889. […]
All articles about Arthur Bridgett on PlayUpLiverpool. About Arthur Bridgett: Born: October 11, 1882: Forsbrook, Staffordshire, England. Passed away: July 26, 1954: Ashton, near Market Drayton, England. Position: Outside left. Height: 173 cm. (5ft. 8in.). Weight: 76 kilos. (12st. 0lbs). Career: Burslem Park: Signed: 1900. Trentham: Signed: 1901. […]
Thursday, June 14 – 1951 Mr. Gordon Hodgson, manager of Port Vale, died at Stoke-on-Trent yesterday, aged 46. Born in South Africa, of English parents, he gained three England soccer caps with Liverpool. (Daily Mail, 15-06-1951)
Thursday, January 4 – 1951 Phil Taylor, the Liverpool captain, who led his team against Arsenal in the Cup Final at Wembley last April, will lead the team again the Cup tie at Norwich on Saturday – but from the touch line. Taylor has been omitted because 22-year-old […]
All articles about Alex Raisbeck on PlayUpLiverpool.com; About Alex Raisbeck: “The picture of an athlete, a player’s remarkable abilities and a man of high instincts, Alexander Raisbeck, the captain of Liverpool, arrests attention as soon as he walks on to the arena. He is a footballer with a […]
Saturday, May 31 – 1947 Match: Football League, First Division, at Molineux, kick-off: 15:00. Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool 1-2 (0-2). Attendance: 50,765. Referee: Mr. J. Briggs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-3-5): Bart Williams, Gus McLean, Billy Crook, Jim Alderton, Stan Cullis, Billy Wright, Jim Hancocks, Jimmy Dunn, Jesse Pye, Billy […]
May 5, 1945 Match: International, friendly, at Ninian Park. Wales – England 2-3 (1-1). Attendance: 35,000. Referee: Mr. W.T. Nash (Glamorgan). Wales (2-3-5): Cyril Sidlow (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Danny Winter (Bolton Wanderers), Billy Hughes (Birmingham), Donald Dearson (Birmingham), Robert Davies (Nottingham Forest), Ron Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur), Tom Astbury (Chester), […]
Wednesday, March 14 – 1945 Fifteen star footballers from Britain – 13 English, one Scottish and one Irish – are included in the party of Services players which the FA are taking to the Continent next week for two England v Belgium matches at venues to be announced […]
January 4, 1945 What is regarded as an unofficial trial match for the England v Scotland game at Villa Park on February 3, takes place at Coventry on January 20, when an FA XI, oppose the Royal Air Force XI. The FA team includes three who played so […]
May 20, 1944 War time International: Friendly, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. The Army – Royal Air Force 2-3 (1-1). Attendance: 22,000; gate receipts: £1,750. Referee: Mr. A.C. Hall (Chester). The Army XI (2-3-5): Frank Swift (Manchester City), Bert Sproston (Manchester City), Frank Taylor (Wolves), Hugh Wales (Motherwell), Bob […]
May 19, 1944 Like the little boy who keeps the almond paste from his cake to the end, because it’s the best part of it, the tit-bit of this season’s Merseyside football competition has been reserved for the last day. This is the charity game at Anfield tomorrow […]
All articles about Messina Allman on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Messina Allman: Born: April 5, 1883, in Burslem, in England. Passed away: 1943, in Croydon, in England. ** The 1911 Census says he lived in Pentre, Glamorgan. He is 27 years old, and lived with his wife, Beatrice (24) and […]
December 28, 1943 Though the Football League’s first half-season championship did not come to Anfield after all, a word of congratulation is due to Liverpool for their excellent record. To finish third, only one point behind Blackpool, was a creditable performance. Next to the Bloomfield Road club, Liverpool […]
May 12, 1943 Everton and Liverpool meet in the second leg of the Liverpool Senior Cup at Goodison Park this evening. Kick-off at seven o’clock. A number of guest stars are expected to play, including Matthews, the England wing forward, who is to assist Everton. Liverpool won the […]
September 14, 1942 Match: Army match, at Cliftonville, kick-off: 18:00. Northern Ireland Command – British Army 3-5 (2-3). Northern Ireland Command (2-3-5): Dennis Wright (Mansfield Town and Glentoran), Viv Aston (Bury and Glentoran), Taylor (Stoke and Derry City), John Beattie (Parkhead and Derry City), Billy Mould (Stoke and […]
Saturday, June 29 – 1940 Football organisations were strongly represented at the funeral service at Littleover Parish Church to-day for Tommy Cooper, the former Derby County and international full back, who was killed while cycling near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Six former colleagues – Messrs, Sammy Crooks, Harry Bedford, George […]
September 30, 1939 1878 – Formation of the St. Domingo Football Club by members of the New Connexion Chapel, Everton. First games played in Stanley Park; original colours, blue and white stripes. 1879 – Name changed to Everton. First match v. local St. Peter’s. 1880 – First railway […]
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