An article from February, 1919. Liverpool couldn’t afford Bob McColl Robert McColl, the famous international, is home again after a long period of Army Service. The “Athletic News” yesterday relates an interesting story told by the late Mr. Tom Watson, of Liverpool, of how McColl became a professional. […]
Here you will find the signatures of old Liverpool players, directors and managers that I have found on ancestry.co.uk. They are from the 1911 Census and also contain the address where they were living at the time. John Houlding (from the Everton Collection): William Barclay (from the Everton […]
Saturday, February 6 – 1904 I have always a great deal of admiration for a man who is conspicuously whole-souled in his play, and consequently I start these references to J. Hunter, the North End centre half, predisposed in his favour, for the great central factor in his […]
Friday, May 24 – 1968 Seeking a lost photograph of his father, Alexander Dick, who played football for Everton in the season 1886-88, is Alex Dick, of 10 b Stone Close, Croxteth, Liverpool. Said Alex: “Dad was right back for Everton and known by the nickname, “Dirty Dick.” […]
Saturday, September 1 – 1945 We, here, are much concerned about the pass-out of Ted Drake, Arsenal forward. He has been laid up through injury that will stop his football and cricket, at which he was so expert. It was Drake’s name that caused manager George Kay to […]
May 16, 1939 Thirteen of the 15 Everton footballers who will play five matches on the Continent, during the next eleven days, left Lime-street Station, Liverpool, today. They were: Jock Thomson (captain), Ted Sagar, Billy Cook, Norman Greenhalgh, Maurice Lindley, Tom Watson, Torry Gillick, Stan Bentham, Bunny Bell, […]
January 16, 1936 It is with a feeling of deep sorrow that I have just learned of the death of David Hannah, and I would be failing in great obligation I owe to the memory of a dear old pal did I not write a few lines of […]
January 28, 1928 Match: FA Cup, Fourth Round, at Ninian Park, kick-off: 14:45. Cardiff City – Liverpool 2-1 (1-1). Attendance: 20,000; gate receipts: £1,666. Referee: Mr. W.J. Paisley (Wolverhampton). Cardiff City (2-3-5): Tom Farquharson, Jimmy Nelson, Tom Watson, Harry Wake, Fred Keenor, Billy Hardy, Billy Thirlaway, Sam Irving, […]
November 21, 1927 There are men in football today who have spent a life-time in the game – forty, fifty years of more. It is the intention of the Athletic News to tell theur story – to give their impressions of the start of things, the quaint old […]
Saturday, December 12 – 1925 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 14:15. Liverpool – Cardiff City 0-2 (0-1). Attendance: 31,373. Referee: Mr. A.E. Caseley; linesmen: Messrs. L. Bailey and J.S. Holmes. Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Tommy Lucas, Donald Mackinlay, James Jackson, William Cockburn, Tom Bromilow, Cyril […]
February 19, 1923 After careful examination of an extraordinary number of applications for the post of team-manager to the Liverpool Association Club, now threatening to establish a post-war record as League Champions, the directors of the club have appointed Matt McQueen to that position. There is no better-known […]
June 29, 1922 On Thursday night a commemoration dinner was held to signify the great performance of the Liverpool team in winning the championship. There was a handsome gathering of shareholders. Mr. W.R. Williams, the chairman, presided. A great honour was paid to the team of 1921-22. The […]
June 25, 1921 Kenny’s troubles as linesman. Club colours cause a disturbance. Amusing experiences with Liverpool on the continent. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, Partick Thistle’s International goalkeeper, in the story of his experiences, exclusive in the ‘Weekly News,’ relates some unusual incidents when with Liverpool, for whom […]
June 11, 1921 Remarkable speech by Tom Watson Leads to victory against the Villa. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the famous goalkeeper for Partick Thistle and Scotland, continues the story of his football career. Joining Liverpool when a lad as understudy to the renounced Sam Hardy, the prince […]
June 4, 1921 When Albert Shepherd bested Liverpool, And what a walking in Epping Forest led to. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the famous goalkeeper for Partick Thistle and Scotland, continues the story of his football career. Joining Liverpool when a lad as understudy to the renounced Sam […]
Saturday, May 28 – 1921 Amusing story of Buchan and Campbell When Charlie Buchan’s smile irritated me Base humour about my transfer By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the famous goalkeeper for Partick Thistle and Scotland, continues the story of his football career. Joining Liverpool when a lad as […]
Saturday, May 7 – 1921 When seventeen clubs wanted me to sign on. My remarkable discovery and capture by Liverpool F.C. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, the famous goalkeeper for Partick Thistle and Scotland, begin here the story of his wonderful football career. In the very front rank […]
Wednesday, June 23 – 1920 Liverpool F.C. meeting brings out points. The Law Rooms in Cook-street resemble a church in many ways, and when Liverpool F.C. met to “celebrate” an annual meeting instead of slanging directors for not doing miracles the air was hot but not fiery, as […]
Friday, November 7 – 1919 “Ned” Doig, Scotland’s international goalkeeper, died at Liverpool on Friday night. A native of Letham, Forfarshire, Doig’s first senior team was Arbroath. Later he was signed for Sunderland by the late Tom Watson. He was a member of the Sunderland team that was […]
Monday, June 30 – 1919 North End directors v Liverpool F.C. directors A custom instituted by the late Mr. T. Houghton, a North End director, and the late Mr. Tom Watson, former secretary of Liverpool F.C. was revived yesterday, after being in abeyance during the war, the directors […]
Saturday, May 17 – 1919 Liverpool would seem to have the component parts of a fine side next season. Longworth, Lacey, Scott, Mackinlay, Lewis, the brothers Wadsworth, Bamber, with several young ex-soldiers. According to one report Kenny Campbell is said not have re-signed “as yet”; it is whispered […]
Friday, October 4 – 1918 First information is here given of the death of Mr. James Ramsay, ex-director of Liverpool F.C. He had been connected with Liverpool ever since the club was born, right away to the Houlding days. In later days he spent most of his time […]
Tuesday, September 24 – 1918 Links with the past keep on snapping. Football in Liverpool without either Tom Watson or William Cuff will not seem quite the same to visiting teams. Mr. George Patterson has succeeded the late Tom Watson, but it is not yet known who will […]
Saturday, September 14 – 1918 I (Bee) am glad that Mr. George Patterson has been appointed secretary of Liverpool F.C. – an exclusive announcement made in the “Football Echo” on Saturday. He is a practical man, unobtrusive, and shows wisdom with pen and in football matters. He is […]
Tuesday, February 12 – 1918 In the city of Liverpool the adherents of Association football have had the rare privilege of watching Fred Geary, Jack Southworth, Alexander Young, Bert Freeman, and Bobby Parker play centre-forward for Everton, while George Allan, Sam Raybould, Jack Parkinson, and Fred Pagnam have […]
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