Thursday, June 15 – 2001 Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has signed a new £5m contract keeping him at the club until 2005. The £1 a
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Kenny’s stars in big cash bonanza
Monday, August 6 – 1990 Five Liverpool stars, including manager Kenny Dalglish, earned £200,000 or more last season. The League champions will this week reveal
Liverpool F.C. the new big job for Bill Shankly
Tuesday, December 1 – 1959 Bill Shankly was last night appointed as Liverpool’s £2,500-a-year manager, succeeding Phil Taylor, who resigned two weeks ago. He is
The wage rule for footballers
Monday, June 2 – 1958 (Daily Express, 02-06-1958)
Chelsea to pay £8 for demobilised stars
Saturday, August 4 – 1945 Football League clubs have received instructions from the Football Association that they may give agreements to demobilised players offering their
William Devlin for Olympique Marseilles?
October 19, 1932 William Devlin, the ex-Cowdenbeath centre forward, is now in Glasgow waiting word about an engagement with a French football club. A week
Alec James rejects move to Liverpool
Saturday, April 13 – 1929 Never in living memory has there been such a football season as this. A fortnight ago Derby County announced that
Kenneth Campbell’s unique life story: Part I
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
Billy Meredith to play against Liverpool
December 23, 1919 Billy Meredith, the famous winger and Welsh international, was on Tuesday re-signed by the Manchester United Club, who, through their manager, Mr.
Letter to the Football League
Tuesday, September 12 – 1916 The Football League met yesterday at Manchester. Communications from the players of Everton and Liverpool on the question of payment
Local talent for Liverpool Football Club
August 17, 1916 Liverpool had a trial game this week and mainly concerned themselves with players of local reputation. That football will be carried on
The life of a footballer
Monday, April 10 – 1916 There were some curious results on Saturday in many matches, and the end of the season feeling, no doubt, caused
The true nature of sportsmanship
November 16, 1915 We are at war through our determination to get fair play for Belgium. Fair play is a jewel. We want a lot
Alex Raisbeck’s Unique Life Story: Part 7
May 1, 1915 Memorable match which won Liverpool the championship. Alick Raisbeck relates some special training yarns. What the maximum wage have done to football.
The thoughts of Sam Hardy
December 2, 1909 Footballers have a good job. But are not fairly treated. It would be a difficult matter to describe one’s feelings when his
Removal of financial restrictions
Friday, April 23 – 1909 The Council of the Football Association decided Friday to delete Rule 31 regarding payment of bonus of £10. It was
Robert Blanthorne wants away
May 3, 1908 Robert Blanthorne, Grimsby Town’s brilliant centre-forward, whose transfer was secured from Liverpool last December, has declined to re-sign for the Mariners, though
Liverpudliana: By Richard Samuel (April 20, 1907)
April 20, 1907 Listless Liverpool. The Liverpool team have given two further examples of how not to do it within the past week. Bristol City
Liverpool want maximum wage retained
May 4, 1905 At the annual meeting of the Football Association on May 29 Mr. Rinder will move on behalf of Aston Villa, a resolution
Famous player for Newcastle United
April 29, 1904 Billy McCracken, who played left full back for Ireland in all this season’s Association football internationals, yesterday signed on for Newcastle United.
Liverpool F.C. report Portsmouth F.C. to the FA
May 12, 1903 The Liverpool Club have reported the leaving of Sam Raybould, John Glover, and William Goldie, who have gone to Portsmouth, after being
Liverpool F.C. behind two amendments for the F.A. AGM
Tuesday, May 7 – 1901 At the annual meeting of the Football Association on Friday, May 24, the following important amendments to the rules of
The League champions in numbers
May 6, 1901 In fulfilling their League programme Liverpool have had the assistance of only eighteen and Sunderland of sixteen players – facts which will
Football League meeting (June 30, 1900)
June 30, 1900 On Saturday, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester, a meeting of the Management Committee of the Football League was held under the presidency
A big salary for Alf Ferrier
Saturday, May 5 – 1900 Alf Ferrier, of Brechin, who quite recently visited England on trial, to play for Liverpool, gave such creditable displays that
