Wednesday, December 3 – 2008 Brendan Rodgers will stand on the touchline tonight, dressed sharply in a suit and long grey coat. He will feel the impact of every incident, stand up for every one […]
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Tag: Watford
Brendan Rodgers for Watford
Monday, November 24 – 2008 New Watford manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted the experience of Frank Lampard snr will be crucial to his start to club management. Watford yesterday handed 35-year-old Rodgers his first chance […]
Obituary: Bert Slater
Wednesday, July 26 – 2006 Bert Slater Goalkeeper with Falkirk, Liverpool, Dundee and Watford Born: 5 May 1936 in Musselburgh. Died: 21 July 2006 in Brechin, aged 70. Although he won the Scottish Cup with […]
English Southern League First Division Winners
Overview English Southern League First Division Winners: 1910-11: Swindon Town; 1913-14: Swindon Town; 1914-15: Watford;
Watford Football Club: 1914-15
Registered players for Watford Football Club, season 1914-15: Edward Barnes, T.L.L. Bradbury, Harold M. Bulling, Harry Crownshaw, George Edmonds, Valentine Gregory, Fred J. Gregory, Albert Green, Ernest E. Grimsdell, Samuel T. Hatton, Leslie G. Hosier, […]
Mike misery
Friday, June 19 – 1992 Liverpool yesterday fined reserve team keeper Mike Hooper two weeks’ wages after his walk-out before last season’s FA Cup final. And his Anfield career could now be over with the […]
Double swoop for Liverpool?
Thursday, May 21 – 1992 Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday moved in to make Liverpool sweat on the £700,000 signing of Darren Anderton’s Portsmouth colleague John Beresford. Anfield boss Graeme Souness met the defender in London, only […]
The top men and their salaries
Tuesday, August 17 – 1982 What the top man get – an estimate of managers’ salaries in the First Division. Club Manager Salary Contract remaining Arsenal Terry Neill £35,000 3 years Aston Villa Tony Barton […]
Neil McBain @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Neil McBain on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Neil McBain: Born: November 15, 1895: in Campbelltown, in Scotland. Passed away: May 13, 1974: Position: Centre half or inside left. Height: 5 ‘ 8. Weight: 12 […]
Watford v Liverpool 1-2 (League Cup)
Wednesday, September 3 – 1969 Match: League Cup, 2nd Round, at Vicarage Road, kick-off: 19:30. Watford – Liverpool 1-2 (0-1). Attendance: 21,149. Watford: Bert Slater, Duncan Welbourne, Johnny Williams, Keith Eddy, Brian Garvey, Walter Lees, […]
Ivan Gordon A. Sharpe (Ivan Sharpe)
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: […]
Pagnam dies aged 70
Thursday, March 1 – 1962 Fred Pagnam, former Arsenal centre forward, has died at Samlesbury, near Preston, aged 70. Arsenal signed him from Liverpool in 1919 for the then large fee of £1,500. He was […]
Dennis Westcott – Liverpool Football Club (War time guest)
All articles about Dennis Westcott on PlayUpLiverpool. About Dennis Westcott: Born: July 2 – 1917, in Wallasey (Liverpool), in England. Passed away: July 13 – 1960, in Stafford, in England. Position: Centre forward. Height: 178 […]
Neil McBain leaves Watford
Sunday, February 8 – 1959 Mr. Jim Broad, director of Watford, announced yesterday that manager Neil McBain had resigned and that his resignation had been accepted by the board of directors. (Daily Mirror, 09-02-1959)
Peter Kyle @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Peter Kyle on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Peter Kyle: “There is about him something that is strongly reminiscent of the old Scotch school. He is quiet, unaffected – the type of players who must […]
Goalkeepers on the move
Thursday, July 19 – 1956 Dave Underwood rejoined Watford yesterday from Liverpool, and Reg Elvy of Blackburn Rovers is expected to sign for Northampton Town during the week-end. The clubs have agreed terms. Underwood left […]
Underwood wants away
Friday, April 20 – 1956 Dave Underwood, Liverpool and former Queen’s Park Rangers and Watford goalkeeper, has been placed on the transfer list at his own request. He played twenty five consecutive League and Cup […]
Liverpool staff list for 1955-56
Saturday, August 27 – 1955 Signed as professional Height Weight Birthplace Previous club Alan A’Court September 24 – 1952 5 ‘ 8 1/2 10 ‘ 4 Rainhill Prescot Cables Eric Anderson January 8 – 1952 […]
Bradford interested in Charles Ashcroft
Thursday, May 26 – 1955 Bradford and Ipswich Town have been making inquiries for Charles Ashcroft, Liverpool’s England B goalkeeper, who was recently put on the transfer list. It is understood that Liverpool are asking […]
John Lee (Jack Lee) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
All articles about Jack Lee on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Jack Lee: Born: 1890: Sheffield, England. Passed away: 1955. Position: Outside left, but played all forward positions. Height: Weight: Career: Bird-in-Hand: Signed: 1912. Hull City: Signed: 1913. […]
Liverpool playing staff for 1954-55
Saturday, August 21 – 1954 Name Signed as professional Height Weight Birthplace Previous club Goal – Charles Ashcroft December 29 – 1945 6 ‘ 2 1/2 13 ‘ 1 Chorley Eccleston Juniors Dave Underwood December […]
The manager who would not give up
Monday, December 28 – 1953Behind the £20,000 signing by Liverpool on Christmas Day of two Charlton players, full-back Frank Lock (£7,500) and inside-left John Evans (£12,500), is the story of the Manager Who Would Not […]
Liverpool pay out £50,000
Friday, December 25 – 1953 Liverpool, bottom of the First Division table, yesterday spent another £30,000 in securing the transfers of left-back Frank Lock and inside right John Evans from Charlton, manager Don Welsh’s former […]
Arsenal bid for Ashcroft
Tuesday, December 22 – 1953 Arsenal resumed their bid yesterday for Liverpool’s England “B” goalkeeper, Charlie Ashcroft. But with Liverpool’s new signing from Watford, Dave Underwood, injured on his debut on Saturday, Arsenal – and […]
The star of the future
Friday, December 18 – 1953 The star of the future, twenty-three-year-old centre-half or full back Geoff Twentyman, was signed from Carlisle United by Liverpool, who on Wednesday paid Watford £7,000 for goalkeeper David Underwood. The […]
