April 30, 1964 He’ll be 83 on May 3 and he’s one of those Liverpool F.C. rarities who was there before the Kop. He’s had
Tag: Wembley
Jimmy Melia transferred to Wolves
March 9, 1964 Wolves boss Stan Cullis splashed a club record £48,000 to buy Jimmy Melia, Liverpool’s England inside forward, last night. The Melia deal
Vicente Feola: The big man who bosses Brazil
Tuesday, April 23 – 1963 Vicente Feola, the man who master-minded Brazil’s hold on world football, today dismissed the world champions’ defeat by Portugal yesterday
Liverpool relegation has sad sequel
Monday, April 19 – 1954 A sad postscript to Liverpool’s departure from the First Division after forty-nine years was the announcement yesterday of the death
Liverpool’s 29 newcomers in four years
March 20, 1954 The remark made in Liverpool Echo last week that Tom McNulty, the former Manchester United full-back, was Liverpool’s tenth first-team debutante this
Weymouth’s most unpopular cinemagoers
Wednesday, December 09 – 1953 Willie Fagan, twice a Wembley Cup finalist, with Preston and Liverpool, left a floodlight trial game on the Weymouth ground
My stars: Dave Underwood
September 7, 1953 Roy Peskett’s Monday morning selection of stars in Saturday’s games. Another goalkeeper (for Watford) who, although beaten four times at Northampton, save
Ex-football “star” Tommy Lucas mine host at Stoke Mandeville
January 30, 1953 Each Saturday hundreds of thousands of football “fans” get the maximum pleasure from the most popular of British games. Let us introduce
Never too old to be a star
Monday, November 24 – 1952 Star of non-League Weymouth’s gallant 1-1 draw with Colchester was Willie Fagan, 36, their player-manager who is still on Liverpool’s
Phil Taylor to lead Liverpool from the touch-line
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
Spare a thought for Bob Paisley
April 28, 1950 Spare a thought for those unfortunate Arsenal and Liverpool ex-regulars who will be among the spectators when the Cup Final teams turn
Merseyside’s biggest day
March 24, 1950 Tomorrow is the biggest day on Merseyside sporting annals for over a generation, with the Grand National exerting its appeal upon racing
Shankly fit and ready for England
Tuesday, October 10 – 1944 Bill Shankly, Preston North End right-half, is fit and will play for Scotland at Wembley on Saturday. (Dundee Courier, 10-10-1944)
Stan Cullis – England captain
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 The Football Association announced that they have now received notification from commanding officers that all players selected for the England
Soccer gold
Thursday, February 10 – 1944 Proceeds of the England v Scotland soccer international at Wembley Stadium on February 19, will total £18,000, the biggest contribution
Matt Busby (Liverpool) to lead the Scots
February 10, 1944 Matt Busby, Liverpool’s captain, has been recalled to captain Scotland against England at Wembley on Saturday, February, 19. This choice of one
Ray Lambert selected for Wales XI
May 6, 1943 Ray Lambert, Liverpool’s right back, Aubrey Powell, Leeds United, outside right, and George Murphy, Bradford City, inside right, are newcomers to the
England XI v Scotland XI 0-0 (War time international)
Saturday, October 10 – 1942 War time international, War Charities Association, at Empire Stadium (Wembley). England – Scotland 0-0 (0-0). Attendance: 75,000. Referee: Mr. P.
Liverpool’s Pre-War stars return
October 6, 1942 Two of Liverpool’s pre-war players return to the team to visit Manchester United at Maine-road on Saturday – Nieuwenhuys and Harley. In
Matt Busby and Billy Liddell “capped”
Thursday, October 1 – 1942 Two Liverpool players have been chosen to play for Scotland against England at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, October 10. They
Another Liverpool newcomer
September 23, 1942 Liverpool include a newcomer in their defence to oppose Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday. This is Fred Williams, a left back,
Billy Liddell for Wembley
September 14, 1942 Billy Liddell, Liverpool’s 19-year-old wing forward, will play for Scotland in the big game with England at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, on
Next season’s big games
Wednesday July 15 – 1942 The Football Association yesterday issued a list of representative matches arranged for the 1942-43 season. War charities will benefit from
Tosh Johnson still playing
July 26, 1941 Tosh Johnson, the former England, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester City inside-left, and member of Everton FA Cup winning team in 1933, sends
Milestones in history of famous clubs: Everton F.C.
September 30, 1939 1878 – Formation of the St. Domingo Football Club by members of the New Connexion Chapel, Everton. First games played in Stanley
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