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George Kay: “Says little, knows it all.”

August 19, 1950 kjehan

August 19, 1950 Liverpool’s manager, Mr. George Kay, could, if he wished, talk about football with knowledge and authority for a long time. But Mr.

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Roy Saunders transferred to Liverpool

May 24, 1948 kjehan

May 24, 1948 Roy Saunders, young wing-half who, as an amateur on Hull City’s books, made many appearances last season for Buckley Juniors, has signed

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Dundee v British Army 0-7 (Friendly: August 5, 1944)

August 5, 1944 kjehan

August 5, 1944 Match: Army friendly, at Dens Park, kick-off: 15:00. Dundee – British Army 0-7 (0-4). Referee: Mr. P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen). Dundee (2-3-5): Reuben

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All set for Dens Park

August 4, 1944 kjehan

August 4, 1944 Stage is now set for the opening game at Dens Park tomorrow afternoon between Dundee and the British Army XI. Dundee have

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Star players for North Tour

July 26, 1944 kjehan

July 26, 1944 The following players will tour the North of Scotland with the British Army team, starting at Aberdeen on August 7: – Frank

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Football plans 1942-43

June 10, 1942 kjehan

June 10, 1942 Maximum entertainment with the minimum of travel. That is the aim of the Football League for season 1942-43, which begins on August

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Scotland v England 1-2 (International: April 15, 1939)

April 15, 1939 kjehan

April 15, 1939 International: British Championship 1938-39, Hampden Park (Glasgow). Scotland – England 1-2 (1-0). Attendance: 149,269. Referee: Mr. William Hamilton (Northern Ireland FA). Scotland

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Personality. John Charles Rouse

March 18, 1939 kjehan

March 18, 1939 Assistant-Secretary John Charles Rouse is portrayed this week. Like Theo Kelly, the Everton secretary, he was educated at Oaks Institute, so this

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George Kay appointed new manager of Liverpool F.C.

August 7, 1936 kjehan

August 7, 1936 Mr. George Kay, the former West Ham F.C. captain and the present manager of Southampton F.C. , has been appointed to the

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Heavy tax bill for Liverpool F.C.

August 9, 1930 kjehan

August 9, 1930 The Arsenal paid over £10,000 in Entertainment Tax last season, Aston Villa and Chelsea over £9,000, Manchester City and Liverpool over £8,000,

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Devlin on a scoring spree

September 1, 1927 kjehan

Thursday, September 1 – 1927 Last season William Devlin did not fit in the Huddersfield side. He was transferred very late on in the season

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Liverpool v West Ham United 0-0 (League match: September 5, 1925)

September 5, 1925 kjehan

September 5, 1925 Key note: “After gaining two victories, West Ham United dropped a point at Liverpool, the result of a hard game being a

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Albert Tebay: A dashing Kent footballer

April 2, 1921 kjehan

April 2, 1921 Albert Tebay, the dashing centre-forward of Ashford Railway Works, is a footballer with a reputation. At School he made a name for

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The rise of Ben Cross

September 25, 1920 kjehan

October 25, 1920 Burnley F.C. appear now to have settled on the constitution of the left wing, and in selecting Ben Cross for that position

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Schoolboy international at Anfield

April 15, 1919 kjehan

Tuesday, April 15 – 1919 The council of the English Schools’ Association have selected the following team to meet Wales at Anfield, Liverpool, on Easter

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The Shield Final tie at Goodison Park

May 31, 1918 kjehan

May 31, 1918 The Liverpool committee has decided to rely on the team that played so well at York to represent the city against West

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England Schoolboys v Scotland Schoolboys 6-2 (International: May 1, 1915)

May 1, 1915 kjehan

May 1, 1915 Match: Schoolboy International, friendly, at Molineux (Wolverhampton). England Schoolboys – Scotland Schoolboys 6-2. Attendance: 8,000. England Schoolboys (2-3-5): R.P. Knight (Old Hall-street,

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Wales Schoolboys v England Schoolboys 1-1 (International: April 24, 1915)

April 24, 1915 kjehan

April 24, 1915 Match: Schoolboy International, friendly, at Cardiff. Wales Schoolboys – England Schoolboys 1-1 (-). Attendance: 4,000. Referee: Mr. D.J. Sambrook (Swansea). Wales (2-3-5):

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Good prospects for Chester

June 20, 1914 kjehan

Saturday, June 20 – 1914 There is every prospect of Chester having quite a tip-top team next season, for Mr. Jack Jones, the secretary, and

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Prices at Anfield

February 28, 1914 kjehan

February 28, 1914 Liverpool will follows their usual course of training, and it is expected that the men who beat West Ham will be quite

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Another transfer fee record

January 10, 1913 kjehan

January 10, 1913 The transfer of the professional Danny Shea from the West Ham Club to the Blackburn Rovers at a fee of £2,000, of

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Charles Cotton transferred to Liverpool

December 4, 1903 kjehan

December 4, 1903 The directors of the Liverpool Football Club for some time have been on the look out for an understudy to Peter Platt,

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West Ham United v Liverpool

January 6, 1901 kjehan

January 6, 1901 West Ham United v Liverpool. Frost and fog threatened to render the Canning Town fixture futile, but at the time fixed for

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West Ham United v Liverpool 0-1 (FA Cup: January 5, 1901)

January 5, 1901 kjehan

January 5, 1901 Key note: “If pluck could have done it, West Ham United would have beaten Liverpool on Saturday. The Canning Town men certainly

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Thomas Green @ PlayUpLiverpool.com

November 25, 1894 kjehan

All articles about Thomas Green on PlayUpLiverpool.com; Note: Liverpool have had two players with the same name – Tommy Green. The first one was a

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