Monday, December 7 – 1970 Steve Heighway, summer graduate BA in politics and economics, is wintering well among the masters of English First Division football.
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Beatle seeks divorce
Friday, August 23 – 1968 Beatle John Lennon is being sued for divorce by his wife Cynthia. She names Japanese actress Yoko Ono. Solicitors acting
And Paula is her name
Friday, April 15 – 1966 A Burton-on-Trent bricklayer has named his daughter after he players in the Liverpool football team who won the cup last
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
Billy Liddell father of twin boys
March 1, 1950 The man largely responsible for the exalted position of Liverpool F.C. is Billy Liddell, their Scottish international left-winger. Perhaps, say in twenty
Record transfer between Manchester United and Liverpool breaks down
Monday. March 7 – 1949 Johnny Morris, the Manchester United-forward, whom the club had agreed to transfer to Liverpool at a record fee of £25,000,
An internationalist in Cambridgeshire…
December 11, 1936 Gamlingay Football Club have been playing an international footballer unaware. Yet he graduated into Gamlingay’s Cambridgeshire League side from the Reserves. During
Famous footballer shot dead
November 10, 1923 Aston Villa centre half Ex-policeman arrested after street drama Thomas Ball, the Aston Villa centre half-back, was shot dead outside his house
Archie Rawlings on the transfer list
Tuesday, June 20 – 1922 Archie Rawlings, the clever Preston North End outside right, has been placed on the transfer list at his own request.
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
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 death of Tom Nicol
June 10, 1915 A large number of people interested in football, and especially those who followed the game in the early League period at Turf
Horrible accident for ex-Liverpool player John Parkinson
December 12, 1911 Accident at Baths Superintendent and Attendant Immersed in Hot-Water Tank Last evening a very serious accident occurred at the Blackpool Corporation Baths,
Sam Raybould separated from his wife
Saturday, February 5 – 1910 Sam Raybould, the well-known footballer, who at present plays with Chesterfield Town, has been granted a separation order from his
Sam Raybould’s domestic troubles
Thursday, February 3 – 1910 A painful case came before Alderman Dr. George Booth (in the chair) and Mr. Theo. Pearson, at the Chesterfield Borough
