Liverpool F.C. – The Champions of the League The supreme event in the Eastertide football was the decision of the League championship. When Liverpool had the honour of defeating last season’s winners, Burnley, and on the same day Oldham Athletic overcame Tottenham Hotspur at Boundary Park, the premiership […]
Friday, 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 you to a Stoke Mandeville man who for 18 seasons was in the top flight of professional “soccer”; who played for […]
Saturday, February 4 – 1939 The competition asking for the six most famous footballers of Liverpool F.C., in order of merit, led to a large survey of famous names and apparently created much pleasure and profitable thought. The result of the competition is that Elisha Scott tops the […]
Wednesday, April 30 – 1924 Match: Benefit for John Hutton, at Pittodrie Park. Aberdeen – Liverpool 1-1 (1-1). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr Peter Cragmyle. Aberdeen (2-3-5): Harry Blackwell; John Hutton, Jimmy Smith; Stewart Davidson, Andrew Dick, Bert Maclachlan; Walter Grant, John Paton, John Miller, Charles Forbes, Dan Thomson. […]
Tuesday, April 15 – 1924 It is stated that Liverpool will not re-engage William Lacey, Griffith Owen, Harry Beadles, John Lillie, Idwal Davies, Algy Wilkinson, and Willie Chalmers. It is 16 years since Lacey arrived in Liverpool as an Everton inside left, later going to Liverpool. (Dundee Courier, […]
Saturday, March 22 – 1924 Liverpool have spent a tidy sum of money in securing the transfer of Archie Rawlings from Preston North End. Rawlings lost his place to Alf Quantrill at Deepdale this season, and as he is not the sort of player to play second fiddle […]
March 1, 1924 Match: Football League, First Division, at Highbury, kick-off: 15:30. Arsenal – Liverpool 3-1 (1-0). Attendance: 35,000. Referee: Mr. C.E. Lines (Birmingham). Arsenal (2-3-5): Jock Robson, Alex Mackie, Andy Kennedy, Billy Milne, John Graham, Bob John, Jock Rutherford, Billy Blyth, Harry Woods, Jimmy Ramsay, Samson Haden. […]
January 5, 1924 Match: Football League, First Division, at Upton Park, kick-off: 14:30. West Ham United – Liverpool 1-0 (1-0). Attendance: 25,000. Referee: Mr. A.H. Kingscott (New Sawley). West Ham United (2-3-5): Tommy Hampson, Billy Henderson, Jack Young, George Carter, George Kay, Albert Cadwell, Wilf Edwards, Billy Brown, […]
Saturday, September 1 – 1923 Liverpool. Elisha Scott Belfast (G.) 5 9 1/2 – 11 12 Algy Wilkinson Bradford (G.) 5 10 – 12 7 Charles Pearson Chester-le-Street (G.) 5 10 1/2 – 11 0 Ephraim Longworth Bolton (R.B.) 5 8 1/2 – 11 10 Tommy Lucas St. […]
August 20, 1923 Liverpool are optimists. The players believe they can improve upon last season’s record, and that they can again head the League chart, but there is an occasional feeling of the quietude that if anything happens to “the old brigade” there may be some little difficulty […]
Monday, May 28 – 1923 No club which has gained the primcipal honours in any of the leading competitions of the last season has been able to complete the programme with so small a band of players as Liverpool. The champions of the First Division have needed only […]
February 17, 1923 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Blackburn Rovers 3-0 (2-0). Referee: Mr. A. Fogg; linesmen: Messrs. W. Parkinson and J. Reid. Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, David Pratt, William Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Dick […]
Saturday, February 10 – 1923 Match: Football League, First Division, at The Hawthorns, kick-off: 15:00. West Bromwich Albion – Liverpool 0-0 (0-0). Attendance: 19,000. Referee: Mr. W.E. Russell; linesmen: Messrs. F. Curtis and W. Young. West Bromwich Albion (2-3-5): Hubert Pearson, Joe Smith, William Adams, Tommy Magee, Sid […]
Wednesday, February 7 – 1923 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – West Bromwich Albion 2-0 (0-0). Attendance: 28,000. Referee: Mr. W.E. Russell; linesmen: Messrs. I.E. Robinson and T. Talbot. Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, […]
Saturday, February 3 – 1923 Match: FA Cup, Second Round, at Molineux, kick-off: 14:45. Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1). Attendance: 40,709; gate receipts: £2,511. Referee: Mr. G.D. Nunnerley. Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-3-5): Noel George, Val Gregory, George Marshall, Joe Hodnett, George Brewster, Eddie Edmonds, Stuart McMillan, George Bissett, […]
Saturday, September 23 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Burnley 3-0 (1-0). Attendance: 45,000. Referee: Mr. J.W.D. Fowler. Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott; Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay (C); John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow; William Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, Harry Chambers, […]
Saturday, September 16 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Preston North End 5-2 (4-2). Attendance: 36,000. Referee: Mr. G.D. Nunnerley (Ellesmere). Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, William Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, […]
Saturday, September 9 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Deepdale, kick-off: 15:00. Preston North End – Liverpool 1-3 (1-1). Attendance: 34,000. Referee: Mr. G.D. Nunnerley (Ellesmere). Preston North End (2-3-5): Jimmy Branston, Tommy Hamilton, George Speak, Tom Duxbury, Joe McCall, James Ferris, Archie Rawlings, Roland Woodhouse, […]
Wednesday, September 6 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 18:00. Liverpool – Sunderland 5-1 (3-1). Attendance: 30,000. Referee: Mr. T. Tomlinson. Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, William Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, Harry Chambers, Harold […]
Saturday, September 2 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Highbury, kick-off: 15:30. Arsenal – Liverpool 1-0 (1-0). Attendance: 35,000. Referee: Mr. W.G. Day (Derby). Arsenal (2-3-5): Tim Williamson; Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hutchins; Alf Baker, Clem Voysey, Tom Whittaker; Jock Rutherford, Bert White, Andrew Young, Reginald Boreham, […]
Wednesday, August 30 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Roker Park, kick-off: 18:00. Sunderland – Liverpool 1-0 (0-0). Attendance: 28,000. Referee: Mr. T. Tomlinson. Sunderland (2-3-5): Ed Robson, Warney Cresswell, Ernie England, Charlie Parker, Joe Kasher, Jack Mitton, Alex Donaldson, Charlie Buchan, Jock Paterson, Bobby Marshall, […]
Saturday, August 26 – 1922 Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Arsenal 5-2 (3-0). Attendance: 40,962. Referee: Mr. W.G. Day (Derby). Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald Mackinlay, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, William Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, Harry Chambers, […]
Monday, August 21 – 1922 The League champions are in the unique position of being able to open the campaign with practically the same side. All last year’s players, with the exception of Jack Sheldon, whose unfortunate accident has put him out of football, have been re-engaged, and […]
Monday, July 10 – 1922 Ground improvements are proceeding apace at Anfield. Approaches have been cemented, and Spion Kop has been terraced off. The centre of the paddock has been sent aside, with separate entrances for the juvenile spectators. At the annual meeting the following list of players […]
June 29, 1922 On Thursday night a commemoration dinner was held to signify the great performance of the Liverpool team in winning the championship. There was a handsome gathering of shareholders. Mr. W.R. Williams, the chairman, presided. A great honour was paid to the team of 1921-22. The […]
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