Saturday, August 31 – 1940 Match: North Regional League, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Preston North End 3-3 (2-3). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr. R.K.
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Czech XI at Anfield
Friday, August 30 – 1940 The first big representative Association football match of the season will take place at the Liverpool ground, Anfield, on September
Liverpool FC players promotions
Tuesday, June 11 – 1940 Good news from the Liverpool players who are at present with the Services. Berry Nieuwenhuys, the South African outside right,
Willie Fagan at Army school
Tuesday, May 14 – 1940 Willie Fagan, Liverpool’s Scottish centre-forward, who was a Territorial before the war, is now at the Army School of Physical
Liverpool v Stoke City 1-2 (League match: April 6, 1940)
April 6, 1940 Match: Football League, Western Division, at Anfield. Liverpool – Stoke City 1-2 (1-1). Attendance: 3,130. Referee: Mr. H. Hartles. Liverpool (2-3-5): Arthur
Liverpool at Crewe Alexandra
March 21, 1940 Liverpool visit Crewe Alexandra in a Western Regional game and another good display is anticipated. A number of changes have been made
British Army XI v Football League XI 5-2 (Charity: March 9, 1940)
March 9, 1940 Match, International, representative friendly, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. British Army XI – Football League XI 5-2 (4-0). Attendance: 12,000. Referee: Mr. F.
Army meet League eleven at Anfield
March 8, 1940 Merseyside stages its second big wartime representative match tomorrow, when, at Liverpool’s Anfield home, the British Army, following their triumph over the
Stan Hanson and Willie Cook for Army XI at Anfield
March 7, 1940 Stan Hanson, of Bolton Wanderers, who is a native of Bootle, and brother of Alf Hanson, the former Liverpool winger, has been
Liverpool F.C. forwards the dominating force
March 4, 1940 Liverpool’s victory over Southport would have been greater than 5-1 had it not been for the goalkeeping of Harry Stevenson. He made
Southport beaten at Liverpool.
March 4, 1940 Five for Liverpool. Liverpool made their way through to the last stage of the Liverpool Cup by a convincing 5-1 victory against
Southport’s errors at Anfield
March 4, 1940 Liverpool won their way to the Liverpool Senior Cup final by a victory over Southport, at Anfield, by 5 goals to 1.
Liverpool v Southport 5-1 (Liverpool Cup: March 2, 1940)
March 2, 1940 Match: Liverpool Senior Cup, semi-final, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:10. Liverpool – Southport 5-1 (2-1). Attendance: 1,500 at start, increasing to 4,000. Referee:
Jack Balmer returns for Liverpool
March 1, 1940 Everton and Liverpool, already engaged to meet in one cup semi-final, have a great chance tomorrow of coming together in a cup-final.
Liverpool at strength
Wednesday, February 14 – 1940 Liverpool will have one of their best available teams for Saturday’s match at Goodison Park against Everton in the Lancashire
Dennis Cooke a Liverpool debutant
January 25, 1940 Dennis Cooke, the 18-year-old former Bootle secondary schoolboy, makes his first team debut for Liverpool on Saturday, when the Reds visit Crewe
England v The Army (International, January 20, 1940)
January 20, 1940 Match: War time international at Selhurst Park. England – The Army 4-3 (3-3). Attendance: 10,057; gate receipts: £558. Referee: Mr. A.J. Jewell.
Liverpool win at Deepdale.
January 1, 1940 Busby’s part in the victory. Liverpool’s 3-1 victory at Preston was something in the nature of a minor miracle. The losers included
Reds’ Deepdale triumph
January 1, 1940 “Ten to one chances come off sometimes.” In these words Mr. George Kay, Liverpool’s manager, correctly summed up the victory of a
Preston North End v Liverpool 1-3 (Friendly: December 30, 1939)
December 30, 1939 Match: Friendly, at Deepdale, kick-off: 14:20. Preston North End – Liverpool 1-3 (1-1). Attendance: 4,000. Referee: Mr. J.H. Hargreaves (Preston). Preston North
Out for “the double”
Friday, December 29 – 1939 Preston North End will be anxious to complete a friendly “double” over Liverpool at Deepdale. The clubs met a couple
Everton’s holiday double against the Reds
Wednesday, December 27 – 1939 Had anyone six months ago prep healed the time would come when a Christmas gate between Everton and Liverpool would
Liverpool v Everton 2-3 (War time, friendly match)
Monday, December 25 – 1939 Match: Friendly, at Anfield, kick-off: 11:30. Liverpool – Everton 2-3 (2-0). Attendance: 7,679. Liverpool (2-3-5): Dirk Kemp, Tommy Cooper, Bernard
Cyril Done to lead the Liverpool attack
December 14, 1939 Cyril Done, who scored seven goals for Liverpool Reserves against Blackpool Reserves last week, will lead the Liverpool attack against Preston North
Stoke City v Liverpool 3-1 (War time, League match)
Saturday, December 9 – 1939 Match: Regional League, Western Division, at Victoria Grounds, kick-off: 14:30. Stoke City – Liverpool 3-1 (2-0). Attendance: 1,338. Referee: Mr.
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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