After holding competitive games during the first year of the Great War, the Football Associations of England and Scotland decided to discontinue professional football at the conclusion of the 1914-15 season. This decision – made against a backdrop of significant disapproval of the game and strident criticism of […]
Sunday, July 14 – 2013 Two years before the Titanic’s first, fatal voyage, 11 months before World War 1 started, the life of a manager who is still cherished and celebrated began. Because, almost four decades since his retirement and over three since his death, the fascination with […]
Born: November 15 – 1895, in Campbelltown, in Scotland. Passed away: May 13 – 1974. Position: Centre half or inside left. Height: 5 ‘ 8. Weight: 12 ‘ 3. Career: Campbelltown Academicals, 1912. * Trial with Hamilton Academicals, 1913. Ayr United, signed, May 30 – 1914. ** Neil […]
All articles about Arthur Goddard on PlayUpLiverpool.com. About Arthur Goddard: “Goddard is a clever dribbler, beats a half-back very smartly, and centres with excellent judgment. He is also a good shot, and plays the game most intelligently. At first he does not look fast, but his long strides […]
July 12, 1944 Ralph Knowles Milne, M.C., T.C., first Mayor and one of the first aldermen of Bebington. Born 1884. Was articles with Edwin Berry and Co., Liverpool, and was admitted solicitor 1904. Is now senior partner in same firm. Ralph Milne. Is solicitor to Liverpool Constitutional Association, […]
Saturday, June 6 – 1942 A former Liverpool footballer, Mr. Henry James Fitzpatrick, of 19 Skerries Road, Liverpool, died in hospital on Saturday. An inside left – or left half – Harry Fitzpatrick saw service, too, with Luton Town, Chesterfield and Aberdeen. A reservist soldier, he was one […]
All articles about Edgar Chadwick on PlayUpLiverpool. About Edgar Chadwick: Born: June 14, 1869: Blackburn (Lancashire), England. Passed away: February 14, 1942: Blackpool (Lancashire), England. Nickname: Hooky. Position: Inside left. Height: 171 cm. (5ft. 7in.). Weight: 70 kilos. (11st. 0lbs.). Career: Little Dots, 1884. Blackburn Olympics, 1886. Blackburn […]
Sunday, February 9 – 1936 The death has taken place in Liverpool of Arthur Metcalf, the former Liverpool footballer, who played in their Cup final in 1914. A native of Sunderland. Metcalf also played for Liverpool as an inside forward during the war. (Nottingham Evening Post, 11-02-1936)
Tuesday, June 25 – 1935 There was a surprise development last night to the announcement by Hearts that they had appointed Mr David Pratt, manager of Notts County, as secretary-manager to succeed Mr William McCartney. From Nottingham came a statement to the effect that Mr Pratt “would not […]
Tuesday, April 5 – 1932 In senior football circles it is not unusual to find two brothers playing together for the same team. For a whole season, John, David and Roy Macdonald appeared together in the ranks of Dundee F.C. The story of how their trails criss-crossed over […]
Tuesday, July 1 – 1930 Picture to yourself John Hill, the Newcastle United an one-time Plymouth Argyle centre-half-back, but imagine him to be two or three inches smaller, an there you have a conception of William Cockburn, the new pivot of Swindon Town, in action in the field. […]
October 23, 1929 In 1919 football recommenced after being stopped by the war. But in my opinion there was a far more important happening in the football world. The Irish selectors found a young broth of a boy playing goalie for Liverpool and decided that no other should […]
Friday, June 3 – 1927 By a decision arrived at yesterday by the directors of the Leeds United Association Football Club, the position of secretary-manager of the club, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. Arthur Fairclough will probably be filled by the appointment of Mr. Richard Ray, […]
June 25, 1921 Kenny’s troubles as linesman. Club colours cause a disturbance. Amusing experiences with Liverpool on the continent. By Kenneth Campbell “Kenneth Campbell, Partick Thistle’s International goalkeeper, in the story of his experiences, exclusive in the ‘Weekly News,’ relates some unusual incidents when with Liverpool, for whom […]
Saturday, December 4 – 1920 One of the best discoveries of the season is Ben Cross, the young Burnley inside left, who helped himself to two goals against Oldham Athletic. An ex-schoolboy international, he hails from Birkenhead, where he worked as a boil-maker. He assisted Liverpool in war-time […]
Thursday, July 29 – 1920 Thomas Capper, Dundee’s reserve goalkeeper last season, has signed for Southend United. During the war Capper played for Southport Central. (Evening Telegraph, 29-07-1920)
Saturday, April 10 – 1920 This week Burnley have signed a junior inside right named Benny Cross, of Runcorn. While working as an engineer at Birkenhead he assisted Liverpool in war-time football. (Lancashire Evening Post, 10-04-1920)
Tuesday, February 10 – 1920 In view of the fact that he had lost a leg in the war, an ex-soldier, wearing the “1914 Star” – Bernard Pykett, Clyde Villas, Queen’s Walk, was dealt leniently with at the Nottingham Summons Court to-day, when he was alleged to have […]
Monday, January 19 – 1920 Last night, the Hull City secretary-manager signed on the full back, James Middlehurst who before the war was developing into a fine full back with the Hull City Club. On enlistment, he was drafted to the south of Lancashire, and threw in his […]
Wednesday, November 5 – 1919 Richard Forshaw, Liverpool’s soldier recruit, is an enthusiast at hockey and tennis. He is considered a player who will develop into a top-notcher. (Evening Telegraph, 05-11-1919)
Saturday, September 13 – 1919 Many of those who looked forward to peace football pictured teams composed almost exclusively of “new boys.” The majority of the clubs, however, agreed on a patriotic and sporting policy of giving their old players, specially those whoi joined up, every opportunity of […]
Monday, April 7 – 1919 Blackburn Rovers have signed on another Rochdale player, Tweedale Rigg, the clever half-back. Rigg is about 23 years of age, and prior to joining Rochdale had only played with a team of choir boys. He played for a couple of seasons with the […]
Friday, September 20 – 1918 A week or two ago it was reported that the condition of Private Arthur Clamp, the Notts County, centre half-back, who was lying wounded in hospital, gave cause for grave anxiety, and yesterday it was announced that his death took place. Joining the […]
Tuesday, September 17 – 1918 All Liverpool sports will be sorry to learn that Tommy Chorlton, ex-Liverpool-Manchester United-Accrington Stanley defender, has broken a leg while playing for his Army side. The last time I saw this happy fellow was at Hyde-road, when Bennett had his first appearance, and […]
Friday, September 6 – 1918 To-morrow sees the send-off of another football season in war-time. We will not waste time over the necessity of football in war-time – the Army knows it, and acknowledges the value of sports of all kinds in war-time. Let us get right away […]
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