Interview with Mr. Frank Brettell
Tuesday, July 28 – 1896 The Wanderers` new secretary Interview with Mr. Brettell As is pretty well known by now, at the meeting of the Bolton Wanderers` directors on Tuesday evening, Mr. Frank E...
View ArticleThe Football Gala in 1897
Thursday, February 11 – 1897 Some years ago the citizens of Liverpool hit upon a merry method of making money and a noble way of spending them. The football gala then instituted proved an immediate...
View ArticleHeart of Midlothian football team in their uniform
Wednesday, December 23 – 1914 (Evening Telegraph, 23-12-1914)
View ArticleNarrow win at the Tower Grounds
Tuesday, December 25 – 1900 Reserves, Lancashire Combination, Tower Grounds. New Brighton Tower Reserves – Liverpool Reserves 0-1 (0-0). Attendance: 2,000. New Brighton Tower Reserves (2-3-5): Albert...
View ArticleLiverpool boys for Lancashire Schoolboys XI
Wednesday, May 15 – 1929 The Sports Management Committee of the Burnley Education authority are hoping that the match between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Schoolboys, at Turf Moor, on Saturday...
View ArticleRhyl v Blaenau Festiniog 6-0
Saturday, December 28 – 1907 Match: North Wales Coast League, at Rhyl. Rhyl – Blaenau Festiniog 6-0. Rhyl (2-3-5): M. Hughes; Smith, Ellis; W. Williams, J. Ellis, J. Jones; Bennett, Harrison, D....
View ArticleChampion team home to Manchester United
Friday, January 19 – 1917 We had a sample of Manchester United last week. To-morrow there is a further view of Cottonopolis sport, the United being visitors to Anfield, the home of the season’s...
View ArticleLiverpool v Manchester United 3-3
Saturday, January 20 – 1917 Match: Lancashire Section, at Anfield, kick off: 15:00. Liverpool – Manchester United 3-3 (1-2). Attendance: 12,000. Referee: Mr. L.P. Hitchen; linesmen: Messrs. F. Laister...
View ArticleLiverpool Theatrical Gala
Thursday, February 13 – 1896 Fortunately for the charities of Liverpool, the weather was as good as its word yesterday. For several days before it had been pleased to promise to begin its best...
View ArticleBoys match at Anfield
Thursday, May 4 – 1939 At Anfield, tomorrow night, kicking-off at 7 o’clock, Liverpool Boys and Bootle Boys meet in their annual game for the W.R. Williams Memorial Cup. This cup was given by the...
View ArticleInter-League Championships at Anfield
Tuesday, May 9 – 1939 To-morrow, at Anfield (7 o’clock), the two leading Liverpool schoolboy teams of the year will meet to decide the championship of the city and who shall be the holders of the cup...
View ArticleLiverpool trounce Manchester United
January 21, 1918 The Anfield game opened too hot to last. United went all ahead at the outset, and, in spite of the tricky, yet dashing runs of the three inside men, Liverpool steadied up and won with...
View ArticleThe return of Ephraim Longworth
January 25, 1918 Liverpool won well enough once they got a move on against Manchester United, who set a cracker pace and could not live up to their own standard set. I think, with Longworth back in the...
View ArticleManchester United v Liverpool 0-2 (League match: January 26, 1918)
January 26, 1918 Match: Lancashire Section, Preliminary Tournament, at Old Trafford. Manchester United – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1). Attendance: 15,000. Referee: Mr. J. Twist. Manchester United (2-3-5): Jack...
View ArticleMore like Liverpool
January 28, 1918 It was more like Liverpool to win by a two clear goals’ margin – this in spite of Ephraim Longworth’s continued absence. “F.E.H.” says of the game: – “One of the best games seen at...
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