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Liverpool decline Everton’s bid
Friday, April 27 – 1934 Elisha Scott, Liverpool’s Irish international goalkeeper, has decided to retire from the game at the end of the season. He had been placed on Liverpool’s transfer list at £250,...
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Next stop Belfast Celtic for Elisha Scott
Wednesday, June 27 – 1934 Elisha Scott, the Liverpool goalkeeper with over 20 Irish international caps to his credit, has accepted an invitation to join Belfast Celtic, the Irish League club, as...
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Liverpool visit Exeter for Gray’s benefit
Wednesday, May 1 – 1935 Match: Benefit for Jimmy Walsh, at St. James’ Park. Exeter City – Liverpool 1-3 (1-1). Attendance: 5,000. The Liverpool Eleven: Kane; Cooper, Tennant; Savage, McDougall, Dabbs;...
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Another medal for Elisha Scott
Saturday, January 25 – 1936 Belfast Celtic won the Irish League championship on Saturday, and Elisha Scott, the goalkeeper, won another medal. It was the great Irishman’s first Irish League medal,...
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William Scott dies of pneumonia
Saturday, August 15 – 1936 William Scott, brother of Elisha Scott has gone to his rest. He had not been well for some time and pneumonia caused his death on Saturday evening. I don’t suppose there were...
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Liverpool sign on Hood and McCappin from Cliftonville
Wednesday, March 3 – 1937 Two Cliftonville players, W.J. Hood, left back, and E. McCappin, right half, both Irish internationals, have signed for Liverpool. (Dundee Courier, 09-03-1937)
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Scott’s wonderboy in the cup
Saturday, January 21 – 1939 Discouraged by temporary loss of form and upset by the unfriendliness of part of the crowd a young football despaired of ever making his name in the game. Now he is one of...
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No transfer for Peter Doherty
Thursday, March 9 – 1939 Liverpool Football Club, it was learned last night, made an inquiry about the transfer of Peter Doherty, the Irish international inside-left of Manchester City, but the fee...
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Shankly is no boss-in-boots
Monday, December 11 – 1950 For a couple of hours after yesterday’s Third Round draw had given his team an away game with the FA Cup-holders, Arsenal, Carlisle United manager Bill Shankly was in two...
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Cardiff call up Toshack for cup
Wednesday, November 17 – 1965 Injury hit Cardiff call up John Toshack, 16, an apprentice professional at inside left for tonight’s League Cup quarter final tie against Ipswich at Ninian Park. Toshack,...
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Everton make history against Liverpool
Thursday, September 10 – 1942 Everton make history on Saturday. They will have two Chinese footballers playing for them in their “Derby games with Liverpool. In the senior match will be English...
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Derby match team news
Tuesday, September 15 – 1942 Both Everton and Liverpool have doubts regarding their teams for the second of the big Merseyside “Derby” games, which is due to be staged at Goodison Park on Saturday....
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Nicol misses the World Cup
Sunday, May 13 – 1990 Liverpool midfielder Steve Nicol was ruled out of Scotland’s World Cup plans last night after having an operation on a groin injury. His Anfield colleague Ronnie Whelan is in...
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Changes in the Anfield representative match
March 6, 1940 Willie Cook, Everton’s Irish international back, and Stan Hanson, the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper, are newcomers to the British Army XI to oppose the Football League at Anfield on...
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John Hehir (Jack Hehir or John O’Hehir) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
Position: Goalkeeper. Career: Bohemians: 1908. ** Left to take up a job at the London War Office early in 1915. Merits: Ireland A 1-0 (v. Wales: April 11, 1910). Irish League XI 2-0: (v. English...
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James Balfe (Jimmy Balfe) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com
Position: Right back. Career: Bohemians: 1906. Shelbourne: 1908. Bohemians: 1910. ** Fractured his leg in a match in Belfast on November 5, 1910 and spent more than a month in the Royal Victoria...
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England XI for Belgium trip
Wednesday, March 14 – 1945 Fifteen star footballers from Britain – 13 English, one Scottish and one Irish – are included in the party of Services players which the FA are taking to the Continent next...
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International stars for Cup Derby
Thursday, March 29 – 1945 There will be right and possibly nine internationals in the great Goodison Park send off to the Easter holiday football programme of two matches in three days. Everton include...
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The death of William Kennedy Gibson
December 9, 1949 The death took place last night of Mr. William Kennedy Gibson, who, as a solicitor, had practised in Belfast for the past 45 years. He was the son of the late Andrew Gibson, who, for...
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The death of Olphert Stanfield
March 13, 1952 A well-known figure in football circles, and former Irish international, Mr. Olphert Martin Stanfield (Olphy Stanfield), died in the City Hospital, Belfast, on Thursday night at the age...
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