William Lacey receiving the Echo-medal
Saturday, April 11 – 1914
Scenes before the Liverpool v. Aston Villa game started. Mr. John McKenna presenting the “Echo” Medal to William Lacey. Officials (from left to right): Referee Coutts, Mr. E.A. Bainbridge, Dr. Ferguson, Mr. W.R. Williams, Mr. John McKenna, William Lacey, Mr. W. Martindale, Mr. W. Keating, Trainer William Connell, and Mr. Robert Lythgoe.
(Liverpool Echo, 13-04-1914)
Councillor joins Liverpool F.C.
Thursday, January 13 – 1938
Mr. Dinsdale Walker, a Liverpool City Councillor, yesterday, signed amateur forms for Liverpool F.C. He believes he is the only councillor in the country to be on the books of a First Division club.
(Aberdeen Journal, 14-01-1938)
Liverpool F.C. players – special photograph taken at Chingford
Wednesday, April 15 – 1914
The latest photograph of Liverpool was taken at Chingford, where they trained for the semi-final with Aston Villa. They return there next week in readiness for the final tie with Burnley. Top row: Sam Speakman, Donald Mackinlay, William Lacey, and Jimmy Nicholl. Second row: Mr. Tom Watson, Thomas Fairfoull, Robert Pursell, Ken Campbell, Harry Lowe, Trainer Billy Connell, and Director E.A. Bainbridge. At foot: Arthur Metcalf, Jack Sheldon, Tom Miller, Bob Ferguson, and Ephraim Longworth.
(Liverpool Echo, 15-04-1914)
A personal letter by Edgar Chadwick
Wednesday, May 17 – 1899
To the editor of the Evening Express.
SIR, – It has been constantly brought before my notice that the Press state that I am about to retire from football. This is not true. Why should I retire? I consider I have some good football left in me. This will probably surprise my Everton and Liverpool friends. If I retire it will be because the Everton directorate have placed such a large transfer fee on me so that I cannot obtain a decent situation. I have served the Liverpool public faithfully and honourably during my stay at Everton, and think it unfair to be treated thus. – Yours, &c.
Edgar Chadwick; 10, Fawcett-street, Blackburn, May 17.
(Evening Express, 18-05-1899)
Tought battle with Blackburn Rovers awaits
Friday, April 21 – 1899
No club in the League has done better than the Rovers, and they can always be depended on to give a hard, bustling game. The match is fraught with interest to all enthusiasts in Liverpool on account of its bearing in the League championship. Kick-off four o’clock. Liverpool: Goal, Bill Perkins; backs, Archie Goldie and Billy Dunlop; half-backs, Rab Howell, Charlie Wilson and Alex Raisbeck; forwards, Jack Cox, John Walker, George Allan, Hugh Morgan, and Tom Robertson.
(Evening Express, 21-04-1899)
Scottish Spring holiday for Liverpool
Friday, April 14 – 1899
Liverpool are away in Scotland this week-end, where they are playing Celtic to-morrow and Heart of Midlothian on Monday, it being the Spring holiday there. They are sure o have a big reception after their brilliant performances since Christmas. They leave Lime-street by the dining-car train at 5:45. Team: – Goal, Bill Perkins; backs, General Stevenson and Billy Dunlop; half backs, Rab Howell, Alex Raisbeck, and Thomas Cleghorn, forwards, Robert Marshall, John Walker, George Allan, Hugh Morgan, Tom Robertson, and Andy McCowie.
(Evening Express, 14-04-1899)
Nottingham Forest F.C.’s wrecked stand
Saturday, March 7 – 1903
The full force of the gale which last week caused such widespread havoc throughout the country, was felt in Nottingham, and there is cause for satisfaction that few cases of serious damage were reported in the district. The cief sufferers by the violence of the wind were the Forest Football Club, the whole of whose stand, on what is known as the “sixpenny side,” was blown down and totally wrecked. Some idea of the damage caused to the structure may be gathered from the illustration, which has been prepared from a photograph.
(Nottingham Evening Post, 07-03-1903)
