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The first ever “Match of the day” on BBC
Saturday, August 22 – 1964 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Arsenal 3-2 (1-0). Attendance: 47,620. Referee: Mr. K. Howley. Liverpool (2-3-5): Tommy...
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Ey-aye-addio, Chelsea’s lost the League
Monday, April 19 – 1965 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00. Liverpool – Chelsea 2-0 (2-0). Attendance: 41,847. Referee: Mr. G. McCabe. Liverpool (2-3-5): Tommy Lawrence;...
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Bill Shankly “It’s my life”
Tuesday, August 17 – 1965 Bill Shankly was in his office, sited as close as it can be to the pitch, searching for the right words. I had asked him what football meant to him. He stood, looking as if......
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Pop-singing goalkeeper shot to pieces at Anfield
Tuesday, November 7 – 1967 Match: European Cities Fairs Cup, 2nd Round, 1st lag, at Anfield, kick-off: 19:30. Liverpool – T.S.V. Munich 8-0 (3-0). Attendance: 44,812. Referee: Mr. A. Sbardella (Italy)....
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Southampton too good for Liverpool
Wednesday, August 14 – 1968 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at The Dell, kick-off: 19:30. Southampton – Liverpool 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 24,453. Southampton: Eric Martin, Joe Kirkup, Denis...
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Another colossus joins Liverpool
Wednesday, April 23 – 1969 Bristol Rovers, hard up Third Division club, yesterday wiped out their bank overdraft of around £35,000 by selling giant centre-half Larry Lloyd, 20, to Liverpool for...
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Shankly’s famous quotes from 1974
Saturday, July 13 – 1974 “There are some people who think that football is a matter of life and death. They are fools. It is much more important than that.” No prizes for guessing – or remembering –...
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St. John or Paisley to replace Shankly?
Saturday, July 13 – 1974 Ian St. John, manager of Motherwell, could be in the running to take over at Liverpool. St. John, one of Shankly’s first signings and a Kop favourite, scored the winning goal...
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Final farewell to Bill Shankly
Friday, October 2 – 1981 Thousands of Soccer fans who once roared for Bill Shankly stood in silence for him yesterday. The players who worshipped “The Boss” wept in the rain. It was a sad farewell to...
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Who to succeed Dalglish?
Saturday, February 23 – 1991 Caretaker manager Ronnie Moran is the even money favourite to succeed Kenny Dalglish, say bookies William Hill. He will be given a few weeks to prove himself. But if he...
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Crystal Palace v Liverpool 1-3 (League match)
Wednesday, August 27 – 1969 Match: Football League, 1st Division, at Selhurst Park, kick-off: 19:30. Crystal Palace – Liverpool 1-3 (0-1). Attendance: 36,639. Referee: Mr. T.E. Dawes. Crystal Palace:...
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Watford v Liverpool 1-2 (League Cup)
Wednesday, September 3 – 1969 Match: League Cup, 2nd Round, at Vicarage Road, kick-off: 19:30. Watford – Liverpool 1-2 (0-1). Attendance: 21,149. Watford: Bert Slater, Duncan Welbourne, Johnny...
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Manchester City v Liverpool 3-2 (League Cup)
Wednesday, September 24 – 1969 Match: League Cup, 3rd Round, at Maine Road, kick-off: 19:45. Manchester City – Liverpool 3-2 (1-1). Attendance: 38,019. Referee: Mr. Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)....
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Liverpool join race to grab £2m Bull
Thursday, September 14 – 1989 Liverpool have joined the queue for Steve Bull, Second Division Wolves £2m rated goal king. Moneybags Liverpool have been searching the market this season for added...
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Shankly dynasty just one big happy family
Wednesday, December 13 – 1989 The carpet is red. The ceiling is red. The chairs for visitors are red and all these things instinctively draw your eye like a kaleidoscope rationed into one deliberate...
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Steve Coppell: The boy who graduated to the big-time
Saturday, May 12 – 1990 Whenever he was sent on an errend the little lad would pluck a tennis ball from his pocket and kick it against walls along the way. He went regularly to support Liverpool with...
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