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Liverpool lose in the howling wilderness
Saturday, December 11 – 1915 Match: Lancashire Section, principal tournament, at Hyde Road. Manchester City – Liverpool 2-1 (1-0). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr. J.H. Alderson. The Liverpool Eleven:...
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Speakman replaces Middlehurst at City
Thursday, March 9 – 1916 At Manchester City’s ground Speakman takes the place of Middlehurst, who is well, but is standing down so that Sam Speakman can have a game. Goddard’s continued absence leaves...
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Billy Meredith to make comeback
Friday, March 10 – 1916 As was first announced in this column, William Meredith has elected Liverpool’s visit to Hyde-road as the match wherein he shall resume his football ways. When last I saw...
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Points shared at Hyde Road
Saturday, March 11 – 1916 Match: Lancashire Section, supplementary tournament, at Hyde Road. Manchester City – Liverpool 1-1 (1-1). Attendance: 15,000. Referee: Mr. O. Rothwell. The Liverpool Eleven:...
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United in sixes and sevens
Friday, March 17 – 1916 For the second week in succession Liverpool go to Manchester. Last week they did well to draw at Hyde-road, and they are hopeful that their visit to Old Trafford will yield one...
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Speakman and Pagnam returns for City
Friday, April 14 – 1916 We know our Manchester City. They are the most improved team in the country. Always able in defence, they have at long last fasthomed a forward line that does them credit....
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Good memories from Hyde-road
Friday, November 24 – 1916 Liverpool know full well what they have to expect. They face such stalwarts as Barnes, Meredith, Brennan, Goodchild, &c. But they remember some of their sensational...
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Liverpool still unbeaten in the League
Saturday, November 25 – 1916 Match: Lancashire Section, at Hyde Road. Manchester City – Liverpool 1-1 (1-0). Attendance: 15,000. Referee: Mr. T. Nelson. The Liverpool Eleven: Campbell; Longworth,...
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Tom Chorlton with serious leg injury
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...
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For he’s a jolly good fellow
Saturday, March 27 – 1920 An amazing incident occurred in Manchester on Saturday while the King, accompanied by Labour Lord Mayor (Alderman Tom Fox), was motoring to the Manchester City v. Liverpool...
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Football matches, April 1 – 1916
Saturday, April 1 – 1916 Lancashire Section: Northern Division: Bolton Wanderers – Bury 4-3 (1-3). Attendance: 5,000 at Burden Park. Referee: Mr. J. Davies; linesmen: Messrs. H.T. Halliday and J....
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Manchester City/United XI – Leeds City 3-0
Saturday, April 27 – 1918 Match: Benefit for the Footballers War Fund, at Hyde Road. Manchester City/Manchester United XI – Leeds City 3-0 (1-0). Attendance: 10,000. Referee: Mr. J. Head (Burslem)....
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Foggy weather hits the receipts
Saturday, November 30 – 1918 The Manchester clubs have generally profited by the war-time arrangements in their engagements with their Liverpool rivals, but this season the City have had rather the...
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Lancashire Cup Semi Final draw
Monday, May 5 – 1919 The draw for the Lancashire Cup semi-final ties has been made as follows: – Manchester City v Oldham Athletic. Referee: A. Ward (Kirkham); linesmen: J.H. Tattersall (Ramsbottom)...
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Tommy Bennett’s five goals
Monday, December 10 – 1917 Referee T. Chadwick, brother of Edgar, the player, was in a pickle on Saturday. He made some points for his own delineation, and many were made for him. Mr. Chadwick is...
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