by Malcolm Pheby | Aug 11, 2018 | Football, Liverpool
On 9 February 2015, BBC journalist Stuart Flinders was in Church Street Liverpool with a camera crew, interviewing elderly passers-by, asking if they remembered the 1966-67 FA Cup Fifth Round clash between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. “I do.” Said one old...
by Malcolm Pheby | Aug 8, 2018 | Football
When Manchester City’s legendary goalkeeper Frank Swift retired in September 1949, his replacement would become another legend between the sticks. In November 1949, City signed goalkeeper Bert Trautmann from the Liverpool County Combination League side St Helens Town....
by Malcolm Pheby | Aug 1, 2018 | Football, Manchester
Manchester United and Liverpool are old hands at playing each in the annual curtain-raiser to the season – the Community Shield. The close rivals have notched up five memorable clashes between them – in 1965, 1977, 1983, 1990 and 2001. Liverpool won in 2001, United in...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jul 27, 2018 | Football, Liverpool
Liverpool and Manchester United are old hands at playing each in the football season’s annual curtain-raiser – the Community Shield. The close rivals have notched up five memorable clashes between them – in 1965, 1977, 1983, 1990 and 2001. Liverpool won in 2001,...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jul 13, 2018 | Football
Manchester City fullback Eric Westwood was in no mood to hang around at the start of the 1950-51 football season. City had been relegated from the First Division the previous year and the Manchester-born defender was determined to put things right. He was so keen to...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jun 27, 2018 | 1960s, Football
It was a poignant moment for Bert Trautmann when he welcomed the West German football team to Manchester for the 1966 World Cup. The Manchester City goalkeeper and former German paratrooper had stayed on in England after being captured in the Second World War. He was...
