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06.12.2004Unique Programmes: A Rare Pre-war Friendly

One of the most interesting areas to collect is the realm of the friendly issue. More

29.11.2004Unique Programmes: Joint match programme

As I have mentioned in previous articles, just a few seasons after their formation, Liverpool began to issue a joint match programme with Everton. More

29.11.2004Mottman on LFChistory

Robbie Ashcroft aka Mottman is well known on the web. He's written quite a lot about his experiences following his dearly beloved Liverpool and is one of the best writers on the net. More

22.11.2004Unique Programmes: Shankly Arrives

Having previously reviewed what is probably the most valuable Liverpool home match programme in monetary terms it is now worth looking at one that could be seen as being the most valuable in historic terms – that which saw Bill Shankly’s first match in charge of the Reds. More

21.11.2004Paisley says King Kenny is the best

Bob Paisley's view of Kenny Dalglish. More

18.11.2004The letter from Shankly

Chris Wood received a letter from Shankly, visited him at his home and met him on a few different occasions. Here are his recollections of the GREAT man. More

15.11.2004Unique Programmes: Newcastle away

On October 4th 1930 Liverpool travelled to St James Park to play Newcastle United in a Division One fixture. More

10.11.2004RIP Emlyn Hughes

Brian Glanville remembers Crazy Horse in The Guardian on 10th November 2004. More

08.11.2004Unique Programmes: Middlesbrough 1939

The 1939-40 Football League programme was only three games old when war was declared on September 3rd and the competition abandoned. More

01.11.2004Unique Programmes: Blackburn in FA Cup

Pre-war football programmes have always been highly sought after, with certain clubs issues being harder to obtain than others. More

31.10.2004Mølby's jailhouse rock part 2

Mølby plays football in jail and faces an uncertain future with the Reds. More

27.10.2004Exclusive: Missed penalties and red cards lists

We have created a lot of lists from our database, but some lists you cannot create from facts such as missed penalties and red cards. More

26.10.2004How Shankly helped St John to avoid a suspension

Chris Wood has been looking into aspects of LFC statistics for LFChistory that are often difficult to find and difficult to check... like players sent off and missed penalties etc. More

25.10.2004Football: Thomas turns the ignition for Liverpool drive

The Independent press report from Liverpool - Norwich on 25.10.1992. More

25.10.2004Unique Programmes: FA Youth Cup

Once the programme collecting bug has well and truly bitten, many collectors move on from just focusing on first team related issues to obtaining programmes from any fixture featuring all levels of their chosen side. More

24.10.2004Ged Rea: We haven't got it wrong

Statistician Ged Rea (author of among others: Liverpool FC - The Ultimate book of stats and facts 1892-2001) answered our news report: "The Official LFC site got it wrong". More

20.10.2004Paisley explains his controversial decision

Rarely does the manager change his captain after the season starts. When Gerrard replaced Hyypia on 15th of October 2003 it was by no means a unique occurance at Anfield. More

18.10.2004Unique programmes: 1977 EC Final Article

Rome 1977 will always be associated with Liverpool Football Club. More

15.10.2004The Official LFC site got it wrong

The Official site of Liverpool got it wrong when saying that the game vs. Fulham on Saturday is going to be Liverpool's 4000th league game. More

13.10.2004Paisley's opinion on Jan Mølby

Bob Paisley could always appreciate good footballers. Here he shares his views on the Great Jan Mølby. More

13.10.2004Kop Stories by Chris Wood

Chris Wood is a veteran of 1000 LFC games and has just about seen anything. More

11.10.2004Unique Programmes: The beginning

The founding of Liverpool FC is closely linked with two people. More

10.10.2004Shoot! Focus on Kevin MacDonald

A Shoot! focus on "Albert" from 1985. More

08.10.2004Shoot! Focus on Alan Kennedy

An old focus from Shoot! on the left-back of old, who feels somebody owes him a drink. More

07.10.2004Major site news: Mission completed!

LFChistory has now the line-ups for every single season, from 1892 to 2004. 4874 games. 8423 goals. 623 players. More

04.10.2004Unique Programmes: The First League Cup Win

The 1980-81 season proved to be very memorable for both of today’s sides due to the success that they achieved. Aston Villa claimed the League Championship whilst Liverpool lifted the European Cup for the third time and won the League Cup for a first time. More

01.10.2004Paisley's opinion on John Wark

Bob Paisley had incredible insight. Here are his views on midfield goalscorer John Wark. More

27.09.2004Unique Programmes: An Impressive Debut

One of the all time greats for the Reds (and there have been quite a few) is Kenny Dalglish. More

27.09.2004Added: 636 games with line-ups + 109 profiles

636 games + 109 player profiles as LFChistory adds full line-ups and goalscorers from 1899-1900 to 1914-15. More

20.09.2004Unique programmes: On tour in Europe

The area of programme collecting that has seen the greatest increase in interest is the European away issue. More

17.09.2004Erik Meijer - The big Dutchman

Erik Meijer is still a popular figure with Liverpool fans because of his fighting spirit. The BIG Dutchman is now the captain of 2nd division Alemannia Aachen in Germany and he spoke exclusively to LFChistory about his Liverpool career. More

14.09.2004The first European night at Anfield

Forty years ago Liverpool played their first European game at Anfield Road. More

13.09.2004477 games added to LFChistory with line-ups

477 games from seasons 1919/20 - 1928/29 are now complete on LFChistory with line-ups & scorers. All players from seasons 1919-1929 have been added, a total of 55 new profiles. More

08.09.2004444 new games with line-ups + 79 player profiles!

Seasons 1929/30 - 1938/39 are now complete on LFChistory with line-ups & scorers. A total of 444 games. All players from seasons 1929-1939 have been added. That is a total of 79 new player profiles! More

03.09.2004Unique programmes: Chelsea's first home game

Liverpool hold a prominent place in Chelsea's history, being the first team to play them in a match at Stamford Bridge. More

29.08.2004Wonder Wark

Article from Shoot! in 1975. More

29.08.2004Olympic gold for Liverpool

Two Liverpool players have won Olympic gold medals! More

27.08.2004Unique programmes: Two Legends Arrive

The first post-war season of 1946-47 saw Liverpool being crowned as Champions of England. Their second home match pitted them against Chelsea. More

20.08.2004Unique programmes: 1914 FAC Final

Interest in the clubs great history has surged in the last few years. Having the match programme provides a direct link to the club's past and helps bring alive many memories of both the good times and the bad. More

19.08.2004Detailed player profiles on LFChistory

Chris Wood recently gave himself the enormous task of compiling profiles on every player who has represented Liverpool’s first team from the start in 1892 until the late-1980’s. More


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