A player from our history
Cyril Sidlow
The Welshman had just captured the number one jersey at first division Wolves in the 1938/39 season when his professional career was stopped in its tracks by the outbreak of World War II. After appearing for Wolves during the war he was deemed surplus to requirements as the League resumed due to the emergence of future England 'keeper, Bert Williams. The thirty-year-old jumped straight into George Kay's team and before the final League game of the season he was in a curious situation. Manchester United, Stoke and Wolves had the…
- Birthdate: 26 November 1915
- Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Wales
- Other clubs: Colwyn Bay United (1931-33), Abergele (1933-34), Colwyn Bay United (2 / 1934), Flint Town (1934-35), Llanludno (1935-37), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1937-1946); Notts County, Wrexham, Darlington, Burnley, Hartlepools United (wartime guest), New Brighton (1952-53), Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 / 1953-55)
- Date of death: 12 April 2005
- Bought from: Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Signed for LFC: £4,000, 21.02.1946
- Liverpool debut: 31.08.1946
- Last appearance: 04.11.1950
- Contract expiry: 30.06.1952
- Honours: League Championship 1946/47
- Wartime games/goals: 9 / 0
- League games / goals: 149 / 0
- Total games / goals: 165 / 0
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This Season
Premier League
Stamford Bridge | Sunday 20 Sep 2020
| Chelsea | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 2 |
The last ...
- Game was against
- Chelsea on Sunday, 20 Sep 2020
- Goal was scored by
- Sadio Mané against Chelsea on Sunday, 20 Sep 2020
- Own goal was scored by
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester City on Thursday, 02 Jul 2020
- Sending off was
- Alisson Becker against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, 30 Nov 2019
- Penalty goal was
- Mohamed Salah against Leeds United on Saturday, 12 Sep 2020
- Missed penalty was
- Sadio Mané against Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, 24 Oct 2018
- Home win was against
- Leeds United on Saturday, 12 Sep 2020
- Home draw was against
- Burnley on Saturday, 11 Jul 2020
- Home defeat was against
- Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, 11 Mar 2020
- Away win was against
- Chelsea on Sunday, 20 Sep 2020
- Away draw was against
- Arsenal on Saturday, 29 Aug 2020
- Away defeat was against
- Arsenal on Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020
- Five games
Few facts from our database
- Liverpool FC have scored 9982 goals in 5745 competitive matches registered at LFChistory.
- 199 of those goals are own goals and 523 came from the penalty spot.
- 455 players have scored a goal for Liverpool FC.
- 421 players have scored a league goal for Liverpool FC.
- Liverpool have scored 1.7 goals on average in each game.
- 772 players have played in competitive matches for Liverpool FC since 1892.
- 14879 players have played against Liverpool FC since the 1893-1894 season.
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