Press articles

"Liddell is war's best find" - from 1940.

Liddell praised in 1940 (Liddell scored actually his hat-trick in his 2nd game for the Regional league side, not his first as it says here).

An interview with Billy after his first wartime international in 1942.

A football pantomime of Liverpool's and Everton's players and officials from 22nd December 1945.

A chat with Billy on his performance for Scotland - from 1950.

Liverpool's FA Cup triumph on 4th March 1950 as seen by cartoonist George Green.

14th April 1950 - Five Scotland internationals called William preparing for England at Hampden - Scotland lost 1-0.

Liddell on tour with the Liverpool team most likely in May 1952 when it played in Germany, Austria and Spain.

Billy remembers his favourite Liverpool goal which was against Everton in a 4-0 cup win on 29th January 1955.

Liddell a spectator? Actually he landed on the concrete surround at the Kop during a cup-tie with Huddersfield on 19th February 1955.

"The match-winner who became king". From Sunday Express on 30th January 1956.

When Billy became the player with the highest number of appearances in the League for Liverpool in November 1957, he got a typewriter from the club for his efforts!

Billy on the cover of Charlie Buchan's weekly in August 1959.

Billy kicks off unity match in March 1968.

18th of September 1977 ahead of Ian Callaghan's testimonial.

All-star reunion of Liverpool's 1950's FA Cup final team at Jimmy Payne's Lake District hotel in 1979.

The text accompanying this picture taken in 1984 says: Yesterday Billy (62) cleared his desk in the Guild of Undergraduates office and made home for the last time. Billy gets a soccer pitch cake from colleagues, left to right: Barrie Alexander, Dominic Myers and John Parry.

Soccer idol Billy hangs up... his calculator in 1984.

Billy retires as a justice of the peace in 1992.

"Soccer great is a local hero" from 1995.

"A key role for Billy" from 1997.

A campaign launched in 2008 by Billy Liddell Memorial group to ensure a lasting memorial to him in Dunfermilne and that he would be inducted into SFA's Hall of Fame.