Liverpool
Early Doors…
A Mersey Derby…
…1896
Vs
Everton
This WAS Anfield!
The ancient Athletics Arena in Liverpool’s North-East, had thrown open its glorious gates for purely Football purposes, back in September, 1884…
…Everton beating those early rivals of their’s, Earlestown, 5-0 in front of over one thousand hearty souls…
(…Anfield had actually been the original Football League bastion of Everton, the club going as far as to claiming their first League title while resident there, however, since de-camping to the World’s first custom built Football stadium at Goodison Park, a new gang had formed, specifica to fill the vacated Toffee’s vacuumus void…)
The New La’s in Town, are yet, however, to get the better of their more established neighbours in League Football, with a paltry draw & two losses behind them, but, for the first time, have overtaken them in the Table & are just beginning to think they might just be on their way to hoisting their very first Football League Trophy…
…Anyway, Gents & Ladies, your extremely uncomfortable, thin wooden benches, please…
…our game is about to commence!
Programme - here…
Here come to-day’s teams…
Liverpool
&
Everton
“…From an early hour the crowd had been pouring into the enclosure…”
“…The League encounter between these local rivals was played in front of 30,000 spectators…”
With victory here today, Liverpool could well end the day at the pinnacle of the top-table - Everton, Champions back in ‘91, on the other hand, with no wins at all in their last five First Division outings, will be seeking victory at their old Anfield stomping ground, to allay their recent relegation fears…
Stalwart Everton-ian Skipper…
“…wins the toss & chooses to take advantage of the wind blowing from…
Billy Stewart
…goal to goal…”
“…The opening stages of the game are very much in favour of the home side…
The so-called ‘Scarlet Runners’ original Goal-acquiring phenomenon…
Georgie Allen
…launches him-self valiantly into a “…most spectacular overhead kick, the orb only narrowly missing its object ! ”
Oooooooooooooooooh!!!
It comes time, now, however, for our visitors to take it upon themselves to “..take up the running…”
Following much in the way of wily wizardry, way out on the west-wing from Everton’s wily. way out on the west-wing ‘Wing-Wizard’…
Edgar Chadwick
…the “…leather…” eventually finds itself in the vicinity of Eddie’s erstwhile England International collegue & all round best bud*…
Alfie Milward
“…lightning shot just wide of the far post…”
…who flashes his…
Blimey, la!- Mind the helmet !
Many a dubious challenge & exuberant a shoulder-charge are gladly entered in to at regular intervals before the actual interval of Half-Time* occurs with our score sheet, most sadly, a bit of…
…a blank !
Credit, where Credit’s due, Brian…
Play Up, Liverpool
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