McFarlane was a forward who was selected for Liverpool's first team on just two occasions, the first coming in the Anfield 'derby' with Everton on 9 February 1929, which the visitors won 2-1. Gordon Hodgson was missing so the "Scottish boy who has been doing so well with the Reserves, will lead the attack." The Daily...
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"I got a letter which basically said 'We know where you live, we know where you go and we are going to get you. It does give you a fright. Obviously the police were informed, the letter was passed on to forensics and it was a worrying time. Thankfully nothing ever came of it."
The 2026 World Cup is well under way across North America, and Liverpool have a strong contingent representing their nations.
Welcome to Anfield, a historic district in the northwest of England, located in Merseyside, Liverpool.
If you've ever stood on the corner of Walton Breck Road as the team bus pulls in, you'll know that there’s something about Anfield that defies simple logic. People talk about the "aura" or the "12th man" as if it’s some mystical force field that physically pushes the ball into the net at the Kop end. For years, rival fans laughed it off as mere sentimentality, but if you look at the cold, hard numbers, there is a very real statistical anomaly at play.
Liverpool's summer schedule for 2026/27 is taking shape, and it carries the kind of fixtures that quicken the pulse of any supporter who pores over the club's results and history. Four pre-season friendlies are now lined up between 25 July and 9 August — Sunderland, Wrexham, a meeting with Leeds United at Soldier Field in Chicago, and a closing night against AS Monaco at Anfield. For a fanbase that knows its FA Cup nights, its European epics and its roll-call of captains and managers by heart, the off-season quiet is lifting, and the anticipation that has defined so many Anfield summers is stirring once more.
