Rare Willie Fagan Football Autograph Celtic Preston N. E Liverpool Legend 1934 - 52
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:20192964 | Type: autograph |
| Sub-Type: Football | Options: Retired Players |
| Object: signed personal note |
This is just one of a number of items that I am offering from my Eclectic Sports Collection
On Offer is a very Rare "Willie Fagan" Football hand written Note/Autograph
In it he mentions his connections with Celtic Preston N.E. & Liverpool
It is written on the reverse blank side of a Prison/ Borstal Time Sheet ......After finishing with football he became a Borstal Officer ......
His playing career is well documented
...;
Senior career*YearsTeamApps(Gls)1934–1936Celtic[2]12(9)1936–1937Preston North End35(6)1937–1952Liverpool158(47)
CelticFagan started his career as a teenager at Celtic.Preston North EndHe moved on to Preston where he would link up with future Anfield managerial great Bill Shankly who was playing for the club at the time. They reached the FA Cup final of 1937 but lost the game 3-1 to Sunderland.LiverpoolLiverpool manager George Kay then took Fagan to Anfield where he made his debut, along with John Shafto, on 23 October 1937 in a 1-1 league draw with Leicester at Anfield. He scored his first Liverpool goal a week later on 30 October in a 3-2 league win over Sunderland at Roker Park.While playing at Liverpool, Fagan went straight into the line-up in his favoured inside-left position, although he did appear as a centre-forward for the club, he end his initial season at the club with nine goals in 36 matches. He followed this up by scoring 15 times, one behind top scorer Berry Nieuwenhuys and missing only just three matches of the 1938–39 campaign.The Second World War interrupted Fagan's career for six years and it took away the majority of his best years. He played as a wartime guest for Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall and Reading.Fagan returned to Merseyside upon the conclusion of the war and appointed captain.[3] He played 22 (18 league) matches scoring seven goals (all league) as Liverpool won the first post-war 1st Division championship by the end of the 1946–47 season.He also gained his only international recognition during World War Two when he appeared for Scotland. However these appearances are regarded as 'unofficial' internationals.[4]Injury made his appearances during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons very irregular when he also lost the captaincy.[3] He bounced back in the 1949–50 season as he helped the Reds to their very first Wembley cup final on 29 April 1950. Fagan made 42 appearances, seven in the FA Cup, scoring 11 goals which 4 of them in the cup run. Arsenal won the final 2-0 in front of the 100, 000 crowd, the second time he had been on the losing side in a cup final.Fagan made just four appearances during the following campaign and three during the first half of the 1951–52 season. Fagan was allowed to leave Liverpool in January 1952.
As to condition , please refer to the photographs and make use of the magnification facility to get a close look ...
On Offer is a very Rare "Willie Fagan" Football hand written Note/Autograph
In it he mentions his connections with Celtic Preston N.E. & Liverpool
It is written on the reverse blank side of a Prison/ Borstal Time Sheet ......After finishing with football he became a Borstal Officer ......
His playing career is well documented
...;
Senior career*YearsTeamApps(Gls)1934–1936Celtic[2]12(9)1936–1937Preston North End35(6)1937–1952Liverpool158(47)
CelticFagan started his career as a teenager at Celtic.Preston North EndHe moved on to Preston where he would link up with future Anfield managerial great Bill Shankly who was playing for the club at the time. They reached the FA Cup final of 1937 but lost the game 3-1 to Sunderland.LiverpoolLiverpool manager George Kay then took Fagan to Anfield where he made his debut, along with John Shafto, on 23 October 1937 in a 1-1 league draw with Leicester at Anfield. He scored his first Liverpool goal a week later on 30 October in a 3-2 league win over Sunderland at Roker Park.While playing at Liverpool, Fagan went straight into the line-up in his favoured inside-left position, although he did appear as a centre-forward for the club, he end his initial season at the club with nine goals in 36 matches. He followed this up by scoring 15 times, one behind top scorer Berry Nieuwenhuys and missing only just three matches of the 1938–39 campaign.The Second World War interrupted Fagan's career for six years and it took away the majority of his best years. He played as a wartime guest for Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall and Reading.Fagan returned to Merseyside upon the conclusion of the war and appointed captain.[3] He played 22 (18 league) matches scoring seven goals (all league) as Liverpool won the first post-war 1st Division championship by the end of the 1946–47 season.He also gained his only international recognition during World War Two when he appeared for Scotland. However these appearances are regarded as 'unofficial' internationals.[4]Injury made his appearances during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons very irregular when he also lost the captaincy.[3] He bounced back in the 1949–50 season as he helped the Reds to their very first Wembley cup final on 29 April 1950. Fagan made 42 appearances, seven in the FA Cup, scoring 11 goals which 4 of them in the cup run. Arsenal won the final 2-0 in front of the 100, 000 crowd, the second time he had been on the losing side in a cup final.Fagan made just four appearances during the following campaign and three during the first half of the 1951–52 season. Fagan was allowed to leave Liverpool in January 1952.
As to condition , please refer to the photographs and make use of the magnification facility to get a close look ...
