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Liddell and Shankly in 1960/1961 with TV Williams, chairman of Liverpool and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.

Billy in a dress in 1951. "His wife would do pantomines and he was a dame" - Rena Liddell, Billy's sister

Billy along with Ian St John and Ron Yeats in the Liverpool FC version of the Beatles in Ked Dodds' Christmas show.

Billy celebrating Liverpool's championship win in 1964 with Ray Lambert and Liverpool's winger Peter Thompson.

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Billy playing snooker with the Liverpool lads.

Celebrating Liverpool's championship's win in 1947.

Billy and his Liverpool teammates: Dick White, Louis Bimpson, John Molyneux and Alan A' Court "dressed to kill" on 2nd of February 1955.

In 1967, Liddell played in a charity match to generate funds for Bankfield House Community Centre. More than 10,000 people watched Liddell play opposite Ferenc Puskás at South Liverpool's Holly Park ground.

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Billy Liddell with Liverpool players of the successful 1975-76 season.

Liddell appears on This Is Your Life in honour of Bob Paisley on 12th November 1977

King Billy quote
"Liverpool have made three wartime discoveries, players young enough to make the grade once normal times are reached again. This was proved at Anfield yesterday in a Western Regional game packing many thrills and much good football. The star performer was Liddell, a wing forward, not yet 18. Liddell was secured from Lochgelly Violet, a Dunfermilne junior club, and played at outside-left to give a most promising display, his ball control and sense of positioning being features." From 1st January 1940 - Billy Liddell's debut for the first team vs. Crewe Alexandra

King Billy quote

"Liverpool have made three wartime discoveries, players young enough to make the grade once normal times are reached again. This was proved at Anfield yesterday in a Western Regional game packing many thrills and much good football. The star performer was Liddell, a wing forward, not yet 18. Liddell was secured from Lochgelly Violet, a Dunfermilne junior club, and played at outside-left to give a most promising display, his ball control and sense of positioning being features."

From 1st January 1940 - Billy Liddell's debut for the first team vs. Crewe Alexandra

Site News (Archive)
A new tribute to Billy from Maccakhan on RAWK forum 05.07.2011 An absolutley lovely fella. I was fortunate enough to meet him on several occasions, he lived not far from me, but to be honest I didn't know who he was for a long time. I wasn't old enough to have seen him playing but knew him as Mr William Liddell. Being a bit stupid I didn't shorten the William to Billy, only when I was told who he was! Anyway I remember speaking to him and his wife, who introduced him to me as a retired accountant! I looked at her in amazement! This was Billy Liddell, not some accountant!!!! I remember Billy looking at me and he gave me a wink and a smile, he could see my amazement at him being described as a retired accountant and my reaction to it. A really lovely fella and a true gentlemen. PS his wife was a lovely lady too. Very modest and respectful couple.
10 years ago - RIP Billy! 05.07.2011 Undoubtedly one of the greatest players ever to wear the Liverpool shirt, Billy Liddell, passed away on 3rd July 2001. Read this fantastic tribute to him by Tony Barrett. RIP Billy!
A nice story about Billy - the gentleman 01.09.2010 During the season 1953/54 I was living in the tenements of Glasgow (The Gorbals) and my father who was a merchant seaman and ran the Atlantic Convoys during the war 1939/43 and would often sail into Liverpool before coming up to Glasgow for R&R during those war-time years where he met my mother, and my earliest recollections of meeting the great Billy Liddell was when my father met and struck up a friendship with Billy and he came to our house in that room and kitchen in Glasgow. At the time there was 7 of plus my mother and father and I can remember this very smartly dressed person and my curiosity over all those years and especially lately when I discovered that 1953/54 was a particularly difficult season for Liverpool Football Club. I was often full of wonderment that that man could be so humble as to come and visit what was very grim accommodation at the time. I can, therefore, understand that people could say so many good things about him both on and off the pitch. - Reg Isaacson
Billy in color 19.08.2010 JK Williams sent us a few classic pictures of Billy Liddell which he has colorized. Click here to view his efforts.