Main Mask. Liverpool Stadium 1956 KO.

Brilliant cover , Boxing of Course but still great.

It was a replacement stadium.

Pictures here https://www.liverpoolpicturebook.com/2014/04/LiverpoolStadium.html

Maybe when it is safe I need to go down to the Liverpool Central Library and see if I can fill in the gaps by looking at the microfilm copies of the Liverpool Echo?

Thanks, as ever, Ron. If you would like me to send you my typed up list of bills/results when complete, please ask and I will be delighted to do do.

Thanks for all your work

I was just re-reading parts of this thread.

The first cutting on page 1 talks about a Lonsdale Belt.

Does anyone know what belt? if it was British ,what about the foreign billed wrestlers in the tournament?.

Just the normal promoter's gobbledegook I presume.

https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/album?albumid=16187705

I have put you on what I have which is last 3 months of 1968.

I had been waiting to see if the rest of the year is digitized but for whatever reason nine months have been omitted.

You are welcome to these

Ron, I hope you are well.

I was wondering why there is no 1968 Liverpool Gallery, possibly it has been accidentally erased from the Galleries? Many Thanks

Also of note in 1935 and from what I can see ALL VENUES in Liverpool.

At no time did champ Doug Clark get enticed to work for any of these people.

Of course he self promoted and was also a Relwyskow man , but we do know he had ruled out the London people who tried to position/back Oakeley as champ before Oakeley in any case had to quit with injury.

And again Assirati was missing even though he knew Bankier , possibly/probably from Music Hall times. Of course Bert I think had exiled himself in the South and even went missing from wrestling for a few years. It could also be suggested that he was maybe not such a big star until coming back more into prominence circa 1941 to eventually replace Clark as champ.

https://www.wrestlingheritage.com/newbrightongrappling

Thanks for that info Ron, I didn't realise they were running at New Brighton. That does make things different. I have a few programs from the Tower Ballroom in the 60s. I agree it's unusual that Southern promoters would've bothered running a championship for the North. We are guessing at this stage it may have been a Southern belt (perhaps a Blackfriars one) repurposed for the event.

Bob Gregory was the matchmaker for Harold Lane so I'd say it's simply an exercise in self-promotion.

Thanks Ost , the Queens Drive Baths shows were run by boxing brothers Tommy and Billy Routledge , their father Johnny Routledge had also promoted boxing. They would all have known Johnny best. Bankier was putting on full houses in 1935 and turning people away , hence some twice a week shows and others were trying to muscle in on the opportunity.

You mention the Pavilion , just in case you don't know the geography , it was across the water in new Brighton which had previously had a Tower like Blackpool but had to be pulled down. The Pavillion at the base of it remained and was (and still is) used for wrestling. All the publicity for New Brighton was usually in the Liverpool papers.

Glad you spotted the date of the Lane / Callaghan show in April 1935 because Ruslan asks about the Callaghan Belt on this thread. His pick of the winner , I think Dick Wills was not mentioned so maybe a program change ,but this seems to be the very rare Northern Light heavyweight championship. Not sure how Bob Gregory could have been the 1932/33 champ , did not think he came from the North..... Of note 1934 Holder Harry Brooks.

Incredible stuff Ron, thank you so much for taking the time to collect all that information. So much of it is new to me. April 26th was the date of the Lane-Callaghan combine running at the Pavillion, and there was a show at the Stadium that night too. Seems like they had trouble getting into the papers. Who was running the shows at the Queen's Drive Baths?

Yes it is from the Echo , I don't collect results although sometimes Plunkett's Index and Wrestlingdata have their uses , for me not results wise but tracking a wrestlers movements.

In that one year it seems Bankier's policy was everyone had to take wins and loses , no masked men , nor much in the way of championships , some of the ones I thought would have had a better record all had to lose and everyone got a periodic push all to fool the likes of us.

Great though that you enjoy it and stay with us Kid.

Just out of interest, what is the source of the information? Is it a Liverpool Newspaper - Echo or earlier paper?

That's an amazing labour of love, Ron. Many of us really appreciate it and you are making great contributions to preserving wrestling history. I am compiling a word document with all the results and bills from Liverpool Stadium. If you would like a copy when I have completed it I would be happy to email it to you. I think it would big too big to post here. Thanks again.

I have added 12 bills to the Liverpool early Days gallery https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/album?albumid=15964593

Over and above the Stadium while doing this work I did come across a few other bills.

O.K. a full 1935 season at the Stadium and nearly all the results.

Unfortunately the format goes a bit when I paste it in.

Liverpool Stadium 1935 SeasonCommenced Feb1st........ A few twice a week shows.

Feb1 Al Hamilton drew Mike Demitre..Sam Radnor lost to George Clark...Tony Baer lost to Henry Wilkie..Harold Angus v Jose Renos (bout cancelled no time)

Feb8 Henry Wilkes beat Stanley Roberts..Jim Burnett beat Fred Keys..Billy Riley beat Tony Mancelli.. Val Cerino beat Young Hurst

Feb15 King Curtis beat George Clark..Dave Armstrong beat Jack Wenrworth..Tiger DeLisle beat Doulas the Turk..Clem Lawrence beat Tony Baer

Feb22 Jim Burnett beat Alf Lagren..George Gregory beat Stanley Roberts..Maurice Letchford beat Tony Mancelli ..Harry Smith beat Pat Stewart

March1 Tony Baer beat Charlie Green..Tex Renos beat Harold Angus..George Clark beat Gregory ! ...Henry Wilkes beat Dick Wills

March8 Jack Wentworth beat Mike DeMitre...Maurice Letchford beat George Finney..Tiger DeLisle beat Fred Unwin..Henry Wilkie beat Alf Lagren

March15 George Clark beat Al Hamilton..TonyBaer beat Paul Lortie..Young Rabin beat Donald Haig..Tex Renos beat Jack Owen

March22 Sam Radnor drew George Gregory..Jack Wentworth beat Clem Lawrence..Dave Armstrong beat Iron Duke..Maurice Letchford beat Charlie Green

March29 George Clark beat Matsuda..Paul Lortie drew Ted Bell..Jim Burnett beat Phil Siki..Henry Wilkie beat Black Eagle

April5 George Clark beat Matsuda (again)..Maurice Letchford beat Taffy Plant..Tiger DeLisle beat Danny Ryan..Jim Burnett beat Joe Devalto

Apr12 Clem Lawrence beat Sam Radnor..Mike DeMitre drew Jim Burnett..Graham Stockton beat Paul Lortie..Dave Armstrong beat Al Hamilton

Apr19 Dave Smith v Ryan..Dave Armstrong v George Gregory..Bell v DeLisle..Wentworth v Fisher

Apr26 George Clark beat Anaconda..Billy Riley beat Danny Ryan..Henry Wilkie beat Stanley Roberts..Harold Angus beat Jack Atherton

May3 Billy Riley beat Henry Wilkie..King Curtis beat George Clark..Mike Howley beat Tex Renos..Tiger DeLisle beat Val Cerino

May6 Matsuda beat Billy Riley..Bob Silcock beat Pat Robinson..Jack Hawkins beat Tom Ambrose

May10 Matsuda beat Dave Armstrong....Graham Stockton beat Ted Bell..Jack Dale beat Gorilla Jones..TonyBaer beat Jack Wentworth

May17 Clem Lawrence beat Al Hamilton..Percy Smart beat Taffy Plant..Harold Angus beat Harry Smith..Charlie Green beat Eric Fisher

May24 Matsuda beat King Curtis..Tony Baer beat Clem Lawrence..Tiger DeLisle beat Norman Stewart..Billy Riley beat Jack Owen

May31 Maurice Letchford beat Paul Lortie..Mike DeMitre beat Ted Bell..Harold Angus beat Tex Renos.. Attenborough beat Bob Silcock

Jun5 Hawk beat Fred Keyes..Sam Radnor drew Anaconda..Matsuda beat Jack Atherton..Mike Howley beat Harold Angus

Jun7 King Curtis beat Jack Wentworth..Bob Fife beat Charlie Green..Dave Armstrong drew George Gregory.. Bob Silcock beat Tex Renos

Jun14 Pat Stewart beat Tiger DeLisle..Gorilla Jones beat Jack Dale.. Tony Baer beat Henry Wilkie..Al Hamilton beat George Finney

Jun21 Maurice Letchford beat Ted Bel..Al Hamilton beat Mike Demitre..George Gregory beat Dave Armstrong..Harold Angus beat Dick Wills

Jun28 Jack Wentworth beat Tony Baer..Bob Fife beat Tiger DeLisle..Mitchell Gill beat Stoker Smith..Charlie Green beat George Finney

July5 King Curtis beat Clem Lawrence..Anaconda beat Jim Burnett..Stan Roberts beat Bob Fife..Al Hamilton beat Jack Wentworth

July12 Frank Saxon beat Jim Burnett..Graham Stockton beat Charlie Green..Stanley Roberts beat Lewis Hirsch..Tony Baer beat Fred Keyes

July19 Clem Lawrence beat King Curtis..Alf Lagren beat Al Hamilton..Karoli beat Graham Stockton..Tiger DeLisle beat Fred Unwin

July26 Ted Bell beat Bob Fife..George Gregory beat Billy Riley..Harold Angus beat Mike Howley..Tony Baer beat Stoker Smith

Aug2 Maurice Letchford beat Mike DeMitre..Clem Lawrence beat Anaconda..Al Hamilton beat Rene Morris..Frank Saxon beat Alf Lagren.

Aug9 George Gregory drew Jack Pye..Jack Dale beat Stan Stone..

Aug16 Steve Casey beat Rene Morris..Martin Bucht beat Tom Casey..Jack Wentworth beat Maurice Letchford..Bob Gardiner beat Harold Angus

Aug23 Paul Lortie beat Matsuda..George Gregory beat Graham Stockton..Jim Burnett beat Frank Saxon..Ern Mack beat Pat Stewart

Aug30 Billy Riley beat Bob Fife..Paul Lortie beat Carl Reginsky..Tiger DeLisle beat Jack Dale

Sep6 Mancelli beat Jack Pye..Mike Demitre beat Dave Armstrong..Jim Burnett beat Anaconda..Bob Silcock beat Eric Fisher..Stan Stone beat Tony Pastor

Sep13 Clem Lawrence beat Tony Baer..Harold Angus beat O'Tani.. George Gregory beat Jack Wentworth...Ern Mack beat Stan Roberts

Sep20 Jack Pye beat Graham Stockton..Tony Mancelli beat Maurice Letchford..Fred Unwin beat Val Cerino..Jack Owens beat George Kenworthy

Sep23 Carl Reginsky beat Marty Bucht..Tug Wilson beat Stan Stone..Ted Bell beat Bob Gardiner..George Finney beat Alf Lagren

Sep27 Paul Lortie beat Tony Baer..Mighty Palmer beat Anaconda..Mike Howley beat Harold Angus..Tiger DeLisle beat Jack OwensSep30 Black Eagle beat Rudi Barbu..Morris Phillips beat King Curtis..Billy Riley beat Alf Lagren..Jack Atherton beat Bob Silcock

Oct3 Tony Baer beat Billy Riley..Jack Pye lost to Carl Reginsky..Jack Wentworth lost to Mike DeMitre..Michael Leone beat Joe Devalto

Oct7 Graham Stockton drew Maurice Letchford...Ted Bell beat Eric Marshall...Tony Pastor beat Pedros Sobrano

Oct11 Harold Angus beat Harry Smith..Steve Casey beat Palmer..Anaconda beat Rene Morris..Tom Casey beat Attenboro

Oct18 Maurice Letchford drew MikeDeMitre...Karl Reginsky beat Al Hamilton..Joe Devalto beat Tony Mancelli..Ted Bell beat Tiger DeLisle

Oct25 Tony Baer beat Maurice Letchford..Jack Pye beat Mike DeMitre..Tony Pastor beat Jim Maloney..Harry Smith beat Pat Stewart

Nov1 Paul Lortie beat Jim Burnett..Henry Wilkie beat Joe Devalto..Tony Baer beat Attenboro..Mighty Palmer beat Hans Dutz

Nov8 Pail Lortie beat Jack Pye..Henry Wilkie beat Al Hamilton..Mike DeMitre beat Graham Stockton..Maurice Letchford beat Tiger DeLisle

Nov15 Graham Stockton beat Tony Mancelli..Bob McNab beat Van Flant...Clem Lawrence beat Rudi Barber..Jim Burnett beat Mighty Palmer

Nov22 Legs Langevin beat Jim Burnett..Mike DeMitre beat Paul Lortie..Tiger DeLisle beat Jack Atherton..Mike Howley beat Tex Renos

Nov29 Jack McLaughlan v Don McCallum..Louis Loew v Karl Reginsky..Bob McNab v Jack Owens..Joe Devalto v Anaconda

Dec6 Legs Langevin beat Clem Lawrence..Graham Stockton beat Stanley Roberts..Bob Adams(Black Eagle) beat Henry Wilkie..Jim Burnett beat Al Hamilton

Dec13 Tony Baer beat JimBurnett..Tiger DeLisle beat Mike Howley..O'Tani beat Jim Maloney..Don McCallum beat Eric Marshall..

Wrestling break and moved to Mondays for Circus.

Dec30 Al Hamilton beat George Clark...Paul Duveen beat Alf Lagren..Jack McLaughlan beat Stan Roberts..Bob McNab beat Saxon Elliott.

Osty , I will have a full season ready tomorrow morning. Just can't quite crack it today. It's very slow doing results compared to just collecting images.

Will really look forward to seeing the full 1935 season!

Ron, thanks. It's about the KO which lasted few weeks (?) it was for the Light Hwt Title of the North and Jack Callaghan Gold Belt. Dick Wills of Newcastle won it. BUT no results or bills as of yet. Help needed.

Osty , your question about 1935 has prompted me to look again.

I have captured some more bills for that year although in the main the shows were advertised with preamble and a write up the night after the show.

For the Stadium I have the full season which did at one point go to twice a week.

Bankiers shows were packed out.

The Stanley race track did some shows in summer and also Queens Drive Baths.

All I need to do now is present the stadium shows and results in some sort of format.

Are you collecting or doing a bit for Wrestlingdata.com.

So .....working on it.