As Bad As Things Got: Liverpool, 16th January 1959

Liverpool's elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of non-league opposition proved to be one of the catalysts that built an empire.

There wasn’t supposed to be much on in Worcester, that afternoon. The 15th of January 1959 was a Thursday, the city’s early closing day, and under normal circumstances the city centre would have been very quiet. The FA Cup, however, had something to say about that. The Third Round match between Worcester City of the Southern League and Liverpool of the Second Division had been due to be played the previous Saturday, only to be called off on account of a waterlogged pitch described as “ankle-deep” on the day it was originally scheduled.