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8 unusual facts about Littlewoods


1989–90 Football League Cup

The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with the Littlewoods.

The 1989–90 Football League Cup, known as the Littlewoods Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

Christopher Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester

Lord Grantchester is the grandson of John Moores and his mother is nominal head of the Moores family, founders of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses.

Holding Back the River

1000 of the first CD pressings of this album include an unlisted 10th track called "How The Hell Did They Get There" and was only available on limited edition copies at Littlewoods stores in the United Kingdom.

Lewisham Shopping Centre

TK Maxx - 3-floor store, opened 2006; previously occupied by Littlewoods and Index

Rosie Cooper

Cooper originally worked for a company called W. Cooper Ltd 1973-1980 before joining Littlewoods initially as a buyer, when in 1994 she became the public relations manager and then, in 1995, the group corporate communications manager.

Sportech

In 2000, the company changed its name to Sportech PLC, after acquiring Littlewoods Pools from The Littlewoods Organisation for £160 million.

The Liberty

There was also formerly a Littlewoods store in the centre, but this closed following Primark's purchase of the Littlewoods store estate, as Primark already operated an existing store nearby.


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Freemans

The credit proposition was also giving Freemans a USP that wasn't available on the High Street, and perhaps the primary reason catalogue shops such as Grattan, Littlewoods, Empire Stores etc..

Kays

Kays Catalogues, a former UK mail order catalogue, based primarily in Worcester and Leeds, which merged with Littlewoods in 2005

Littlewoods Pools building

The Littlewoods Pools building is a notable building on Edge Lane in Liverpool.

In the 1940s, throughout the war, the building was continued to be used by Unity Pools (formed from Littlewoods, Zetters and Vernons).

Marston Green

Frankie Bunn who played for Luton, Hull City and Oldham and holds the record for the most goals scored in one game, in the Littlewoods/league Cup, in 1989 when against scarborough he scored 6 of 7.


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