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Tom Bromilow proved to be one of Liverpool\u2019s \u2018luckiest signings\u2019, appearing from out of the blue to win two league championships.<\/p>\n
Formerly of the army, Bromilow approached the Reds as the First World War ended and asked for a trial.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came to the ground in uniform during the war and asked for a game\u2026 and was an instant success,\u201d recalled club secretary George Patterson.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the war ended, he signed as a professional. Eventually he took his place in the first team. I should think that it is one of the luckiest signings I have made.\u201d<\/p>\n
A cultured midfielder, the Liverpudlian debuted in October 1919 and would be a mainstay of \u2018the Untouchables\u2019, the Reds side who won back-to-back league titles in 1921-22 and 1922-23.<\/p>\n
Bromilow played in 81 of the 84 matches across those two campaigns in the first Liverpool squad to successfully defend the championship.<\/p>\n
While that collective achievement could not be maintained, he remained an important figure throughout the rest of his time at the club, including an ever-present league season almost a decade after he arrived, in 1927-28.<\/p>\n
His final outing in the shirt came in May 1930 but his impact would be remembered long after.<\/p>\n
In a 1966 poll to decide Liverpool\u2019s greatest players up to that point, conducted by the Kop newspaper, supporters selected Bromilow in the XI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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