It's been almost a century since one workforce became synonymous with the Football Pools - but it's legacy still lives on.
George Randall “Ken” Kennerley, from Wirral, is said to have first met Vernon Sangster while working in Peacock's in Liverpool. The ECHO previously reported how "Mr Sangster had a side-business – collecting bets on the outcome of football matches from punters in pubs" and that Mr Kennerley suggested formalising the business and Vernon’s Pools was born.
Other images also capture office workers at Vernons Football Pools in the 1930s and 1950s. A huge part of the community, many will have memories of playing the pools and also knowing someone who was part of the massive workforce. Following the arrival of the National Lottery and the decline of the business, all three Football Pools were bought out by Sportech and were rebranded ‘The New Football Pools,' the ECHO previously reported. As for Vernons, when they moved to new premises in 1991, their original site became the Paradox nightclub.