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Friendly

Merchiston Park | Monday 26 April 1897

East Stirlingshire 2 - 2 Liverpool

Goals

Notes

  • Info: 1-2 Bradshaw. Geary got away on the right and he crossed to Bradshaw, the latter shot, and the ball found the net off one of the home half backs.
    2-2 Geary. Liverpool got a corner and Cleghorn sent in a shot which Geary guided into the net.
  • Harry Storer; Archie Goldie, Tom Wilkie; James Holmes, Joe McQue, Thomas Cleghorn; Fred Geary, Andy McCowie, Billy Michael, Frank Becton, Harry Bradshaw.

    Bradshaw's goal came in the 80th minute and Geary's "a few minutes later" according to a report in the Edinburgh Evening News. .

Other details

Attendance: 2,500
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