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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 16 Jan 1897 at 14:45
Liverpool
1
-
0
Stoke
Starting Lineup
1
Willie Donnelly
2
Archie Goldie
3
Tom Wilkie
4
John McCartney
5
Robert Neill
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Fred Geary
8
Jimmy Ross
(c)
9
George Allan
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw
Goals
George Allan
30'
Opposition Lineup
Freddie Johnson
Tommy Clare
Peter Durber
David Brodie
Jimmy Grewer
Arthur Rowley
Billy Heames
Alan Maxwell
Jim Hingerty
Billy Maxwell
Joe Schofield
Notes
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Stoke league position after match: 15
-
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Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
Bill Rowley
Referee:
Furness LW
Attendance:
10,000
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
151
League game number:
112
View other results
01.09.1896 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
05.09.1896 | 0 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
07.09.1896 | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
12.09.1896 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
19.09.1896 | 2 - 1 | Bury
26.09.1896 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
03.10.1896 | 1 - 2 | Everton
10.10.1896 | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
17.10.1896 | 3 - 4 | Sunderland
19.10.1896 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
24.10.1896 | 4 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
31.10.1896 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
07.11.1896 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
14.11.1896 | 1 - 1 | Preston North End
21.11.1896 | 0 - 0 | Everton
28.11.1896 | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
12.12.1896 | 3 - 1 | Bury
19.12.1896 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
25.12.1896 | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa
26.12.1896 | 1 - 4 | Burnley
01.01.1897 | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
02.01.1897 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
09.01.1897 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
16.01.1897 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
30.01.1897 | 4 - 3 | Burton Swifts
06.02.1897 | 1 - 6 | Stoke City
13.02.1897 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
27.02.1897 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
03.03.1897 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
04.03.1897 | 3 - 0 | Wolves
13.03.1897 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
20.03.1897 | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa
27.03.1897 | 1 - 2 | Burnley
03.04.1897 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
10.04.1897 | 0 - 0 | Preston North End
Related images & files
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Aston Villa
20
12
4
4
43
29
6
2
2
19
13
6
2
2
24
16
28
2
Liverpool
24
11
6
7
39
28
6
4
1
19
6
5
2
6
20
22
28
3
Derby County
21
11
3
7
53
37
9
1
2
42
19
2
2
5
11
18
25
4
Everton
20
11
3
6
42
29
6
1
3
27
15
5
2
3
15
14
25
5
Sheffield United
19
8
8
3
31
16
5
4
2
20
8
3
4
1
11
8
24
6
Preston North End
19
8
7
4
40
26
7
2
1
29
15
1
5
3
11
11
23
7
Bolton Wanderers
19
9
4
6
29
22
5
2
1
15
7
4
2
5
14
15
22
8
West Bromwich Albion
22
8
5
9
21
36
5
2
5
10
12
3
3
4
11
24
21
9
Sheffield Wednesday
20
7
6
7
30
28
6
2
2
22
10
1
4
5
8
18
20
10
Nottingham Forest
21
7
5
9
33
34
7
2
2
24
10
0
3
7
9
24
19
11
Blackburn Rovers
22
8
3
11
24
47
6
1
4
19
17
2
2
7
5
30
19
12
Bury
18
4
8
6
23
31
3
4
1
14
10
1
4
5
9
21
16
13
Wolves
20
5
4
11
27
28
4
2
5
18
12
1
2
6
9
16
14
14
Burnley
19
4
6
9
27
38
3
5
2
15
13
1
1
7
12
25
14
15
Stoke City
20
6
2
12
31
48
3
2
3
15
14
3
0
9
16
34
14
16
Sunderland
22
4
6
12
23
39
2
4
4
12
15
2
2
8
11
24
14
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