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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 3 Sep 1898 at 16:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
The Wednesday
Starting Lineup
1
Harry Storer
(c)
2
Archie Goldie
3
Billy Dunlop
4
Rab Howell
5
Alex Raisbeck
6
Bill Goldie
7
Jack Cox
8
Johnny Walker
9
George Allan
10
Hugh Morgan
11
Tommy Robertson
Goals
Bill Goldie
Hugh Morgan
10'
Tommy Robertson
57'
Tommy Robertson
61'
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy Massey
Jack Earp
Ambrose Langley
Robert Ferrier
Tommy Crawshaw
James Jamieson
William Dryburgh
Harry Davis
Albert Kaye
Arthur Brady
Fred Spiksley
Notes
- Alex Raisbeck makes his LFC debut
- Bill Goldie scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 23.89
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- The Wednesday league position after match: 18
-
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Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
Arthur Dickinson
Attendance:
18,000
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
198
League game number:
149
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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03.09.1898 | 4 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
10.09.1898 | 0 - 1 | Sunderland
17.09.1898 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
24.09.1898 | 2 - 1 | Everton
01.10.1898 | 0 - 0 | Notts County
08.10.1898 | 1 - 2 | Stoke City
15.10.1898 | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa
22.10.1898 | 1 - 2 | Burnley
29.10.1898 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield United
05.11.1898 | 0 - 3 | Newcastle United
12.11.1898 | 3 - 1 | Preston North End
19.11.1898 | 0 - 3 | Bury
26.11.1898 | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
03.12.1898 | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
10.12.1898 | 0 - 1 | Derby County
17.12.1898 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
24.12.1898 | 3 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
26.12.1898 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
27.12.1898 | 1 - 1 | Notts County
31.12.1898 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
02.01.1899 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield United
07.01.1899 | 0 - 0 | Sunderland
14.01.1899 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
21.01.1899 | 2 - 0 | Everton
28.01.1899 | 2 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
04.02.1899 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
11.02.1899 | 3 - 1 | Newcastle United
18.02.1899 | 2 - 0 | Burnley
25.02.1899 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
11.03.1899 | 2 - 1 | Preston North End
18.03.1899 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield United
23.03.1899 | 4 - 4 | Sheffield United
25.03.1899 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
30.03.1899 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
01.04.1899 | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
03.04.1899 | 3 - 2 | Newcastle United
08.04.1899 | 4 - 0 | Derby County
20.04.1899 | 1 - 0 | Bury
22.04.1899 | 2 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
29.04.1899 | 0 - 5 | Aston Villa
×
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
Everton
2
1
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Wolves
1
1
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
2
4
Bury
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
5
Sunderland
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
6
Blackburn Rovers
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
7
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
Bolton Wanderers
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
9
West Bromwich Albion
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
1
10
Burnley
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
11
Notts County
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
12
Sheffield United
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
Derby County
2
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
14
Stoke City
2
0
1
1
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
15
Preston North End
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Newcastle United
1
0
0
1
2
4
0
0
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Nottingham Forest
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
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