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2nd Division

Athletic Ground | Monday 21 October 1895 at 15:00 UK local time

Burslem Port Vale 5 - 4 Liverpool

Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup

1
Matt McQueen
2
John Curran
3
Billy Dunlop
4
John McLean
5
Joe McQue
6
John Holmes
7
Malcolm McVean
8
Jimmy Ross (c)
9
Fred Geary
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Tom Baddeley
George Eccles
George Youds
James Holdcroft
Ralph Barlow
Ted McDonald
James Downie
Ernest Beckett
David Black
Jim Mason
Richard Evans

Notes

  • The scoring was as follows (Liverpool score first) : 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4. 4-5.

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Unknown
Referee: Ormerod S
Attendance: 1,000
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 101
League game number: 68
Liverpool league position: 1st
Burslem Port Vale league position: 12th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Burslem Port Vale
Frank Becton
15'
HT 1–1
46'
Jim Mason
Minute unknown
Frank Becton
Frank Becton
Fred Geary
Richard Evans
Ernest Beckett
James Downie
David Black
Full time 4–5

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