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2nd Division

Nantwich Road | Saturday 28 March 1896 at 15:30 UK local time

Crewe Alexandra 0 - 7 Liverpool

Half time 0–4

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Joe McQue (c)
Tom Cleghorn
Malcolm McVean
Fred Geary
George Allan
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Fred Latham
William Tuxford
J Brookes
George Batho
Harry Simpson
R Dixon
Solomon Riley
J Woolfe
James Peake
EH Williams
John Jones

Notes

  • - Description of goals in Liverpool Daily Post:
    1) Allan finishing by scoring the first point after a quarter of an hour’s play.
    2) McQue obtained possession and with a magnificent shot again brought about the downfall of the home team, thus scoring the hundredth goal for Liverpool in league warfare.
    3) Allan put on the third
    4) McVean ran through and shot the fourth goal. A really splendid shot which the goalkeeper had no earthly chance with.
    5) Five minutes had elapsed [of the 2nd half] when Allan notched the fifth point.
    6) From the resulting free kick well placed by Cleghorn, McVean put on the sixth goal.
    7) Immediately succeeding this score, Becton nipped in with about the best shot of the lot and again Latham had no possible chance with the effort which defeated him.

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: J G Hall
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 3,000
Half-time score: 0 - 4
Game number: 122
League game number: 87
Liverpool league position: 1st
Crewe Alexandra league position: 16th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Crewe Alexandra
George Allan
15'
HT 4–0
George Allan
50'
Minute unknown
George Allan
Frank Becton
Joe McQue
Malcolm McVean
Malcolm McVean
Full time 7–0

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Liverpool Mercury report and notes
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