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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 March 1896 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 6 - 1 Burton Swifts

Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 23.58)

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Billy Dunlop
Barney Battles
Joe McQue
Tom Cleghorn
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Samuel Jones
Bob Crone
H Chapman
Arthur Chadwick
John West
P Campbell
Joseph Dewey
A Lenton
Charlie Willett
Davie Willocks
Jock Sorley

Notes

  • - Barney Battles makes his LFC debut
  • - Tom Cleghorn makes his LFC debut
  • - Sequence of goals according to Liverpool Daily Post: 1) Bradshaw. 2) Allan added a second goal for Liverpool with a splendid shot. 3) Bradshaw. 4) Ross. 5) Allan put on a fifth. 6) McQue, with a beautiful shot, scoring just before time.

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Unknown
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 4,000
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 121
League game number: 86
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Burton Swifts league position: 10th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Burton Swifts
Harry Bradshaw
5'
George Allan
10'
HT 3–1
Joe McQue
89'
Minute unknown
George Allan
Harry Bradshaw
Jimmy Ross
Charlie Willett
Full time 6–1

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