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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 22 February 1896 at 15:30 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Grimsby Town

Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Joe McQue
Matt McQueen
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Jimmy Whitehouse
Billy Lindsay
Felix Davis
Stuart Munn
Sandy Higgins
James Graham
John Bell
Tom Pratt
Tommy McCairns
Harry Fletcher
Bob Gray

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Unknown
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 10,000
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 118
League game number: 83
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Grimsby Town league position: 5th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Grimsby Town
10'
Bob Gray
George Allan
12'
Frank Becton
13'
HT 3–1
Minute unknown
George Allan
Full time 3–1

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