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1st Division

Olive Grove | Tuesday 1 September 1896 at 17:00 UK local time

The Wednesday 1 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup

1
Harry Storer
2
Archie Goldie
3
Tom Wilkie
4
John McCartney
5
Joe McQue (c)
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Malcolm McVean
8
Jimmy Ross
9
George Allan
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Jimmy Massey
Jack Earp
Ambrose Langley
Bill Regan
Tommy Crawshaw
Bob Petrie
Archie Brash
Arthur Brady
Laurie Bell
Harry Davis
Fred Spiksley

Notes

  • - First game under manager Tom Watson.
    - Liverpool's "first game in new Red Shirts and white pants." (Liverpool Daily Post).

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Arthur Dickinson
Referee: Strawson JH
Attendance: 2,000
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 128
League game number: 89
Liverpool league position: 1st
The Wednesday league position: 6th
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George Allan (2–1)
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