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1st Division

Victoria Ground | Saturday 6 February 1897 at 15:00 UK local time

Stoke 6 - 1 Liverpool

Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup

Willie Donnelly
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Robert Neill
Tom Cleghorn
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
Willie Michael

Opposition Lineup

Freddie Johnson
Tommy Clare
Jack Eccles
Peter Durber
Jimmy Grewer
Arthur Rowley
Billy Maxwell
Alan Maxwell
Jim Hingerty
Jimmy Hill
Joe Schofield

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Bill Rowley
Referee: Fox J
Attendance: 7,000
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 153
League game number: 113
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Stoke league position: 12th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Stoke
25'
Joe Schofield
George Allan
40'
43'
Alan Maxwell
HT 1–2
58'
Joe Schofield
65'
Jimmy Hill
65'
Jimmy Hill
Minute unknown
Jim Hingerty
Full time 1–6

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