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1st Division

Turf Moor | Saturday 26 December 1896 at 14:15 UK local time

Burnley 4 - 1 Liverpool

Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup

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

Opposition Lineup

Willie Tatham
Tommy Dunn
Tom McLintock
Walter Place
William Longair
Joe Taylor
David Beveridge
Thomas Chambers
Will Toman
Billy Bowes
Walter Place jnr

Notes

  • - Willie Donnelly makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Harry Bradshaw
Referee: Lewis J
Attendance: 9,000
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 147
League game number: 108
Liverpool league position: 4th
Burnley league position: 16th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Burnley
1'
Will Toman
Frank Becton
12'
44'
Billy Bowes
44'
Billy Bowes
HT 1–3
Minute unknown
Billy Bowes
Full time 1–4

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Liverpool Mercury report and notes + notes for Villa game on the 25th of December
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