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1st Division

Molineux | Saturday 9 January 1897 at 14:30 UK local time

Wolves 1 - 2 Liverpool

Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup

1
Willie Donnelly
2
Archie Goldie
3
Tom Wilkie
4
John McCartney (c)
5
Robert Neill
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Willie Michael
8
Fred Geary
9
George Allan
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Billy Tennant
George Eccles
Henry Wood
Hill Griffiths
Billy Owen
George Fleming
Joe Tonks
Joseph Lyden
William Beats
Joseph McMain
Billy Smith

Notes

  • - Wolves had to play the second half with only ten men after defender George Eccles had to leave the field with an injury.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Referee: Cowley J
Attendance: 2,000
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 150
League game number: 111
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Wolves league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Wolves
1'
Joseph McMain
George Allan
14'
HT 1–1
Minute unknown
Fred Geary
Full time 2–1

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