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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 12 December 1896 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Bury

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Matt McQueen
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Robert Neill
Tom Cleghorn
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Archie Montgomery
Jack Darroch
Billy Barbour
Jack Pray
Joe Clegg
George Ross
Tom Wyllie
Tom Pangbourn
Harry Millar
Joe Henderson
Jack Plant

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: H S Hamer
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 7,000
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 144
League game number: 105
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Bury league position: 12th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Bury
Malcolm McVean
20'
George Allan
30'
HT 2–0
47'
Jack Plant
Minute unknown
George Allan
Full time 3–1

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