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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 24 October 1896 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Blackburn Rovers

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Robert Neill
John Holmes
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Willie Michael
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Adam Ogilvie
Tom Brandon
Ted Killean
Geordie Dewar
Geordie Anderson
Kelly Houlker
T Wilmington
Harry Chippendale
Josh Hargreaves
Tommy Tierney
John Campbell

Notes

  • - The matter of the scorer of the 3rd goal:
    Liverpool Mercury: "Allan, Ross and McVean to career down the field, and though a blinding hailstorm faced the men McVean shot with tremendous force and beat Ogilvie for the third time."
    Liverpool Courier: "McVean with a swinging shot got the 3rd goal 23 minutes from time."
    Liverpool Daily Post: "Allan took a pass from Ross and banged the leather past Ogilvie who had no chance with the shot."
    McVean as the scorer as Courier and Mercury agree vs Daily Post. Note: The weather was clearly very bad and difficult to see probably what really happened.

    A report in The Lancashire Advertiser also credits McVean with the third goal.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Joseph Walmsley
Referee: Sutcliffe CE
Attendance: 10,000
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 138
League game number: 99
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Blackburn Rovers league position: 7th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers
George Allan
25'
HT 2–0
Malcolm McVean
68'
Minute unknown
Geordie Anderson penalty saved (Harry Storer)
Jimmy Ross
Willie Michael
Full time 4–0

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Liverpool Mercury notes
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