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1st Division

Anfield | Friday 25 December 1896 at 14:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 3 Aston Villa

Half time 2–2

Starting Lineup

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

Opposition Lineup

Jimmy Whitehouse
Howard Spencer
Jimmy Crabtree
Jack Reynolds
Jimmy Cowan
Bob Chatt
Charlie Athersmith
Jack Devey
John Campbell
Fred Wheldon
Steve Smith

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: George Ramsay
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 15,000
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 146
League game number: 107
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Aston Villa league position: 1st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
Frank Becton (1–0)
8'
George Allan (2–0)
30'
33'
Jimmy Cowan (2–1)
40'
Jack Devey (2–2)
HT 2–2
Frank Becton penalty (3–2)
58'
83'
Charlie Athersmith (3–3)
Full time 3–3

Match archive

Liverpool Mercury report
Liverpool Mercury report
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