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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 27 March 1897 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 2 Burnley

Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup

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

Opposition Lineup

David Haddow
Jeremiah Reynolds
Tom McLintock
Walter Place
Bob Brown
Joe Taylor
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross
Will Toman
Walter Place jnr
William Ferguson

Notes

  • - This match was refereed by Mr. Tomlinson from Sheffield.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Harry Bradshaw
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 12,000
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 160
League game number: 116
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Burnley league position: 16th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Burnley
20'
Will Toman (0–1)
28'
Bob Brown (0–2)
Robert Neill (1–2)
30'
HT 1–2
Full time 1–2

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Liverpool Mercury report
Liverpool Mercury report
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