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1st Division

Olive Grove | Saturday 18 September 1897 at 15:30 UK local time

The Wednesday 4 - 2 Liverpool

Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney (c)
Joe McQue
Tom Cleghorn
Bobby Marshall
William Walker
Daniel Cunliffe
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Jimmy Massey
Jack Earp
Ambrose Langley
Harry Brandon
Tommy Crawshaw
James Jamieson
Archie Brash
Robert Ferrier
Albert Kaye
Harry Davis
Fred Spiksley

Notes

  • - The referee was a Mr. Hammond.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Arthur Dickinson
Referee: Hammond D
Attendance: 8,000
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 165
League game number: 121
Liverpool league position: 12th
The Wednesday league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
The Wednesday
William Walker (1–0)
10'
HT 1–0
Frank Becton (2–0)
47'
64'
Jack Earp penalty (2–1)
65'
Albert Kaye (2–2)
84'
Robert Ferrier (2–3)
85'
Albert Kaye (2–4)
Full time 2–4

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