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1st Division

Villa Park | Saturday 30 October 1897 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 3 - 1 Liverpool

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Matt McQueen
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney (c)
John Holmes
Tom Cleghorn
Bobby Marshall
William Walker
Daniel Cunliffe
Andrew McCowie
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Billy George
Bert Sharp
Albert Evans
Frank Burton
Jimmy Cowan
Jimmy Crabtree
Charlie Athersmith
Jack Devey
Jack Sharp
Fred Wheldon
John Cowan

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: George Ramsay
Referee: Cowley J
Attendance: 25,000
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 171
League game number: 127
Liverpool league position: 9th
Aston Villa league position: 2nd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
25'
Fred Wheldon
44'
Charlie Athersmith
HT 0–2
Harry Bradshaw
75'
Minute unknown
Jack Devey
Full time 1–3

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