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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 1 January 1898 at 14:30 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup

1
Harry Storer
2
Archie Goldie
3
Billy Dunlop
4
John McCartney (c)
5
Joe McQue
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Fred Geary
8
Andrew McCowie
9
William Walker
10
Joe Lumsden
11
Abraham Hartley

Opposition Lineup

Joe Reader
George Cave
Billy Williams
Tom Perry
Abraham Jones
John Banks
Billy Bassett
Albert Flewitt
George Reid
Alex McKenzie
John Nock

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Frank Heaven
Referee: Scragg A
Attendance: 12,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 181
League game number: 137
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 9th
West Bromwich Albion league position: 3rd
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Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion
John McCartney
30'
HT 1–0
Minute unknown
Albert Flewitt
Full time 1–1

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