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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 18 December 1897 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers

Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Billy Dunlop
John McCartney (c)
Joe McQue
Tom Cleghorn
Bobby Marshall
Andrew McCowie
Daniel Cunliffe
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

James Carter
Tom Brandon
John Glover
William Ball
Tom Booth
Ted Killean
Tommy Briercliffe
Ben Hulse
John Proudfoot
John Wilkie
John Campbell

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Joseph Walmsley
Referee: Sutcliffe CE
Attendance: 5,000
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 177
League game number: 133
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 11th
Blackburn Rovers league position: 13th
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Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers
12'
John Proudfoot (0–1)
HT 0–1
Full time 0–1

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