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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 5 February 1898 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 4 Sheffield United

Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup

Harry Storer
Archie Goldie
Billy Dunlop
John McCartney (c)
Joe McQue
Tom Cleghorn
Fred Geary
Andrew McCowie
Abraham Hartley
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Billy Foulke
Harry Thickett
Bob Cain
Harry Johnson
Tom Morren
Ernest Needham
Walter Bennett
Kenny McKay
Neil Logan
John Cunningham
Fred Priest

Notes

  • - Liverpool's left-back Billy Dunlop was unable to return to the field for the second half because of injury.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Joseph Wostinholm
Referee: Armitt T
Attendance: 18,000
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 185
League game number: 140
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 12th
Sheffield United league position: 1st
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Liverpool
Sheffield United
HT 0–1
Minute unknown
John Cunningham
Neil Logan
Neil Logan
Harry Johnson
Full time 0–4

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