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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 9 October 1897 at 15:45 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup

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

Opposition Lineup

Freddie Johnson
Jack Robertson
Jack Eccles
Joe Murphy
Jimmy Grewer
Arthur Rowley
Harry Pugh
Billy Maxwell
Alf Wood
Jimmy Hill
Joe Schofield

Notes

  • - Daniel Cunliffe scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Horace Austerberry
Referee: Helme T
Attendance: 12,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 168
League game number: 124
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 5th
Stoke league position: 8th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Stoke
Daniel Cunliffe
25'
HT 1–0
Minute unknown
Frank Becton
Harry Bradshaw
Daniel Cunliffe
Full time 4–0

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