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FA Cup 1st round

Anfield | Saturday 30 January 1897 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 3 Burton Swifts
Half time 2–2

Starting Lineup

1
Willie Donnelly
2
Archie Goldie
3
Tom Wilkie
4
John McCartney
5
Joe McQue
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Willie Michael
8
Jimmy Ross (c)
9
George Allan
10
Frank Becton
11
David Hannah

Opposition Lineup

R Gray
Harry Ashby
E Lawrence
Arthur Chadwick
James Wyllie
Peter Rae
B Evans
H Yardley
Tommy Leigh
Joseph Dewey
Jim McKenzie

Notes

  • - Tom Cleghorn scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Unknown
Referee: Strawson JH
Attendance: 4,000
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 152
FA Cup game number: 12

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Match timeline

Liverpool
Burton Swifts
David Hannah (1–0)
5'
15'
Joseph Dewey (1–1)
George Allan (2–1)
19'
25'
James Wyllie (2–2)
HT 2–2
55'
B Evans (2–3)
Tom Cleghorn (3–3)
70'
Jimmy Ross (4–3)
85'
Full time 4–3