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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

Willie Donnelly
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Joe McQue
Tom Cleghorn
Willie Michael
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
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

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