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FA Cup 2nd round

Stoney Lane | Saturday 13 February 1897 at 15:30 UK local time

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 Liverpool

Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup

Willie Donnelly
Archie Goldie
Tom Wilkie
John McCartney
Robert Neill
Tom Cleghorn
Malcolm McVean
Jimmy Ross (c)
George Allan
Frank Becton
Fred Geary

Opposition Lineup

Joe Reader
Thomas Evans
Billy Williams
Tom Perry
Tom Higgins
John Banks
Alf Dean
Albert Flewitt
John Cameron
William Richards
Arthur Watson

Notes

  • - The Liverpool team prepared for this cup-tie by spending the week at a location in Worcestershire, having travelled there directly from the away match at Stoke City the previous Saturday.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Frank Heaven
Referee: Fox J
Attendance: 16,000
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 154
FA Cup game number: 13

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Match timeline

Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion
Malcolm McVean (1–0)
8'
Robert Neill (2–0)
24'
HT 2–0
80'
Arthur Watson (2–1)
Full time 2–1

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Liverpool Mercury report
Liverpool Mercury report
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