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Test Match

Anfield | Saturday 18 April 1896 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Birmingham

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup

1
Harry Storer
2
Archie Goldie
3
Barney Battles
4
John McCartney
5
Joe McQue
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Malcolm McVean
8
Jimmy Ross (c)
9
George Allan
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

William Meates
Frank Lester
Sid Oliver
Tot Farnall
Alex Leake
Adam Fraser
Frank Mobley
William Robertson
John Jones
Fred Wheldon
Tommy Hands

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Alfred Jones
Referee: Armitt T
Attendance: 20,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 124
Played towards Kop: First half

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Match timeline

Liverpool
Birmingham
George Allan
30'
HT 1–0
John McCartney
51'
Harry Bradshaw
53'
Minute unknown
Malcolm McVean
Full time 4–0

Match archive

Liverpool Mercury report
Liverpool Mercury report
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