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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 3 April 1897 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 2 The Wednesday

Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup

1
Charlie Jowett
2
Archie Goldie
3
Billy Dunlop
4
John McCartney (c)
5
Robert Neill
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Fred Geary
8
Willie Michael
9
Andrew McCowie
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Jimmy Massey
Jack Earp
Ambrose Langley
Harry Brandon
Bill Regan
James Jamieson
Laurie Bell
Robert Ferrier
Harry Davis
Arthur Brady
Fred Spiksley

Notes

  • - Andrew McCowie makes his LFC debut
  • - Charlie Jowett makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Arthur Dickinson
Referee: Strawson JH
Attendance: 6,000
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 161
League game number: 117
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 4th
The Wednesday league position: 7th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
The Wednesday
25'
Arthur Brady (0–1)
HT 0–1
55'
Laurie Bell (0–2)
Willie Michael (1–2)
70'
Frank Becton penalty (2–2)
82'
Full time 2–2

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