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1st Division
Anfield | 03 September 1898 at16:00UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
The Wednesday
Starting Lineup
(Average age 23.89)
1
Harry Storer
(c)
2
Archie Goldie
3
Billy Dunlop
4
Rab Howell
5
Alex Raisbeck
6
Bill Goldie
7
Jack Cox
8
Johnny Walker
9
George Allan
10
Hugh Morgan
11
Tommy Robertson
Goals
Bill Goldie
Hugh Morgan
10′
Tommy Robertson
Tommy Robertson
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy Massey
Jack Earp
Ambrose Langley
Robert Ferrier
Tommy Crawshaw
James Jamieson
William Dryburgh
Harry Davis
Albert Kaye
Arthur Brady
Fred Spiksley
Notes
- Alex Raisbeck makes his LFC debut
- Bill Goldie scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
Arthur Dickinson
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
18,000
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
198
League game number:
149
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
7th
The Wednesday league position:
18th
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03 Sep 1898 - Liverpool 4-0 The Wednesday
10 Sep 1898 - Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool
17 Sep 1898 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
24 Sep 1898 - Everton 2-1 Liverpool
01 Oct 1898 - Liverpool 0-0 Notts County
08 Oct 1898 - Stoke 1-2 Liverpool
15 Oct 1898 - Liverpool 0-3 Aston Villa
22 Oct 1898 - Burnley 1-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 1898 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
05 Nov 1898 - Newcastle United 0-3 Liverpool
12 Nov 1898 - Liverpool 3-1 Preston North End
19 Nov 1898 - Bury 0-3 Liverpool
26 Nov 1898 - Nottingham Forest 3-0 Liverpool
03 Dec 1898 - Liverpool 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
10 Dec 1898 - Derby County 0-1 Liverpool
17 Dec 1898 - Liverpool 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
24 Dec 1898 - Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1898 - West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Liverpool
27 Dec 1898 - Notts County 1-1 Liverpool
31 Dec 1898 - The Wednesday 3-0 Liverpool
02 Jan 1899 - Sheffield United 2-0 Liverpool
07 Jan 1899 - Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
14 Jan 1899 - Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
21 Jan 1899 - Liverpool 2-0 Everton
28 Jan 1899 - Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
04 Feb 1899 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke
11 Feb 1899 - Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle United
18 Feb 1899 - Liverpool 2-0 Burnley
25 Feb 1899 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
11 Mar 1899 - Preston North End 2-1 Liverpool
18 Mar 1899 - Liverpool 2-2 Sheffield United
23 Mar 1899 - Liverpool 4-4 Sheffield United
25 Mar 1899 - Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
30 Mar 1899 - Liverpool 0-1 Sheffield United
01 Apr 1899 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool
03 Apr 1899 - Liverpool 3-2 Newcastle United
08 Apr 1899 - Liverpool 4-0 Derby County
20 Apr 1899 - Liverpool 1-0 Bury
22 Apr 1899 - Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
29 Apr 1899 - Aston Villa 0-5 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
3
2
Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
2
3
Wolves
1
1
0
0
4
2
+2
2
4
Bury
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
5
Sunderland
1
1
0
0
3
2
+1
2
6
Blackburn R
2
1
0
1
2
2
+0
2
7
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
2
8
Bolton Wan
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
9
West Brom
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
10
Burnley
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
11
Notts Co
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
12
Sheff Utd
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
13
Derby Co
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1
1
14
Stoke C
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
15
Preston NE
1
0
0
1
2
3
-1
0
16
Newcastle U
1
0
0
1
2
4
-2
0
17
Nottm Forest
1
0
0
1
0
1
-1
0
18
Sheff Wed
1
0
0
1
0
4
-4
0
