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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 3 September 1898 at 16:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
The Wednesday
Half time
1–0
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
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:
Barker AJ
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 · 4-0 · The Wednesday (H) · League
10 Sep · 0-1 · Sunderland (A) · League
17 Sep · 1-0 · Wolves (H) · League
24 Sep · 2-1 · Everton (A) · League
01 Oct · 0-0 · Notts County (H) · League
08 Oct · 1-2 · Stoke (A) · League
15 Oct · 0-3 · Aston Villa (H) · League
22 Oct · 1-2 · Burnley (A) · League
29 Oct · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
05 Nov · 0-3 · Newcastle United (A) · League
12 Nov · 3-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
19 Nov · 0-3 · Bury (A) · League
26 Nov · 3-0 · Nottingham Forest (A) · League
03 Dec · 2-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
10 Dec · 0-1 · Derby County (A) · League
17 Dec · 2-2 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
24 Dec · 3-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-0 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
27 Dec · 1-1 · Notts County (A) · League
31 Dec · 3-0 · The Wednesday (A) · League
02 Jan · 2-0 · Sheffield United (A) · League
07 Jan · 0-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
14 Jan · 0-0 · Wolves (A) · League
21 Jan · 2-0 · Everton (H) · League
28 Jan · 2-0 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · FA
04 Feb · 1-0 · Stoke (H) · League
11 Feb · 3-1 · Newcastle United (H) · FA
18 Feb · 2-0 · Burnley (H) · League
25 Feb · 2-0 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · FA
11 Mar · 2-1 · Preston North End (A) · League
18 Mar · 2-2 · Sheffield United (N) · FA
23 Mar · 4-4 · Sheffield United (N) · FA
25 Mar · 0-1 · Nottingham Forest (H) · League
30 Mar · 0-1 · Sheffield United (N) · FA
01 Apr · 1-2 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
03 Apr · 3-2 · Newcastle United (H) · League
08 Apr · 4-0 · Derby County (H) · League
20 Apr · 1-0 · Bury (H) · League
22 Apr · 2-0 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
29 Apr · 0-5 · Aston Villa (A) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
The Wednesday
Hugh Morgan
10'
HT
1–0
Minute unknown
Bill Goldie
Tommy Robertson
Tommy Robertson
Full time
4–0
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 Rovers
2
1
0
1
2
2
+0
2
7
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
2
8
Bolton Wanderers
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
9
West Bromwich Albion
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
10
Burnley
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
11
Notts County
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
12
Sheffield United
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
13
Derby County
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1
1
14
Stoke City
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
15
Preston North End
1
0
0
1
2
3
-1
0
16
Newcastle United
1
0
0
1
2
4
-2
0
17
Nottingham Forest
1
0
0
1
0
1
-1
0
18
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
0
1
0
4
-4
0
