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2nd Division

Anfield | 21 March 1896 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 6 - 1 Burton Swifts

Starting Lineup (Average age 23.58)

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

Goals

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Notes

  • - Barney Battles makes his LFC debut
  • - Tom Cleghorn makes his LFC debut
  • - Sequence of goals according to Liverpool Daily Post: 1) Bradshaw. 2) Allan added a second goal for Liverpool with a splendid shot. 3) Bradshaw. 4) Ross. 5) Allan put on a fifth. 6) McQue, with a beautiful shot, scoring just before time.

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Unknown
Referee: Unknown
Attendance: 4,000
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 121
League game number: 86
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Burton Swifts league position: 10th
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