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1st Division

Olive Grove | 01 September 1896 at 17:00 UK local time

The Wednesday 1 - 2 Liverpool

Starting Lineup

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

Goals

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Notes

  • - First game under manager Tom Watson.
    - Liverpool's "first game in new Red Shirts and white pants." (Liverpool Daily Post).

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Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Arthur Dickinson
Referee: Strawson JH
Attendance: 2,000
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 128
League game number: 89
Liverpool league position: 1st
The Wednesday league position: 6th
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