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1st Division
Victoria Ground | 04 September 1897 at15:30UK local time
Stoke
2
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Harry Storer
2
Archie Goldie
3
Billy Dunlop
4
John McCartney
(c)
5
Joe McQue
6
Tom Cleghorn
7
Bobby Marshall
8
William Walker
9
Daniel Cunliffe
10
Frank Becton
11
Harry Bradshaw
Goals
Frank Becton
55′
William Walker
60′
Opposition Lineup
Freddie Johnson
Jack Robertson
Jack Eccles
Joe Ponsonby
Jimmy Grewer
Joe Murphy
Harry Pugh
Jimmy Hill
Tom Hill
Billy Maxwell
Joe Schofield
Opposition goals
Billy Maxwell
15
′
Tom Hill
45
′
Notes
- William Walker makes his LFC debut
- Daniel Cunliffe makes his LFC debut
- Bobby Marshall makes his LFC debut
- William Walker scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
Horace Austerberry
Referee:
Jefferies J
Attendance:
5,000
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
163
League game number:
119
Liverpool league position:
8th
Stoke league position:
4th
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04 Sep 1897 - Stoke 2-2 Liverpool
11 Sep 1897 - Liverpool 0-0 Preston North End
18 Sep 1897 - The Wednesday 2-4 Liverpool
25 Sep 1897 - Liverpool 3-1 Everton
02 Oct 1897 - Preston North End 1-1 Liverpool
09 Oct 1897 - Liverpool 4-0 Stoke
16 Oct 1897 - Everton 0-3 Liverpool
23 Oct 1897 - Liverpool 4-2 Derby County
30 Oct 1897 - Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
06 Nov 1897 - Liverpool 1-2 Nottingham Forest
13 Nov 1897 - West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Liverpool
20 Nov 1897 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
27 Nov 1897 - Nottingham Forest 3-2 Liverpool
11 Dec 1897 - Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
18 Dec 1897 - Liverpool 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
25 Dec 1897 - Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
27 Dec 1897 - Liverpool 0-2 Sunderland
29 Dec 1897 - Sheffield United 2-1 Liverpool
01 Jan 1898 - Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
08 Jan 1898 - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Liverpool
22 Jan 1898 - Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool
29 Jan 1898 - Liverpool 2-0 Hucknall St Johns
05 Feb 1898 - Liverpool 0-4 Sheffield United
12 Feb 1898 - Newton Heath 0-0 Liverpool
16 Feb 1898 - Liverpool 2-1 Newton Heath
26 Feb 1898 - Derby County 1-1 Liverpool
02 Mar 1898 - Liverpool 1-5 Derby County
12 Mar 1898 - Liverpool 2-0 Notts County
19 Mar 1898 - Liverpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
26 Mar 1898 - Bury 2-0 Liverpool
31 Mar 1898 - Liverpool 2-2 Bury
02 Apr 1898 - Notts County 2-3 Liverpool
11 Apr 1898 - Liverpool 4-0 The Wednesday
12 Apr 1898 - Derby County 1-3 Liverpool
16 Apr 1898 - Liverpool 4-0 Aston Villa
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Sheff Utd
2
2
0
0
5
2
+3
4
2
Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
9
5
+4
4
3
Wolves
2
2
0
0
6
0
+6
4
4
Stoke C
2
1
1
0
4
2
+2
3
5
Everton
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
6
Derby Co
2
1
0
1
4
3
+1
2
7
Sunderland
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
2
8
Liverpool
1
0
1
0
2
2
+0
1
9
Nottm Forest
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
10
Notts Co
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
11
West Brom
1
0
0
1
3
4
-1
0
12
Bolton Wan
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1
0
13
Sheff Wed
2
0
0
2
2
6
-4
0
14
Blackburn R
1
0
0
1
1
3
-2
0
15
Preston NE
2
0
0
2
1
6
-5
0
16
Bury
1
0
0
1
0
3
-3
0
