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1st Division

Anfield | 11 April 1898 at16:00UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 The Wednesday

Notes

  • - Johnny Walker makes his LFC debut
  • - Tommy Robertson makes his LFC debut
  • - Tommy Robertson scores his first LFC goal
  • Liverpool's first goal is in various LFC sources attributed to Morgan but is clearly an own goal by Langley. Liverpool Daily Post: "Morgan having lashed out at the leather and centred in front of Massey, when Langley in trying to clear kicked the ball into the net." Liverpool Mercury: "From a centre by Robertson, Morgan drove in and Langley, running across to clear sent the ball into the net, scoring the first goal for the Anfielders."

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Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: Arthur Dickinson
Referee: Barker AJ
Attendance: 7,000
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 195
League game number: 146
Liverpool league position: 9th
The Wednesday league position: 4th
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