April 1, 1893
Match: Friendly, at Victoria Ground.
Stockton – Liverpool 2-2 (0-2).
Attendance: 2,000.
Referee: Mr. R. Peel (Middlesbrough).
Stockton (2-3-5): Charlie Ramsey, Billy Lindsay, Robert McDermid, Willie Willocks, James Graham, James Hulton, Billy Townley, Tommy Strachan, Gavin Thompson, Robert McClung, Jack Jones.
Secretary: H. Boldison.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Matt McQueen, Andrew Hannah (C), Duncan McLean, John McCartney, Joe McQue, James McBride, Malcolm McVean, Thomas Wyllie, John Miller, Jock Smith, Hugh McQueen.
Secretary: William Barclay.
The goals: 0-1 McVean (1 min.), 0-2 Miller (10 min.), 1-2 Townley, 2-2 McClung.
Match report:
** Liverpool Mercury: “Liverpool let a two goal lead slip.”;
** Northern Echo: “Friendly encounter at Stockton.”;
** Liverpool Mercury: “Weekly review”;
Interesting items:
* Athletic News: “The heights and weights of the Stockton players”;
* Scottish Referee: “A few good men at Stockton”;
Billy Townley, Stockton (Lancashire Evening Post: March 29, 1890).
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