April 21, 1894
Match: County Palatine League match, at Barley Bank.
Darwen – Liverpool 8-1 (5-0).
Attendance: 1,000.
Referee: Mr. Mitchell.
Darwen (2-3-5): Arthur Kenyon, William Wardrope, John Leach, Bob Shaw, D. McNicol, Tommy Ghee, William McKennie, R. Marr, Alan Maxwell, Malcolm Sutherland, John Wade.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Alex Rennie (C), W. Mellett, Killlip, J. Kendrick, Preston, E.J. Newall, Nelson, Arthur Worgan, William Travis, James Stott, Stringfellow.
The goals: 1-0 Maxwell, 2-0 Wade, 3-0 Maxwell, 4-0 Marr, 5-0 Marr, 6-0 Maxwell, 7-0 Sutherland, 7-1 Worgan, 8-1 Marr.
Match report from the Lancashire Evening Post, Saturday, April 21 – 1894: