April 24, 1894
Match: County Palatine League match, at Anfield
Liverpool – Blackburn Rovers 1-3 (0-1)
Attendance: 1,000.
Liverpool (2-3-4): Alex Rennie: Mellett, E.J. Newall; Thomas Duckers, Stephens, William Travis; Douglas Dick, W. Crawford, Clarke, James Braniff.
Blackburn (2-3-5):
The goals: 0-1 Sorley (30 min.), 0-2 Hall, 0-3 Sorley, 1-3 Clarke.
** Liverpool started the match with only nine players, and got an extra man shortly after start. Still only ten men played this match for Liverpool.
Match report from the Lancashire Evening Post, Wednesday, April 25 – 1894:
"Play Up, Liverpool" 