November 7, 1896
Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00.
Liverpool β Sunderland 3-0 (1-0).
Attendance: 12,000.
Referee: Mr. J. West.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Harry Storer, Archie Goldie, Tom Wilkie, John McCartney, Robert Neill, John Holmes, Malcolm McVean, Jimmy Ross (C), George Allan, Willie Michael, Davie Hannah.
Sunderland (2-3-5): Ned Doig, Robert McNeill, Donald Gow, Matthew Ferguson, William Longair, William Dunlop, James Gillespie, John Harvey, John Middleton Campbell, Jimmy Hannah, Andrew Hamilton.
The goals: 1-0 Hannah (36 min., assist: Ross), 2-0 Hannah (47 min., assist: Ross), 3-0 McVean (55 min., assist: Allan).
Match reports:
* Liverpool Mercury: “Liverpool v Sunderland”;
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Harry Storer, Liverpool (Lloyd’s Weekly News: December 1, 1895):
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Johnny Campbell, Sunderland (Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: January 16, 1894):
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