February 6, 1897
Match: Football League, First Division, at Victoria Grounds, kick-off: 15:00.
Stoke â Liverpool 6-1 (2-1).
Attendance: 7,000.
Referee: Mr. J. Fox.
Stoke (2-3-5): Freddie Johnson, Tommy Clare, Jack Eccles, Peter Durber, Jimmy Grewer, Arthur Rowley, Billy Maxwell, Alan Maxwell, Jim Hingerty, Jimmy Hill, Joe Schofield.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Willie Donnelly, Archie Goldie, Tom Wilkie, John McCartey, Robert Neill, Thomas Cleghorn, Malcolm McVean, Jimmy Ross, George Allan, Frank Becton, Willie Michael.
The goals: 1-0 Schofield (25 min.), 1-1 Allan (40 min.), 2-1 W. Maxwell (43 min.), 3-1 Schofield (58 min.), 4-1 Hill (65 min.), 5-1 Hingerty, 6-1 Hill.
Match reports:
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Peter Durber, Southampton (Sporting Life: April 21, 1901):
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"Play Up, Liverpool" 