September 4, 1897
Match: Lancashire Combination, at Athletic Grounds, kick off: 17:00.
Liverpool Reserves – Darwen Reserves 10-1 (4-0).
Liverpool (2-3-5): Willie Donnelly; Matt McQueen, Tom Wilkie, Harry Mainman, Patrick Gray, John Holmes; Harry Nicholl, Andy McCowie, Patrick Finnerhan, Joe Lumsden, Evan Lloyd.
Darwen (2-3-5):
The goals: 1-0 Lumsden, 2-0 McCowie, 3-0 Finnerhan, 4-0 Lloyd, 5-0 Finnerhan, 6-0 Finnerhan, 7-0 Lumsden, 8-1 Finnerhan, 9-1 Finnerhan, 10-1 McCowie.
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