April 9, 1898
Match: Lancashire Combination, at Fleetwood.
Fleetwood Rangers – Liverpool 1-0 (1-0).
Fleetwood Rangers (2-3-5): Wright; Barrow, Scott; Lawrence, Jones, Hornby, James Cartmell, Osbaldeston +3.
Liverpool Reserves (2-3-5): Hague; Patrick Gray, John Holmes; Pat Finnerhan, John Cox +6.
The goal: 1-0 Jones (35 min.).
Match report from the Lancashire Evening Post, Saturday, April 9 – 1898:
"Play Up, Liverpool" 