Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool 1-1 (League match: December 28, 1912)

December 28, 1912
Match: Football League, First Division, at Manor Ground, kick-off: 14:15.
Woolwich Arsenal – Liverpool 1-1 (1-1).
Attendance: 15,000.
Referee: Mr. J.H. Pearson (Dudley); linesmen: Messrs. F.A. Clarke and T. Lakin.
Woolwich Arsenal (2-3-5): Hugh McDonald, Joe Shaw, George Ford, Angus McKinnon, Matthew Thomson, Roddy McEachrane, David Greenaway, Pat Flanagan, John Graham, Billy Spittle, Charlie Lewis.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Kenneth Campbell, Ephraim Longworth, Robert Crawford, Harry Lowe, Ernest Peake, Robert Ferguson, William Lacey, Arthur Metcalf, Jack Parkinson, Tom Miller, Donald Mackinlay.
The goals: 1-0 Graham (penalty, 30 min.), 1-1 Peake (33 min.).
** Official Liverpool sources claim that Robert Pursell was Liverpool’s left back, while The Athletic News have Robert Crawford in this position.

Match report:
** Athletic News: “The misfortunes of Woolwich Arsenal.”

Pat Flanagan, Woolwich Arsenal F.C.

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