December 11, 1915
Match: Lancashire Section, principal tournament, at Hyde Road.
Manchester City – Liverpool 2-1 (1-0), (match played over 2 x 40 min., no half time).
Attendance: 6,000.
Referee: Mr. J.H. Alderson; linesmen: Messrs.: A.E. Fogg and D. Heath.
Manchester City (2-3-5): Jim Goodchild, Eli Fletcher, Billy Henry, Jack Brennan, Jock Henderson, Ted Hughes, Jimmy Broad, Harry Taylor, Fred Howard, Horace Barnes, Joe Cartwright.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Sam Speakman, Norman Bradley, Arthur Goddard, Donald Mackinlay, Ernest Pinkney, Wilfred Watson, Fred Pagnam, William Banks, Arthur Metcalf.
The goals: 1-0 Barnes, 1-1 Watson, 2-1 Howard.
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"Play Up, Liverpool" 