April 28, 1917
Match: Lancashire Section, Primary Tournament, at Burnden Park.
Bolton Wanderers – Liverpool 1-0 (0-0).
Referee: Mr. J.H. Alderson; linesmen: Messrs. D. Heath and F. Linton.
Bolton Wanderers (2-3-5): Jack Hodgkiss, Jimmy Nuttall, G. Hurst, Tom Buchan, H. Keenan, P. Clayton, Jack Pickup, Jimmy Fay, Bob Geddes, Joe Smith, Ted Vizard.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Tommy Haughton, Ephraim Longworth, Jimmy Stansfield, John Bamber, Walter Wadsworth, Donald Mackinlay, Arthur Goddard, Arthur Metcalf, Tommy Bennett, Harry Lewis, Tommy Cunliffe.
The goal: 1-0 Geddes (70 min.).
Match reports:
* Liverpool Echo: “Bolton Wanderers away for Liverpool”;
* Liverpool Echo: “Liverpool started the good work too late”;
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