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WEST BROM V LIVERPOOL: CLASSIC MATCH
Ahead of Liverpool's trip to West Brom this evening we recall a momentous match between the two sides that took place at The Hawthorns 105 years ago.
29th April 1901 West Bromwich Albion 0 Liverpool 1
Liverpool travel to The Hawthorns seeking to build on an impressive sequence of seven straight wins there. But none of these victories were as important as the one at the turn of the 19th century when a solitary John Walker goal gave us the first of our 18 league titles.
Back in February a title success had looked unlikely but a 1-0 win at leaders Sunderland set us on a run of nine wins in 11 games that eroded their lead. This meant that a win or draw in the Midlands would guarantee us the title as Sunderland had completed their fixtures and only led us on goal average.
The game was played on a Monday afternoon and had been rescheduled from January due to the death of Queen Victoria. Across the Atlamtic the big sporting event was the Kentucky Derby, where Eminence romped to victory.
Albion were already doomed to relegation but still posed problems for Liverpool early on. Then midway through the first half Reds centre forward Sam Raybould's shot was only parried by their keeper and Scot John Walker slotted the rebound home. Albion still fought on and bombarded our goal during the second half but the Reds held on for victory, the defence that had proved so reliable in previous games proving its worth again.
The victorious Reds players were presented with the championship trophy by league officials and captain Alex Raisbeck (pictured) was lofted shoulder high by the rest of the players. The side then headed home by train and were met by a huge crowd at Liverpool Central Station, as well as a band which played Handel's 'See The Conquering Hero Comes.'
This time all the players were raised onto the crowds shoulders, although nobody was strong enough to life larger than life manager Tom Watson.
The players and directors finally arrived at Anfield in the early hours when the trophy was proudly displayed in the boardroom to the delight of club founder John Houlding, who at the age of 70 had been unable to travel to the match. The following day the Daily Express hailed our success, saying that "Their late form has been good enough for anything and Tom Watson and his team are to be congratulated."
The trophy would return on seventeen more occasions and hopefully it won't be too long before the Premiership trophy comes to Anfield for the first time.
Liverpool team: Perkins, W Robertson, Dunlop, Parry, Raisbeck, Goldie, Cox, Walker, Raybould, Satterthwaite, T Robertson.
Att: 4,000 |
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