Derby County v Everton, 11 September 1897

Score5-1 to Derby County
CompetitionLeague Division One
Attendance12,000

View Derby County v Everton head to head

John Divers made his debut after moving from Celtic in May.

5 Derby County

1 Everton

Goals:

John Boag G
Steve Bloomer G
Steve Bloomer G
John Goodall G
John Boag G

Goals:

John Divers G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Joseph Frail
Right back Jimmy Methven
Left back Joseph Leiper
Right half Jack Cox
Left half Jimmy Turner
Outside left Hugh McQueen
Centre forward John Boag
Forward Steve Bloomer
Forward Archie Goodall
Forward John Goodall
Forward Alexander Maconnachie

Starting lineup:

Robert McFarlane Goalkeeper
Peter Meehan Right back
David Storrier Left back
John Holt Centre half
Jack Taylor Centre half
William Seymour Stewart Left half
Richard Boyle Half back
Stanley Laurence Thomas Bell Centre forward
Edgar Chadwick Forward
John Divers Forward
John Cameron Inside forward

5 Derby County

Goals:

John Boag G
Steve Bloomer G
Steve Bloomer G
John Goodall G
John Boag G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Joseph Frail
Right back Jimmy Methven
Left back Joseph Leiper
Right half Jack Cox
Left half Jimmy Turner
Outside left Hugh McQueen
Centre forward John Boag
Forward Steve Bloomer
Forward Archie Goodall
Forward John Goodall
Forward Alexander Maconnachie

1 Everton

Goals:

John Divers G

Starting lineup:

Robert McFarlane Goalkeeper
Peter Meehan Right back
David Storrier Left back
John Holt Centre half
Jack Taylor Centre half
William Seymour Stewart Left half
Richard Boyle Half back
Stanley Laurence Thomas Bell Centre forward
Edgar Chadwick Forward
John Divers Forward
John Cameron Inside forward