30 March 1889 Everton 3 Blackburn Rovers 1

 

30 March 1889

GOOD TWO POINTS FOR EVERTON

Everton 3 (Milward, Waugh, Davies)   Blackburn Rovers 1 (Whittaker)

This game had originally taken place on the first Saturday in January when, with the ground in a dangerous condition, the sides had agreed to provide entertainment for the crowd that had assembled, on the basis that whatever the result the match was to be declared a draw.

In the event Everton had won 1-0 and the Football League committee had instructed the sides to replay the game.

In this replayed game, Blackburn-born Chadwick’s appearance meant he became the first Everton player to play in every League game in a season. Milward opened the scoring with a fine shot but Whittaker made it 1-1 at half-time with a free-kick awarded close to the goal.

Waugh, with a neat shot, restored Everton’s advantage in the second half, after which the home side dominated the game. Davies added to the score from a free kick, which by the 1891-92 season would have been a penalty, after Forbes brought down Brown close to the Rovers goal. 

In the final quarter, Barton’s heavy handling of Waugh was the occasion for retaliation, after which the pair appeared to conduct their own personal duel that kept many of the crowd entertained to the very end of the match.


Taken from The First League Season 1888/89 by Mark Metcalf and published in 2013. 

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