11:30 David Prentice

On this day

Guess what happened 122 years ago this very day?! Go on, then. I’ll tell you. It was only the first ever Merseyside derby. And The Toffs won 3-0.

Here’s a few excerpts from the local press.

The Liverpool Mercury



The long-looked for meeting of these local rivals took place at Goodison Park on Saturday, and excited all the interested. A great game, from a scientific point of view, was not expected, but the public appetite was whetted by the fact that Everton and Liverpool were to oppose each other and the full strength for the first time in their history. The event recalled recollection of those keen game in which Everton and Bootle some six or seven years ago used to take part; but the parallel ends with keen local rivalry. The entertainment of Saturday surpassed in attractiveness every great that had occurred before.

The Evening Express