Dan Cunliffe

Cunliffe was born in Bolton and played for several Lancashire clubs, including Little Lever, Middleton Borough and Oldham County before joining First Division Liverpool in 1897. He made 14 First Division appearances for Liverpool during the 1897–98 season, scoring five times, including two against Stoke at Anfield on 9 October 1897. Numerous changes were made to the club's forward-line during that season and Cunliffe only featured three times during the second half of the season. He also played in four FA Cup ties for Liverpool, scoring the winner in their 2–1 second round replay with Newton Heath on 16 February 1898. Cunliffe spent the 1898–99 season with New Brighton Tower in the Second Division. He made thirty league appearances, scoring 15 goals in a forward line which included former England international Alf Milward. In the summer of 1899, he joined Portsmouth who had been founded a year earlier and were elected as members of an expanded Southern League for the 1899–1900 season. Cunliffe made his Fratton Park debut on 6 September 1899 in a friendly match against local rivals Southampton, when he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory. Cunliffe scored again in the first Southern League derby match against Southampton at The Dell on 14 April 1900 as Pompey ended their inaugural professional season as runners-up. He also scored Portsmouth's first goal in the FA Cup proper in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 1 February 1900; Portsmouth lost the replay 5–0. Cunliffe's…

Portsmouth

Southern League champions: 1901–02