Complex sentence: Tom Watson was appointed as manager in 1896 and led Liverpool to the top of the table and beat Small Heath and West Bromwich Albion in the test match system to earn promotion back to the First Division.
Split into simpler sentences: Tom Watson was appointed as manager in 1896 and led Liverpool to the top of the table. They beat Small Heath and West Bromwich Albion in the test match system to earn promotion back to the First Division.