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Match details
1st Division
Villa Park | Sat 7 Mar 1953 at 15:00 UK local time
Aston Villa
4
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Russell Crossley
2
Eddie Spicer
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
(c)
5
Roy Saunders
6
Joseph Maloney
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Louis Bimpson
9
Sammy Smyth
10
Hugh Gerhardi
11
Alan A'Court
Opposition Lineup
Keith Jones
Peter Aldis
Harry Parkes
Con Martin
Danny Blanchflower
Dickie Dorsett
Colin Gibson
Tom Thompson
Dave Walsh
Johnny Dixon
Ken Roberts
Opposition goals
Dave Walsh
1'
Dickie Dorsett
18'
Johnny Dixon
57'
Tom Thompson
72'
Notes
- Louis Bimpson makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.54
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 28.06
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Aston Villa league position after match: 13
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
George Martin
Referee:
Flanagan BJ
Attendance:
30,000
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2081
League game number:
1889
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23.08.1952 | 1 - 1 | Preston North End
27.08.1952 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.08.1952 | 3 - 2 | Stoke City
03.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
06.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
10.09.1952 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
13.09.1952 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
15.09.1952 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.09.1952 | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough
27.09.1952 | 0 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
04.10.1952 | 5 - 3 | Newcastle United
11.10.1952 | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
18.10.1952 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.10.1952 | 1 - 3 | Sunderland
01.11.1952 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
08.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Charlton Athletic
15.11.1952 | 1 - 5 | Arsenal
22.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
29.11.1952 | 2 - 2 | Blackpool
13.12.1952 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.12.1952 | 2 - 2 | Preston North End
25.12.1952 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
26.12.1952 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
03.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Stoke City
10.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Gateshead
17.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
24.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Portsmouth
07.02.1953 | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough
14.02.1953 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
21.02.1953 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
04.03.1953 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
07.03.1953 | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa
14.03.1953 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
21.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Wolves
23.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Chelsea
28.03.1953 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
03.04.1953 | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City
04.04.1953 | 3 - 5 | Arsenal
06.04.1953 | 0 - 4 | Cardiff City
11.04.1953 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
18.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Blackpool
20.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
25.04.1953 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
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Match programme
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Burnley
31
15
10
6
51
33
8
5
3
25
15
7
5
3
26
18
40
2
Wolves
33
15
10
8
64
51
9
5
3
39
25
6
5
5
25
26
40
3
Preston North End
30
15
8
7
63
48
12
2
2
36
20
3
6
5
27
28
38
4
West Bromwich Albion
32
17
4
11
50
47
10
2
4
25
13
7
2
7
25
34
38
5
Arsenal
29
15
7
7
70
45
10
1
3
40
20
5
6
4
30
25
37
6
Charlton Athletic
30
14
9
7
57
45
8
6
0
32
14
6
3
7
25
31
37
7
Blackpool
32
15
7
10
60
53
10
4
2
37
18
5
3
8
23
35
37
8
Sunderland
32
13
10
9
55
55
9
6
1
30
19
4
4
8
25
36
36
9
Manchester United
32
14
7
11
52
51
8
4
4
23
19
6
3
7
29
32
35
10
Tottenham Hotspur
31
11
8
12
55
47
8
4
3
40
26
3
4
9
15
21
30
11
Bolton Wanderers
30
11
8
11
46
50
8
4
4
32
27
3
4
7
14
23
30
12
Liverpool
31
11
7
13
48
57
7
5
4
28
24
4
2
9
20
33
29
13
Aston Villa
30
9
10
11
43
40
6
5
4
26
17
3
5
7
17
23
28
14
Portsmouth
32
10
8
14
54
60
7
5
4
29
24
3
3
10
25
36
28
15
Sheffield Wednesday
33
10
8
15
48
57
6
3
7
27
30
4
5
8
21
27
28
16
Newcastle United
32
10
8
14
46
54
8
4
4
28
25
2
4
10
18
29
28
17
Cardiff City
29
8
10
11
34
31
4
6
4
21
11
4
4
7
13
20
26
18
Stoke City
32
9
8
15
42
53
7
4
5
27
22
2
4
10
15
31
26
19
Middlesbrough
32
9
8
15
47
66
8
4
4
31
24
1
4
11
16
42
26
20
Derby County
31
9
6
16
42
54
8
4
4
32
22
1
2
12
10
32
24
21
Manchester City
31
9
5
17
48
65
8
2
5
28
19
1
3
12
20
46
23
22
Chelsea
31
7
8
16
39
52
7
2
6
25
19
0
6
10
14
33
22
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