Report

Liverpool 4 - 1 Aston Villa

Game date: Saturday 21 December 1946 at 14:15 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 35,389
Half-time score 2 - 1 Referee Strainge WT
Manager George Kay Opposition manager Alex Massie
   

Starting lineup

1 Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow
2 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
3 Bill Jones Bill Jones
4 Phil Taylor Phil Taylor
5 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Berry Nieuwenhuys Berry Nieuwenhuys
8 Jack Balmer Jack Balmer
9 Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins
10 Harry Eastham Harry Eastham
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Albert Stubbins 18'
Berry Nieuwenhuys 40'
Jack Balmer 72'
Jack Balmer 78'

Opposition lineup

Joe Rutherford, Vic Potts, George Cummings, Bob Iverson, Frank Moss, Eddie Lowe, George Edwards, Jackie Martin, Harry Parkes, Dickie Dorsett, Leslie Smith

Opposition goals

Dickie Dorsett 21'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.09
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 29.79
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Aston Villa league position after match: 9
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Wolves 21 14 2 5 53 25 8 0 3 33 14 6 2 2 20 11 30
2 Liverpool 20 12 4 4 49 29 6 2 2 23 14 6 2 2 26 15 28
3 Middlesbrough 19 11 4 4 41 25 6 2 1 24 15 5 2 3 17 10 26
4 Stoke City 20 11 3 6 45 30 6 3 2 23 15 5 0 4 22 15 25
5 Blackpool 21 12 1 8 38 39 8 0 2 22 17 4 1 6 16 22 25
6 Preston North End 19 10 4 5 40 32 7 1 3 25 16 3 3 2 15 16 24
7 Manchester United 19 9 5 5 44 28 7 2 1 28 12 2 3 4 16 16 23
8 Sheffield United 18 9 5 4 36 33 4 4 1 20 15 5 1 3 16 18 23
9 Aston Villa 20 9 4 7 31 23 4 3 4 18 12 5 1 3 13 11 22
10 Sunderland 20 9 3 8 33 33 5 0 5 17 16 4 3 3 16 17 21
11 Derby County 19 8 2 9 37 40 4 2 3 17 14 4 0 6 20 26 18
12 Chelsea 20 7 4 9 38 43 4 2 4 19 22 3 2 5 19 21 18
13 Blackburn Rovers 19 7 4 8 21 21 3 2 4 12 10 4 2 4 9 11 18
14 Grimsby Town 19 6 6 7 25 35 3 3 3 11 17 3 3 4 14 18 18
15 Bolton Wanderers 20 6 5 9 30 33 4 3 3 17 11 2 2 6 13 22 17
16 Charlton Athletic 20 6 3 11 34 41 4 0 6 21 17 2 3 5 13 24 15
17 Arsenal 20 5 4 11 28 42 3 3 3 15 15 2 1 8 13 27 14
18 Everton 19 5 4 10 23 36 4 2 3 15 16 1 2 7 8 20 14
19 Portsmouth 18 5 3 10 32 35 5 1 3 22 14 0 2 7 10 21 13
20 Leeds United 20 5 3 12 29 41 5 2 3 20 11 0 1 9 9 30 13
21 Brentford 19 5 3 11 25 43 3 1 5 10 19 2 2 6 15 24 13
22 Huddersfield Town 20 5 2 13 25 50 5 1 4 18 15 0 1 9 7 35 12

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