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1st Division

Villa Park | 21 August 1948 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 2 - 1 Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.55)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Les Shannon
10
Willie Fagan
11
Billy Liddell

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.48)

Opposition goals

Notes

  • - Bill Shepherd makes his LFC debut
  • - Cyril Sidlow saved a penalty from Dickie Dorsett
  • - Late in the game Smith's shot was punched over the bar by Shepherd. The referee awarded a penalty but Dorsett's kick was saved by Sidlow.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Alex Massie
Referee: Parker JH
Attendance: 42,193
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 1867
League game number: 1691
Liverpool league position: 18th
Aston Villa league position: 1st
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