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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Wed 25 Apr 1951 at 18:30 UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
0
Aston Villa
Starting Lineup
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Phil Taylor
(c)
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Bill Jones
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Jack Balmer
11
Billy Liddell
Opposition Lineup
Joe Rutherford
Harry Parkes
Peter Aldis
Danny Blanchflower
Frank Moss
Dickie Dorsett
Herbie Smith
Tom Thompson
Dave Walsh
Johnny Dixon
Billy Goffin
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 29.69
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 29.05
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Aston Villa league position after match: 18
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
George Martin
Attendance:
23,061
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2003
League game number:
1815
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19.08.1950 | 0 - 2 | Wolves
23.08.1950 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
26.08.1950 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
30.08.1950 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
02.09.1950 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
06.09.1950 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
09.09.1950 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
16.09.1950 | 3 - 1 | Everton
23.09.1950 | 1 - 2 | Fulham
30.09.1950 | 3 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers
07.10.1950 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
14.10.1950 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
21.10.1950 | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough
28.10.1950 | 1 - 4 | Sheffield Wednesday
04.11.1950 | 2 - 4 | Newcastle United
11.11.1950 | 2 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
18.11.1950 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
25.11.1950 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
02.12.1950 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
09.12.1950 | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth
16.12.1950 | 1 - 4 | Wolves
23.12.1950 | 1 - 2 | Sunderland
25.12.1950 | 0 - 3 | Blackpool
26.12.1950 | 1 - 0 | Blackpool
06.01.1951 | 1 - 3 | Norwich City
13.01.1951 | 2 - 1 | Derby County
20.01.1951 | 0 - 2 | Everton
27.01.1951 | 0 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
03.02.1951 | 2 - 0 | Fulham
10.02.1951 | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth
17.02.1951 | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
24.02.1951 | 3 - 2 | Stoke City
03.03.1951 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
10.03.1951 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
17.03.1951 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
23.03.1951 | 1 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
24.03.1951 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
31.03.1951 | 1 - 4 | Huddersfield Town
07.04.1951 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
14.04.1951 | 1 - 0 | Burnley
21.04.1951 | 0 - 1 | Chelsea
25.04.1951 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
05.05.1951 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
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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
Tottenham Hotspur
40
23
10
7
78
43
15
2
2
50
20
8
8
5
28
23
56
2
Manchester United
40
23
7
10
67
39
13
4
3
36
16
10
3
7
31
23
53
3
Blackpool
40
20
9
11
78
51
12
5
2
42
17
8
4
9
36
34
49
4
Middlesbrough
40
18
11
11
76
61
12
7
2
51
25
6
4
9
25
36
47
5
Arsenal
41
18
9
14
72
56
11
5
5
47
28
7
4
9
25
28
45
6
Newcastle United
40
16
13
11
60
53
9
6
5
35
22
7
7
6
25
31
45
7
Bolton Wanderers
40
18
7
15
62
56
10
2
8
29
19
8
5
7
33
37
43
8
Portsmouth
40
14
15
11
65
66
7
10
3
37
29
7
5
8
28
37
43
9
Liverpool
41
16
11
14
52
56
11
5
5
28
25
5
6
9
24
31
43
10
Burnley
41
14
14
13
47
41
9
7
5
27
16
5
7
8
20
25
42
11
Stoke City
41
13
14
14
48
53
10
5
6
28
19
3
9
8
20
34
40
12
Derby County
40
15
8
17
79
73
10
5
5
53
32
5
3
12
26
41
38
13
Sunderland
40
12
14
14
62
72
8
7
4
29
20
4
7
10
33
52
38
14
Wolves
39
15
7
17
73
58
9
3
8
44
29
6
4
9
29
29
37
15
Fulham
40
13
11
16
50
62
8
5
6
33
31
5
6
10
17
31
37
16
West Bromwich Albion
41
13
10
18
52
60
7
4
10
30
27
6
6
8
22
33
36
17
Huddersfield Town
41
15
6
20
64
86
8
4
9
40
40
7
2
11
24
46
36
18
Aston Villa
41
11
13
17
60
66
8
6
6
33
27
3
7
11
27
39
35
19
Charlton Athletic
40
13
9
18
59
78
8
4
7
31
29
5
5
11
28
49
35
20
Sheffield Wednesday
40
11
8
21
58
82
8
6
6
37
32
3
2
15
21
50
30
21
Everton
40
11
8
21
47
80
7
5
9
26
35
4
3
12
21
45
30
22
Chelsea
40
10
8
22
47
64
8
4
8
27
25
2
4
14
20
39
28
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