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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 December 1946 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 Aston Villa
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.09)

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.79)

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

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Alex Massie
Referee: Strainge WT
Attendance: 35,389
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 1794
League game number: 1626
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Aston Villa league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
Albert Stubbins (1–0)
18'
21'
Dickie Dorsett (1–1)
Berry Nieuwenhuys (2–1)
40'
HT 2–1
Jack Balmer (Billy Liddell) (3–1)
72'
Jack Balmer (4–1)
78'
Full time 4–1

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