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1st Division

Villa Park | Saturday 24 April 1948 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 2 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.97)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Alex Muir
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Willie Fagan
11
Ken Brierley

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.27)

Keith Jones
Frank Moss
George Cummings
Dickie Dorsett
Harry Parkes
Eddie Lowe
Billy Goffin
Jackie Martin
Trevor Ford
George Edwards
Leslie Smith

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Alex Massie
Referee: Boardman S
Attendance: 22,668
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 1865
League game number: 1689
Liverpool league position: 11th
Aston Villa league position: 7th
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Liverpool
Aston Villa
Albert Stubbins (Ken Brierley) (1–0)
25'
HT 1–0
50'
Trevor Ford (1–1)
58'
Trevor Ford (1–2)
Full time 1–2

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