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1st Division

Villa Park | Saturday 4 April 1908 at 15:30 UK local time

Aston Villa 5 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup

1
Ned Doig
2
Alf West
3
Percy Saul
4
Jimmy Harrop
5
Alex Raisbeck (c)
6
James Bradley
7
Arthur Goddard
8
Bobby Robinson
9
Joe Hewitt
10
Ronald Orr
11
Jack Cox

Opposition Lineup

Billy George
Bert Lyons
Freddie Miles
George Tranter
James Logan
Rowland Codling
Charlie Wallace
Peter Kyle
Harry Hampton
Joe Bache
Albert Hall

Notes

  • - Ronald Orr makes his LFC debut
  • - Ronald Orr scores his first LFC goal
  • - Liverpool's first choice goalkeeper Sam Hardy was playing for England against Scotland at Hampden Park. - Liverpool were further hindered when Percy Saul had to go off injured late in the first half and failed to reappear after the interval.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: George Ramsay
Referee: Howcroft JT
Attendance: 18,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 576
League game number: 494
Liverpool league position: 13th
Aston Villa league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
30'
Harry Hampton
30'
Harry Hampton
HT 0–1
Minute unknown
Ronald Orr
Joe Bache
Joe Bache
Joe Bache
Full time 1–5