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1st Division

Villa Park | Saturday 26 April 1947 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 1 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.38)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Willie Fagan (c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Stan Palk
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.73)

Joe Rutherford
Vic Potts
Ron Guttridge
Bob Iverson
Frank Moss
Eddie Lowe
George Edwards
Jackie Martin
Billy Evans
Dickie Dorsett
Leslie Smith

Notes

  • - Billy Watkinson makes his LFC debut
  • - Billy Watkinson scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Alex Massie
Referee: Strainge WT
Attendance: 35,429
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 1817
League game number: 1643
Liverpool league position: 5th
Aston Villa league position: 8th
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Liverpool
Aston Villa
5'
Billy Evans (0–1)
Billy Watkinson (Willie Fagan) (1–1)
9'
Willie Fagan (Albert Stubbins) (2–1)
30'
HT 2–1
Full time 2–1

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