Game #1985
Aston Villa
16-9-14, 41 PTS
Saturday, 26 April 1947
Lost
8th
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
21-6-10, 48 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,429
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Liverpool
Assist(s) | Jackie Martin | 6' |
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1947
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Billy Evans, Assist by Jackie Martin
🥅 | 9' Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Watkinson
🥅 | 20' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Fagan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 April 1947
Villa lose for the first time in five despite taking the lead through debutant Billy Evans but ragged play lets Liverpool back into the game.
Forward Billy Evans makes a goalscoring debut for Villa after moving from Linread Works FC in August 1946.
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Billy Evans | 🏴 | #405 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Liverpool
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1922-23
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 26 April 1947
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🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: William Strainge | 🏴 | Bristol
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 10 🟥 17 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Strainge | 🏴 | Bristol, 1946-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Evans (debut) and Jackie Martin replace Harry Parkes and Johnny Dixon.
Not recorded
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Billy Evans | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Kay | 🏴 |
Liverpool
Sidlow, Harley, Lambert, Paisley, Hughes, Taylor, Palk, Watkinson (g), Fagan (g), Liddell, Stubbins.
Manager: George Kay.
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 9 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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