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Game #2030

Aston Villa

18-9-14, 45 PTS

Saturday, 24 April 1948

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Won

7th

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Division One

Liverpool

15-10-16, 40 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 22,668

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

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Liverpool

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Assist(s) | George Edwards | 50' | 2-1 |

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 1948

🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Stubbins
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
⚽ | 50' Goal, 1-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 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

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 April 1948
  • As bad as the game at Turf Moor was, the Villa Park meeting with mid-table Liverpool was good. Villa, trailing at the break, see two goals from Trevor Ford - his first since a brace in February.

  • Villa remain 7th with one game remaining of 1947-48 at Ayresome Park.

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Liverpool

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47

FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
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Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 24 April 1948

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🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Stan Boardman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hale, 1948
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 93 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 19 🟥 33 | 1.53

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Stan Boardman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hale, 1948

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

MANAGER

George Kay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Liverpool

Sidlow, Lambert, Paisley, Hughes, Taylor, Jones, Muir, Fagan, Brierley, Balmer, Stubbins (g).

Manager: George Kay.

Line Ups

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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Injury | 6 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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