Game #2032
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 21 August 1948
Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,193
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Liverpool
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 1' | Frank Moss | 44' |
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1948
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards (30 Seconds)
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Frank Moss
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 72' Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), Balmer
❌ | 82' Missed penalty, Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | 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
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 August 1948
Villa open the season with a home win over Liverpool.
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 21 August 1948
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🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Jack Parker | 🏴 | Macclesfield
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 95 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 19 🟥 33 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Parker | 🏴 | Macclesfield
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
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Kay | 🏴 |
Liverpool
Sidlow, Paisley, Shepherd, Lambert, Shannon, Taylor, Jones, Watkinson, Fagan, Balmer (g), Liddell.
Manager: George Kay.
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 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
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 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 🇺
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park