Game #211
Saturday, 8 September 1894
Attendance: 15,000
Won
Division One
Liverpool
DWWWW
Anfield
Steve Smith scored his second goal of the season as reigning Champions Villa won their second match in succession against League new boys.
Liverpool
1-2
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Steve Smith, scored his second goal of the season, Saturday, 8 September 1894
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Billy Dorrell
Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool)
HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
FT Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa won their second match in succession against League new boys.
Forward Billy Dorrell made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Leicester Fosse for a fee of £250.
Aston Villa
Liverpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 8 September 1894
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Liverpool
TEAM NEWS
Villa make three changes from the team that beat Small Heath on the opening day of the season with Jim Elliott, Jack Devey and Billy Dorrell (debut) replacing John Baird, Dennis Hodgetts and Bob Gordon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.06 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 27.72 |
Youngest Player |
GK Harry Wilkes | 20.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Billy Dorrell |
Liverpool
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Once having tasted blood the Villa could not be kept back."
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 10 September 1894
LIVERPOOL v. ASTON VILLA.
VILLA PULL A GAME OUT OF THE FIRE.
The Liverpool team played their initial First Division League game at Liverpool, their visitors being the champions, Aston Villa, and there were 16,000 spectators present.
The Villains had to face the sun in the first half. The home side pressed, Bradshaw all but scoring. Elliott, however, defended grandly, and Athersmith and Smith were each near scoring.
The Liverpool spoiled a chance by off side play, but just before the interval the home side forwards bore down in a body, and score, Bradshaw doing the trick.
The Villa could not get through.
In the second moiety the Brums went to work with a will, but Hannah and M’Lean defended superbly.
As the close was approaching Smith got through and beat M’Cann and once having tasted blood the Villa could not be kept back, and Athersmith scored again.
Result : Villa, two ; Liverpool, one.