Game #211
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 September 1894


Won
DWWWW
Division One
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 15,000
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
1-2

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1894
[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
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
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1894
Villa face Liverpool for the first time in competitive football, Liverpool become the 36th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Sheffield United 29 games previously.
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.
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1893–94
Liverpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 8 September 1894
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🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 185 | 🟩 98 🟨 27 🟥 60 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

CARDS

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.06 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 27.72 |
Youngest Player |
GK Harry Wilkes | 20.24 |
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

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 |
MANAGER
William Edward Barclay | 🇮🇪 | John McKenna | 🇮🇪 |

Liverpool
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
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

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH REPORTS









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Monday, 10 September 1894
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

