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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

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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

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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

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PROGRAMME

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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.