August 21, 1948
Match: Football League, First Division, at Villa Park, kick-off: 15:00.
Aston Villa – Liverpool 2-1 (2-0).
Attendance: 42,193.
Referee: Mr. J.H. Parker.
Aston Villa (2-3-5): Keith Jones, Frank Moss, George Cummings, Dickie Dorsett, Harry Parkes, Eddie Lowe, Billy Goffin, Sailor Brown, Trevor Ford, George Edwards, Leslie Smith.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Cyril Sidlow, Bill Shepherd, Ray Lambert, Phil Taylor, Bill Jones, Bob Paisley, Billy Watkinson, Jack Balmer, Les Shannon, Willie Fagan, Billy Liddell.
The goals: 1-0 Ford (30 secs.), 2-0 Ford (44 min.), 2-1 Balmer (73 min., assist: Fagan).
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