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England in World Cup 1950
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World Cup 1950 Final Tournament
24 June - 16 July in Brazil

Captain Billy Wright took the microphone as confident England, hailed in the Brazilian press as "the kings of football," arrived for their first World Cup final tournament.  They had never before played competitive football outside the British Championship, and they failed their first foreign test.  A shocking loss to the U.S.A. sent them home early.

England Squad Career and Tournament Records
  Before World Cup Finals   At World Cup Finals
Player Age

Pos

 App G Club App Min G Dis
Aston, John 28 LB 14 0 Manchester United FC 2 180 0 0
Baily, Edward F. 24 IL 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 90 0 0
Bentley, T. F. Roy 26 CF 4 2 Chelsea FC 2 180 0 0
Cockburn, Henry 28 LH 10 0 Manchester United FC -
Dickinson, James W. 25 LH 7 0 Portsmouth FC 3 270 0 0
Ditchburn, Edwin G. 28 G 2 3GA Tottenham Hotspur FC -
Eckersley, William 24 LB 0 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 90 0 0
Finney, Thomas 28 OR/L 25 18 Preston North End FC 3 270 0 0
Hughes, Lawrence 26 CB 0 Liverpool FC 3 270 0 0
Mannion, Wilfred J. 32 IL 19 9 Middlesbrough FC 2 180 1 0
Matthews, Stanley 35 OR 30 10 Blackpool FC 1 90 0 0
  Before World Cup Finals   At World Cup Finals
Player Age Pos App G Club App Min G Dis
Milburn, John E. T. 26 CF 7 6 Newcastle United FC 1 90 0 0
Mortensen, Stanley H. 29 IR 18 15 Blackpool FC 3 270 1 0
Mullen, James 27 OL 4 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 180 0 0
Nicholson, William E. 31 RH 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC -
Ramsey, Alfred E. 30 RB 5 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 270 0 0
Scott, Lawrence 33 RB 17 0 Arsenal FC -
Taylor, James G. 32 CB 0 Fulham FC -
Watson, William 30 RH 2 0 Sunderland AFC -
Williams, Bert F. 30 G 7  8GA Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 270 2GA 0
Wright, William A. 26 RH 29 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 270 0 0

*Assigned squad numbers were not required until World Cup 1954.  The players who took the pitch, whoever they were, wore numbers 1 to 11.  No substitutions were permitted for any reason during the tournament.  No squad members had birthdays during England's participation in the tournament.

Notes

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England Squad Match Records
Player Chile [2-0] U.S.A. [0-1] Spain [0-1]
Aston, John St 90 St 90 Did not play
Baily, Edward F. Did not play St 90
Bentley, T. F. Roy St 90 St 90 Did not play
Cockburn, Henry Did not play
Dickinson, James W. St 90 St 90 St 90
Ditchburn, Edwin G. Did not play
Eckersley, William Did not play St 90
Finney, Thomas St 90 St 90 St 90
Hughes, Lawrence St 90 St 90 St 90
Mannion, Wilfred St 90 - G 1 St 90 Did not play
Matthews, Stanley Did not play St 90
Player Chile [2-0] U.S.A. [0-1] Spain [0-1]
Milburn, John E. T. Did not play St 90
Mortenson, Stanley H. St 90 - G 1 St 90 St 90
Mullen, James St 90 St 90 Did not play
Nicholson, William E. Did not play
Ramsey, Alfred E. St 90 St 90 St 90
Scott, Lawrence Did not play
Taylor, James G. Did not play
Watson, William Did not play
Williams, Bert F. St 90 - GA 0 St 90 - GA 1 St 90 - GA 1
Wright, William A. St 90 - capt. St 90 - capt. St 90 - capt.

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