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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Rumania |
Type |
England |
Referee -
John Langenus
Belgium
Linesmen -
not known
The match was sold out and all-ticket. Attended by King Carol, who had
suggested the match take place when he visited London in November 1938.

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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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Rumania
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
37th to 36th |
Colours: |
We
think, blue and yellow horizontally halved shirts and red shorts,
complimented with dark socks (left). |
Capt: |
Iuliu Bodola |
Selectors: |
Virgil Economu, 42 (21 November 1896) 3rd match,
W 2 - D 0 - L 1 - F 5 - A 2. |
Rumania
Lineup |
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Pavlovici, Dumitru |
27 |
26 April 1912 |
G |
FC Ripensia |
12 |
15 GA |
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Bürger, Rudolf, injured 4th min. |
30 |
31 October 1908 |
RB/OR |
FC Ripensia |
34 |
0 |
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Sfera, Lazăr |
30 |
29 April 1909 |
LB |
ASC Venus |
9 |
0 |
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Cossini, Vintilă |
25 |
21 November 1913 |
RH |
CS Rapid |
19 |
0 |
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Juhász, Augustin |
27 |
19 December 1911 |
CH |
CA Oradea |
17 |
0 |
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Demetrovic, Rudolf |
24 |
27 September 1914 |
LH |
ASC Venus |
7 |
0 |
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Orza, Cornel |
23 |
9 January 1916 |
OR |
ASC Venus |
5 |
1 |
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Ploeșteanu, Silviu |
26 |
28 January 1913 |
IR |
ASC Venus |
7 |
0 |
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Bodola, Iuliu |
27 |
15 February 1912 |
CF |
ASC Venus |
46 |
31 |
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Reuter, Nicolae |
24 |
6 December 1914 |
IL |
CAM Timisoara |
2 |
0 |
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Dobay, Ștefan |
29 |
26 September 1909 |
OL |
FC Ripensia |
40 |
19 |
reserves: |
reserves not known |
team notes: |
Marcu was the original named inside-left, at the last moment, his
place went to Reuter. Rudolf Bürger was injured following a
tussle with Les Smith. He had hurt his foot which required attention. |
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2-3-5 |
Pavlovici - Bürger, Sfera - Cossini, Juhász, Demetrovic
- Orza (Bürger), Ploeşteanu,
Bodola, Reuter, Dobay. When Bürger
was injured he returned to the field in the outside-right position. It
is unknown how the rest of the changes took shape. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
18.0 |
4.6 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
5th |
Colours: |
The 1935 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, navy blue shorts, black socks with white
calf hoops and topped with two white hoops. Without a badge for
at least the start of the match. |
Capt: |
Stan Cullis, first captaincy |
Selectors: In charge:
B.A. Glanvill Trainer:
Tom Whittaker |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, Party selected on
Thursday, 6 April, the team selected on
Wednesday, 24 May 1939.
193rd & final match, W 123 - D 31 - L 39 - F 578 - A 225. |
One less reliable source states George Male |
England
Lineup |
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Woodley, Victor R. |
29 |
26 February 1910 |
G |
Chelsea FC |
19 |
24 GA |
2 |
Male, George C. |
29 |
8 May 1910 |
RB |
Arsenal FC |
19 |
0 |
3 |
Morris, William W. |
26 |
26 March 1913 |
LB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Mercer, Joseph |
24 |
9 August 1914 |
RH |
Everton FC |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Cullis, Stanley |
22 |
25 October 1916 |
CH |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
12 |
0 |
6 |
Copping, Wilfred |
31 |
17 August 1907 |
LH |
Leeds United AFC |
20 |
0 |
7 |
Broome, Frank H. |
23 |
11 June 1915 |
OR |
Aston Villa FC |
7 |
3 |
8 |
Goulden, Leonard A. |
26 |
9 July 1912 |
IR |
West Ham United FC |
14 |
4 |
9 |
Lawton, Thomas |
19 |
6 October 1919 |
CF |
Everton FC |
8 |
6 |
10 |
Welsh, Donald |
28 |
25 February 1911 |
IL |
Charlton Athletic FC |
3 |
1 |
11 |
Smith, Leslie G.F. |
21 |
13 March 1918 |
OL |
Brentford FC |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
Eddie Hapgood (Arsenal
FC, injured leg),
Ken Willingham (Huddersfield
Town AFC, injured thigh muscle),
Stan Matthews
(Stoke City FC, injured thigh muscle) and
Willie Hall (Tottenham Hotspur FC). |
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2-3-5 |
Woodley - Male, Morris - Mercer, Cullis, Copping -
Broome, Goulden, Lawton, Welsh, Smith |
Averages: |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
10.1 |
1.1 |
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Match Report |

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Source Notes |
TheFA.com RomanianSoccer.ro
Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks
Selwyn Rowley
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CG
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