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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Norway |
Type |
England |
Referee
(-) - J.E. Andersson
x (-), Sweden.
Linesmen -
tbc
Teams presented to King Haakon and Crown Prince Olaf
The FIFA ruling of allowing a substitute to replace an injured player prior to the 44th minute, and a goalkeeper at any time, is in place.
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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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Norway
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 31st to 34th |
Colours: |
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Capt: |
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Manager: |
Team chosen by the Uttakskomit� |
Norway
Lineup |
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Torgensen, Torgeir |
26 |
10 March 1923 |
G |
IL Viking |
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GA |
2 |
Spydevold, BjÖrn A. |
30 |
8 September 1918 |
RB |
Fredrikstad FK |
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3 |
Karlsen, Harry Boye A. |
29 |
14 March 1920 |
LB |
Örn Horten |
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4 |
Svenssen, O.
ThorbjÖrn |
25 |
22 April 1924 |
RHB |
Sandefjord BK |
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5 |
Andersen, Knut |
22 |
20 July 1927 |
CHB |
Skeid Fotball |
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6 |
Andersen, Odd |
28 |
30 May 1920 |
LHB |
Fredrikstad FK |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Arnesen, Trygve |
33 |
11 December 1915 |
OR |
V�lerengens IF |
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8 |
Thoresen, Gunnar N. |
28 |
21 July 1920 |
IR |
Larvik T |
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9 |
Andresen, Willy |
24 |
29 January 1925 |
CF |
Sarpsborg FK |
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10 |
Nordahl, Hans |
31 |
29 April 1918 |
IL |
Skeid Fotball |
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11 |
Dahlen, Gunnar M. |
31 |
28 April 1918 |
OL |
Freidig |
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3 |
unused substitutes: |
not known |
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2-3-5 |
Torgensen - Spydevold, Karlsen - K.Andersen,
Svenssen, O.Anderssen - Arnesen, Thorsen,
Andersen, Nordahl, Dahlen. |
Averages: |
Age |
27.9 |
Appearances/Goals |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
Probably the
1949 home uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with white
tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, sixth captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 36 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
21st
match, W 15 - D 3 - L 3 - F 72 - A 21.
Party chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry,
on Monday, 2 May 1949, team chosen on Monday, 16 May. |
England
Lineup |
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Swift, Frank V. |
35 |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC |
19 |
18ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Ellerington, William |
25 |
30 June 1923 |
RB |
Southampton FC |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Aston, John |
27 |
3 September 1921 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
25 |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
21 |
0 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
27 |
24 January 1922 |
CHB |
Stoke
City FC |
21 |
0 |
6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
24 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth FC |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
27 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC |
17 |
14 |
8 |
Morris, John |
25 |
27 September 1923 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Mortensen, Stanley H. |
27 |
26 May 1921 |
CF |
Blackpool FC |
12 |
14 |
10 |
Mannion,
Wilfred
J. |
31 |
16 May 1918 |
IL |
Middlesbrough FC |
14 |
8 |
11 |
Mullen, James |
26 |
6 January 1923 |
OL |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
2 |
1 |
unused substitute: |
Dennis Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC) |
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2-3-5 |
Swift - Ellerington, Aston - Wright,
Franklin, Dickinson -
Finney,
Morris, Mortensen, Mannion, Mullen. |
Averages: |
Age |
27.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
10.5 |
3.2 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Under
overcast skies and with one or two sharp downpours of rain, England
continued their tour by beating Norway easily. However, although it was a
clear win, it was far from convincing.
It only took six minutes for England to take the lead.
Billy Wright sent a crossfield pass towards Johnny Morris, who guided it
on to Jimmy Mullen for the winger to score with a crisp left-foot shot.
After taking command so early it seemed only a question of how many goals
England would score. Unfortunately, for most of the rest of the first half
all the visiting players tended to overdo the ball skills and as a result
showed little finishing power. Morris was making an enterprising debut,
though, and quickly struck up a good partnership with Wilf Mannion. Tom
Finney and Mullen however were not at their best and they were both guilty
of dallying too long before shooting.
Norway worked hard and after
30 minutes produced their best move of the match. It gave the England
defence a few awkward moments before they eventually cleared the danger.
With seven minutes of the half remaining. England produced a thrilling
goal.
A superb move involving Wright, Morris, Mannion, Stan
Mortensen and Finney ended with the latter shooting home to score a
beauty. From then on it was largely an exhibition game for England,
although there were still a few question-marks over certain positions.
Both Frank Swift and Bill Ellerington looked uncomfortable and some felt
that they had seen the last of 'Big Swifty', who had graced the
goalkeeping position for so long.
Wright, Neil Franklin and Jimmy
Dickinson looked powerful enough, though, and Dickinson certainly seemed
the perfect foil for Wright in the midfield.
With eight minutes of
the second half gone, W.Andresen headed a centre from Arnesen on to the
bar but quickly latched on to the rebound to shoot past Swift. This opened
the game up considerably for a few minutes and England were forced back as
Norway pressed for an equalizer.Twice Thorsen caused Swift to fumble the
ball but England escaped and the fight-back was short-lived. In fact the
visitors soon increased their lead when Spydevold had the misfortune to
divert a long job by Mannion wide of his own goalkeeper.
With 20
minutes of the game remaining, man of the match Morris gained his reward
for a fine display with a piece of high speed thinking as he shot home
over a crowd of players into the unguarded net.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Frank Swift, one of the all-time great
goalkeepers, made his farewell appearance in a comfortable canter against
the amateurs of Norway. Derby inside-right Johnny Morris scored on his
England debut. Much of England's play was of the exhibition variety, with
Finney and Mannion parading their skill. Southampton right-back Billy
Ellerington won the first of his two caps, and Jimmy Dickinson, Pompey's
Mr. Consistent, started his run of 48 England appearances. Wright,
Franklin and Dickinson constituted as solid a looking half-back line as
has appeared in England jerseys since the days of Britton, Cullis and
Mercer. They had an iron grip on the Norwegian forwards, and Wright found
time to prompt the attack with penetrating passes.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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