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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
England |
Type |
Republic of Ireland |
Referee
(-) - John A.
Mowat
x (-), Rutherglen.
Linesmen -
J.H. Clough (blue flag)
and
G. Black (red flag)
The Continental 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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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd to 5th |
Colours: |
The
1949 home uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, red socks. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, eighth captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 36 (31 March 1913), appointed director of coaching on 8 July 1946, and team manager in May 1947;
23rd
match, W 16 - D 3 - L 4 - F 75 - A 24.
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry on
Monday, 12 September 1949 in Sheffield. |
England
Lineup |
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Williams, Bert F. |
29 |
31 January 1920 |
G |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
2 |
3 GA |
2 |
Mozley, Bert |
26 |
21 September 1923 |
RB |
Derby County FC |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Aston, John |
28 |
3 September 1921 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
25 |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
23 |
1 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
27 |
24 January 1922 |
CHB |
Stoke
City FC |
23 |
0 |
6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
24 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth FC |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Harris, Peter P. |
23 |
19 December 1925 |
OR |
Portsmouth FC |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Morris, John |
25 |
27 September 1923 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
3 |
3 |
9 |
Pye, Jesse |
29 |
22 December 1919 |
CF |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
10 |
Mannion,
Wilfred
J. |
31 |
16 May 1918 |
IL |
Middlesbrough FC |
16 |
8 |
11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
27 |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC |
19 |
14 |
unused substitute: |
Phil Taylor (Liverpool FC). |
team notes: |
England were set-up in Southport prior to this match, using the Haig
Avenue ground to train on. First foreign country (non-Home Country) to beat England on their own
soil. First time, post-war, that England have failed to score at
home. Not since
9 April 1938 vs. Scotland, have they failed to score at home. |
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2-3-5 |
Williams - Mozley, Aston - Wright, Franklin, Dickinson -
Harris,
Morris, Pye, Mannion, Finney. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.7 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.1 |
2.4 |
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Republic
of Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 30th to 29th |
Colours: |
Green jerseys with white collar, white shorts, white and green
hooped socks. |
Capt: |
Johnny Carey |
Manager: |
Team chosen by Selection Committee on Thursday, 15 September 1949. |
Republic
of Ireland
Lineup |
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Godwin, Thomas F. |
22 |
20 August 1927 |
G |
Shamrock Rovers FC |
5 |
7 GA |
2 |
Carey, John
J. |
30 |
23 February 1919 |
RB |
Manchester United FC, England |
22 |
2 |
3 |
Aherne, Thomas |
30 |
26 January 1919 |
LB |
Luton Town AFC, England |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Walsh, William
R. |
28 |
31 May 1921 |
RHB |
Manchester City FC, England |
7 |
0 |
5 |
Martin, Cornelius J. |
26 |
20 March 1923 |
CHB |
Aston Villa FC, England |
12 |
3 |
6 |
Moroney, Thomas |
25 |
10 November 1923 |
LHB |
West Ham United FC, England |
6 |
0 |
7 |
Corr, Peter |
26 |
23 June 1923 |
OR |
Everton FC, England |
3 |
0 |
8 |
Farrell, Peter D. |
27 |
16 August 1922 |
IR |
Everton FC, England |
9 |
1 |
9 |
Walsh, David J. |
26 |
28 April 1923 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
11 |
3 |
10 |
Desmond, Peter |
22 |
23 November 1926 |
IL |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
2 |
0 |
11 |
O'Connor, Desmond |
nk |
nk |
OL |
Shamrock Rovers FC |
2 |
0 |
unused substitutes: |
not named |
team notes: |
Davy Walsh has also played eight times for Ireland. Johnny Carey and
Peter Farrell have played seven times. Con Martin and Willie Walsh
five, and Bud Aherne three times. Johnny Carey has played three
times for Ireland against England. Con Martin, Davy Walsh, Willie
Walsh and Peter Farrell twice. Bud Aherne once. |
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2-3-5 |
Godwin - Carey, Aherne - W.Walsh,
Martin, Moroney - Corr, Farrell, D.Walsh, Desmond,
O'Connor. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
0.6 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
This
was truly an amzing victory by the plucky Irishmen on their first visit to
English soil. Every one of their team was a hear as they defied all of England's
efforts.
Yet at the start, there was no inkling as to
the drama that was to follow. Indeed, England could have scored after only
20 seconds. Straight from the kick-off, Wilf Mannion sent Tom Finney away
and from the winger's centre, Jesse Pye headed just wide.
England
immediately took hold of the game. A move between Johnny Morris and Pye
ended with the centre-forawd having his shot blocked. Finney that shot
straight at Godwin when it seemed he must score.
This early
dominance encouraged England but the Irish defended well and they were
dangerous when they broke quickly. Dave Walsh and Farrell provided
their main threat and they caused England some problems with Jimmy
Dickinson particularly suspect.
After 32 minutes there came the
first hint of what lay ahead. A quick pass by Moroney sent Desmond free
inside the box. Bert Mozley, trying to recover, succeeded only in bringing
the number-ten down from behind for an obvious penalty. It was Martin who
scored from the spot to give Eire a sensational lead.
The second
half was one-way traffic. With a swirling wind at their backs, England
threw everything at the beleagured Irish defence. They had 90% of the
possession and a whole series of amazing escapes somehow left Eire's lead
intact.
Pye, Morris and Finney all hesitated when in good
positions, Morris shot straight at Godwin from ten yards and then Pye did
the same. Twice the inside-forawrds dawdled with the goal at their mercy
and Godwin made flying saves from both Peter Harris and Wright; and when
the goalkeeper was beaten, Bill Walsh and Martin cleared shots from the
goal-line.
So, in rising excitement, the Irish clung on. Then, with
only five minutes to go, the unbelievable happened. With England pushing
everyone forward, Desmond's pass put Farrell through and suddenly the
match was all over as the number-eight shot past Bert Williams.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
England were beaten on
English soil by a non-British team for the first time in their history.
Nine of the Irish players were with Football League clubs and two from
Shamrock Rovers but all of them were born in Ireland. Johnny Carey was a
magnificent captain, and Con Martin (penalty) and Peter Farrell scored in
each half to produce a stunning result. Derby defender Bert Mozley made
his England debut at right-back on his 26th birthday. It was an unhappy
debut, too, for Wolves centre-forward Jesse Pye and Pompey's John Harris,
who struck a shot against the bar with the score at 1-0. It sounded as if
the majority of the 52,000 fans packed into Goodison were supporting the
Irish as they battled their way to an amazing victory. Even big-hearted
Billy Wright could not turn back the green tide that swept across the
Goodison pitch. It was one of those days when nothing would go right for
England. They had a strong wind at their backs in the second half, but
still could not break down the Irish defence in which captain Johnny Carey
was a colossus. England might have had three or four goals, but the ball
just would not go into the net.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com Soccerscene 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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