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2.15 Journey into Melody 3.0 Down Your Way 4.0 Sunday Cinema
4.45
Luxembourg v. England.
5.15 "Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh" 5.45 Top Score 6.30 Ray's a Laugh
Sunday, 21 May 1950
End-of-Season Continental Pre-World Cup Match


Luxembourg 1 England 2
[1-0]
 
 
Stade Municipal é Luxembourg, Rollengergronn-Belair-Nord, Lëtzebuerg
Kick-off (CEST): 2.30pm 3.30pm BST

Attendance: 12,000.
unknown kicked off
[1-0] Jules Gales 42
 a 30-yard free-kick
(Taylor committed foul)
[1-0] Lewis scored from a Mullen corner - disallowed
  [1-1] Reg Lewis 53
'Jimmy Mullen tore down the right wing and put the ball back and across to unmarked Lewis.'
[1-1] Reg Lewis with an open goal hit the crossbar 71
[1-2] Reg Lewis 77
'Eddie Quigley picked up a pass in midfield and put through to Lewis, who took the ball in his stride and scored.'
last half hour live on Radio Light Programme - Commentator: tbc
 
"Narrow win by tired Englishmen" The Yorkshire Post
Officials from France Luxembourg FIFA ruling on substitutes England Party
Referee
Le Fort
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.
Linesmen
tbc tbc
 
Luxembourg B Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established; Colours Red jerseys and white shorts
Captain   Manager  
Luxembourg Lineup
  Michaux, Bernard     G  
2 May, Nicolas     RB  
3 Krecke, Jean-Michel     LB  
4 Bock, Nico     RHB  
5 Feller, Victor     CHB  
6 Guth, Fernand     LHB  
7 Muller, Francois     OR  
8 Libar, Camille 33
145 days
27 December 1917 IR FC des Girondins de Bordeaux, France
the only professional in the team
9
Gales, Jules     CF  
10 Rewenig, Marcel     IL  
11 Conrad, Robert     OL  
Luxembourg Substitute
  Remy, Pierre     OL  
unused substitutes: not known
 
2-3-5 Michaux -
May, Krecke -
Bock, Feller, Guth -
Muller, Liber, Gales, Rewenig, Conrad
sub: Remy
Averages: Age   Appearances/Goals
 
England B Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established; Colours The 1949 home uniform - White collared jerseys, blue shorts, red socks with white tops.
Captain
 
Laurie Scott Team Attendant James Trotter, 36 (25 November 1899), appointed temporary coach of the B team on 27 April 1950
4th of 4, W 2 - D 0 - L 2 - F 7 - A 9. third of three B matches, W 1 - D 0 - L 2 - F 2 - A 9.
Team chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Arthur Drewry, on Thursday night, 27 April. Confirmed on Friday, 19 May, in Brussels.
England Lineup
  four changes to the previous B match league position (27 April)  
  Middleton, Raymond 30
257 days
6 September 1919 G Chesterfield FC (FL2 13th) 4 9ᵍᵃ
final B app 1950
2 Scott, Lawrence 33
24 days
23 April 1917 RB Arsenal FC (FL 8th) 5 0
=mst B apps 1947-50
final B app 1947-50
52 3 Wright, John 23
283 days
11 August 1926 LB Blackpool FC (FL 4th) 1 0
only B app 1950
4 Taylor, Philip H. 30
245 days
18 September 1917 RHB Liverpool FC (FL 6th) 3 0
final B app 1947-50
5 Crosland, John R. 27
178 days
10 November 1922 CHB Blackpool FC (FL 4th) 2 0
final B app 1950
6 Watson, Willie 30
75 days
7 March 1920 LHB Sunderland AFC (FL 5th) 3 0
final B app 1950
7 Payne, James B. 24
72 days
10 March 1926 OR Liverpool FC (FL 6th) 3 0
final B app 1950
8
Quigley, Edward 28
312 days
13 July 1921 IR Preston North End FC (FL2 7th) 2 0
final B app 1950
9
Lewis, Reginald 30
75 days
7 March 1920 CF/IL Arsenal FC (FL 8th) 2 2
final B app 1950
10 Pye, Jesse 30
150 days
22 December 1919 IL/CF Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL 2nd) 3 0
final B app 1950
11
Mullen, James 27
135 days
6 January 1923 OL Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL 2nd) 3 1
final B app 1949-50
unused substitutes: Bill Eckersley (Blackburn Rovers FC (FL2 17th)) and Bobby Langton (Bolton Wanderers FC (FL 16th))
team changes: In the Party, Johnny Crosland (Blackpool FC (FL 4th)) replaced Bill Jones (Liverpool FC (FL 6th)). Lewis replaced Len Shackleton (Sunderland AFC (FL 5th)).
 
2-3-5 Middleton -
Scott, Wright -
Tyalor, Crosland, Watson -
Payne, Quigley, Lewis, Pye, Mullen
notes: after an hours play, Pye and Lewis swapped positions.
Averages: Age 29 years 2 days Appearances/Goals 2.8 0.1
 
              Match Report as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1950-51, page 27

The final match of the tour was played at Luxembourg on May 21st, when England 'B' beat the home side by 2 goals to 1. The team were as follows.
In oppressive thundery weather, before 12,000 spectators, the English team gave a somewhat uninspired display. The first-half was largely a story of missed opportunities by England, until, three minutes from half-time, Gales, the Luxembourg centre-forward, scored from a free-kick. In the second-half England, now more on their mettle, dominated the play. Lewis scored in the 53rd minute to bring the scores level, and four minutes later, taking a pass from Quigley in his stride, he scored again. In the last five minutes the home team fought hard to save the game, but although England's defence was occasionally hard-pressed there was no further score.

  

              Source Notes
Original newspaper reports   Rothman's Yearbooks
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