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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Scotland |
England |
Type |
Austria |
Referee
(black blazer) - John A. Mowat,
MBE
x (-), Rutherglen.
Linesmen -
Peter Fitzpatrick (red flag) and
Douglas Gerrard, Aberdeen
(yellow flag)
Teams presented to the Guest of Honour Jules
Rimet, President of FIFA.
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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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours: |
The 1949 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks
with white tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, 24th captaincy |
Manager:
Trainer: Jimmy Trotter (Charlton Athletic FC) |
Walter Winterbottom, 38 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
42nd match, W 28 - D 7 - L 7 - F 128 - A 49.
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry,
on Monday, 19 November 1951 in London, revised on Monday, 26. |
England
Lineup |
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Merrick, Gilbert H. |
29 |
26 January 1922 |
G |
Birmingham City FC |
2 |
2ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Ramsey, Alfred E. |
31 |
22 January 1920 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
18 |
1 |
3 |
Eckersley, William |
26 |
16 July 1925 |
LB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
27 |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
39 |
3 |
5 |
Froggatt, Jack |
29 |
17 November 1922 |
CHB |
Portsmouth FC |
4 |
1 |
6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
26 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC |
16 |
0 |
7 |
Milton, C. Arthur |
23 |
10 March 1928 |
OR |
Arsenal FC |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Broadis, Ivan A. |
28 |
18 December 1922 |
IR |
Manchester City FC |
1 |
0 |
9 |
Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
26 |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
4 |
5 |
10 |
Baily, Edward F. |
26 |
6 August 1925 |
IL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
6 |
5 |
11 |
Medley, Leslie D. |
31 |
3 September 1920 |
OL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
6 |
1 |
unused substitutes: |
Ted Burgin (Sheffield United FC),
Jackie Milburn (Newcastle United FC) and
Ray Barlow (West Bromwich Albion). Milburn replaced original
reserve,
Wilf Mannion (Middlesbrough FC) and Burgin replaced
Bert Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC) as reserve goalkeeper. |
team notes: |
"This is a game labelled match of the century, which may
rightly decide the football championship of the old world" -
Wednesday, 21 November 1951, Birmingham Gazette
There were numerous changes to the
starting XI, Lionel Smith (Arsenal FC) was the original named
left-back. Bill Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur FC) was the original
right-half. Tom Finney (Preston North End) at outside-right, and Stan
Mortensen (Blackpool FC) on the inside. |
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2-3-5 |
Merrick - Ramsey, Eckersley - Wright, Froggatt,
Dickinson - Milton, Broadis, Lofthouse, Baily, Medley. |
Averages: |
Age |
27.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.4 |
1.3 |
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Austria
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 11th |
Colours: |
Red collared jerseys with white collars/cuffs, white shorts, red socks
with two white thin hoops. |
Capt: |
Leopold Gernhardt |
Manager: |
Walter Nausch, 44 (5 February 1907), appointed September
1948. Team chosen on Monday, 19 November 1951. |
Austria
Lineup |
1 |
Zeman, Walter |
24 |
1 May 1927 |
G |
SK Rapid |
31 |
GA |
2 |
R�ckl, Rudolf |
24 |
12 January 1927 |
RB |
Wiener SC |
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3 |
Happel, Ernst F.H. |
25 |
29 November 1925 |
LB |
SK Rapid |
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4 |
Hanappi, Gerhard |
22 |
16 February 1929 |
RHB |
SK Rapid |
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5 |
Ocwirk, Ernst |
25 |
7 March 1926 |
CHB |
FK Austria Wien |
40 |
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6 |
Brinek, Theodor |
30 |
9 May 1921 |
LHB |
SC
Wacker |
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7 |
Melchior, Ernst |
31 |
26 June 1920 |
OR |
FK Austria Wien |
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8 |
Gernhardt, Leopold |
31 |
16 March 1920 |
IR |
SK Rapid |
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9 |
Huber, Adolf |
28 |
5 March 1923 |
CF |
FK Austria Wien |
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10 |
Stojaspal, Ernst |
26 |
14 January 1925 |
IL |
FK Austria Wien |
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11 |
KÖrner, Alfred |
25 |
14 February 1926 |
OL |
SK Rapid |
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reserves: |
Goalkeeper Franz Pelikan, full-back Karl Kowanz, half-back Walter Schleger and forward,
Theodor Wagner. |
team notes: |
Selector and trainer, Walter Nausch, played for Austria against
England on three occasions, in 1930, 1932 and 1936. He was also the
captain in their 1936 victory. Prior to the match, the Austrians trained in Paris, and then made full
use of Griffin Park, Brentford FC's home ground. If the newspaper
report is correct, then this is the most experienced team England have
faced so far, post-war. |
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2-3-5 |
Zeman - R�ckl, Happel - Hanappi, Ockwirk, Brinek -
Melchior, Gernhardt, Huber, Stojaspal, KÖrner |
Averages: |
Age |
26.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
25.6 |
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"The team has an aggregate of 271 caps, the average age being just
under 26� years." |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
At
last England produced a much better performance than of later against a
very good Austrian side. It made for an excellent international match and
notable for two different styles. England, quick and incisive, did
everything at top speed. Austria, meanwhile, remained slow, precise and
deliberate in their build up before producing some dangerous through
balls.
But this was undoubtedly England's best display for some time and they
could and should have won. Unfortunately they failed to punish some bad
defensive errors by the Austrian defence although it must be said that the
ball did not run too kindly at times for the England players.
Shining brightest amongst all the talent on show was a remarkable
performance by the Austrian goalkeeper Zemen. His agility and handling was
superb and he continually thwarted the eager home forwards. As early as
the fourth minute he made a brilliant save from Ivor Broadis after Arthur
Milton had put the Manchester City man through. The fact that England did
not get that early goal, so vital against the Continental sides, probably
had a large bearing on the final result as Austria improved as the game
went on.
ngland certainly had the better chances in the first
half. Billy Wright, Jack Froggatt and Jimmy Dickinson worked tirelessly
for them and the impressive Stojaspal and Ocwirk did the same for the
visitors. Broadis had that early chance quickly followed by another, and
then Milton and Nat Lofthouse, twice, saw good efforts saved. At the other
end Huber forced Gil Merrick into an excellent save before Bill Eckersley
did well to block another Huber effort. Despite this good football
producing umpteen goal attempts the scoreline was still blank at the
interval.
Only two minutes into the second half England suffered a
shock when the Austrians took the lead. Ocwirk placed a deep free-kick
into the penalty area and caught the home defence flat-footed. In a flash
Melchior cut in from the left to leave Merrick helpless with a fine shot.
Now it really was a test for England but they rose to the challenge
splendidly. Wave after wave of relentless attacks swept forward and after
70 minutes they gained their reward. Eddie Baily was sent sprawling in the
area by Ockwir's tackle and the referee awarded a penalty which the
ice-cool Alf Ramsey calmly slotted past Zeman. The Wembley crowd really
got behind England at this stage and they went wild with excitement when
their team took the lead with 14 minutes to go. This time Ramsey took a
free-kick and placed the ball perfectly for Lofthouse to run in and head
home.
The action never let up and in the 88th minute Huber fired in
a header which beat Merrick but was pushed away by Eckersley's hand.
Another penalty! Stojaspal capped a fine personal display by showing
Ramsey's coolness by tucking away the spot-kick. It was no less than
Austria deserved for a thrilling display.
It was iconic that
despite such a fine football match all the goals had come from set
situations.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
An injury to Tom
Finney forced yet another
permutation by the selectors, with Gloucester cricketer and Arsenal forward
Arthur Milton partnering Ivor Broadis on the right wing. Austria, under the
baton of the remarkable Ernst 'Clockwork' Ocwirk, took the lead in the
forty-seventh minute after a first half of cut-and-thrust football of the
highest quality. Ocwirk sent a precision free-kick into the penalty area where
Melchior forced it wide of goalkeeper Gil Merrick. England equalised in the
seventieth minute when the ice-cool Alf Ramsey scored from the penalty spot
after his Spurs team-mate Eddie Baily had been sent sprawling. Six minutes
later Ramsey made a goal for Nat Lofthouse with a pin-pointed free-kick which
the Bolton centre-forward steered high into the net with a powerful header.
Austria, rated one of the best sides in Europe and fresh from becoming the
first overseas team to beat Scotland at home, saved the match two minutes from
the end with a penalty by Stojaspal. There was some breath-taking attacking
movements by both teams, yet all the goals came from set-piece play. Milton
was the last player capped by England at cricket and football. When Eddie Baily was fouled for the penalty, he picked himself up and
said to his Spurs team-mate Alf Ramsey, "I've done all the hard work
winning the blankety blank penalty, now make sure you score." Alf tucked the
penalty away as coolly as if in a training session.
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Match Report
by Glen Isherwood |
England were
battling with Wales to regain the British Championship. Austria had not
competed in the previous year's World Cup and had beaten England only once
in six meetings, 2-1 n Vienna in 1936. They had lost 4-3 on their only
previous visit to England at Stamford Bridge in 1932.
All the goals came
in the second half. First an Ocwirk free kick cleared the England defence
for Ernst Melchior to run in and beat Merrick.
England equalised
with a quarter of the game remaining. Ocwirk brought down Baily in the
area and Alf Ramsey stepped up to score from the penalty. Seven minutes
later a Ramsey free kick was headed in by Nat Lofthouse on his first
Wembley appearance, but three minutes from the end Austria levelled from
an Ernst Stojaspol penalty after Eckersley had handled a goal-bound header
from Huber.
England went on to share the British Championship with
Wales and then went to Vienna the following year and beat Austria 3-2. Nat
Lofthouse earned the nickname 'Lion of Vienna' after being knocked
unconscious when scoring the winner and then returning for the last five
minutes. Lofthouse was Footballer of the Year in 1953 and scored 30 goals
for England.
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Source Notes |
"THE RAMSEY PENALTY...
"In newspaper reports of the game they said I appeared the most cool and
colllected person on the field, but I can assure you that my heart was
beating madly, and as I bent down to place the ball on the spot the goal
seemed to have shrunk to about half its normal size. Maybe I appeared to
take a long time to place the ball on the spot, but during practice I
discovered that if you kick a football with the lacing facing the sky it
invariably rises. After making some experiments, I came to the conclusion
that the best way to place the ball for a spot-kick is to have the lace
facing the goalkeeper. I did this against the Austrians, got it to my
liking, stepped back a few paces and then walked once more towards the
ball as the referee indicated his permission for the kick to be taken. My
legs felt like rubber, and just before my right foot made contact I
noticed Zemen move slightly to his right, At once, like a boxer going in
for the 'kill', I side-footed the ball to the other side of the goal. Now
I'll make a confession. I did not hit the ball quite so hard as I
intended, but the Wembley turf is so accurate the ball slid gracefully
into the goal with Zeman realizing his error too late to make amends. Take
it from me, I was the happiest man in the world s the crowd roared. Then I
had a sudden reaction and began wondering what would have happened if I
had missed that all-important penalty-kick!".
TheFA.com �FB.at Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Glen Isherwood's Wembley: The Complete Record (SportsBooks
Limited, Cheltenham, U.K., 2006)
Billy Wright's The World is My Football Pitch (Stanley Paul Co,
U.K., 1953)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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