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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Austria |
Yugoslavia |
Type |
England |
Referee
(-) - Erich
Steiner
x (-).
Linesmen -
tbc
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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8 |
Corner Kicks Won |
0 |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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Yugoslavia
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 8th |
Colours: |
Blue laced collared jerseys, white shorts, red socks with white hoop. |
Capt: |
Branko Stanković |
Selection Committee: |
Aleksandar Tirnanić, Leo Leme�ić, Milovan Ćirić, Franjo W�lfl
and Branko Pe�ić |
Yugoslavia
Lineup |
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Beara, Vladimir |
25 |
2 November 1928 |
G |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
25 |
34ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Stanković, Branko |
32 |
31 October 1921 |
RB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
50 |
1 |
3 |
Crnković, Tomislav |
24 |
17 June 1929 |
LB |
nk Dinamo Zagreb |
17 |
0 |
4 |
Čajkovski, Zlatko |
30 |
24 November 1923 |
RHB |
Fk Partizan |
51 |
7 |
5 |
Milovanov, Simo |
31 |
10 April 1923 |
CHB |
Fk Vojvodina |
4 |
0 |
6 |
Bo�kov, Vujadin |
23 |
16 May 1931 |
LHB |
Fk Vojvodina |
22 |
0 |
7 |
Milutinović, Milo� |
21 |
5 February 1933 |
OR |
Fk Partizan |
8 |
1 |
8 |
Mitić, Rajko |
31 |
19 November 1922 |
IR |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
47 |
32 |
9 |
Vukas, Bernard |
27 |
1 May 1927 |
CF |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
35 |
11 |
10 |
Bobek, Stjepan |
30 |
3 December 1923 |
IL |
Fk Partizan |
53 |
27 |
11 |
Dvornić, Dionizije, injured off 40th min. |
28 |
27 April 1926 |
OL |
nk Dinamo Zagreb |
3 |
1 |
Yugoslavia Substitutes |
1 |
Zebec, Branko, on 40th min. for Dvornić |
24 |
17 May 1929 |
OL |
Fk Partizan |
22 |
7 |
unused substitutes: |
not known |
team notes: |
Zlatko Papec (nk Lokomotiva Zagreb) was the original named
outside-left. |
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2-3-5 |
Beara
- Stanković, Crnković - Čajkovski, Milovanov, Bo�kov -
Milutinović, Mitić, Vukas, Bobek, Dvornić (Zebec) |
Averages: |
Age |
27.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
28.6 |
7.2 |
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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 short-sleeved jerseys, blue shorts, black socks
with white tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, 42nd captaincy |
Manager:
Trainer: Jimmy Trotter (Charlton Athletic FC) |
Walter Winterbottom, 41 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
60th match, W 38 - D 12 - L 10 - F 178 - A 80, one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee,
headed by Harold Shentall, on Tuesday, 11 May 1954. |
England
Lineup |
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Merrick, Gilbert H. |
32 |
26 January 1922 |
G |
Birmingham City FC |
19 |
30ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Staniforth, Ronald |
30 |
13 April 1924 |
RB |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
24 |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
30 |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
57 |
3 |
5 |
Owen, Sydney W. |
31 |
29 September 1922 |
CHB |
Luton Town FC |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
29 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC |
34 |
0 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
32 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC |
50 |
23 |
8 |
Broadis, Ivan A. |
31 |
18 December 1922 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC |
10 |
5 |
9 |
Allen, Ronald |
25 |
15 January 1929 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Nicholls, John |
23 |
3 April 1921 |
IL |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Mullen, James |
31 |
6 January 1923 |
OL |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
11 |
5 |
unused substitutes: |
Ray King (Port Vale FC), Stan Willemse (Chelsea FC),
Bill McGarry (Huddersfield Town FC),
Peter Harris (Portsmouth FC) and
Jackie Sewell (Sheffield Wednesday FC) |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally. Syd Owen becomes
the eightieth different player to be fielded by Winterbottom.
Staniforth, Byrne and Nicholls become the 59th-61st players to be
re-used (win a second cap) |
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2-3-5 |
Merrick - Staniforth, Byrne - Wright, Owen, Dickinson -
Finney, Broadis, Allen, Nicholls, Mullen |
Averages: |
Age |
28.9 |
Appearances/Goals |
17.4 |
3.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
As
a build-up for the forthcoming World Cup, England embarked on a short
continental tour with games against formidable opponents Yugoslavia and
Hungary.
The first of these games took place in front
of a capacity crowd who saw a desperate defensive performance by England
which almost succeeded but was dealt a bitter blow just three minutes from
the end.
It was certainly a day of celebrations for the Yugoslavs.
They won both this game plus a 'B' international played in Ljubljana. That
match was won by 2-1 with Bedford Jezzard scoring England's consolation
goal.
The match here was virtually dominated by the home side
throughout with England relying on the occasional swift breakaway to try
and catch out the Yugoslav defenders. The England honour were almost
totally confined to the defenders. Billy Wright was an insprational
skipper who worked tirelessly and defended magnificently.
Roger Byrne, Ron Staniforth, Jimmy
Dickinson and especially Sid Owen also came out with much credit but for
the rest it was a disappointing story.
Ivor Broadis tried hard to
get his forwards moving as a unit but too often Ronnie Allen was left to
plough a lonely furrow down the middle. Always he met the daunting figure
of Milovanov who was outstanding and dominated at the heart of the
Yugoslav defence. Most of England's best efforts came in the first half
and in one particular spell midway through the half they were on top.
Beara made a brilliant tip over save to deny Jimmy Mullen's header
after Broadis and Tom Finney had set up the chance. The goalkeeper also
had to save well from both Allen and Johnny Nicholls.
Unfortunately, this spell of pressure was to last for only a short while
as Yugoslavia, playing a typical continental style of game, began to move
very sweetly. Luckily for England their finishing did not match their
approach play and when Dvornić missed a simple chance he was quickly
substituted, a decision that puzzled the England contingent as the new
FIFA rule was to allow substitutes for injuries only.
The second
half saw wave after wave of Yugoslav attacks. Bobek, Vukas and Mitić all
saw shots graze the uprights as the pressure increased. Čajkovski inspired
most of Yugoslavia's best moves and little was seen of England's attack in
this half. Indeed, their defence was sometimes forced into desperate
measures with Byrne, Owen and Wright all saving Gil Merrick with
goal-saving clearances.
It looked as if all this valiant defending
would earn England an honourable draw but, right at the end, the Yugoslavs
snatched victory. Only three minutes remained when the Austrian referee
awarded a dubious free-kick against the unlucky Byrne.
It was a
decision which cost England the match. Stanković fired the free-kick low
and hard into the packed penalty area and the ball rebounded off a
defender straight to the feet of Mitić standing only six yards from goal.
He could hardly miss. . .and he didn't! The crowd went wild with delight
and although it was a cruel twist for England nobody could deny
Yugoslavia's right to the result.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Syd Owen, of Luton Town, was the eleventh centre-half tried since the
defection of Neil Franklin to the outlawed Colombian league. England
concentrated on a deep defence and a counter-attacking policy, and almost
got away with a draw. Jimmy Mullen, Ronnie Allen and Johnny Nicholls had
shots saved during breakaway raids, but the Yugoslavs were generally in
control. They were always the sharper side and deserved their winning goal
three minutes from the end when a 35-yard free-kick was deflected by Owen
into the path of Mitic, who scored from six yards. This was Tom Finney's
fiftieth international for England, and England wanted so much to get at
least a draw to mark the occasion. Tom was arguably the finest player to
wear the England shirt in the early post-war years. Stanley Matthews was
the people's favourite, but most of the professionals would have given Tom
the nod just ahead of Stanley because there was so much to his game. He
was comfortable in any forward position, could dribble almost as well as
Stanley and was as brave as a lion. The defeat in Yugoslavia did little to
help our confidence as England went on to Budapest for the return match
with Hungary.
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The
Top Twelve UK Music Chart
by New Musical Express |
On Friday, 15 November 1952, The
New Musical
Express
published the first ever singles chart in the UK. However, over eighteen months later,
when England lost to Yugoslavia,
Doris Day's Secret Love
was the best selling single. When the chart of Friday, 14 May
1954 was published, there were five surviving songs from the last chart
when England played:-
1. |
(=) |
Secret Love
- Doris Day (Philips) |
6. |
(re) |
Friends And Neighbours
-
Billy
Cotton & His Band (Decca) |
2. |
(=) |
Such A Night
-
Johnnie
Ray (Philips) |
8. |
(9) |
Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool)
-
Norman Wisdom (Colombia) |
3. |
(6) |
The Kid's Last Fight
-
Frankie Laine
(Philips) |
9. |
(re) |
A Dime And A Dollar
- Guy Mitchell (Philips) |
4. |
(3) |
The Happy Wanderer
- Obernkirchen Children's Choir
(Parlophone) |
10. |
Someone Else's Roses
- Joan Regan (Decca) |
5. |
(=) |
I See The Moon
-
Stargazers
(Decca) |
11. |
(10) |
Bell
Bottom Blues
-
Alma Coogan (HMV) |
6. |
(4) |
Changing Partners - Kay Starr (Capitol) |
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The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart
-
Max Bygraves
(HMV) |
♪Most weeks at number one when
England played:
Frankie Laine five, Guy Mitchell two, Doris Day, Al Martino, Lita Roza,
Stargazers and
David Whitfield one each |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com Reprezentacija.rs 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 officialcharts.com singles chart
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