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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
England |
Type |
Switzerland |
Referee
(black shirt) -
Istv�n
Zsolt
32, (28 June 1921), Budapest, Hungary.
Linesmen -
José da Costa Vieira, Portugal, and Vasa Stefanović,
Yugoslavia.

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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 5th to 4th |
Colours: |
The 1949 home
uniform -
White collared short-sleeved jerseys, blue shorts, black socks
with white tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, 45th 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;
63rd match, W 39 - D 13 - L 11 - F 185 - A 91,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Harold
Shentall, on Saturday, 19 June 1954. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Merrick, Gilbert H. |
32 |
26 January 1922 |
G |
Birmingham City FC |
22 |
41ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Staniforth, Ronald |
30 |
13 April 1924 |
RB |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
24 |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
5 |
0 |
14 |
McGarry, William H. |
23 |
10 June 1927 |
RHB |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
30 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
60 |
3 |
6 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
29 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC |
37 |
0 |
11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
32 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC |
53 |
23 |
8 |
Broadis, Ivan A. |
31 |
18 December 1922 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC |
13 |
8 |
10 |
Taylor, Thomas |
22 |
29 January 1932 |
CF |
Manchester United FC |
5 |
2 |
15 |
Wilshaw, Dennis J. |
28 |
11 March 1926 |
IL |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
2 |
3 |
17 |
Mullen, James |
31 |
6 January 1923 |
OL |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
12 |
6 |
reserves: |
no reserves named. |
team notes: |
Stan Matthews and
Nat Lofthouse were named in their same positions as against
Belgium, but had to be replaced at the last moment. Finney swapped
wings, and Mullen and Wilshaw formed a new left wing. Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally. Dennis Wilshaw becomes England's youngest goalscorer at a World Cup
Finals tournament, aged 28 years and 101 days, three days after Nat
Lofthouse broke the same record. |
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2-3-5 |
Merrick - Staniforth, Byrne - McGarry, Wright, Dickinson
- Finney, Broadis, Taylor, Wilshaw, Mullen. |
Averages: |
Age |
28.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
17.5 |
3.9 |
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Switzerland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 21st to 24th |
Colours: |
Red buttoned-up jerseys, white shorts, black socks with two thin
white hoops and red tops. |
Capt: |
Roger Bocquet |
Manager: |
Karl Rappan, 48 (26 September 1905 in Austria), reappointed
November 1953 for a third time. 40th match, W 13 - D 9 - L 18 - F
81 - A - 98. |
Switzerland
Lineup |
2 |
Parlier, Eug�ne |
25 |
13 February 1929 |
G |
Servette FC |
5 |
7ᵍᵃ |
7 |
Neury, Andr� |
32 |
3 September 1921 |
RB |
Servette FC |
26 |
0 |
4 |
Bocquet, Roger |
33 |
19 April 1921 |
LB |
Lausanne-Sports |
46 |
2 |
14 |
Kernen, Wilhelm |
24 |
6 August 1929 |
RHB |
FC
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
16 |
1 |
10 |
Eggiman, Olivier |
35 |
28 January 1919 |
CHB |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
38 |
0 |
8 |
Bigler, Heinz |
28 |
21 December 1925 |
LHB |
BSC Young Boys |
4 |
0 |
22 |
Vonlanthen, Roger |
23 |
5 December 1930 |
OR |
Grasshopper Club |
11 |
3 |
15 |
Antenen, Charles |
24 |
3 November 1929 |
IR |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
27 |
13 |
20 |
Meier, Eugen |
24 |
30 April 1930 |
CF |
BSC Young Boys |
7 |
1 |
16 |
Ballaman, Robert |
27 |
21 June 1926 |
IL |
Grasshopper Club |
22 |
9 |
17 |
Fatton, Jacques |
28 |
19 December 1925 |
OL |
Servette FC |
50 |
28 |
reserves: |
no reserves named |
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2-3-5 |
Parlier - Neury, Bocquet - Kerna, Eggiman, Bigler -
Vonlanthen, Antenen, Meier, Ballaman, Fatton |
Averages: |
Age |
27.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
22.9 |
5.2 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Injuries
to Stanley Matthews and Nat Lofthouse caused England to make several
changes to their team for this vital World Cup match against the host
nation. The Wankdorf Stadium looked very impressive under a cloudless blue
sky and it soon warmed to a cauldron-like atmosphere as the shirt-sleeved
crwod, reminiscent of a Test match, basked in the conditions. Sadly, the
football match, understandbly perhaps, never rose above the mediocre.
England, looking disjointed, never really
got to grips with the game and far too often moves broke down before
reaching the danger zone. The Swiss fared little better and it was hard to
believe that they had already beaten Italy in these finals. On the plus
side Billy Wright looked superb in his new role of centre-half and perhaps
he will now settle down into a position that has been beckoning for some
time.
Thirty minutes into the
match, Tom Finney began to cause some flutters in the Swiss defence by
moving to inside-right. Tommy Taylor also looked good and gave his market,
Neury, a hard time. Five minutes before the break England broke the
deadlock.
Taylor headed a long through-pass in to space and Jimmy Mullen
moved in to slide the ball past Parlier. It was a much-need boost for
England.
The second half was very poor with the seering heat taking
its toll on all the players, so, when midway through the half England
settled the result with a second goal, the relief could be felt
everywhere. The chance came with Billy McGarry finding Dennis Wilshaw with
a ground pass. The inside-left sold two dummies before dribbling past
Neury, Bigler and Bocquet to shoot a brilliant goal beyond Parlier. It was
a fine effort by the Wolves player and effectively ended the contest.
There was only one other noteworthy moment when Switzerland almost set
up a granstand finish. With 15 minutes to go Ballaman flicked his shot
past Gil Merrick, only to see Ron Staniforth save a certain goal by
running back to clear off the line to safety.
So England moved into
the next round as Britain's only survivors but they would have to improve
on this performance to have any chance of progressing any further.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Wolves left wing partners Dennis Wilshaw and
Jimmy Mullen scored the goals, and their club captain Billy Wright started
his first match as England's centre-half. Bill McGarry gave a solid debut
performance in Wright's old position at right-half against the host nation
and in searing-hot conditions that sapped the energy of the players.
Mullen scored the first goal three minutes before half-time to silence a
capacity 60,000 crowd. Wilshaw clinched the victory with a superb
individual goal midway through the second-half, cleverly evading three
Swiss defenders before steering a firm shot into the net. Syd Owen's
injury had accidentally solved England's on-going centre-half crisis.
Billy Wright slotted into the position as naturally as if born to the job,
and the Swiss centre-forward was not allowed a sniff at goal.
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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 beat Switzerland,
Doris Day's Secret Love
was still the best selling single. When the chart of Friday, 18
June 1954 was published, there were ten surviving songs from the last chart
when England played:-
1. |
(=) |
Secret Love
- Doris Day (Philips) |
7. |
(5) |
Someone Else's Roses -
Joan Regan (Decca) |
2. |
(=) |
Such A Night
-
Johnnie
Ray (Philips) |
8. |
(=) |
The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart
- Max Bygraves (HMV) |
3. |
(=) |
Friends And Neighbours
-
Billy
Cotton & His Band (Decca) |
9. |
Cara Mia
-
David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra (Decca) |
4. |
(10) |
Wanted
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Perry Como (HMV)
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10. |
(9) |
Changing Partners
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Kay Starr (Capitol) |
5. |
(4) |
The Happy Wanderer
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Obernkirchen Children's Choir (Parlophone) |
11. |
(10) |
The Kid's Last Fight
-
Frankie Laine
(Philips) |
6. |
(=) |
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
-
Four Knights
(Capitol) |
12. |
(re) |
Wanted
-
Al Martino
(Capitol) |
♪Most weeks at number one when
England played:
Frankie Laine five, Doris Day four, Guy Mitchell two, Al Martino, Lita Roza,
Stargazers and
David Whitfield one each |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com FIFA match report Football.ch 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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CG
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