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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Wales |
Scotland |
Type |
England |
Referee
(maroon) -
Leonard Callaghan
x (-), Merthyr Tydfil.
Linesmen -
N.A. Jones, Wrexham and G.H. Lewis, Aberdare
Teams presented to the Guest of Honour, the Duke of Gloucester.
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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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Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 16th to 15th |
Colours: |
Made by Umbro -
Dark blue continental jerseys with white v-neck collars/cuffs, white shorts, blue socks
with red tops. |
Capt: |
George Young |
Manager:
Trainer: Alec Dowdell (The Celtic FC) |
The Scottish Football Association Selection
Committee, on Saturday, 1 April 1956. |
Scotland
Lineup |
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Younger, Thomas |
26 |
10 April 1930 |
G |
Hibernian FC |
7 |
9 ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Parker, Alexander H. |
20 |
2 August 1935 |
RB |
Falkirk FC |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Hewie, John D. |
27 |
12 December 1928 born in Pretoria,
South Africa |
LB |
Charlton Athletic FC, England |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Evans, Robert |
28 |
16 July 1927 |
RHB |
The Celtic FC |
25 |
0 |
5 |
Young, George L. |
33 |
27 October 1922 |
CHB |
Rangers FC |
47 |
0 |
6 |
Glen, Archie |
27 |
16 April 1929 |
LH |
Aberdeen FC |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Leggat, Graham |
21 |
20 June 1934 |
OR |
Aberdeen FC |
1 |
1 |
8 |
Johnstone, Robert |
26 |
7 September 1929 |
IR |
Manchester City FC, England |
17 |
8 |
9 |
Reilly, Lawrance |
27 |
28 October 1928 |
CF |
Hibernian FC |
33 |
21 |
10 |
McMillan, John L. |
25 |
18 March 1931 |
IL |
Airdrieonians FC |
5 |
2 |
11 |
Smith, Gordon |
31 |
25 May 1924 |
OL |
Hibernian FC |
16 |
3 |
reserves: |
Travelling reserve is Tommy Docherty (Preston North End FC). Full team of reserves are
Billy Brown (Dundee FC); Ian Rae (Falkirk FC); Tommy Docherty (Preston North End FC),
Danny Malloy (Cardiff City FC) and Doug Cowie (Dundee FC); Gordon Smith
(Hibernian FC) and Bobby Collins (The Celtic FC); Willie Baird (Airdrieonians FC),
John McMillan (St. Mirren FC) and Jackie Henderson (Portsmouth FC). |
team notes: |
The Celtic FC's Bobby Collins was the original named inside-left, his place
going to McMillan, on 10 April because of a knee injury. The team
were set up in Largs prior to the match, practicing at Barrfield
Stadium. |
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2-3-5 |
Younger
- Parker, Hewie - Evans, Young, Glen - Leggat, Johnstone,
Reilly, Collins, Smith. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
14.5 |
3.1 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 7th |
Colours: |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red
socks with white tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, 58th captaincy |
Manager:
Trainer: Jimmy Trotter (Charlton Athletic FC) |
Walter Winterbottom, 43 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
76th match, W 46 - D 15 - L 15 - F 218 - A 110,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee on Sunday, 8 April 1956. |
England
Lineup |
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Matthews, Reginald D. |
23 |
20 December 1932 |
G |
Coventry City FC |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Hall, Jeffrey J. |
26 |
7 September 1929 |
RB |
Birmingham City FC |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
26 |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
18 |
0 |
4 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
30 |
24 April 1925 |
RHB |
Portsmouth
FC |
45 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
32 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
73 |
3 |
6 |
Edwards, Duncan |
19 |
1 October 1936 |
LHB |
Manchester United FC |
5 |
0 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
34 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC |
60 |
26 |
8 |
Taylor, Thomas |
24 |
29 January 1932 |
IR |
Manchester United FC |
6 |
2 |
9 |
Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
30 |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
30 |
27 |
10 |
Haynes, John N. |
21 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
4 |
2 |
11 |
Perry, William |
25 |
10 November 1930 |
OL |
Blackpool FC |
3 |
2 |
reserves: |
Tommy Cummings (Burnley FC) |
team notes: |
On Tuesday, 10 April, England continued with the practice of meeting
up with a league club for a practice session, today, it was the turn
of Bolton Wanderers FC at Burnden Park. England won 4-2 with Finney
setting up all four for Lofthouse to score twice, and Haynes and
Taylor. Bolton's response came from Gubbins and Stevens. The day
after, Wednesday, 11 April, England went to Turf Moor and were beaten
by Burnley by a single Brian Pilkington goal. The team then sent up in
Troon and practiced at Ayr before the match. Reg Matthews becomes
the first Third Division player to win a full cap since Joe Payne in
1937 (Tommy Lawton did so in 1947, but he was an established
international when he joined Notts County FC) Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 38th
consecutive match. England were quite literally one minute away
from finishing bottom, which has not happened since 1928. |
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2-3-5 |
Matthews
- Hall, Byrne - Dickinson, Wright, Edwards - Finney,
Taylor, Lofthouse, Haynes, Perry. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
23.3 |
5.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
It
was in 1957 that England had last lost to Scotland at Hampden Park and the
run continued after this latest match between these old rivals. This time,
though, Scotland came so very close to ending the sequence. It is always a
special occasion when these two sides meet and it cames as quite a
surprise when England chose Reg Matthews in goal. The selection of a Third
Division player raised a few eyebrows, but by the end of the game it was
most gratifying to see how well the lad from Coventry performed.
Despite having much less of the possession,
England always created the better chances. This was due mainly to the
superb play of Johnny Haynes, who really looked a class above the rest.
His passing was a delight, although his forward line colleagues tended to
waste his best moments. Scotland, with Parker, Hewie and Young outstanding
in defence, rarely created a worthwhile goalscoring attempt and they
lacked someone of Haynes's ability to take advantage of their greater
possession. Even with a massive 132,000 crowd behind them, they still
struggled to find the target.
In
the first half Scotland managed only one decent attempt. This came in the
15th minute when Matthews made a brilliant diving save low down from
Johnstone. This gave the goalkeeper confidence and he went on to show the
calm authority that belied his inexperience. Evans was an inspiring worker
in midfield for Scotland and much of the play revolved around him. But
England could and should have scored twice in the opening period. But Nat
Lofthouse and Bill Perry squandered golden chances, the second one coming
from a rare burst of skill from Tom Finney.
The second half began
with both sides striving for the breakthrough. It finally came after 60
minutes and it was the Scots who went ahead. Johnstone began the move down
the right with a pass to McMillan. He, in turn, found Leggatt advancing
down the left. The winger centred and quickly moved into the middle to
receive a return pass from Smith. Leggatt then lobbed the ball over a
crowd of players and into the net with Matthews stranded.
The
'keeper had some excuse as Leggatt partially mishit his shot although it
did not matter to the massivecrowd how the goal was scored as it was the
first time in nearly 20 years that Scotland had taken the lead against the
Auld Enemy at Hampden.
The goal stired England into life, though
and, at last, they began to move more fluently. Wright, Dickinson, Edwards
and especially Haynes began to impose themselves on to the game and in the
last half-hour England stepped up a gear. They won a stream of corners and
Younger excelled when making fine saves twice from Taylor. Berry and
Taylor then missed when well placed and Haynes threw away a good chance
when his effort struck a post.
WIth the time ticking away the
excitement grew and at times only desperate clearances saved Scotland.
Finally, with the home side within seconds of that elusive Hampden
victory, England bravely snatched their deserved equalizer. Byrne moved
forward to add weight to the attack and put in a good cross to the head of
Taylor. His nod down dropped perfectly for man-of-the-match, Haynes to
sweep the ball past Younger.
The crowd were stunned into almost
total silence, not quite believing what had happened. The result also left
a unique situation in the Home Championship as all four countries finished
level on three points thus sharing the title.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Johnny Haynes silenced the Hampden Roar with a
last-minute equaliser, shooting the ball past goalkeeper Tommy Younger
after
Manchester United team-mates Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor had created the
opening. Reg Matthews, making his debut in front of a 134,000 crowd while a
Third Division goalkeeper with Coventry City, pulled off a string of
magnificent saves and
was only
beaten on the hour by a mis-hit shot from Aberdeen's Graham Leggat. The
last-gasp equaliser from man-of-the-match Haynes stopped Scotland from
registering their first victory over the Auld Enemy at Hampden Park since
1937. The incredible thing about this match was that England had to call the
trainer on to treat goalkeeper Reg Matthews before a ball was kicked. Reg,
used to playing in front of fewer than ten thousand spectators in the Third
Division, was shaking with nerves as England left the dressing-room, and when
he heard the roar from the 134,000 Scottish fans he almost passed out. The
trainer gave Reg a whiff of smelling salts, and he quickly pulled himself
together and gave an excellent debut performance. Reg, who later played for
Chelsea, was nervy at the best of times and smoked like a trooper in the
dressing-room.
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The
Top Twenty 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, comprising the twelve highest selling
singles of the week, it increased to twenty on Friday, 1 October 1954 .
When England drew with Scotland, Winifred Atwell's
The Poor People of Paris
was the best selling single. This chart, the first to feature
thirty, was published on
Friday, 13 April 1956:-
1. |
(2) |
The Poor People Of Paris -
Winifred Atwell (Decca) |
11. |
(16) |
My September Love
- David Whitfield (Decca) |
2. |
(1) |
It's Almost Tomorrow
- Dreamweavers (Brunswick) |
12. |
(=) |
Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera'
- Billy Vaughn (London) |
2. |
(=) |
Rock And Roll Waltz -
Kay Starr (HMV) |
13. |
(17) |
Willie Can -
Alma Cogan (HMV) |
4. |
(=) |
Only You -
Hilltoppers (London) |
14. |
(13) |
Zambesi -
Eddie Calvert
(Colombia) |
5. |
(6) |
Zambesi -
Lou Busch (Capitol) |
15. |
(10) |
Chain Gang -
Jimmy Young (Decca) |
6. |
(5) |
Memories Are Made Of This
- Dave King with The
Keynotes (Decca) |
16. |
(r) |
Rock Island Line -
Lonne Donegan (Decca) |
7. |
(8) |
Memories Are Made Of This -
Dean Martin (Capitol) |
17. |
(13) |
Band Of Gold -
Don Cherry
(Philips) |
8. |
(7) |
See You Later Alligator
- Bill Haley and His Comets (Brunswick) |
18. |
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A Tear Fell
- Teresa Brewer (Vogue Coral) |
9. |
(11) |
Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera'
- Dick Hyman Trio (MGM) |
19. |
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I'm A Fool -
Slim Whitman (London) |
10. |
(9) |
The Great Pretender
- Jimmy Parkinson (Colombia) |
20. |
(15) |
Jimmy Unknown
- Lita Roza (Decca) |
♪Most weeks at number one when
England played: Doris
Day and
Frankie Laine five, Tony Bennett, Guy Mitchell and Jimmy Young two,
Winifred Atwell, Bill Haley & His Comets, Vera Lynn, Al Martino, Lita Roza,
Stargazers, Tennessee Ernie Ford, David Whitfield and Slim Whitman one each. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com LondonHearts.com Original newspaper reports Original
Matchday Programme Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author official charts.com
singles chart
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CG
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