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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Scotland |
Northern Ireland |
Type |
England |
Referee
(-) - Hugh Phillips
x (-), Wishaw.
Linesmen - Alexander P. Davidson, Castle
Douglas, and Alexander F. Murray, Glasgow.
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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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Northern
Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 46th to 43rd |
Colours: |
Green continental jerseys with white v-neck collar/cuffs, white shorts, blue socks
with white tops. |
Capt: |
Danny Blanchflower |
Manager:
Attendant/Trainer: G. Morgan (Linfield FAC) |
Peter Dermot Doherty, 43 (5 June 1913),
appointed October 1951, also manager at Doncaster Rovers FC since June 1949.
seventeenth match, W 2 - D - 5 - L 10 - F 18 - A 40.
Team chosen on Wednesday, 26 September 1956 |
Northern
Ireland
Lineup |
|
Gregg, Henry |
23 |
27 October 1932 |
G |
Doncaster Rovers FC, England |
2 |
2ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Cunningham, William E. |
26 |
20 February 1930 |
RB |
Leicester City FC, England |
8 |
0 |
3 |
McMichael, Alfred |
29 |
1 October 1927 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
19 |
0 |
4 |
Blanchflower, R.
Dennis |
30 |
10 February 1926 |
RHB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
20 |
0 |
5 |
Blanchflower, John |
23 |
7 March 1933 |
CHB |
Manchester United FC, England |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Casey, Thomas |
26 |
11 March 1930 |
LHB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Bingham, William L. |
25 |
5 August 1931 |
OR |
Sunderland AFC, England |
18 |
2 |
8 |
McIlroy, James |
24 |
25 October 1931 |
IR |
Burnley FC, England |
16 |
1 |
9 |
Jones, James |
28 |
25 July 1928 |
CF |
Glenavon FC |
2 |
1 |
10 |
McAdams, William J. |
22 |
20 January 1934 |
IL |
Manchester City FC, England |
3 |
1 |
11 |
McParland, Peter J. |
22 |
25 April 1934 |
OL |
Aston Villa FC, England |
6 |
2 |
reserves: |
Tommy Dickson (Linfield FAC) |
team notes: |
Manager Peter Doherty played for Ireland against England on seven
separate occasions from 1935 until 1947, scoring one in 1947. Danny
and Jackie Blanchflower are brothers. |
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2-3-5 |
Gregg - Cunningham, McMichael - D.Blanchflower,
J.Blanchflower, Casey - Bingham, McIlroy, Jones,
McAdams, McParland. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.4 |
0.6 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours: |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red
socks with white tops. |
Capt: |
Billy Wright, 63rd captaincy |
Manager:
Attendant/Trainer: Jack Marshall (Sheffield Wednesday FC) |
Walter Winterbottom, 43 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
81st match, W 49 - D 17 - L 15 - F 231 - A 115,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee on Monday, 24 September,
announced 30 September. |
England
Lineup |
|
Matthews, Reginald D. |
23 |
20 December 1932 |
G |
Coventry City FC |
5 |
5ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Hall, Jeffrey J. |
27 |
7 September 1929 |
RB |
Birmingham
City FC |
10 |
0 |
3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
27 |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
23 |
0 |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
22 |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
7 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
32 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
78 |
3 |
6 |
Edwards, Duncan |
20 |
1 October 1936 |
LHB |
Manchester United FC |
10 |
1 |
7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
41 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC |
48 |
11 |
8 |
Revie, Donald G. |
29 |
10 July 1927 |
IR |
Manchester City FC |
6 |
4 |
9 |
Taylor, Thomas |
24 |
29 January 1932 |
CF |
Manchester United FC |
11 |
4 |
10 |
Wilshaw, Dennis J. |
30 |
11 March 1926 |
IL |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
12 |
10 |
11 |
Grainger,
Colin |
23 |
10 June 1933 |
OL |
Sheffield
United FC |
5 |
3 |
reserve: |
Jim Langley
(Brighton & Hove Albion FC) |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 43rd
consecutive match. Stan Matthews becomes England's oldest goalscorer, aged 41 years and
248 days. The team gathered together on Monday, 1 October, at St.
Andrews, Birmingham City FC, for training and a rain-soaked practice
match that finished 3-0 to England (30 min. period followed by a 15
min. period), before traveling to the Central Council of Physical
Recreation in Lilleshall, where they also played against Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC on Tuesday, losing 3-2. On Wednesday, the team flew to
Dublin to watch the match between Republic of Ireland and Denmark,
before training at Bangor on Thursday and Friday. |
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2-3-5 |
R.Matthews
- Hall, Byrne - Clayton, Wright, Edwards - S.Matthews,
Revie, Taylor, Wilshaw, Grainger. |
Averages: |
Age |
27.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
19.5 |
3.2 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
England
had nearly always been assured of victory in Northern Ireland but on this
occasion they came so very close to losing. Despite an inspired opening
burst, they ended the match hanging on for dear life to the draw.
The visitors began with a devastating first
nine minutes. With the magnificent win in Germany still fresh in their
memory. England played some superb football. They pushed the ball around
with arrogance and confidence and twice in the opening seconds, Ronnie
Clayton and Don Revie set up Stan Matthews to provide tantalising centres
to fully test the Irish rearguard.
This was followed up in the third minute with
a glorious goal. Fine interpassing between Duncan Edwards, Revie and Tommy
Taylor ended with the centre-forward putting a square pass inside to
Revie. Revie flicked it to his right and Stan Matthews came in to shoot a
lovely, low left-foot shot into the far corner. It was his first
international goal for eight years and, coincidentally, his last one was
also against the Irish at Windsor Park.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
A rare goal from
Stanley Matthews (his eleventh and last in international football) after
just two minutes gave England a dream start, but they were hustled out of
their stride by a Northern Ireland team motivated by a dazzling
performance from skipper Danny Blanchflower. Jimmy McIlroy equalised
after ten minutes when goalkeeper Reg Matthews palmed a long throw from
Peter McParland into his path.
McIlroy was faced with an
open goal five minutes from the end but hit a post. If he had found the net,
it would have given Northern Ireland their first home win over England since
1927.
There was a lot of
good-natured ribbing of Stanley Matthews over his goal. His last goal for
England had been eight years earlier, also against Northern Ireland and also
at Windsor Park. Jackie Blanchflower, Danny's brother and always a quick
wit, asked: "Why does he always pick on us?" Danny himself came into the
dressing-room after the match and told Stanley that he had been a schoolboy
spectator in short trousers when he scored his last goal. "You'll have a
long beard by the time I score the next one," said Stanley, with that
poker-faced humour of his. Danny had a magnificent match, and it was clear the
Irish were getting a powerful team together for their World Cup challenge.
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....elsewhere
on this day |
Football League Division One:
Arsenal 7
Manchester City 3 Birmingham City 0 Bolton
Wanderers 0
Burnley 2 Blackpool 2
Cardiff City 4 Leeds United 1
Chelsea 2 Tottenham
Hotspur 4 Manchester United 4 Charlton Athletic 2
Newcastle United 2 Luton
Town 2
Portsmouth 5 Aston Villa
1 Preston North End 0 Everton 0
Sheffield Wednesday 3
Sunderland 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 Wolverhampton
Wanderers 1
Football League Division One
Table: |
Manchester United |
P 11 |
20pts |
Tottenham Hotspur |
P 11 |
17pts |
Leeds
United |
P 12 |
16pts |
Burnley |
P 12 |
15pts |
Blackpool |
P 11 |
15pts |
Birmingham City |
P 11 |
14pts |
Bolton Wanderers |
P 12 |
13pts |
Luton
Town |
P 11 |
13pts |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
P 11 |
12pts |
Preston North End |
P 12 |
12pts |
Sheffield Wednesday |
P 12 |
12pts |
Arsenal |
P 12 |
11pts |
Newcastle United |
P 11 |
11pts |
Aston Villa |
P 11 |
10pts |
West Bromwich
Albion |
P 11 |
10pts |
Cardiff City |
P 12 |
10pts |
Chelsea |
P 11 |
8pts |
Everton |
P 12 |
8pts |
Sunderland |
P 11 |
7pts |
Portsmouth |
P 11 |
7pts |
Manchester City |
P 12 |
6pts |
Charlton Athletic |
P 12 |
5pts |
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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, and
thirty on Friday, 13 April 1956.
When England beat West Germany, Ronnie Hilton's
No Other Love
was still the best selling single. This chart was published on
Friday, 25 May 1956:- |
1. |
(=) |
No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton
(HMV) |
2. |
(4) |
A Tear Fell
- Teresa Brewer (Vogue
Coral) |
3. |
(2) |
The Poor People Of Paris
-
Winifred Atwell (Decca) |
4. |
(7) |
I'll Be Home - Pat Boone
(London) |
5. |
(3) |
My September Love
- David Whitfield (Decca) |
6. |
(5) |
Rock And Roll Waltz -
Kay Starr (HMV) |
7. |
(10) |
Lost John/Stewball - Lonnie Donegan (Pye Nixa) |
8. |
(14) |
Heartbreak Hotel -
Elvis Presley (HMV) |
9. |
(8) |
The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (Capitol) |
10. |
(9) |
Main Title Theme From 'Man
With The Golden Arm' -
Billy May (Capitol) |
11 |
(=) |
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12. |
(4) |
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13. |
(2) |
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14. |
(7) |
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15. |
(3) |
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16. |
(5) |
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17. |
(10) |
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18. |
(14) |
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19. |
(8) |
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20. |
(9) |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Norman Giller, Football Author
Drew Herbertson, Scottish FA historian
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CG
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