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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
England |
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Republic of Ireland |
Referee
(-) - Hugh Phillips
x (-).
Linesmen -
tbc
"The first
international match between England and Russia has been provisionally fixed
for Wednesday, May 8, 1957, probably at Wembley. This match was included in
the international and representative programme for 1956-57, announced
[Wednesday, 7 March]
by the Football Association following Monday's
meeting of the International Committee."
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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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flg.jpg) 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. |
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Capt: |
Billy Wright, 68th captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 44 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
86th match, W 54 - D 17 - L 15 - F 249 - A 120,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee. |
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WInterbottom's twentieth match at the Empire Stadium |
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England
Lineup |
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Hodgkinson, Alan |
20 |
16 August 1936 |
G |
Sheffield United FC |
2 |
2ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Hall, Jeffrey J. |
27 |
7 September 1929 |
RB |
Birmingham
City FC |
15 |
0 |
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3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
27 |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
28 |
0 |
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4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
22 |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
12 |
0 |
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5 |
Wright, William A. |
33 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
83 |
3 |
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most apps
1946-57 |
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6 |
Edwards, Duncan |
20 |
1 October 1936 |
LHB |
Manchester United FC |
13 |
4 |
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7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
42 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC |
53 |
11 |
8 |
Atyeo,
P. John W. |
25 |
7 February 1932 |
IR |
Bristol
City FC |
4 |
3 |
9
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Taylor, Thomas |
25 |
29 January 1932 |
CF |
Manchester United FC |
14 |
12 |
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the
fiftieth (13th post-war) hattrick scored
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10 |
Haynes, John N. |
22 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
11 |
5 |
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11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
35 |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC |
65 |
27 |
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reserves: |
- |
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team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 48th
consecutive match.
Tommy Taylor's second hattrick is the third at
this Stadium England have scored.
He is the first player since Bill
Dean in May 1927 to score a hattrick in two consecutive matches, and
fourth goalscorer overall. |
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records: |
England win a record tenth match in
a row at Wembley, extending their tally. It also extends their record
sequence of ten matches unbeaten at the stadium. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 Republic
of Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 24th |
Colours: |
Green jerseys with white collar, white shorts, white and green
hooped socks. |
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Capt: |
Peter Farrell |
Manager: |
John Carey |
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Republic
of Ireland
Lineup |
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Kelly, Alan J.A. |
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GA |
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2 |
Donovan, Daniel C. |
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RB |
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3 |
Cantwell, Noel E.C. |
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LB |
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4 |
Farrell, Peter D. |
34 |
16 August 1922 |
RHB |
Everton FC, England |
27 |
3 |
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final app |
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5 |
Mackey, Gerard |
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CHB |
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6 |
Saward, Patrick |
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LHB |
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7 |
Ringstead, Alfred |
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OR |
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8 |
Whelan,William A. |
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IR |
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9 |
Curtis, Dermot P. |
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CF |
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10 |
Fitzsimons, Arthur |
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IL |
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11 |
Haverty, Joseph |
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OL |
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reserves: |
- |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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A second successive
Tommy Taylor hat-trick - all his goals coming in the first-half - and two
from John Atyeo crushed an outgunned Irish team in this second of
England's four World Cup qualifying matches.
This was, sadly, to be the last match in which Jeff Hall and Roger
Byrne were to partner each other. Jeff contracted polio and died on April 4
1959. Born in Scunthorpe on September
7
1929, he started his career as an amateur with Bradford Park Avenue before
becoming a regular in Birmingham City's defence. He would have had,
statistically, the best individual England record of any player but for the
2-1 defeat by Wales in 1955. In 17 matches he was on the beaten side only
once. England won twelve of the games and drew four. Roger Byrne was his
partner in every game.
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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)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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