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317 vs. France |
Wednesday,
6
November 1957
Home International Championship 1957-58
(63rd) Match
England 2
Northern Ireland 3
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Match
Summary
England
Squad
Northern Ireland
Squad |
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Empire Stadium, Wembley Park,
Wembley, Middlesex
Attendance:
42,000;
Kick-off: 2.30pm GMT
Live on
BBC (UK) -
Commentator:
Kenneth Wolstenholme |
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Northern Ireland -
 Jimmy McIllroy (penalty
in off Hopkinson after a Wright foul 32),
Sam
McCrory (a glorious drive 67),
Billy Simpson (six-yard diving header from a Bingham cross
72)
England - Alan A'Court (slides inside the
left-post from a Kevan through-ball), Duncan
Edwards (eighteen-yard side-footed shot from a Douglas cross
80) |
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Results 1955-1960 |
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England
kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?). |
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Match
Summary |
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  Officials |
England |
Type |
Northern Ireland |
Referee
(-) - B.Mervyn Griffiths
x (-), Wales.
Linesmen -
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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 3rd to 4th |
Colours: |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red
socks with white calf hoop. |
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Capt: |
Billy Wright, 72nd captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 44 (31 March 1913), appointed director
of coaching in September 1946, and team manager in May 1947;
90th match, W 56 - D 18 - L 16 - F 260 - A 125,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee. |
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England
Lineup |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
22 |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
2 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Howe, Donald |
22 |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
Byrne, Roger |
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LB |
Manchester United FC |
32 |
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4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
23 |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
16 |
0 |
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5 |
Wright, William A. |
33 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
87 |
3 |
6 |
Edwards, Duncan |
21 |
1 October 1936 |
LHB |
Manchester United FC |
17 |
5 |
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7 |
Douglas, Bryan |
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OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
2 |
0 |
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8 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
22 |
6 March 1935 |
IR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
3 |
1 |
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9 |
Taylor, Thomas |
25 |
29 January 1932 |
CF |
Manchester United FC |
18 |
14 |
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10 |
Haynes, John N. |
23 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
15 |
8 |
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764 |
11
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A'Court, Alan |
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OL |
Liverpool FC |
1 |
1 |
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reserves: |
- |
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team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 52nd
consecutive match. |
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records: |
This defeat ended the record sequences of ten matches won in a row at
the Empire Stadium, as well as ten matches unbeaten. |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson -
Howe, Byrne -
Clayton, Wright, Edwards -
Douglas, Kevan, Taylor, Haynes, A'Court |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 Northern
Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 41st to 32nd |
Colours: |
Made by Bukta -
Green continental jerseys with white v-neck collar/cuffs, white shorts,
green socks with white tops. |
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Capt: |
Danny Blanchflower |
Manager: |
Peter Dermot Doherty, 44 (5 June 1913),
appointed October 1951, also manager at Doncaster Rovers FC since June 1949.
24th match, W 4 - D - 8 - L 12 - F 26 - A 46. |
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Northern
Ireland
Lineup |
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Gregg, Henry |
25 |
27 October 1932 |
G |
Doncaster Rovers FC, England |
8 |
7ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Keith, Richard M. |
24 |
15 May 1933 |
RB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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3 |
McMichael, Alfred |
30 |
1 October 1927 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
26 |
0 |
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4 |
Blanchflower, R.
Dennis |
31 |
10 February 1926 |
RHB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
27 |
0 |
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5 |
Blanchflower, John |
24 |
7 March 1933 |
CHB |
Manchester United FC, England |
10 |
1 |
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6 |
Peacock, Robert |
29 |
29 September 1928 |
LHB |
The
Celtic, Scotland |
12 |
0 |
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7 |
Bingham, William L. |
26 |
5 August 1931 |
OR |
Sunderland AFC, England |
25 |
4 |
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8 |
McCrory, Samuel M. |
33 |
11 October 1924 |
IR |
Southend United FC, England |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
Simpson, William J. |
27 |
12 December 1929 |
CF |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
9 |
4 |
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10 |
McIlroy, James |
26 |
25 October 1931 |
IL |
Burnley FC, England |
23 |
3 |
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11 |
McParland, Peter J. |
23 |
25 April 1934 |
OL |
Aston Villa FC, England |
11 |
2 |
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reserves: |
- |
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team notes: |
Manager Peter Doherty played for Ireland against England on seven
separate occasions from 1935 until 1947, scoring one in 1947.
This
is Ireland's first victory over England since 1927, only the fifth time
overall.
Danny and Jackie Blanchflower are brothers. |
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2-3-5 |
Gregg -
Keith, McMichael -
D.Blanchflower,
J.Blanchflower, Peacock -
Bingham, McCrory, Simpson,
McIlroy, McParland. |
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Averages: |
Age |
27.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
13.9 |
1.1 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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Skipper Danny Blanchflower and goalkeeper Harry Gregg were carried off
shoulder high by celebrating Irish fans after this unexpected victory that
ended England's sixteen-match unbeaten run. Burnley schemer Jimmy McIlroy
gave Ireland a first-half lead with a penalty shot that hit a post and
then went into the net off the back of goalkeeper Hopkinson. The penalty
had been conceded by Billy Wright with one of the few fouls he ever
committed in an England shirt. Liverpool winger Alan A'Court, making his
debut in place of the injured Tom Finney, equalised soon after half-time
before McCrory and Simpson - with a goal hotly disputed by England - put
the Irish 3-1 clear. Duncan Edwards pulled back a goal, but Ireland went
on to their first victory over England since 1927 and the first on English
soil since 1914. Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Harry Gregg, later to join
Manchester United and survive the Munich air crash, had a game to
remember, making at least half a dozen crucial saves. The third Irish goal
looked at least two yards off-side and Englands' defenders could not
believe it when the linesman's flag stayed down.
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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
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