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(second leg vs. France)

Wednesday, 3 October 1962
UEFA/RFEF II Copa de Europa Selecciones Nacionales Qualifying Preliminary Match First leg

England 1 France 1 [0-1]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
France Squad

Hillsborough Stadium, Owlerton, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Attendance: 35,380;
Kick-off: 7.30pm BST

France - Yvon Goujon (8)
England - Ron Flowers (penalty 57)
Results 1960-1965

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).

 

Match Summary

Officials from Denmark

England

Type

France

Referee (-) - Frede Hansen
x (-).

Linesmen - B. Sørensen and G. Michaelsen

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 8th
Colours: The 1959 Bukta home uniform - White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, white socks with red/white/blue tops.
Capt: Jimmy Armfield, second captaincy Manager: Walter Winterbottom, 49 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
137th match, W 76 - D 33 - L 28 - F 376 - A 195, one abandoned
England Lineup
  Springett, Ronald D. 27 22 July 1935 G Sheffield Wednesday FC 26 37ᵍᵃ
2 Armfield, James     RB Blackpool FC 30 0
3 Wilson, Ramon 27 17 December 1934 LB Huddersfield Town AFC 16 0
4 Moore, Robert F.C. 21 12 April 1941 RHB West Ham United FC 6 0
5 Norman, Maurice 28 8 May 1934 CHB Tottenham Hotspur FC 6 0
6 Flowers, Ronald 28 28 July 1934 LHB Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 37 10 (6)
27th penalty kick scored - top penalty scorer
807 7 Hellawell, Michael S. 24 30 June 1938 OR Birmingham City FC 1 0
808 8 Crowe, Christopher 23 11 June 1939 IR Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 0
only app 1962
809 9 Charnley, Raymond O. 27 29 May 1935 CF Blackpool FC 1 0
only app 1962
10 Greaves, James     IL Tottenham Hotspur FC 23 20
810 11 Hinton, Alan T. 19 6 October 1942 OL Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 0

unused substitutes:

-

team notes:

Ron Springett breaks Harry Hibbs' record of being the most capped goalkeeper, held since 1935.
 
2-3-5 Springett -
Armfield, Wilson -
Moore, Norman, Flowers -
Hellawell, Crowe, Charnley, Greaves, Hinton.

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

France Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 22nd to 21st
Colours: Blue crew necked jerseys, white shorts, red socks.
Capt: Raymond Kopa
(UEFA & FFF state Andre Lerond)
Manager: Henri Guérin, 41 (27 August 1921), appointed 17 July 1962,
first match, W 0 - D 1 - L 0 - F 1 - A 1.
France Lineup
  Bernard, Pierre 29 27 June 1932 G Nímes Olympique 10 14ᵍᵃ
2 Wendling, Jean 27 29 April 1934 RB Stade de Reims 21 0
3 Lerond, André 31 6 December 1930 LB Stade français FC 25 0
4 Chorda, André 24 20 February 1938 HB FC des Girondins de Bordeaux 3 0
5 Synakowski, Maryan 26 14 March 1936 HB UA Sedan Torcy 5 0
6 Ferrier, René 25 7 December 1936 CHB AS de Saint-Étienne Loire 17 0
7 Robuschi, Laurent 30 5 November 1931 OR FC des Girondins de Bordeaux 2 0
8 Bonnel, Joseph 23 4 January 1939 IR US Valenciennes-Anzin 1 0
9 Kopaczewski, Raymond 30 13 October 1931 CF Stade de Reims 44 18
10 Goujon, Yvon 25 21 January 1937 IL Stade rennais UC 4 3
11 Sauvage, Paul 23 17 March 1939 OL Stade de Reims 2 0

unused substitutes:

12-Georges Lamia (OGC Nice), 13-Jean-Claude Piumi (US Valenciennes-Anzin), 14-Edouard Stachowitz (Stade français FC), 15-Alain Jubert (Stade rennais UC).

team notes:

Lerond appears to have replaced Reims' Bruno Rodzik at left-back and Bonnel replaced Rennes' Marcel Loncle.
 
4-3-3 Bernard -
Wendling, Chorda, Maryan, Lerond -
Bonnel, Ferrier, Goujon -
Robuschi, Kopa, Sauvage.

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Walter Winterbottom was working out his notice, Johnny Haynes was recovering from injuries received in a car smash and Bobby Charlton was still not fit after a hernia operation. Mike Hellawell, Chris Crowe, Ray Chamley and Alan Hinton were brought together in an experimental forward line that never looked like clicking in this European championship qualifying match. A Ron Flowers penalty saved England from defeat against a French team skippered by the old fox Raymond Kopa. Maurice Norman was booed every time he touched the ball on the home ground of Peter Swan, the man he had replaced at centre-half.

Source Notes

"ENGLAND TO PLAY FRANCE
"The English F.A. council meeting in London yesterday were told that England's first match in the European Nations' Cup would be against on France at Wembley on October 24 and this will take the place of the friendly game against Hungary, which has been postponed."
- Monday, 19 February 1962, The Glasgow Herald.

TheFA.com
FFF.fr
Allezlesbleus.free.fr
UEFA.com
Official matchday programme
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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