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Wednesday, 22 May 1974
International Friendly Match

England 2 Argentina 2 [1-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Argentina Squad

Empire Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 68,000;
Kick-off: tbc BST

England - Mick Channon (45), Frank Worthington (54)
Argentina - Mario Kempes (58, penalty 90)
 
Results 1970-1975

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

 

Match Summary

Officials

England

Type

Argentina

Referee (-) - Arturo Ithurralde
x (-), Argentina.

Linesmen - J. Hunting, Leicester and B.K. Robinson, Shepperton.

Teams presented to The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Harewood, LL.D. (F.A. Hon. vice-President).

  Goal Attempts  
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  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 5th to 6th
Colours: The 1965 Umbro home uniform - White crew necked jerseys, blue shorts, white socks.
Capt: Emlyn Hughes, fourth captaincy Temporary Manager: Joseph Mercer, 59 (9 August 1914), appointed temporary manager on 1 May 1974. Also General Manager at Coventry City FC.
4th match, W 2 - D 1 - L 1 - F 5 - A 4.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 24  18 September 1949 G Leicester City FC 20 17ᵍᵃ
2 Hughes, Emlyn W. 26 28 August 1947 RB Liverpool FC 33 1
899 3 Lindsay, Alec 26 27 February 1948 LB Liverpool FC 1 0
4 Todd, Colin 25 12 December 1948 RHB Derby County FC 6 0
5 Watson, David V. 27 5 October 1946 CHB Sunderland AFC 3 0
6 Bell, Colin 28 26 February 1946 LHB Manchester City FC 36 5
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 23 14 February 1951 OR Liverpool FC 5 1
8 Channon, Michael R. 25 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC 16 5
9 Worthington, Frank S. 25 23 November 1948 CF Leicester City FC 3 1
10 Weller, Keith 27 11 June 1946 IL Leicester City FC 4 1
final app 1974
11 Brooking, Trevor D. 25 2 October 1948 OL West Ham United FC 2 0

unused substitutes:

-
 
- -

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Argentina Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 8th
Colours: Sky blue and white broad striped round necked jerseys with white collars/cuffs, black shorts, light blue socks with sky blue/white/sky blue tops.
Capt: Roberto Perfumo Manager: Vladislao Cap
Argentina Lineup
1 Carnevali, Daniel A.   4 December 1946 G     GA
2 Perfumo, Roberto A.   3 October 1942 RB      
3 Sá, Francisco P.M.   25 October 1945 LB      
4 Glaría, Rubén O., off 46th min.   10 March 1948 RHB      
5 Telch, Roberto M.   6 November 1943 CHB      
6 Bargas, Ángel   29 October 1946 LHB      
7 Balbuena, Agustín A.   1 September 1945 OR      
8 Brindisi de Marco, Miguel Ángel, off 67th min.   8 October 1950 IR      
9 Kempes Chiodi, Mario A.   15 July 1954 CF      
10 Squeo, Carlos V.   4 June 1948 IL      
11 Ayala Zanabria, Rubén H.   8 January 1950 OL      
Argentina Substitutes
13 Wolff, Enrique E., on 46th min. for Glaría   21 February 1949        
16 Houseman, René O., on 67th min. for Brindisi   19 July 1953        

unused substitutes:

-
 
- -

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Argentina equalised with a last-minute penalty by Mario Kempes after the Argentinean referee adjudged that Kempes had been fouled by skipper Emlyn Hughes. There were moments in the second-half when the game threatened to get out of control as England's players started to get drawn into personal feuds in retaliation against a spate of reckless tackles. England were flattered by a 2-0 lead following goals by Mike Channon and Frank Worthington either side of the interval. Hughes, who had got involved in a  skirmish with the Argentineans as they came off at half-time, blocked the ball in the fifty-eighth minute. It ran into the path of Kempes who fired an unstoppable shot into the net to give a glimpse of the goal-scoring ability that would power Argentina to the World Cup in 1978. Alec Lindsay made a sound debut as full back partner to his Liverpool team-mate Hughes.

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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CG