"Mr. Tom Whittaker, the Arsenal manager, has accepted an invitation to manage the England 'B' team in their matches with Holland at Amsterdam on March 26, Saarlandischer, in Saarbruecken, on May 18, and France 'B' in France on May 22". - Tuesday, 4 March 1952, The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury.
  
"The Football Association announce that, in view of Arsenal's F.A. Cup semi-final tie on March 29, they have released Mr Tom Whittaker, their secretary/manager, from his position as manager to the England 'B' team in their match against Holland in Amsterdam three days earlier. Mr R. Ridding of Bolton Wanderers will take his place. Mr Whittaker did not make a request for release, but he was very pleased at the F.A's decision. He will still manage the England 'B' team during their continental tour in May." - Wednesday, 12 March 1952, The Evening News
  

ENGLAND'S penalty goal win was as cheerless as the weather here today. Only once in the second half when the Dutch forwards swarmed around the England goal for a brief spell, did the game raise a spark of enthusiasm among the 63,000 crowd.
Charlie Ashcroft, England's goalkeeper, nevertheless came through the match with great credit. Four times he made brilliant diving saves. I thought he earned a place in the England team against Scotland on April 5; he certainly won his way into the England party to tour the Continent in May. One daring save by Ashcroft led to the winning goal in the 24th minute of the second half. His clearance went to Mitchell who broke through the Dutch defenders, dribbled the ball round the advancing goalkeeper and shot. Left-back Alberts stopped the ball deliberately with his hand. And Mitchell sent the penalty award hard and low into the net.
The only other successes in the team England team which promised much, but achieved little, were Withers—he kicked and tackled strongly—Boyd and Mitchell. But I have little doubt that Messrs. Shentall and Richards, F.A. selectors present, made a note of Rutter and Taylor who showed good positional play and the right temperament. Late in the first half Mitchell collided with Odenthal in a plucky attempt to score. The Dutch right-back was taken to hospital with concussion and De Yong came on as substitute.
There was little understanding in the English ranks. The defence, with Greenwood and Rutter prominent, struggled through successfully, but the attack, apart from Mitchell and an occasional flash from Berry, failed to reach even an average standard. They allowed themselves to be outwitted by the slow moving Dutch defenders and fell into the offside trap so often it became monotonous. Even when they succeeded in working in a way through to the Dutch goal they finished weakly. Easy chances were thrown away. Once Taylor waltzed the ball round the goalkeeper then fired wide of an open goal. Harmer and Vaughan made many bad passes that spoiled promising movements. The Dutch side knew how to move the ball but were so slow and deliberate that they would have been no match for one of our top 2nd Division teams.