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englandstats.com | 305 - Finland 1-5 England, Sunday, 20th May 1956
Match No. 305 - Sunday, 20th May 1956
Olli Forsgren c. 40'
1 Keijo HurriKeijo Hurri. Born 5th Dec 1927. 40'
2 Väinö PajunenVäinö Valtteri Pajunen. Born 1st Nov 1928.
3 Aimo SommarbergAimo Sommarberg. Born 11th Aug 1931, Kotka.
4 Alpo LintamoAlpo Juhani Lintamo. Born 19th Mar 1933, Vaasa.
5 Lauri LehtinenLauri Hjalmar Lehtinen. Born 19th Aug 1927.
6 Reijo JalavaReijo Jalava. Born 18th Feb 1932, Helsinki.
7 Juhani PeltonenVoitto Matti Juhani Peltonen. Born 16th Jun 1936, Saaksmaki.
8 Matti HiltunenMatti Hiltunen. Born 26th Jan 1933, Kuopio.
9 Kai PahlmanKai Pahlman. Born 8th Jul 1935, Helsinki.
10 Olavi LahtinenOlavi Lahtinen. Born 5th Jan 1929, Helsinki.
11 Olli ForsgrenOlli Forsgren. Born 3rd Nov 1929, Helsinki.
Aarre KlingaAarre Klinga. Born 28th Mar 1939. 40'
1 Ray Wood Man Utd, 3rd of 3 caps 24 years, 11 month, 9 days Goalkeeper
2 Jeff Hall Birmingham, 8th of 17 caps 26 years, 8 months, 13 days Right Back
3 Roger Byrne Man Utd, 21st of 33 caps 27 years, 3 months, 12 days Left Back
4 Ronnie Clayton Blackburn, 5th of 35 caps 21 years, 9 months, 15 days Right Half
5 Billy Wright Wolves, 76th of 105 caps 32 years, 3 months, 14 days Centre Half (c)61st captaincy
6 Duncan Edwards Man Utd, 8th of 18 caps 19 years, 7 months, 19 days Left Half
7 Gordon Astall Birmingham, 1st of 2 caps 28 years, 7 months, 28 days Outside Right
8 Johnny Haynes Fulham, 7th of 56 caps 21 years, 7 months, 3 days Inside Right
9 Tommy Taylor Man Utd, 9th of 19 caps 24 years, 3 months, 22 days Centre Forward HT
10 Dennis Wilshaw Wolves, 10th of 12 caps 30 years, 2 months, 9 days Inside Left
11 Colin Grainger Sheffield Utd, 3rd of 7 caps 22 years, 11 month, 10 days Outside Left
Nat Lofthouse Bolton, 31st of 33 caps 30 years, 8 months, 24 days Centre Forward HT
Notes
Player Milestone Ray Wood's Last Cap
Player Milestone Gordon Astall's 1st Cap
Goal Milestone Dennis Wilshaw's 10th Goal
Goal Milestone Gordon Astall's 1st Goal
Goal Milestone Nat Lofthouse, 63' - 900th goal scored by England
Sources
England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Denmark Jorgensen
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 1974 points England - 4th Finland - 87th