Match No. 282 - Wednesday, 21st October 1953
- 1
- Gil MerrickBirmingham, 15th of 23 caps
31 years, 8 months, 26 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Alf RamseySpurs, 31st of 32 caps
33 years, 8 months, 30 days
Right Back
- 3
- Bill EckersleyBlackburn, 15th of 17 caps
28 years, 3 months, 5 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 53rd of 105 caps
29 years, 8 months, 15 days
Right Half (c)38th captaincy
- 5
- Derek UftonCharlton, Only Cap
25 years, 4 months, 21 day
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 30th of 48 caps
28 years, 5 months, 27 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 34th of 54 caps
38 years, 8 months, 20 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Stan MortensenBlackpool, 24th of 25 caps
32 years, 4 months, 26 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 18th of 33 caps
28 years, 1 month, 25 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Albert QuixallSheffield Wed, 2nd of 5 caps
20 years, 2 months, 12 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Jimmy MullenWolves, 8th of 12 caps
30 years, 9 months, 15 days
Outside Left
- László Kubala, 5' (pen)
- Giampiero Boniperti, 15'
- Giampiero Boniperti, 39'
- László Kubala, 64'
- 1
- Walter ZemanWalter Zeman.
Born 1st May 1927, Vienna.
- HT
- 2
- Joaquín NavarroJoaquín Navarro Perona.
Born 2nd Aug 1921, Gavà.
- 3
- Gerhard HanappiGerhard Hanappi.
Born 16th Feb 1929, Vienna.
- 4
- Zlatko ČajkovskiZlatko Čajkovski.
Born 24th Nov 1923, Zagreb.
- 5
- Jupp PosipalJosef Posipal.
Born 20th Jun 1927, Lugoj, Romania.
- 6
- Ernst OcwirkErnst Ocwirk.
Born 7th Mar 1926, Vienna.
(c)
- 7
- Giampiero BonipertiGiampiero Boniperti.
Born 4th Jul 1928, Barengo.
- 8
- László KubalaLászló Kubala Stecz.
Born 10th Jun 1927, Budapest, Hungary.
- 9
- Gunnar NordahlNils Gunnar Nordahl.
Born 19th Oct 1921, Hörnefors.
- 10
- Bernard VukasBernard Vukas.
Born 1st May 1927, Zagreb.
- 11
- Branko ZebecBranislav Zebec.
Born 17th May 1929, Zagreb.
- 12
- Vladimir BearaVladimir Beara.
Born 26th Aug 1928, Split.
- HT
Notes
- Match InfoFA 90th Anniversary match.
- Penalty: Alf Ramsey2nd scored from 2 taken (100.0%). England's 26th overall. "...with seconds remaining Cajkovski brought down Mortensen and Alf Ramsey rescued England at the death from a penalty."
- Player MilestoneDerek Ufton's Only Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
- Wales Mervyn Griffiths
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, with no loss of ranking points to 2022 points England - 3rd
- The Rest of Europe - 0th