Match No. 314 - Sunday, 19th May 1957
- Alf Ringstead, 3'
- 1
- Tommy GodwinThomas Fergus Godwin.
Born 20th Aug 1927, Dublin.
- 2
- Seamus DunneSeamus Dunne.
Born 13th Apr 1930, Wicklow.
- 3
- Noel CantwellNoel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell.
Born 28th Feb 1932, Cork.
(c)
- 4
- Ronnie NolanRonald Christopher Nolan.
Born 22nd Oct 1933, Dublin.
- 5
- Charles HurleyCharles John Hurley.
Born 4th Oct 1936, Cork.
- 6
- Pat SawardPatrick Saward.
Born 17th Aug 1928, Cobh.
- 7
- Alf RingsteadAlfred Ringstead.
Born 14th Oct 1927, Dublin.
- 8
- Liam WhelanWilliam Augustine Whelan.
Born 1st Apr 1935, Dublin.
Also known as Billy Whelan
- 9
- Dermot CurtisDermot Patrick Curtis.
Born 26th Aug 1932, Dublin.
- 10
- Arthur FitzsimonsArthur Fitzsimons.
Born 16th Dec 1929, Dublin.
- 11
- Joe HavertyJoseph Haverty.
Born 17th Feb 1936, Dublin.
- 1
- Alan HodgkinsonSheffield Utd, 4th of 5 caps
20 years, 9 months, 3 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Jeff HallBirmingham, 17th of 17 caps
27 years, 8 months, 12 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 30th of 33 caps
28 years, 3 months, 11 day
Left Back
- 4
- Ronnie ClaytonBlackburn, 14th of 35 caps
22 years, 9 months, 14 days
Right Half
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 85th of 105 caps
33 years, 3 months, 13 days
Centre Half (c)70th captaincy
- 6
- Duncan EdwardsMan Utd, 15th of 18 caps
20 years, 7 months, 18 days
Left Half
- 7
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 67th of 76 caps
35 years, 1 month, 14 days
Outside Right
- 8
- John AtyeoBristol City, 6th of 6 caps
25 years, 3 months, 12 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Tommy TaylorMan Utd, 16th of 19 caps
25 years, 3 months, 21 day
Centre Forward
- 10
- Johnny HaynesFulham, 13th of 56 caps
22 years, 7 months, 2 days
Inside Left
- 11
- David PeggMan Utd, Only Cap
21 years, 7 months, 29 days
Outside Left
Notes
- World Cup QualificationEngland qualify for the World Cup.
- Player MilestoneJeff Hall's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneJohn Atyeo's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneDavid Pegg's Only Cap
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
- Scotland Hugh Phillips
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -11 ranking points to 2013 points England - 3rd
- Republic of Ireland - 22nd
World Cup 1958 Q
(Pool 1)
- England
- 7
- +10
- 0
- 1
- 3
- 4
- Republic o...
- 5
- -1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 4
- Denmark
- 0
- -9
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 4