Sunday, 23rd October 1955

  •  Bulgaria 2 - 0 Great Britain 

  • Olympic Games - Great Britain (Pan-Continential Preliminary Qualifing) Melbourne 1956

  • Vasil Levski National Stadion, Sofia
    • Stefan Stefanov, 30'
    • Krum Yanev, 61'
    •  
    • Yordan Yosifov  
    • Kiril Rakarov  
    • Manol Manolov  
    • Milcho Goranov  
    • Stefan Bozhkov (c) 
    • Petar Patev  
    • Dimităr Milanov  
    • Stefan Stafanov  
    • Panajot Panajotov  
    • Ivan Kolev  
    • Krum Yanev  

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    • Mike Pinner  
    • Eric Beardsley  
    • Tommy Farrer  
    • BobHardisty (c) 
    • Stan Prince  
    • Henry Dodkins  
    • Roy Littlejohn  
    • Alick Jeffrey  
    • Jim Lewis  
    • Seamus O'Connell  
    • Pat Neil  

Notes

  • Match Info:  For the first time the GB team had to qualify for the final tournament. It consisted of a two-legged (home and away) play-off against Bulgaria. This was the away leg.

Sources

  • Official Match Programme
  • GB United? by Steve Menary (Pitch Publishing 2010)

Managers

  •  Great Britain - Norman Creek
  •  Bulgaria - Georgi Pachedzhiev & Krum Milev

Referee

  •  Giorgio Bernardi

Attendance

  • 45,000