Match No. 154 - Wednesday, 11th May 1927

  • Florimond Vanhalme, 80'
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    • GK
    • Jean CaudronJean Caudron.
    • RB
    • Armand SwartenbroeksArmand J Swartenbroeks.
       (c)
    • LB
    • François DemolFrançois Demol.
    • RH
    • Pierre BrainePierre E. E. Braine.
    • CH
    • Florimond VanhalmeFlorimond Vanhalme.
      Born 21st Mar 1895, Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium.
    • LH
    • Henri van AverbekeHenri van Averbeke.
    • OR
    • Ferdinand AdamsFerdinand Eloy Adams.
    • IR
    • Raymond BraineRaymond Ernest Michel Braine.
    • CF
    • Georges DespaeGeorges Despae.
    • IL
    • Henri BiernaHenri Bierna.
    • OL
    • Michel VanderbauwhedeMichel Vanderbauwhede.
    • GK
    • Jack BrownSheffield Wed, 3rd of 6 caps
      28 years, 1 month, 23 days
      Goalkeeper
    • RB
    • Roy GoodallHuddersfield, 3rd of 25 caps
      24 years, 4 months, 11 day
      Right Back
    • LB
    • Taffy JonesBlackburn, 2nd of 6 caps
      30 years, 8 months, 8 days
      Left Back
    • RH
    • Willis EdwardsLeeds, 6th of 16 caps
      24 years, 0 months, 13 days
      Right Half
    • CH
    • Jack HillBurnley, 5th of 11 caps
      30 years, 2 months, 9 days
      Centre Half       (c)2nd captaincy
    • LH
    • Sid BishopLeicester, 2nd of 4 caps
      27 years, 3 months, 1 day
      Left Half
    • OR
    • Joe HulmeArsenal, 2nd of 9 caps
      22 years, 8 months, 16 days
      Outside Right
    • IR
    • George BrownHuddersfield, 4th of 9 caps
      23 years, 10 months, 19 days
      Inside Right
    • CF
    • Dixie DeanEverton, 3rd of 16 caps
      20 years, 3 months, 20 days
      Centre Forward
    • IL
    • Arthur RigbyBlackburn, 2nd of 5 caps
      26 years, 11 month, 4 days
      Inside Left
    • OL
    • Louis PageBurnley, 3rd of 7 caps
      28 years, 1 month, 15 days
      Outside Left

Notes

  • Hat-Trick: Dixie Dean1st hat-trick (25th overall). 34 minutes between first and third goals.
  • Goal MilestoneJoe Hulme's 1st Goal
  • Goal MilestoneArthur Rigby's 1st Goal
  • Goal MilestoneLouis Page's 1st Goal

Sources

  • Royal Belgian Football Association
  • England (1872- 1940) - Eire (1924 - 1940) - England/Amateurs (1906 - 1940) by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS 1999)
  • The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)

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Managers

Referee

  • Netherlands Johannes Mutters

Attendance

  • 35,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Up 1 place, gaining 20 ranking points to 1884 points England - 8th - 1
  • Belgium - 21st