Match No. 161 - Saturday, 19th May 1928
"...but after 25 minutes Matthews, the Sheffield United half-back handled, and from the free kick Noeschalk [sic] gave Belgium the lead." Jacques Moeschal, 25'
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- RB
- Jules LavigneJules Lavigne.
- LB
- Nicolas HoydonckxNicolas Hoydonckx.
- RH
- Pierre BrainePierre E. E. Braine.
- CH
- Florimond VanhalmeFlorimond Vanhalme.
Born 21st Mar 1895, Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium.
(c)
- LH
- Gustave BoesmanGustave Boesman.
Born 19th Jan 1899.
- OR
- Bernard VoorhoofBernard Voorhoof.
- IR
- Gérard DevosGérard Devos.
- CF
- Raymond BraineRaymond Ernest Michel Braine.
- IL
- Jacques MoeschalJacques Moeschal.
Born 6th Sep 1900, Uccle, Belgium.
- OL
- Jan DiddensJan Diddens.
"After 35 minutes Dean, the Everton centre forward, finished a pretty combined movement with a good shot which put England on level terms." Dixie Dean15th of 18 goals. , 35'
"...and the second half was only 15 minutes old when England secured the lead...the Everton man would not be denied, and from a corner kick taken by Green, he had no difficulty in scoring, the Belgian keeper having slipped over in the mud." Dixie Dean16th of 18 goals. , 60'
"...and after twenty minutes play [in the second half] Matthews scored England's third goal...driving through a crowd of players in the goalmouth." Vince MatthewsOnly Goal. , 65'
- GK
- Ben OlneyAston Villa, 2nd of 2 caps
29 years, 1 month, 20 days
Goalkeeper
- RB
- Roy GoodallHuddersfield, 9th of 25 caps
25 years, 4 months, 19 days
Right Back (c)3rd captaincy
- LB
- Ernie BlenkinsopSheffield Wed, 2nd of 26 caps
26 years, 0 months, 29 days
Left Back
- RH
- Willis EdwardsLeeds, 11th of 16 caps
25 years, 0 months, 21 day
Right Half
- CH
- Vince MatthewsSheffield Utd, 2nd of 2 caps
32 years, 4 months, 4 days
Centre Half
- LH
- George GreenSheffield Utd, 8th of 8 caps
27 years, 0 months, 17 days
Left Half
- OR
- Jack BrutonBurnley, 2nd of 3 caps
24 years, 5 months, 28 days
Outside Right
- IR
- David JackBolton, 4th of 9 caps
30 years, 1 month, 16 days
Inside Right
- CF
- Dixie DeanEverton, 10th of 16 caps
21 years, 3 months, 28 days
Centre Forward
- OL
- Len BarryLeicester, 2nd of 5 caps
26 years, 6 months, 23 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Player MilestoneBen Olney's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneVince Matthews' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneGeorge Green's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneVince Matthews' 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)
- The Guardian "England beats Belgium", Monday 21st May 1928, page 4.
Referee
Austria Heinrich Retschury
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 14 ranking points to 1816 points England - 12th
Belgium - 24th