Match No. 219 - Saturday, 22nd October 1938
Wales 4 - 2 England 
- Home Championship 1938-39
- Ninian Park, Cardiff
Dai Astley <10'- Idris Hopkins c 30'
- Bryn Jones >45
- Dai Astley >45
- GK
- Roy JohnWilliam Ronald John.
Born 29th Jan 1911, Briton Ferry.
- RB
- Bill WhatleyWilliam Whatley.
Born 12th Oct 1912.
- LB
- Billie HughesWilliam Hughes.
Born 1865, Caernarfon.
- HB
- George GreenGeorge Green.
Born 12th Nov 1912.
- HB
- TG JonesThomas George Jones.
Born 12th Oct 1917, Queensferry.
- HB
- Dai RichardsDavid Thomas Richards.
Born 31st Oct 1906, Abercanaid.
- OR
- Idris HopkinsIdris Morgan Hopkins.
Born 11th Oct 1910, Merthyr Tydfil.
- IR
- Leslie JonesLeslie Jenkin Jones.
Born 1st Jul 1911, Aberdare.
- CF
- Dai AstleyDavid John Astley.
Born 11th Oct 1909, Dowlais.
- IL
- Bryn JonesBrynmor Jones.
Born 14th Feb 1912, Merthyr Tydfil.
- OL
- Horace CumnerReginald Horace Cumner.
Born 31st Mar 1918, Aberdare.
- "After 27 minutes a Welsh defender handled in the penalty area and Lawton placed the shot coolly out of John s reach." Tommy Lawton1st of 22 goals. , 27' (pen)
- Assist: Tommy Lawton. "England struck back; a pass from Lawton sent Matthews away...He weaved his way into the centre, but the final shot he sent in with his left foot was half-topped and it looked as though John might have saved it had he been a little quicker in his dive." Stanley Matthews7th of 11 goals. Left-footed from yards., 35'
- 1
- Vic WoodleyChelsea, 12th of 19 caps
28 years, 7 months, 24 days
Goalkeeper - 2
- Bert SprostonSpurs, 9th of 11 caps
23 years, 4 months, 0 days
Right Back - 3
- Eddie HapgoodArsenal, 24th of 30 caps
30 years, 0 months, 28 days
Left Back (c)15th captaincy - 4
- Ken WillinghamHuddersfield, 6th of 12 caps
25 years, 10 months, 21 day
Right Half - 5
- Alf YoungHuddersfield, 9th of 9 caps
32 years, 11 month, 18 days
Centre Half - 6
- Wilf CoppingArsenal, 18th of 20 caps
31 years, 2 months, 5 days
Left Half - 7
- Stanley MatthewsStoke City, 11th of 54 caps
23 years, 8 months, 21 day
Outside Right - 8
- Jackie RobinsonSheffield Wed, 4th of 4 caps
21 years, 2 months, 12 days
Inside Right - 9
- Tommy LawtonEverton, 1st of 23 caps
19 years, 0 months, 16 days
Centre Forward - 10
- Len GouldenWest Ham, 9th of 14 caps
26 years, 3 months, 6 days
Inside Left - 11
- Wally BoyesEverton, 2nd of 3 caps
25 years, 9 months, 17 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Penalty: Tommy Lawton1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 19th overall. Third penalty awarded in third consecutive match. "After 27 minutes a Welsh defender handled in the penalty area and Lawton placed the shot coolly out of John's reach."
- Player MilestoneAlf Young's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneJackie Robinson's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneTommy Lawton's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneTommy Lawton's 1st Goal
- Match MilestoneEngland's 50th loss
Sources
- The Times "A win for Wales", Monday 24th October 1938, Page 6
