Match No. 227 - Saturday, 28th September 1946
Norman Lockhart c. 70'- Norman Lockhart c. 88'
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- Alex RussellAlexander Russell.
Born 18th Jan 1923, Kells.
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- Bill GormanWilliam Charles Gorman.
Born 13th Jul 1911, County Sligo.
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- Tom AherneThomas Aherne.
Born 26th Jan 1919, Limerick.
Played for FAI and IFA
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- Johnny CareyJohn James Carey.
Born 23rd Feb 1919, Dublin.
Played for FAI and IFA
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- Jackie VernonJohn Joseph Vernon.
Born 26th Sep 1918, Belfast.
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- Joe DouglasJoseph Patton Douglas.
Date of birth unknown, Belfast.
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- Davy CochraneDavid Andrew Cochrane.
Born 14th Aug 1920, Portadown.
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- Jimmy McAlindenJames McAlinden.
Born 31st Dec 1917, Belfast.
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- Eddie McMorranEdward James McMorran.
Born 2nd Sep 1923, Larne.
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- Peter DohertyPeter Dermot Doherty.
Born 5th Jun 1913, Magherafelt.
(c)
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- Norman LockhartNorman H. Lockhart.
Born 4th Mar 1924, Belfast.
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- Frank SwiftMan City, 1st of 19 caps
32 years, 9 months, 4 days
Goalkeeper
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- Laurie ScottArsenal, 1st of 17 caps
29 years, 5 months, 5 days
Right Back
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- George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 1st of 13 caps
26 years, 7 months, 26 days
Left Back (c)1st captaincy
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- Billy WrightWolves, 1st of 105 caps
22 years, 7 months, 22 days
Right Half
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- Neil FranklinStoke City, 1st of 27 caps
24 years, 8 months, 4 days
Centre Half
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- Henry CockburnMan Utd, 1st of 13 caps
23 years, 0 months, 14 days
Centre Back
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- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 1st of 76 caps
24 years, 5 months, 23 days
Outside Right
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- Raich CarterDerby, 7th of 13 caps
32 years, 9 months, 7 days
Inside Right
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- Tommy LawtonChelsea, 9th of 23 caps
26 years, 11 month, 22 days
Centre Forward
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- Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 1st of 26 caps
28 years, 4 months, 12 days
Inside Left
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- Bob LangtonBlackburn, 1st of 11 caps
28 years, 0 months, 20 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Match InfoFirst match played after the Second World War.
- The First Ever England ManagerWalter Winterbottom's first game in charge.
- Hat-Trick: Wilf Mannion1st hat-trick (34th overall). 54 minutes between first and third goals.
- Player MilestoneFrank Swift's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneLaurie Scott's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneGeorge Hardwick's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBilly Wright's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneNeil Franklin's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneHenry Cockburn's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneTom Finney's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneWilf Mannion's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBob Langton's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneWilf Mannion's 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneTom Finney's 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneBob Langton's 1st Goal
Sources
- The Times "Association Football", Monday September 30th 1946, Page 2
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Scotland Willie E Webb
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 17 ranking points to 1978 points
England - 3rd - 1 
Ireland - 31st
