Match No. 231 - Saturday, 12th April 1947

    • 1
    • Frank SwiftMan City, 5th of 19 caps
      33 years, 3 months, 19 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Laurie ScottArsenal, 5th of 17 caps
      29 years, 11 month, 19 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 5th of 13 caps
      27 years, 2 months, 10 days
      Left Back
      (c)5th captaincy
    • 4
    • Billy WrightWolves, 5th of 105 caps
      23 years, 2 months, 6 days
      Right Half
    • 5
    • Neil FranklinStoke City, 5th of 27 caps
      25 years, 2 months, 19 days
      Centre Half
    • 6
    • Harry JohnstonBlackpool, 2nd of 10 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 16 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Stanley MatthewsStoke City, 18th of 54 caps
      32 years, 2 months, 11 day
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Raich CarterDerby, 11th of 13 caps
      33 years, 3 months, 22 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Tommy LawtonChelsea, 13th of 23 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 6 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 5th of 26 caps
      28 years, 10 months, 27 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Jimmy MullenWolves, 1st of 12 caps
      24 years, 3 months, 6 days
      Outside Left
  • Andy McLaren, 15'
    • 1
    • Willie MillerWillie Miller.
      Born 20th Oct 1924, Larkhall.
    • 2
    • George YoungGeorge Lewis Young.
      Born 27th Oct 1922, Grangemouth.
    • 3
    • Jock ShawJohn Shaw.
      Born 29th Nov 1912, Annathill.
      (c)
    • 4
    • Archie MacauleyArchibald Renwick Macaulay.
      Born 30th Jul 1915, Falkirk.
    • 5
    • Willie WoodburnWilliam Alexander Woodburn.
      Born 8th Aug 1919, Edinburgh.
    • 6
    • Alec ForbesAlexander Rooney Forbes.
      Born 21st Jan 1925, Dundee.
    • 7
    • Gordon SmithGordon Smith.
      Born 25th May 1924, Edinburgh.
    • 8
    • Andy McLarenAndrew McLaren.
      Born 24th Jan 1922, Larkhall.
    • 9
    • Jimmy DelaneyJames Delaney.
      Born 3rd Sep 1914, Cleland.
    • 10
    • Billy SteelWilliam Steel.
      Born 1st May 1923, Denny.
    • 11
    • Tommy PearsonThomas Usher Pearson.
      Born 6th Mar 1913, Edinburgh.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneJimmy Mullen's 1st Cap

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)

Managers

Referee

  • France Charles Delasalle

Attendance

  • 98,250

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -9 ranking points to 1994 points England - 3rd
  • Scotland - 5th