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)
Referee
- France Charles Delasalle
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -9 ranking points to 1994 points England - 3rd
- Scotland - 5th