Match No. 234 - Sunday, 25th May 1947

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    • 1
    • João AzevedoJoão Mendonça Azevedo.
      Born 10th Jul 1915, Barreiro.
    • Off 27'
    • 2
    • Álvaro CardosoÁlvaro Cardoso da Silva.
      Born 14th Jan 1914, Setúbal.
       (c)
    • Off 29'
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    • António FelicianoAntónio Feliciano.
      Born 19th Jan 1922, Covilhã.
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    • Mariano AmaroMariano Rodrigues Amaro.
      Born 7th Aug 1915, Lisbon.
    • 5
    • Francisco MoreiraFrancisco Moreira.
      Born 29th Apr 1915, Portugal.
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    • Francisco FerreiraFrancisco Ferreira.
      Born 23rd Aug 1919, Guimarães.
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    • Jesus CorreiaAntónio Jesus Correia.
      Born 3rd Apr 1924, Paço de Arcos.
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    • António AraújoAntónio Araújo.
      Born 28th Sep 1923, Paredes.
    • 9
    • Fernando PeyroteoFernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos.
      Born 10th Mar 1918, Humpata, Angola.
    • 10
    • José TravassosJosé António Barreto Travassos.
      Born 22nd Feb 1926, Lisbon.
    • 11
    • Rogério PipiRogério Lantres de Carvalho.
      Born 7th Dec 1922, Lisbon.
    • Manuel CapelaManuel Maria Nogueira Capela.
      Born 9th May 1922, Portugal.
    • On 27'
    • Vasco OliveiraVasco de Jesus Oliveira.
      Born 18th Mar 1922, Portugal.
    • On 29'
  • Assist: Wilf Mannion. "In the first minute Lawton put England ahead with a severely angled shot from a pass by Mannion." Tommy Lawton13th of 22 goals. , 1' 00:17
  • Assist: Stan Mortensen. "Then Lawton passed to Mortensen, who scored with a magnificent right-footed drive..." Stan Mortensen1st of 23 goals. Right-footed from yards., 8'
  • Assist: Tom Finney. "...and in the eleventh minute Lawton scored again when he broke through himself after receiving a pass from Finney and beat Azevedo with a fast, hard shot." Tommy Lawton14th of 22 goals. , 11'
  • "...Finney scored the fourth goal for England in the twentieth minute..." Tom Finney5th of 30 goals. , 20'
  • Assist: Tom Finney. "Before the interval Lawton completed his hat-trick from another fine Finney run." Tommy Lawton15th of 22 goals. , 38'
  • Assist: Stanley Matthews. "Within a quarter of an hour Mortensen made it six..." Tommy Lawton2nd of 22 goals. , 59'
  • Assist: Stanley Matthews. "...and the next minute Lawton scored his fourth, both from brilliant Matthews runs." Stan Mortensen16th of 23 goals. , 61'
  • Assist: Stanley Matthews. "Mortensen however, score two more goals in the 76th and 82nd minutes..." Stan Mortensen3rd of 23 goals. , 76'
  • "Mortensen however, score two more goals in the 76th and 82nd minutes..." Stan Mortensen4th of 23 goals. , 82'
  • "...and three minutes before the end Matthews shot the tenth goal with a drive which just scraped the post." Stanley Matthews9th of 11 goals. , 87'
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    • Frank SwiftMan City, 8th of 19 caps
      33 years, 5 months, 1 day
      Goalkeeper
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    • Laurie ScottArsenal, 8th of 17 caps
      30 years, 1 month, 1 day
      Right Back
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    • George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 8th of 13 caps
      27 years, 3 months, 23 days
      Left Back       (c)8th captaincy
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    • Billy WrightWolves, 8th of 105 caps
      23 years, 3 months, 19 days
      Right Half
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    • Neil FranklinStoke City, 8th of 27 caps
      25 years, 4 months, 1 day
      Centre Half
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    • Eddie LoweAston Villa, 3rd of 3 caps
      21 years, 10 months, 13 days
      Left Half
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    • Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 20th of 54 caps
      32 years, 3 months, 24 days
      Outside Right
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    • Stan MortensenBlackpool, 1st of 25 caps
      25 years, 11 month, 29 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Tommy LawtonChelsea, 16th of 23 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 19 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 8th of 26 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 8 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 6th of 76 caps
      25 years, 1 month, 19 days
      Outside Right

Notes

  • Goal TimeTommy Lawton's first goal was timed at just 17 seconds making it the fastest ever goal scored for England.
  • Hat-Trick: Tommy Lawton2nd hat-trick (36th overall). 58 minutes between first and third goals.
  • Hat-Trick: Stan Mortensen1st hat-trick (37th overall). 69 minutes between first and third goals. Fourth England game to feature two hat-tricks.
  • Player MilestoneEddie Lowe's Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneStan Mortensen's 1st Cap
  • Goal MilestoneStan Mortensen's 1st Goal
  • Goal MilestoneTommy Lawton, 11' - 700th goal scored by England

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • The Guardian "England overwhelm Portugal", Monday 26th May 1947, page 3.
  • Daily Telegraph "England win by 10-0", Monday 26th May 1947, page 9.
  • Daily Herald "England win by Ten Goals", Monday 26th May 1947, page 4.

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Referee

  • France Charles Delasalle

Attendance

  • 65,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 14 ranking points to 1998 points England - 3rd
  • Portugal - 19th