Match No. 234 - Sunday, 25th May 1947
- 1
- João AzevedoJoão Mendonça Azevedo.
Born 10th Jul 1915, Barreiro.
- 27'
- 2
- Álvaro CardosoÁlvaro Cardoso da Silva.
Born 14th Jan 1914, Setúbal.
(c) - 29'
- 3
- António FelicianoAntónio Feliciano.
Born 19th Jan 1922, Covilhã.
- 4
- Mariano AmaroMariano Rodrigues Amaro.
Born 7th Aug 1915, Lisbon.
- 5
- Francisco MoreiraFrancisco Moreira.
Born 29th Apr 1915, Portugal.
- 6
- Francisco FerreiraFrancisco Ferreira.
Born 23rd Aug 1919, Guimarães.
- 7
- Jesus CorreiaAntónio Jesus Correia.
Born 3rd Apr 1924, Paço de Arcos.
- 8
- 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.
- 27'
- Vasco OliveiraVasco de Jesus Oliveira.
Born 18th Mar 1922, Portugal.
- 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'
- 1
- Frank SwiftMan City, 8th of 19 caps
33 years, 5 months, 1 day
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Laurie ScottArsenal, 8th of 17 caps
30 years, 1 month, 1 day
Right Back
- 3
- George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 8th of 13 caps
27 years, 3 months, 23 days
Left Back (c)8th captaincy
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 8th of 105 caps
23 years, 3 months, 19 days
Right Half
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 8th of 27 caps
25 years, 4 months, 1 day
Centre Half
- 6
- Eddie LoweAston Villa, 3rd of 3 caps
21 years, 10 months, 13 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 20th of 54 caps
32 years, 3 months, 24 days
Outside Right
- 8
- 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.
Referee
- France Charles Delasalle
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, gaining 14 ranking points to 1998 points England - 3rd
- Portugal - 19th