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