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
- Francisco FerreiraFrancisco Ferreira.
Born 23rd Aug 1919, Guimarães.
- 4
- Mariano AmaroMariano Rodrigues Amaro.
Born 7th Aug 1915, Lisbon.
- 5
- António FelicianoAntónio Feliciano.
Born 19th Jan 1922, Covilhã.
- 6
- Francisco MoreiraFrancisco Moreira.
Born 29th Apr 1915, Portugal.
- 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'
Tommy Lawton13th of 22 goals. , 1' 00:17 - Stan Mortensen1st of 23 goals. , 2'
- Tommy Lawton14th of 22 goals. , 11'
- Tom Finney5th of 30 goals. , 21'
- Tommy Lawton15th of 22 goals. , 38'
- Tommy Lawton2nd of 22 goals. , 59'
- Stan Mortensen16th of 23 goals. , 61'
- Stan Mortensen3rd of 23 goals. , 71'
- Stan Mortensen4th of 23 goals. , 77'
- Stanley Matthews9th of 11 goals. , 85'
- 1
- Frank SwiftMan City, 8th of 19 caps
33 years, 5 months, 1 day
- 2
- Laurie ScottArsenal, 8th of 17 caps
30 years, 1 month, 1 day
- 3
- George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 8th of 13 caps
27 years, 3 months, 23 days (c)8th captaincy
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 8th of 105 caps
23 years, 3 months, 19 days
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 8th of 27 caps
25 years, 4 months, 1 day
- 6
- Eddie LoweAston Villa, 3rd of 3 caps
21 years, 10 months, 13 days
- 9
- Tommy LawtonChelsea, 16th of 23 caps
27 years, 7 months, 19 days
- 10
- Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 8th of 26 caps
29 years, 0 months, 8 days
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 6th of 76 caps
25 years, 1 month, 19 days
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)
Referee
France Charles Delasalle
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 14 ranking points to 1998 points England - 3rd
Portugal - 19th
