Match No. 239 - Saturday, 10th April 1948
- 1
- Ian BlackIan Henderson Black.
Born 27th Mar 1924, Aberdeen.
- 2
- Jock GovanJock Govan.
Born 16th Jan 1923, Larkhall.
- 3
- Davie ShawDavid Shaw.
Born 5th May 1917, Annathill.
- 4
- Billy CampbellWilliam Bowie Campbell.
Born 26th Jul 1920, Greenock.
- 5
- George YoungGeorge Lewis Young.
Born 27th Oct 1922, Grangemouth.
(c)
- 6
- Archie MacauleyArchibald Renwick Macaulay.
Born 30th Jul 1915, Falkirk.
- 7
- Jimmy DelaneyJames Delaney.
Born 3rd Sep 1914, Cleland.
- 8
- Bobby CombeJames Robert Combe.
Born 29th Jan 1924, Leith.
- 9
- Willie ThorntonWilliam Thornton.
Born 3rd Mar 1920, Winchburgh.
- 10
- Billy SteelWilliam Steel.
Born 1st May 1923, Denny.
- 11
- Billy LiddellWilliam Beveridge Liddell.
Born 10th Jan 1922, Fife.
- 1
- Frank SwiftMan City, 13th of 19 caps
34 years, 3 months, 17 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Laurie ScottArsenal, 13th of 17 caps
30 years, 11 month, 17 days
Right Back
- 3
- George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 13th of 13 caps
28 years, 2 months, 8 days
Left Back (c)13th captaincy
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 13th of 105 caps
24 years, 2 months, 4 days
Right Half
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 13th of 27 caps
26 years, 2 months, 17 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Henry CockburnMan Utd, 4th of 13 caps
24 years, 6 months, 26 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 24th of 54 caps
33 years, 2 months, 9 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Stan MortensenBlackpool, 6th of 25 caps
26 years, 10 months, 15 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Tommy LawtonNotts County, 21st of 23 caps
28 years, 6 months, 4 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Stan PearsonMan Utd, 1st of 8 caps
29 years, 2 months, 26 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 11th of 76 caps
26 years, 0 months, 5 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Scotland's Robust TacticsScotland reportedly used rather heavy tackling to try and disrupt England's rhythm, espcially on Swift who later found he had cracked a rib. Finney ended the match limping on the left wing.
- Player MilestoneGeorge Hardwick's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneStan Pearson's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneStan Mortensen's 10th Goal
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Northern Ireland David Maxwell
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 24 ranking points to 2044 points England - 3rd
Scotland - 14th