Match No. 241 - Sunday, 26th September 1948, 1:30pm
- 1
- Eigil NielsenEigil Louis Marius Ferdinand Nielsen.
Born 15th Sep 1918.
- 2
- Poul PetersenPoul Eyvind Petersen.
Born 11th Apr 1921, Copenhagen.
- 3
- Viggo JensenHans Viggo Jensen.
Born 29th Mar 1921.
- 4
- Axel PilmarkAxel Pilmark.
Born 23rd Nov 1925.
- 5
- Dion ØrnvoldDion Erhardt Ørnvold.
Born 17th Oct 1921.
- 6
- Ivan JensenTage Ivan Jensen.
Born 10th Nov 1922.
- 7
- Johannes PløgerJohannes Theodor Louis Plöger.
Born 3rd Apr 1922, Fredriksberg.
- 8
- Karl Aage HansenKarl Aage Hansen.
Born 4th Jul 1921.
(c)
- 9
- Karl Aage PræstKarl Aage Præst.
Born 26th Feb 1922, Copenhagen.
- 10
- John HansenJohn Angelo Valdemar Østergaard Hansen.
Born 24th Jun 1924, Copenhagen.
- 11
- Holger SeebachHolger Seebach.
Born 17th Mar 1922.
- 1
- Frank SwiftMan City, 15th of 19 caps
34 years, 9 months, 2 days
Goalkeeper (c)2nd captaincy
- 2
- Laurie ScottArsenal, 15th of 17 caps
31 years, 5 months, 3 days
Right Back
- 3
- Jack AstonMan Utd, 1st of 17 caps
27 years, 0 months, 23 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 15th of 105 caps
24 years, 7 months, 20 days
Right Half
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 15th of 27 caps
26 years, 8 months, 2 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Henry CockburnMan Utd, 6th of 13 caps
25 years, 0 months, 12 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 26th of 54 caps
33 years, 7 months, 25 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Jimmy HaganSheffield Utd, Only Cap
30 years, 8 months, 5 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Tommy LawtonNotts County, 23rd of 23 caps
28 years, 11 month, 20 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Len ShackletonSunderland, 1st of 5 caps
26 years, 4 months, 23 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Bob LangtonPreston NE, 8th of 11 caps
30 years, 0 months, 18 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Goal DisallowedLawton had a goal disallowed on 20 minutes for an infringement by Shackleton.
- Olympic Bronze MedalistsThe Danish team were the same side who had defeated the British Olympic team in London to win the 1948 Bronze medal only the month before.
- Player MilestoneJack Aston's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneJimmy Hagan's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneTommy Lawton's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneLen Shackleton's 1st Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- www.dbu.dk
Referee
Netherlands Karel van der Meer
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -4 ranking points to 2065 points England - 2nd
Denmark - 13th