Match No. 251 - Wednesday, 16th November 1949
- 2
- Bert MozleyDerby, 3rd of 3 caps
26 years, 1 month, 25 days
Right Back
- 3
- Jack AstonMan Utd, 10th of 17 caps
28 years, 2 months, 13 days
Left Back
- 4
- Willie WatsonSunderland, 1st of 4 caps
29 years, 8 months, 9 days
Right Half
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 25th of 27 caps
27 years, 9 months, 23 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Billy WrightWolves, 25th of 105 caps
25 years, 9 months, 10 days
Left Half (c)10th captaincy
- 7
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 21st of 76 caps
27 years, 7 months, 11 day
Outside Right
- 8
- Stan MortensenBlackpool, 14th of 25 caps
28 years, 5 months, 21 day
Inside Right
- 9
- Jack RowleyMan Utd, 4th of 6 caps
29 years, 1 month, 9 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Stan PearsonMan Utd, 4th of 8 caps
30 years, 10 months, 1 day
Inside Left
- 11
- Jack FroggattPortsmouth, 1st of 13 caps
26 years, 11 month, 29 days
Outside Left
Sammy Smyth, 52' - Bobby Brennan, 85'
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- 1
- Hugh KellyHugh Redmond Kelly.
Born 17th Aug 1919, Lurgan.
- 2
- Jim FeeneyJames McBurney Feeney.
Born 23rd Jun 1921, Belfast.
- 3
- Alf McMichaelAlfred McMichael.
Born 1st Oct 1927, Belfast.
- 4
- Gerry BowlerGerard Columba Bowler.
Born 8th Jun 1919, Londonderry.
- 5
- Jackie VernonJohn Joseph Vernon.
Born 26th Sep 1918, Belfast.
(c)
- 6
- Jimmy McCabeJames Joseph McCabe.
Born 17th Sep 1918, Draperstown.
- 7
- Davy CochraneDavid Andrew Cochrane.
Born 14th Aug 1920, Portadown.
- 8
- Sammy SmythSamuel Smyth.
Born 25th Feb 1925, Belfast.
- 9
- Bobby BrennanRobert Anderson Brennan.
Born 14th Mar 1925, Belfast.
- 10
- Charlie TullyCharles Patrick Tully.
Born 11th Jul 1924, Belfast.
- 11
- Johnny McKennaJohn McKenna.
Born 6th Jun 1926, Belfast.
Notes
- World Cup QualificationThe 1949/50 British Home Championship was used as a qualfying group for the 1950 World Cup.
- Hat-Trick: Jack Rowley1st hat-trick (41st overall). 50 minutes between first and third goals.
- Player MilestoneBernard Streten's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneBert Mozley's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneWillie Watson's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneNeil Franklin's 25th Cap
- Player MilestoneBilly Wright's 25th Cap
- Player MilestoneJack Froggatt's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneJack Froggatt's 1st Goal
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Wales Mervyn Griffiths
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 5 ranking points to 2036 points England - 2nd
Ireland - 29th
World Cup 1950 Q
(Pool 1)
- England
- 6
- +11
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 3
- Scotland
- 4
- +7
- 1
- 0
- 2
- 3
- Wales
- 1
- -5
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
- Ireland
- 1
- -13
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
