Match No. 258 - Sunday, 2nd July 1950, 3:00pm

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    • 1
    • Bert WilliamsWolves, 10th of 24 caps
      30 years, 5 months, 2 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Alf RamseySpurs, 8th of 32 caps
      30 years, 5 months, 11 day
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Bill EckersleyBlackburn, 1st of 17 caps
      24 years, 11 month, 17 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Billy WrightWolves, 32nd of 105 caps
      26 years, 4 months, 25 days
      Right Half       (c)17th captaincy
    • 5
    • Laurie HughesLiverpool, 3rd of 3 caps
      26 years, 4 months, 0 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 10th of 48 caps
      25 years, 2 months, 8 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 31st of 54 caps
      35 years, 5 months, 1 day
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Stan MortensenBlackpool, 21st of 25 caps
      29 years, 1 month, 7 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Jackie MilburnNewcastle Utd, 8th of 13 caps
      26 years, 1 month, 22 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Eddie BailySpurs, 1st of 9 caps
      24 years, 10 months, 27 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 28th of 76 caps
      28 years, 2 months, 27 days
      Outside Left
  • Telmo Zarra, 50'
    • 1
    • Antonio RamalletsAntoni Ramallets Simón.
      Born 1st Jul 1924, Vilafranca del Penedes.
    • 2
    • José Parra MartínezJosé Parra Martínez.
      Born 25th Aug 1925, Blanes.
    • 3
    • Gabriel AlonsoGabriel Alonso Aristiaguirre.
      Born 9th Nov 1923, Hondarribia.
    • 4
    • José GonzalvoJosé Gonzalvo Falcón.
      Born 16th Jan 1920, Mollet del Valles.
    • 5
    • Mariano GonzalvoMariano Gonzalvo Falcón.
      Born 22nd Mar 1922, Mollet del Valles.
      Brother of Jose Gonzalvo
    • 6
    • Antonio PuchadesAntonio Puchades Casanova.
      Born 4th Jun 1925, Sueca.
    • 7
    • Estanislau BasoraEstanislau Basora Brunet.
      Born 18th Nov 1926, Colonia Valls.
    • 8
    • Silvestre IgoaSilvestre Igoa Garciandia.
      Born 5th Sep 1920, Anorga.
    • 9
    • Telmo ZarraPedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya.
      Born 20th Jan 1921, Erandio.
    • 10
    • José Luis PanizoJosé Luis López Panizo.
      Born 6th Feb 1922, Sestao.
    • 11
    • Agustin GainzaAgustín Gaínza Vicandi.
      Born 28th May 1922, Basauri.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneBill Eckersley's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneLaurie Hughes' Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneEddie Baily's 1st Cap

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)

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Managers

Referee

  • Italy Giovanni Galeati

Attendance

  • 74,462

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 2 places, losing -38 ranking points to 1985 points England - 4th - 2
  • Spain - 6th

World Cup 1950

(Pool 2)

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    • Spain
    • 6
    • +5
    • 0
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    • England
    • 2
    • 0
    • 2
    • 0
    • 1
    • 3
    • Chile
    • 2
    • -1
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    • 1
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    • United Sta...
    • 2
    • -4
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    • 0
    • 1
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    • Final Standings.