Match No. 258 - Sunday, 2nd July 1950, 3:00pm
- 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)
Referee
Italy Giovanni Galeati
ELO Ratings
Down 2 places, losing -38 ranking points to 1985 points England - 4th - 2
Spain - 6th
World Cup 1950
(Pool 2)
- Spain
- 6
- +5
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 3
- England
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3
- Chile
- 2
- -1
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3
- United Sta...
- 2
- -4
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3
