Match No. 267 - Wednesday, 14th November 1951

    • 1
    • Gil MerrickBirmingham, 1st of 23 caps
      29 years, 9 months, 19 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Alf RamseySpurs, 17th of 32 caps
      31 years, 9 months, 23 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Lionel SmithArsenal, 3rd of 6 caps
      31 years, 2 months, 22 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Billy WrightWolves, 38th of 105 caps
      27 years, 9 months, 8 days
      Right Half       (c)23rd captaincy
    • 5
    • Mal BarrassBolton, 2nd of 3 caps
      26 years, 11 month, 1 day
      Centre Half
    • 6
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 15th of 48 caps
      26 years, 6 months, 20 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 35th of 76 caps
      29 years, 7 months, 9 days
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Jackie SewellSheffield Wed, 1st of 6 caps
      24 years, 9 months, 21 day
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Nat LofthouseBolton, 3rd of 33 caps
      26 years, 2 months, 18 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Len PhillipsPortsmouth, 1st of 3 caps
      29 years, 2 months, 3 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Leslie MedleySpurs, 5th of 6 caps
      31 years, 2 months, 11 day
      Outside Left
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    • 1
    • Norman UprichardWilliam Norman McCourt Uprichard.
      Born 20th Apr 1928, Lurgan.
    • 2
    • Len GrahamWilliam George Leonard Graham.
      Born 17th Oct 1925, Belfast.
    • 3
    • Alf McMichaelAlfred McMichael.
      Born 1st Oct 1927, Belfast.
    • 4
    • Billy DicksonWilliam Dickson.
      Born 15th Mar 1923, Lurgan.
    • 5
    • Jackie VernonJohn Joseph Vernon.
      Born 26th Sep 1918, Belfast.
    • 6
    • Frank McCourtFrancis J. McCourt.
      Born 9th Dec 1925, Portadown.
    • 7
    • Billy BinghamWilliam Laurence Bingham.
      Born 5th Aug 1931, Belfast.
    • 8
    • Sammy SmythSamuel Smyth.
      Born 25th Feb 1925, Belfast.
    • 9
    • Eddie McMorranEdward James McMorran.
      Born 2nd Sep 1923, Larne.
    • 10
    • Jimmy McIlroyJames McIlroy.
      Born 25th Oct 1931, Lambeg.
    • 11
    • Johnny McKennaJohn McKenna.
      Born 6th Jun 1926, Belfast.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneGil Merrick's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneJackie Sewell's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneLen Phillips' 1st Cap
  • Goal MilestoneNat Lofthouse, 83' - 800th goal scored by England

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)

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Managers

Referee

  • Wales Mervyn Griffiths

Attendance

  • 57,889

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Up 1 place, gaining 4 ranking points to 1973 points England - 4th - 1
  • Ireland - 37th