Match No. 285 - Saturday, 3rd April 1954
Allan Brown, 7' - Willie Ormond, 89'
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- 1
- George FarmGeorge Neil Farm.
Born 13th Jul 1924, Slateford.
- 2
- Mike HaughneyMichael Haughney.
Born 10th Dec 1925, Paisley.
- 3
- Sammy CoxSamuel Richmond Cox.
Born 13th Apr 1924, Darvel.
(c)
- 4
- Bobby EvansRobert Evans.
Born 16th Jul 1927, Glasgow.
- 5
- Frank BrennanFrancis Brennan.
Born 23rd Apr 1924, Annathill.
- 6
- George AitkenGeorge Graham Aitken.
Born 28th May 1925, Lochgelly.
- 7
- Johnny MackenzieJohn Archie MacKenzie.
Born 4th Sep 1925, Dennistoun.
- 8
- Bobby JohnstoneRobert Johnstone.
Born 7th Sep 1929, Selkirk.
- 9
- Jackie HendersonJohn Gillespie Henderson.
Born 17th Jan 1932, Glasgow.
- 10
- Allan BrownAllan Duncan Brown.
Born 12th Oct 1926, Kennoway.
- 11
- Willie OrmondWilliam Esplin Ormond.
Born 23rd Feb 1927, Falkirk.
- 1
- Gil MerrickBirmingham, 18th of 23 caps
32 years, 2 months, 8 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Ron StaniforthHuddersfield, 1st of 8 caps
29 years, 11 month, 20 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 1st of 33 caps
25 years, 1 month, 23 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 56th of 105 caps
30 years, 1 month, 26 days
Right Half (c)41st captaincy
- 5
- Harry ClarkeSpurs, Only Cap
31 years, 1 month, 8 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 33rd of 48 caps
28 years, 11 month, 9 days
Left Half
- 7
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 49th of 76 caps
31 years, 11 month, 28 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Ivor BroadisNewcastle Utd, 9th of 14 caps
31 years, 3 months, 16 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Ronnie AllenWBA, 2nd of 5 caps
25 years, 2 months, 19 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Jimmy MullenWolves, 10th of 12 caps
31 years, 2 months, 28 days
Outside Left
Notes
- World Cup QualificationEngland qualify for the 1954 World Cup.
- Player MilestoneRon Staniforth's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneRoger Byrne's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneHarry Clarke's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneJohnny Nicholls' 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneJohnny Nicholls' 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneRonnie Allen's 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneJohnny Nicholls, 50' - 850th goal scored by England
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
Northern Ireland Thomas Mitchell
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, gaining 31 ranking points to 2038 points England - 4th - 1
Scotland - 8th
World Cup 1954 Q
(Group 3)
- England
- 6
- +7
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 3
- Scotland
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- Northern I...
- 2
- -3
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3
- Wales
- 1
- -4
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
