Match No. 286 - Sunday, 16th May 1954
- Rajko Mitić, 87'
- 1
- Vladimir BearaVladimir Beara.
Born 26th Aug 1928, Split.
- 2
- Branko StankovićBranislav Stanković.
Born 31st Oct 1921, Sarajevo.
- 3
- Tomislav CrnkovićTomislav Crnković.
Born 17th Jun 1929, Kotor.
- 4
- Zlatko ČajkovskiZlatko Čajkovski.
Born 24th Nov 1923, Zagreb.
- 5
- Sima MilovanovSima Milovanov.
Born 10th Apr 1923, Becej.
- 6
- Vujadin BoškovVujadin Boškov.
Born 16th May 1931, Begec.
- 7
- Miloš MilutinovićMiloš Obrad Milutinović.
Born 5th Feb 1933, Bajina Basta.
- 8
- Rajko MitićRajko Mitić.
Born 19th Nov 1922, Dol.
- 9
- Bernard VukasBernard Vukas.
Born 1st May 1927, Zagreb.
- 10
- Stjepan BobekStjepan Bobek.
Born 3rd Dec 1923, Zagreb.
- 11
- Dionizije DvornićDionizije Dvornić.
Born 27th Apr 1926, Popovac.
- 22'
- Branko ZebecBranislav Zebec.
Born 17th May 1929, Zagreb.
- 22'
- 1
- Gil MerrickBirmingham, 19th of 23 caps
32 years, 3 months, 21 day
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Ron StaniforthHuddersfield, 2nd of 8 caps
30 years, 1 month, 3 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 2nd of 33 caps
25 years, 3 months, 8 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 57th of 105 caps
30 years, 3 months, 10 days
Right Half (c)42nd captaincy
- 5
- Syd OwenLuton Town, 1st of 3 caps
32 years, 2 months, 16 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 34th of 48 caps
29 years, 0 months, 22 days
Left Half
- 7
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 50th of 76 caps
32 years, 1 month, 11 day
Outside Right
- 8
- Ivor BroadisNewcastle Utd, 10th of 14 caps
31 years, 4 months, 29 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Ronnie AllenWBA, 3rd of 5 caps
25 years, 4 months, 1 day
Centre Forward
- 11
- Jimmy MullenWolves, 11th of 12 caps
31 years, 4 months, 10 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Player MilestoneSyd Owen's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneTom Finney's 50th Cap
- Player MilestoneJohnny Nicholls' Last Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
- Austria Carl Erich Steiner
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -11 ranking points to 2027 points England - 4th
- Yugoslavia - 6th