Match No. 290 - Saturday, 26th June 1954, 5:00pm
Assist: Dennis Wilshaw. Nat Lofthouse23rd of 30 goals. Left-footed from 12 yards., 16'
Tom Finney24th of 30 goals. Right-footed from 5 yards., 67'
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- 1
- Gil MerrickBirmingham, 23rd of 23 caps
32 years, 5 months, 0 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Ron StaniforthHuddersfield, 6th of 8 caps
30 years, 2 months, 13 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 6th of 33 caps
25 years, 4 months, 18 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 61st of 105 caps
30 years, 4 months, 20 days
Right Half (c)46th captaincy
- 14
- Bill McGarryHuddersfield, 2nd of 4 caps
27 years, 0 months, 16 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 38th of 48 caps
29 years, 2 months, 2 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 38th of 54 caps
39 years, 4 months, 25 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Ivor BroadisNewcastle Utd, 14th of 14 caps
31 years, 6 months, 8 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 21st of 33 caps
28 years, 9 months, 30 days
Centre Forward
- 15
- Dennis WilshawWolves, 3rd of 12 caps
28 years, 3 months, 15 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 54th of 76 caps
32 years, 2 months, 21 day
Outside Left
Carlos Borges, 5'
Obdulio Varela, 39'
Juan Alberto Schiaffino, 50'
Javier Ambrois, 79'
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- Roque MáspoliRoque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide.
Born 12th Oct 1917, Montevideo.
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- José SantamaríaJosé Emilio Santamaría Iglesias.
Born 31st Jul 1929, Montevideo.
Played for both Uruguay and Spain.
- 3
- William MartínezWílliam Ruben Martínez Carreras.
Born 13th Jan 1928, Pueblo Victoria.
- 4
- Víctor Rodríguez AndradeVíctor Pablo Rodríguez Andrade.
Born 2nd May 1927, Montevideo.
- 5
- Obdulio VarelaObdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela.
Born 20th Sep 1917, Montevideo.
(c)
- 17
- Luis CruzLuis Alberto Cruz.
Born 28th Apr 1925.
- 7
- Julio AbbadieJulio César Abbadie Gismero.
Born 7th Dec 1929, Montevideo.
- 19
- Javier AmbroisJavier Ambrois.
Born 9th May 1932, Montevideo.
- 9
- Óscar MíguezÓscar Omar Miguez Antón.
Born 5th Dec 1927, Artigas.
- 10
- Juan Alberto SchiaffinoJuan Alberto Schiaffino Villano.
Born 28th Jul 1925, Montevideo.
- 11
- Carlos BorgesCarlos Ariel Borges.
Born 14th Jan 1932, Montevideo.
Notes
- Player MilestoneGil Merrick's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneIvor Broadis' Last 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
Austria Carl Erich Steiner
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -53 ranking points to 1969 points England - 5th
Uruguay - 4th