Match No. 293 - Wednesday, 1st December 1954
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- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 9th of 33 caps
25 years, 9 months, 21 day
- 4
- Len PhillipsPortsmouth, 3rd of 3 caps
32 years, 2 months, 20 days
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 64th of 105 caps
30 years, 9 months, 24 days (c)49th captaincy
- 6
- Bill SlaterWolves, 2nd of 12 caps
27 years, 7 months, 2 days
- 8
- Roy BentleyChelsea, 10th of 12 caps
30 years, 6 months, 15 days
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 55th of 76 caps
32 years, 7 months, 26 days
Alfred Beck, 75' -
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- 1
- Fritz HerkenrathFriedrich Herkenrath.
Born 9th Sep 1928, Cologne.
- 2
- Jupp PosipalJosef Posipal.
Born 20th Jun 1927, Lugoj, Romania.
(c)
- 3
- Werner KohlmeyerWerner Kohlmeyer.
Born 19th Apr 1924, Kaiserslautern.
- 4
- Herbert ErhardtHerbert 'Ertl' Erhardt.
Born 6th Jul 1930, Fürth.
- 5
- Werner LiebrichWerner Liebrich.
Born 18th Jan 1927, Kaiserslautern.
- 6
- Gerhard HarpersGerhard Harpers.
Born 12th Mar 1928, Bochum.
- 7
- Gerhard KaufholdGerhard Kaufhold.
Born 2nd Dec 1928, Offenbach-Rumpenheim.
- 8
- Michel PfeifferMichael Pfeiffer.
Born 19th Jul 1925, Eschweiler.
- 9
- Uwe SeelerUwe Seeler.
Born 5th Nov 1936, Hamburg.
- 10
- Jupp DerwallJosef Derwall.
Born 10th Mar 1927, Würselen.
- 11
- Alfred BeckAlfred Beck.
Born 12th Apr 1925, Immelborn.
Notes
- Oldest Starting Line-upThe oldest ever starting line-up. Average Age: 31.24 years.
- Player MilestoneRon Staniforth's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneLen Phillips' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneRonnie Allen's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneLen Shackleton's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneLen Shackleton's 1st Goal
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- British Pathe Newsreel
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Italy Vicenzo Orlandini
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 13 ranking points to 1997 points England - 5th
West Germany - 3rd
England 3 - 1 West Germany 
