Match No. 296 - Wednesday, 18th May 1955

  • Héctor Rial, 65'
    • 1
    • Antonio RamalletsAntoni Ramallets Simón.
      Born 1st Jul 1924, Vilafranca del Penedes.
    • 2
    • Román MatitoRomán Matito Domingo.
      Born 2nd Feb 1928, Huelva.
    • 3
    • Jesús GarayJesús Garay Vecino.
      Born 10th Sep 1930, Bilbao.
    • 4
    • Marcelino CampanalMarcelino Vaquero González del Río.
      Born 13th Feb 1931, Gijon.
    • 5
    • Mauricio LauzirikaMauritius Ugartemendia Lauzirika.
      Born 26th Jul 1934, Gernika.
    • 6
    • José María ZárragaJosé María Zárraga Martín.
      Born 15th Aug 1930, Las Arenas.
    • 7
    • Daniel ManoDaniel Mano Villagrasa.
      Born 27th Feb 1932.
    • 8
    • José Luis Pérez-PayaJosé Luis Pérez-Paya Soler.
      Born 2nd Mar 1928, Alcoy.
    • 9
    • László KubalaLászló Kubala Stecz.
      Born 10th Jun 1927, Budapest, Hungary.
    • 10
    • Héctor RialHéctor Rial.
      Born 14th Aug 1928, Pergamino, Argentina.
    • 11
    • Paco GentoFrancisco Gento López.
      Born 21st Oct 1933, Guarnizo.
    • 1
    • Bert WilliamsWolves, 22nd of 24 caps
      35 years, 3 months, 18 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Peter SillettChelsea, 2nd of 3 caps
      22 years, 3 months, 17 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Roger ByrneMan Utd, 12th of 33 caps
      26 years, 3 months, 10 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 39th of 48 caps
      30 years, 0 months, 24 days
      Right Half
    • 5
    • Billy WrightWolves, 67th of 105 caps
      31 years, 3 months, 12 days
      Centre Half       (c)52nd captaincy
    • 6
    • Duncan EdwardsMan Utd, 3rd of 18 caps
      18 years, 7 months, 17 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 44th of 54 caps
      40 years, 3 months, 17 days
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Roy BentleyChelsea, 11th of 12 caps
      31 years, 0 months, 1 day
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Nat LofthouseBolton, 25th of 33 caps
      29 years, 8 months, 22 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Albert QuixallSheffield Wed, 4th of 5 caps
      21 years, 9 months, 9 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Dennis WilshawWolves, 6th of 12 caps
      29 years, 2 months, 7 days
      Outside Left

Notes

  • Player MilestoneNat Lofthouse's 25th Cap
  • Match MilestoneEngland's 50th draw

Sources

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

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Managers

Referee

  • Italy Riccardo Pieri

Attendance

  • 125,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -2 ranking points to 1995 points England - 5th
  • Spain - 11th