Match No. 297 - Sunday, 22nd May 1955
José Águas, 24' - Matateu, 79'
- José Águas, 83'
- 1
- Alberto da Costa PereiraAlberto da Costa Pereira.
Born 29th Dec 1929, Nacala, Mozambique.
- 2
- Manuel CaldeiraManuel António Caldeira.
Born 14th Dec 1926, Vila Real de Santo António.
- 3
- Ângelo CarvalhoÂngelo Ferreira Carvalho.
Born 3rd Aug 1925, Portugal.
- 4
- José Maria PedrotoJosé Maria Carvalho Pedroto.
Born 21st Oct 1928, Lamego.
- 5
- Manuel PassosManuel Passos Fernandes.
Born 26th Mar 1922, Machico.
- 6
- JucaJúlio Cernadas Pereira.
Born 13th Jan 1929, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique.
- 7
- José Romão DimasJosé Romão Dimas.
Born 7th May 1930, Almada.
- 8
- MatateuSebastião Lucas da Fonseca.
Born 26th Jul 1927, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique.
- 9
- José ÁguasJosé Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas.
Born 9th Nov 1930, Lisbon.
- 10
- José TravassosJosé António Barreto Travassos.
Born 22nd Feb 1926, Lisbon.
- 11
- José Pedro BiléuJosé Pedro Biléu.
Born 10th Apr 1932, Portugal.
35'
- João Baptista MartinsJoão Baptista Martins.
Born 3rd Sep 1927, Sines.
35'
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 13th of 33 caps
26 years, 3 months, 14 days
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 68th of 105 caps
31 years, 3 months, 16 days (c)53rd captaincy
- 8
- Roy BentleyChelsea, 12th of 12 caps
31 years, 0 months, 5 days
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 26th of 33 caps
29 years, 8 months, 26 days - 39'
- Albert QuixallSheffield Wed, 5th of 5 caps
21 years, 9 months, 13 days - 39'
Notes
- Player MilestonePeter Sillett's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneRoy Bentley's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneAlbert Quixall's Last Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Italy Giiorgio Bernardi
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -24 ranking points to 1971 points England - 5th
Portugal - 27th
