Match No. 299 - Saturday, 22nd October 1955
Derek Tapscott, 38'
Cliff Jones, 43'
- 1
- Jack KelseyAlfred John Kelsey.
Born 19th Nov 1929, Swansea.
- 2
- Stuart WilliamsStuart Grenville Williams.
Born 9th Jul 1930, Wrexham.
- 3
- Alf SherwoodAlfred Thomas Sherwood.
Born 13th Nov 1923, Aberaman.
- 4
- Mel CharlesMelvyn Charles.
Born 11th May 1935, Swansea.
Borther of John Charles.
- 5
- John CharlesWilliam John Charles.
Born 27th Dec 1931, Swansea.
Brother of Mel Charles.
- 6
- Roy PaulRoy Paul.
Born 18th Apr 1920, Ton Pentre.
- 7
- Derek TapscottDerek Robert Tapscott.
Born 30th Jun 1932, Barry.
- 8
- Noel KinseyNoel Kinsey.
Born 24th Dec 1925, Treorchy.
- 9
- Trevor FordTrevor Ford.
Born 1st Oct 1923, Swansea.
- 10
- Ivor AllchurchIvor John Allchurch.
Born 16th Oct 1929, Swansea.
Brother of Len Allchurch.
- 11
- Cliff JonesClifford William Jones.
Born 7th Feb 1935, Swansea.
John Charles, 51' (og)
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- 1
- Bert WilliamsWolves, 24th of 24 caps
35 years, 8 months, 22 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Jeff HallBirmingham, 2nd of 17 caps
26 years, 1 month, 15 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 15th of 33 caps
26 years, 8 months, 14 days
Left Back
- 4
- Bill McGarryHuddersfield, 4th of 4 caps
28 years, 4 months, 12 days
Right Half
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 70th of 105 caps
31 years, 8 months, 16 days
Centre Half (c)55th captaincy
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 42nd of 48 caps
30 years, 5 months, 28 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 46th of 54 caps
40 years, 8 months, 21 day
Outside Right
- 8
- Don RevieMan City, 5th of 6 caps
28 years, 3 months, 12 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 28th of 33 caps
30 years, 1 month, 26 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Dennis WilshawWolves, 8th of 12 caps
29 years, 7 months, 11 day
Inside Left
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 57th of 76 caps
33 years, 6 months, 17 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Player MilestoneBert Williams' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneBill McGarry's Last Cap
- Goal Milestone10th Opposition Own Goal
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Northern Ireland Thomas Mitchell
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, losing -29 ranking points to 1951 points England - 6th - 1
Wales - 21st