Match No. 306 - Saturday, 26th May 1956
Fritz Walter, 85' -
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- 1
- Fritz HerkenrathFriedrich Herkenrath.
Born 9th Sep 1928, Cologne.
- 2
- Erich RetterErich Retter.
Born 17th Feb 1925, Plüderhausen.
- 3
- Erich JuskowiakErich Juskowiak.
Born 7th Sep 1926, Oberhausen.
- 4
- Robert SchlienzRobert Schlienz.
Born 3rd Feb 1924, Stuttgart.
- 5
- Heinz WewersHeinz Wewers.
Born 27th Jul 1927, Gladbeck.
- 6
- Karl MaiKarl Mai.
Born 27th Jul 1928, Fürth.
- 7
- Erwin WaldnerErwin Waldner.
Born 24th Jan 1933, Nürtingen.
- 8
- Max MorlockMaximilian Morlock.
Born 11th May 1925, Nuremburg.
40'
- 9
- Ottmar WalterOttmar Kurt Herrmann Walter.
Born 6th Mar 1924, Kaiserslautern.
- 10
- Fritz WalterFriedrich Walter.
Born 31st Oct 1920, Kaiserslautern.
(c)
- 11
- Hans SchäferHans Schäfer.
Born 19th Oct 1927, Koln.
- Alfred PfaffAlfred Pfaff.
Born 16th Jul 1926, Frankfurt.
40'
- 1
- Reg MatthewsCoventry, 4th of 5 caps
23 years, 5 months, 6 days
- 2
- Jeff HallBirmingham, 9th of 17 caps
26 years, 8 months, 19 days
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 22nd of 33 caps
27 years, 3 months, 18 days
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 77th of 105 caps
32 years, 3 months, 20 days (c)62nd captaincy
- 7
- Gordon AstallBirmingham, 2nd of 2 caps
28 years, 8 months, 4 days
- 9
- Tommy TaylorMan Utd, 10th of 19 caps
24 years, 3 months, 28 days
- 11
- Colin GraingerSheffield Utd, 4th of 7 caps
22 years, 11 month, 16 days
Notes
- Player MilestoneGordon Astall's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneDuncan Edwards' 1st Goal
Sources
- British Pathe Newsreel
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Hungary Istvan Zsolt
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 19 ranking points to 1993 points England - 4th
West Germany - 7th
Germany Sepp Herberger