Match No. 309 - Wednesday, 28th November 1956

    • 1
    • Ted DitchburnSpurs, 5th of 6 caps
      35 years, 1 month, 4 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Jeff HallBirmingham, 12th of 17 caps
      27 years, 2 months, 21 day
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Roger ByrneMan Utd, 25th of 33 caps
      27 years, 9 months, 20 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Ronnie ClaytonBlackburn, 9th of 35 caps
      22 years, 3 months, 23 days
      Right Half
    • 5
    • Billy WrightWolves, 80th of 105 caps
      32 years, 9 months, 22 days
      Centre Half       (c)65th captaincy
    • 6
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 47th of 48 caps
      31 years, 7 months, 4 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 50th of 54 caps
      41 years, 9 months, 27 days
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Johnny BrooksSpurs, 2nd of 3 caps
      24 years, 11 month, 5 days
      Outside Right
    • 9
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 62nd of 76 caps
      34 years, 7 months, 23 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Johnny HaynesFulham, 10th of 56 caps
      22 years, 1 month, 11 day
      Inside Left
    • 30'
    • 11
    • Frank BlunstoneChelsea, 5th of 5 caps
      22 years, 1 month, 11 day
      Outside Left
    • Tommy TaylorMan Utd, 12th of 19 caps
      24 years, 9 months, 30 days
      Inside Left
    • 30'
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    • 1
    • Vladimir BearaVladimir Beara.
      Born 26th Aug 1928, Split.
    • 2
    • Bruno BelinBruno Belin.
      Born 16th Jan 1929, Zagreb.
    • 3
    • Branko StankovićBranislav Stanković.
      Born 31st Oct 1921, Sarajevo.
    • 4
    • Lazar TasićLazar Tasić.
      Born 5th Apr 1931, Belgrade.
    • 5
    • Ivica HorvatIvan Horvat.
      Born 16th Jul 1926, Sisak.
       (c)
    • 6
    • Vujadin BoškovVujadin Boškov.
      Born 16th May 1931, Begec.
    • 7
    • Zdravko RajkovZdravko Rajkov.
      Born 5th Dec 1927, Curug.
    • 8
    • Vladimir ČončVladimir Čonč.
      Born 13th Jan 1928, Zagreb.
    • 9
    • Ivan ToplakIvan Toplak.
      Born 21st Sep 1931, Belgrade.
    • 10
    • Bernard VukasBernard Vukas.
      Born 1st May 1927, Zagreb.
    • 11
    • Branko ZebecBranislav Zebec.
      Born 17th May 1929, Zagreb.

Notes

  • Missed Penalty: Roger Byrne2nd miss from 2nd taken (0.0%). England's 32nd overall. Vladimir Beara saved a Roger Byrne penalty on 77 minutes. This is England's fourth consecutive penalty miss, all at Wembley.
  • Player MilestoneRoger Byrne's 25th Cap
  • Player MilestoneStanley Matthews' 50th Cap
  • Player MilestoneFrank Blunstone's Last Cap

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)

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Managers

Referee

  • France Edouard Harzic

Attendance

  • 78,500

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 9 ranking points to 1995 points England - 4th
  • Yugoslavia - 8th