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'
- 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)
Referee
- France Edouard Harzic
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, gaining 9 ranking points to 1995 points England - 4th
- Yugoslavia - 8th