Match No. 330 - Wednesday, 6th May 1959
- 2
- Don HoweWBA, 16th of 23 caps
23 years, 6 months, 25 days
Right Back
- 3
- Graham ShawSheffield Utd, 4th of 5 caps
24 years, 9 months, 28 days
Left Back
- 4
- Ronnie ClaytonBlackburn, 26th of 35 caps
24 years, 9 months, 1 day
Right Half
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 101st of 105 caps
35 years, 3 months, 0 days
Centre Half (c)86th captaincy
- 6
- Ron FlowersWolves, 4th of 49 caps
24 years, 9 months, 9 days
Left Half
- 7
- Warren BradleyMan Utd, 1st of 3 caps
25 years, 10 months, 16 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Peter BroadbentWolves, 5th of 7 caps
25 years, 11 month, 22 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 8th of 106 caps
21 years, 6 months, 26 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Johnny HaynesFulham, 28th of 56 caps
24 years, 6 months, 20 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Doug HoldenBolton, 2nd of 5 caps
28 years, 7 months, 8 days
Outside Left
- Sergio Brighenti, 56'
- Amos Mariani, 61'
- 1
- Lorenzo BuffonLorenzo Buffon.
Born 19th Dec 1929, Majano.
- 2
- Enzo RobottiEnzo Robotti.
Born 13th Jun 1935, Alessandria.
- 3
- Sergio CastellettiSergio Castelletti.
Born 30th Dec 1937, Casale Monferrato.
- 4
- Franco ZaglioFranco Zaglio.
Born 2nd Mar 1936, Cremona.
- 5
- Gaudenzio BernasconiGaudenzio Bernasconi.
Born 8th Aug 1932, Ponte San Pietro.
- 6
- Armando SegatoArmando Segato.
Born 3rd May 1930, Vicenza.
(c)
- 7
- Amos MarianiAmos Mariani.
Born 30th Mar 1931, Montecatini Terme.
- 8
- Guido GrattonGuido Gratton.
Born 23rd Oct 1932, Monfalcone.
- 9
- Sergio BrighentiSergio Brighenti.
Born 23rd Sep 1932, Modena.
- 10
- Carlo GalliGiancarlo Galli.
Born 6th Mar 1931, Montecatini Terme.
- 11
- Gianfranco PetrisGianfranco Petris.
Born 30th Aug 1936, Budoia.
Notes
- Player InjuryRon Flowers was stretchered off early in the second half with a suspected broken nose. He returned 15 minutes later but Italy had scored twice while he was off the pitch.
- Player MilestoneWarren Bradley's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneWarren Bradley's 1st Goal
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
- West Germany Albert Dusch
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -6 ranking points to 1946 points England - 4th
- Italy - 18th