Match No. 350 - Saturday, 27th May 1961

  • "After England kicked off, Austria went straight into the attack and scored in the second minute when Hof sent in a hard shot which gave Springett no chance." Erich Hof, 2'
  • "...Austria again took the lead against the run of play when Nemec beat Springett in the twenty-fifth minute." Horst Nemec, 25'
  • "Austria scored their third goal in the 80th minute thanks to Senekowitsch." Helmut Senekowitsch, 80'
    • 1
    • Gernot FraydlGernot Fraydl.
      Born 10th Dec 1939, Graz.
    • 2
    • Heribert TrubrigHeribert Trubrig.
      Born 1st Oct 1935.
    • 3
    • Karl StotzKarl Stotz.
      Born 27th Mar 1927, Vienna.
    • 4
    • Erich StroblErich Strobl.
      Born 2nd May 1933, Vienna.
    • 5
    • Gerhard HanappiGerhard Hanappi.
      Born 16th Feb 1929, Vienna.
       (c)
    • 6
    • Karl KollerKarl Koller.
      Born 8th Feb 1929, Holles.
    • 7
    • Horst NemecHorst Nemec.
      Born 25th Jan 1939.
    • 8
    • Erich HofErich Hof.
      Born 3rd Aug 1936, Vienna.
    • 9
    • Hans BuzekJohann Buzek.
      Born 22nd May 1938, Vienna.
    • 10
    • Helmut SenekowitschHelmut Senekowitsch.
      Born 22nd Oct 1933, Graz.
    • 11
    • Fritz RafreiderFriedrich Rafreider.
      Born 24th Feb 1942, Dornbirn.
  • Assist: Bobby Charlton. "The equaliser camne in the fifteenth minute when Greaves raced on to a quick pass from Charlton and hit a strong shot into the goal." Jimmy Greaves16th of 44 goals. , 15'
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    • 1
    • Ron SpringettSheffield Wed, 13th of 33 caps
      25 years, 10 months, 5 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Jimmy ArmfieldBlackpool, 17th of 43 caps
      25 years, 8 months, 6 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • John AngusBurnley, Only Cap
      22 years, 8 months, 25 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Brian MillerBurnley, Only Cap
      24 years, 4 months, 8 days
      Right Half
    • 5
    • Peter SwanSheffield Wed, 12th of 19 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 19 days
      Centre Half
    • 6
    • Ron FlowersWolves, 24th of 49 caps
      26 years, 9 months, 30 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Bryan DouglasBlackburn, 23rd of 36 caps
      27 years, 0 months, 0 days
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Jimmy GreavesChelsea, 15th of 57 caps
      21 years, 3 months, 7 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Gerry HitchensAston Villa, 3rd of 7 caps
      26 years, 7 months, 19 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Johnny HaynesFulham, 45th of 56 caps
      26 years, 7 months, 10 days
      Inside Left       (c)11th captaincy
    • 11
    • Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 27th of 106 caps
      23 years, 7 months, 16 days
      Centre Forward

Notes

  • Match MilestoneEngland's 350th Match
  • Player MilestoneJohn Angus' Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneBrian Miller's Only Cap

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • Daily Herald "World Cup dream success is still a dream", Monday 29th May 1961, page 12.
  • Daily Mirror "Don't write off England", Monday 29th May 1961, page 16.
  • The Guardian "England lose to Austria", Monday 29th May 1961, page 5.

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Managers

Referee

  • Czechoslovakia Karol Galba

Attendance

  • 90,726

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -16 ranking points to 1953 points England - 5th
  • Austria - 12th