Match No. 405 - Saturday, 16th July 1966, 7:30pm
Assist: Roger Hunt. "One magnificent goal by Bobby Charlton after 3[8]minutes...it crowned one of those many runs of 20 yards...and a shot of 25 yards, of which Charlton is the past master." Bobby Charlton38th of 49 goals. Right-footed from 25 yards., 38' 37:02 - Assist: Jimmy Greaves. "...and another from Hunt in the 70th minute...a simple goal well taken, which came from a nicely judged late pass from Charlton to Greaves, whose shot rebounded from Calderon to Hunt's feet." Roger Hunt13th of 18 goals. Left-footed from 6 yards., 75' 74:58
- 1
- Gordon BanksLeicester, 29th of 73 caps
28 years, 6 months, 17 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- George CohenFulham, 26th of 37 caps
26 years, 8 months, 25 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ray WilsonEverton, 47th of 63 caps
31 years, 6 months, 30 days
Left Back
- 5
- Jack CharltonLeeds, 18th of 35 caps
31 years, 2 months, 8 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 43rd of 108 caps
25 years, 3 months, 4 days
Centre Back (c)26th captaincy
- 4
- Nobby StilesMan Utd, 16th of 28 caps
24 years, 1 month, 29 days
Right Half
- 9
- Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 70th of 106 caps
28 years, 9 months, 5 days
Centre Half
- 16
- Martin PetersWest Ham, 4th of 67 caps
22 years, 8 months, 8 days
Left Half
- 8
- Jimmy GreavesSpurs, 53rd of 57 caps
26 years, 4 months, 25 days
Right Forward
- 21
- Roger HuntLiverpool, 15th of 34 caps
27 years, 11 month, 27 days
Centre Forward
- 19
- Terry PaineSouthampton, 19th of 19 caps
27 years, 3 months, 24 days
Left Forward
- 12
- Ignacio CalderónIgnacio Francisco Calderón González.
Born 13th Dec 1943, Guadalajara.
- 2
- Arturo ChairesArturo Chaires Riso.
Born 14th Mar 1937, Guadalajara.
- 15
- Guillermo HernándezGuillermo Alejandro Hernández Sánchez.
Born 25th Jun 1942, Zacoalco de Torres.
- 14
- Gabriel NúñezGabriel Núñez Aguirre.
Born 6th Feb 1942.
- 3
- Gustavo PeñaGustavo Peña Velasco.
Born 22nd Nov 1941, Talpa de Allende.
(c)
- 4
- Jesús del MuroJosé de Jesús del Muro López.
Born 30th Nov 1937, Guadalajara.
- 6
- Isidoro DíazIsidoro Díaz Mejía.
Born 14th Mar 1940, Acatlan de Juarez.
- 19
- Salvador ReyesSalvador Reyes Monteón.
Born 20th Sep 1936, Guadalajara.
- 20
- Enrique BorjaEnrique David Borja García.
Born 30th Dec 1945, Mexico City.
- 5
- Ignacio JáureguiIgnacio Jáuregui Díaz.
Born 31st Jul 1938, Guadalajara.
- 8
- Aarón PadillaAarón Padilla Gutiérrez.
Born 10th Jul 1942, Mexico City.
Notes
- Goal DisallowedHunt has a goal disallowed in the 35th minute, "..two minutes before Charlton's great effort - disallowed because of an infringement." The referee adjudging that Peters had pushed Chaires when nodding the ball back for Hunt to score.
- Player MilestoneTerry Paine's Last Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- Official FIFA report
- The Guardian "Charlton's goal releases England's tension", Monday 18th July 1966. page 10.
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
Referee
Italy Concetto lo Bello
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 20 ranking points to 1994 points
England - 2nd - 1 
Mexico - 15th
World Cup 1966
(Group 1)
- England
- 5
- +4
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Uruguay
- 4
- +1
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 3
- Mexico
- 2
- -2
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 3
- France
- 1
- -3
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
