Match No. 425 - Saturday, 8th June 1968

    • 1
    • Gordon BanksStoke City, 45th of 73 caps
      30 years, 5 months, 9 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 16
    • Tommy WrightEverton, 1st of 11 caps
      23 years, 7 months, 18 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Ray WilsonEverton, 63rd of 63 caps
      33 years, 5 months, 22 days
      Left Back
    • 17
    • Nobby StilesMan Utd, 25th of 28 caps
      26 years, 0 months, 21 day
      Defensive Midfield
    • 5
    • Brian LaboneEverton, 11th of 26 caps
      28 years, 4 months, 16 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Bobby MooreWest Ham, 63rd of 108 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 26 days
      Left Half       (c)46th captaincy
    • 19
    • Norman HunterLeeds, 10th of 28 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 10 days
      Centre Back
    • 8
    • Roger HuntLiverpool, 32nd of 34 caps
      29 years, 10 months, 19 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 87th of 106 caps
      30 years, 7 months, 28 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Geoff HurstWest Ham, 21st of 49 caps
      26 years, 6 months, 0 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Martin PetersWest Ham, 21st of 67 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 0 days
      Midfield
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    • 1
    • Yuri PshenichnikovYuri Pavlovich Pshenichnikov.
      Born 2nd Jun 1940, Tashkent.
    • 8
    • Yuriy IstominYuriy Vasylyovych Istomin.
      Born 3rd Jul 1944, Kharkiv.
    • 18
    • Albert ShesternyovAlbert Alekseyevich Shesternyov.
      Born 20th Jun 1941, Moscow.
       (c)
    • 10
    • Volodymyr KaplychnyiVolodymyr Oleksandrovych Kaplychnyi.
      Born 26th Feb 1944, Kamianets-Podilskyi.
    • 3
    • Valentin AfoninValentin Ivanovich Afonin.
      Born 22nd Dec 1939, Vladimir.
    • 19
    • Aleksandr LenyovAleksandr Ivanovich Lenyov.
      Born 25th Sep 1944, Stalinogorsk.
    • 11
    • Eduard MalofeyevEduard Vassilievich Malofeyev.
      Born 2nd Jun 1942, Krasnoyarsk.
    • 21
    • Gennady LogofetGennady Olegovich Logofet.
      Born 15th Apr 1942, Moscow.
    • 4
    • Anatoliy BanishevskiyAnatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy.
      Born 23rd Feb 1946, Baku.
    • 5
    • Anatoly ByshovetsAnatoliy Fedorovich Byshovets.
      Born 23rd Apr 1946, Kiev.
    • 7
    • Gennady YevryuzhikhinGennady Yegorovich Yevryuzhikhin.
      Born 4th Feb 1944, Kazan.

Notes

  • Final PositionEngland take 3rd place in the European Cup of Nations 1968.
  • Match InfoPlayed in the afternoon before the Italy v Yugoslavia final.
  • Player MilestoneTommy Wright's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneRay Wilson's Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneNobby Stiles' 25th Cap
  • Goal MilestoneGeoff Hurst's 10th Goal

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Referee

  • Hungary Istvan Zsolt

Attendance

  • 68,817

Half Time Score

  • England 1 - 0 USSR

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 34 ranking points to 2070 points England - 1st
  • USSR - 4th