Match No. 426 - Wednesday, 6th November 1968, 1:30pm
- 1
- Gheorghe GorneaGheorghe Gornea.
Born 2nd Aug 1944, Sinaia.
- 2
- Lajos SătmăreanuLajos Sătmăreanu.
Born 21st Feb 1944, Nagyszalonta.
- 3
- Ion BarbuIon Barbu.
Born 24th Dec 1938, Craiova.
(c)
- 4
- Cornel DinuCornel Dinu.
Born 2nd Aug 1948, Targoviste.
- 5
- Mihai MocanuMihai Mocanu.
Born 24th Feb 1942, Constanta.
- 6
- Vasile GergelyLászló Vasile Gergely.
Born 28th Oct 1941, Nagybanya, Hungary.
- 7
- Mircea PetescuMircea Viorel Petescu.
Born 15th May 1942, Pecicia.
25'
- 8
- Ion PârcălabIon Pârcălab.
Born 5th Nov 1941, Bucharest.
- 9
- Nicolae DobrinNicolae Dobrin.
Born 26th Aug 1947, Pitesti.
80'
- 10
- Florea DumitracheFlorea Dumitrache.
Born 22nd May 1948.
- 11
- Mircea LucescuMircea Lucescu.
Born 29th Jul 1945, Burcharest.
- Radu NunweillerRadu Nunweiller.
Born 16th Nov 1944, Bucharest.
25'
- Flavius DomideFlavius Virgil Domide.
Born 11th May 1946, Arad.
80'
- 1
- Gordon BanksStoke City, 46th of 73 caps
30 years, 10 months, 6 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Tommy WrightEverton, 2nd of 11 caps
24 years, 0 months, 16 days
Right Back
11'
- 3
- Keith NewtonBlackburn, 11th of 27 caps
27 years, 4 months, 13 days
Left Back
- 4
- Alan MullerySpurs, 12th of 35 caps
26 years, 11 month, 13 days
Right Half
- 5
- Brian LaboneEverton, 12th of 26 caps
28 years, 9 months, 13 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 64th of 108 caps
27 years, 6 months, 24 days
Left Half (c)47th captaincy
- 7
- Alan BallEverton, 28th of 72 caps
23 years, 5 months, 25 days
Forward
- 8
- Roger HuntLiverpool, 33rd of 34 caps
30 years, 3 months, 17 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 88th of 106 caps
31 years, 0 months, 25 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Geoff HurstWest Ham, 22nd of 49 caps
26 years, 10 months, 29 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Martin PetersWest Ham, 22nd of 67 caps
24 years, 11 month, 28 days
Midfield
- Bob McNabArsenal, 1st of 4 caps
25 years, 3 months, 17 days
Right Back
11'
Notes
- Wright Injury"England lost the services of Wright after 10 minutes. In a tackle on the touchline, a boot of [Pârcălab]...came down on his ankle and opened a spilt above the achilles tendon which require three stitches."
- Player MilestoneBob McNab's 1st Cap
Sources
- www.romaniansoccer.ro
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "England lack speed and control", Thursday 7th November 1968, page 17.
Referee
Czechoslovakia Radoslav Fiala
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -6 ranking points to 2064 points England - 1st
Romania - 22nd