Match No. 445 - Tuesday, 2nd June 1970, 4:00pm
Assist: Bobby Charlton. "After 64 minutes came the goal that they had sought with increasing frustration. Ball and Charlton each had a foot in the final parses of the move which sent the ball through to where Hurst lurked six yards from goal. Hurst was round his yellow-shirted shadow in a flash to send a shot scudding away out of Gornea's reach into the corner of the net." Geoff Hurst21st of 24 goals. Left-footed from 6 yards., 65' 64:07
- 1
- Gordon BanksStoke City, 60th of 73 caps
32 years, 5 months, 2 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Keith NewtonEverton, 25th of 27 caps
28 years, 11 month, 9 days
Right Back
'5150:23
- 3
- Terry CooperLeeds, 9th of 20 caps
25 years, 10 months, 21 day
Left Back
- 4
- Alan MullerySpurs, 28th of 35 caps
28 years, 6 months, 9 days
Defensive Midfield
- 5
- Brian LaboneEverton, 24th of 26 caps
30 years, 4 months, 9 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 81st of 108 caps
29 years, 1 month, 20 days
Centre Back (c)63rd captaincy
- 7
- Franny LeeMan City, 15th of 27 caps
26 years, 1 month, 3 days
Centre Forward
'7776:46
- 8
- Alan BallEverton, 42nd of 72 caps
25 years, 0 months, 21 day
Midfield
- 9
- Bobby CharltonMan Utd, 103rd of 106 caps
32 years, 7 months, 21 day
Attacking Midfield
- 10
- Geoff HurstWest Ham, 39th of 49 caps
28 years, 5 months, 25 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Martin PetersSpurs, 39th of 67 caps
26 years, 6 months, 24 days
Midfield
- 14
- Tommy WrightEverton, 10th of 11 caps
25 years, 7 months, 12 days
Right Back
'5150:23
- 20
- Peter OsgoodChelsea, 2nd of 4 caps
23 years, 3 months, 9 days
Centre Forward
'7776:46
- 21
- Stere AdamacheStere Adamache.
Born 17th Aug 1941, Galati.
- 2
- Lajos SătmăreanuLajos Sătmăreanu.
Born 21st Feb 1944, Nagyszalonta.
- 4
- Mihai MocanuMihai Mocanu.
Born 24th Feb 1942, Constanta.
- 3
- Niculae LupescuNiculae Lupescu.
Born 17th Dec 1940, Bucharest.
- 5
- Cornel DinuCornel Dinu.
Born 2nd Aug 1948, Targoviste.
- 15
- Ion DumitruIon Dumitru.
Born 2nd Jan 1950, Burcharest.
- 10
- Radu NunweillerRadu Nunweiller.
Born 16th Nov 1944, Bucharest.
- 7
- Emeric DembroschiEmeric Dembroschi.
Born 6th Oct 1945, Maramures.
- 17
- Gheorghe TătaruGheorghe Tătaru.
Born 5th May 1948, Drobeta-Turnu.
'7473:26
- 9
- Florea DumitracheFlorea Dumitrache.
Born 22nd May 1948.
- 11
- Mircea LucescuMircea Lucescu.
Born 29th Jul 1945, Burcharest.
(c)
- 16
- Alexandru NeaguAlexandru Neagu.
Born 19th Jul 1948, Burcharest.
'7473:26
Notes
- Newton Injury"Immediately the second half opened [46:20] Newton was injured in a tackle [by Mocanu] and after treatment he tried a run up the wing but again was hurt and collapsed in agony. So Sir Alf Ramsey, had to make his first substitution of the Word Cup..."
- Player MilestoneKeith Newton's 25th Cap
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- www.romaniansoccer.ro
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- Official FIFA report
- The Guardian "The agony and the ecstasy", Wednesday 3rd June 1970, page 19.
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
Referee
Belgium Vital Loraux
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 10 ranking points to 2077 points England - 1st
Romania - 19th
World Cup 1970
(Group 3)

- Brazil
- 6
- +5
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 3

- England
- 4
- +1
- 1
- 0
- 2
- 3

- Romania
- 2
- -1
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3

- Czechoslov...
- 0
- -5
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 3