Match No. 450 - Wednesday, 3rd February 1971, 3:00pm
- 1
- Alfred MizziAlfred Mizzi.
Born 10th Jan 1941, Malta.
- 2
- Joe GrimaJoe Grima.
Born 3rd Jan 1943, Malta.
- 3
- Alfred MalliaAlfred Mallia.
Born 8th May 1946, Malta.
- 4
- Anton CamilleriAnton Camilleri.
Born 17th Apr 1947, Malta.
- 5
- Emanuel MicallefEmanuel Micallef.
Born 21st Aug 1945, Malta.
- 6
- Edward DarmaninEdward Darmanin.
Born 15th Nov 1945, Malta.
- 7
- Ronnie CocksRonnie Cocks.
Born 1st Aug 1943, Gzira, Malta.
- 8
- Willie VassalloWillie Vassallo.
Born 4th Sep 1949, Malta.
- 9
- Joe CiniJoe Cini.
Born 29th Nov 1936, Malta.
(c)
- 10
- Eddie TheobaldEddie Theobald.
Born 28th Sep 1940, Paola, Malta.
- 11
- Louis ArpaLouis Arpa.
Born 2nd Aug 1949, Malta.
- 1
- Gordon BanksStoke City, 63rd of 73 caps
33 years, 1 month, 3 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Paul ReaneyLeeds, 3rd of 3 caps
26 years, 3 months, 12 days
Right Back
- 3
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 8th of 62 caps
23 years, 5 months, 6 days
Left Back
- 4
- Alan MullerySpurs, 33rd of 35 caps
29 years, 2 months, 10 days
Right Half (c)1st captaincy
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 1st of 28 caps
22 years, 9 months, 28 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Norman HunterLeeds, 15th of 28 caps
27 years, 3 months, 5 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Alan BallEverton, 47th of 72 caps
25 years, 8 months, 22 days
Forward
- 8
- Martin ChiversSpurs, 1st of 24 caps
25 years, 9 months, 6 days
Centre Forward
- 9
- Joe RoyleEverton, 1st of 6 caps
21 years, 9 months, 25 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Colin HarveyEverton, Only Cap
26 years, 2 months, 17 days
Midfield
- 11
- Martin PetersSpurs, 44th of 67 caps
27 years, 2 months, 25 days
Midfield
Notes
- Match MilestoneEngland's 450th Match
- Player MilestonePaul Reaney's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneRoy McFarland's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneMartin Chivers' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneJoe Royle's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneColin Harvey's Only Cap
Sources
- uefa.com
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Austria Ferdinand Marschall
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 2038 points England - 2nd
Malta - 92nd
Euro 72 Qualifying
(Group 3)

- England
- 11
- +12
- 0
- 1
- 5
- 6

- Switzerlan...
- 9
- +7
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 6

- Greece
- 3
- -5
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 6

- Malta
- 1
- -14
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 6