Match No. 453 - Saturday, 15th May 1971
- 1
- Pat JenningsPatrick Anthony Jennings.
Born 12th Jun 1945, Newry.
- 2
- Pat RicePatrick James Rice.
Born 17th Mar 1949, Belfast.
- 3
- Sammy NelsonSamuel Nelson.
Born 1st Apr 1949, Belfast.
- 4
- Liam O'KaneWilliam James OKane.
Born 17th Jun 1948, Londonderry.
- 5
- Allan HunterAllan Hunter.
Born 30th Jun 1946, Sion Mills.
- 6
- Jimmy NicholsonJames Joseph Nicholson.
Born 27th Feb 1943, Belfast.
- 7
- Bryan HamiltonBryan Hamilton.
Born 21st Dec 1946, Belfast.
- 8
- Eric McMordieAlexander S. McMordie.
Born 12th Apr 1946, Belfast.
- 9
- Derek DouganAlexander Derek Dougan.
Born 20th Jan 1938, Belfast.
- 10
- Dave ClementsDavid Clements.
Born 15th Sep 1945, Larne.
- 11
- George BestGeorge Best.
Born 22nd May 1946, Belfast.
- Tommy CassidyThomas A. Cassidy.
Born 18th Nov 1950, Belfast.
- 1
- Gordon BanksStoke City, 66th of 73 caps
33 years, 4 months, 15 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Paul MadeleyLeeds, 1st of 24 caps
26 years, 7 months, 25 days
Right Back
- 3
- Terry CooperLeeds, 15th of 20 caps
26 years, 10 months, 3 days
Left Back
- 4
- Peter StoreyArsenal, 2nd of 19 caps
25 years, 8 months, 8 days
Midfield
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 4th of 28 caps
23 years, 1 month, 10 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 88th of 108 caps
30 years, 1 month, 3 days
Left Half (c)70th captaincy
- 7
- Franny LeeMan City, 21st of 27 caps
27 years, 0 months, 16 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Alan BallEverton, 50th of 72 caps
26 years, 0 months, 3 days
Forward
- 9
- Martin ChiversSpurs, 4th of 24 caps
26 years, 0 months, 18 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Allan ClarkeLeeds, 4th of 19 caps
24 years, 9 months, 15 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Martin PetersSpurs, 47th of 67 caps
27 years, 6 months, 7 days
Midfield
Notes
- Player MilestonePaul Madeley's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneAlan Ball's 50th Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Scotland Alistair MacKenzie
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 8 ranking points to 2051 points England - 2nd
Northern Ireland - 35th