1Gary SprakeGareth Sprake. Born 3rd Apr 1945, Swansea.
2Peter RodriguesPeter Joseph Rodrigues. Born 21st Jan 1944, Cardiff. 60'
3Rod ThomasRoderick John Thomas. Born 11th Jan 1947, Neath.
4Terry HennesseyWilliam Terrence Hennessey. Born 1st Sep 1942, Llay. (c)
5Mike EnglandHarold Michael England. Born 2nd Dec 1941, Holywell.
6Trevor HockeyTrevor Hockey. Born 1st May 1943, Keighley, England.
7Leighton PhillipsLeighton Phillips. Born 25th Sep 1949, Neath.
8John MahoneyJohn Francis Mahoney. Born 20th Sep 1946, Cardiff.
9John ToshackJohn Benjamin Toshack. Born 22nd Mar 1949, Cardiff.
10Wyn DaviesRonald Wyn Davies. Born 20th Mar 1942, Caernarfon.
11Leighton JamesLeighton James. Born 16th Feb 1953, Loughor.
Gil ReeceGilbert Ivor Reece. Born 2nd Jul 1942, Cardiff. 60'
Assist: Alan Ball. "The crucial goal arrived in the 35th minute, and it came from the finest pieces of precision passing in the match. Ball began the move, Hunter took it up, then Chivers back to Ball, again a little run, and the ball eventually went to Bell who hammered it into the net."Colin Bell4th of 9 goals. Right-footed from 8 yards., 35'
1Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 1st of 61 caps 24 years, 3 months, 10 days Goalkeeper
2Peter StoreyArsenal, 10th of 19 caps 27 years, 2 months, 8 days Right Back
3Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 19th of 62 caps 25 years, 2 months, 18 days Left Back
4Norman HunterLeeds, 21st of 28 caps 29 years, 0 months, 17 days Midfielder
5Roy McFarlandDerby, 11th of 28 caps 24 years, 7 months, 10 days Centre Back
6Bobby MooreWest Ham, 98th of 108 caps 31 years, 7 months, 3 days Centre Back(c)80th captaincy
7Kevin KeeganLiverpool, 1st of 63 caps 21 years, 9 months, 1 day Right Forward
8Colin BellMan City, 22nd of 48 caps 26 years, 8 months, 17 days Midfielder
9Martin ChiversSpurs, 13th of 24 caps 27 years, 6 months, 18 days Centre Forward
10Rodney MarshMan City, 8th of 9 caps 28 years, 1 month, 4 days Left Forward
11Alan BallArsenal, 58th of 72 caps 27 years, 6 months, 3 days Midfielder
England Starting Formation
Wingless 4-3-3
Notes
Match InfoEngland's first World Cup qualifying match for 11 years.
Player MilestoneRay Clemence's 1st Cap
Player MilestoneKevin Keegan's 1st Cap
Sources
England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
The Guardian "Colin Bell tolls the death knell for the Welsh", Thursday 16th November 1972, page 27.