Match No. 466 - Wednesday, 24th January 1973
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 2nd of 61 caps
24 years, 5 months, 16 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Peter StoreyArsenal, 11th of 19 caps
27 years, 4 months, 14 days
Right Back
- 3
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 20th of 62 caps
25 years, 4 months, 24 days
Left Back
- 4
- Norman HunterLeeds, 22nd of 28 caps
29 years, 2 months, 23 days
Centre Back
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 12th of 28 caps
24 years, 9 months, 16 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 99th of 108 caps
31 years, 9 months, 9 days
Left Half (c)81st captaincy
- 7
- Kevin KeeganLiverpool, 2nd of 63 caps
21 years, 11 month, 7 days
Midfield
- 8
- Colin BellMan City, 23rd of 48 caps
26 years, 10 months, 23 days
Midfield
- 9
- Martin ChiversSpurs, 14th of 24 caps
27 years, 8 months, 24 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Rodney MarshMan City, 9th of 9 caps
28 years, 3 months, 10 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Alan BallArsenal, 59th of 72 caps
27 years, 8 months, 9 days
Forward
John Toshack, 23'
- 1
- Gary SprakeGareth Sprake.
Born 3rd Apr 1945, Swansea.
- 2
- Peter RodriguesPeter Joseph Rodrigues.
Born 21st Jan 1944, Cardiff.
60'
- 3
- Rod ThomasRoderick John Thomas.
Born 11th Jan 1947, Neath.
- 4
- Trevor HockeyTrevor Hockey.
Born 1st May 1943, Keighley, England.
- 5
- Mike EnglandHarold Michael England.
Born 2nd Dec 1941, Holywell.
(c)
- 6
- John RobertsJohn Griffith Roberts.
Born 11th Sep 1946, Abercynon.
- 7
- Brian EvansBrian Clifford Evans.
Born 2nd Dec 1942, Brynmawr.
- 8
- John MahoneyJohn Francis Mahoney.
Born 20th Sep 1946, Cardiff.
- 9
- John ToshackJohn Benjamin Toshack.
Born 22nd Mar 1949, Cardiff.
- 10
- Terry YorathTerence Charles Yorath.
Born 27th Mar 1950, Cardiff.
- 11
- Leighton JamesLeighton James.
Born 16th Feb 1953, Loughor.
- 12
- Malcolm PageMalcolm Edward Page.
Born 5th Feb 1947, Knucklas.
60'
Notes
- Player MilestoneRodney Marsh's Last Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- 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)
Referee
Northern Ireland Malcolm Hall Wright
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -17 ranking points to 1990 points England - 3rd
Wales - 40th
World Cup 1974 Q
(Group 5)

- Poland
- 5
- +3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 4

- England
- 4
- -1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4

- Wales
- 3
- -2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 4