Match No. 472 - Wednesday, 6th June 1973
Robert Gadocha, 7'
Włodzimierz Lubański, 47'
- 1
- Jan TomaszewskiJan Tomaszewski.
Born 9th Jan 1948, Wrocław.
- 2
- Krzysztof RześnyKrzysztof Rześny.
Born 2nd Aug 1946, Lukow, Poland.
- 3
- Mirosław BulzackiMirosław Andrzej Bulzacki.
Born 23rd Oct 1951, Łódź.
- 4
- Jerzy GorgońJerzy Paweł Gorgoń.
Born 18th Jul 1949, Zabre.
- 5
- Adam MusiałAdam Musiał.
Born 18th Dec 1948, Wieliczka.
- 6
- Jerzy KraskaJerzy Adam Kraska.
Born 24th Dec 1951, Plock, Poland.
- 7
- Lesław ĆmikiewiczLesław Ćmikiewicz.
Born 25th Aug 1948, Wrocław.
- 8
- Kazimierz DeynaKazimierz Deyna.
Born 23rd Oct 1947, Gdansk.
- 9
- Jan BanaśJan Banaś.
Born 29th Mar 1943, Berlin.
- 10
- Włodzimierz LubańskiWłodzimierz Leonard Lubański.
Born 28th Feb 1947, Gliwice.
(c)
54'
- 11
- Robert GadochaRobert Gadocha.
Born 10th Jan 1946, Krakow.
- Jan DomarskiJan Andrzej Domarski.
Born 28th Oct 1946, Rzeszów.
54'
- 1
- Peter ShiltonLeicester, 11th of 125 caps
23 years, 8 months, 18 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Paul MadeleyLeeds, 11th of 24 caps
28 years, 8 months, 16 days
Right Back
- 3
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 24th of 62 caps
25 years, 9 months, 9 days
Left Back
- 4
- Peter StoreyArsenal, 17th of 19 caps
27 years, 8 months, 29 days
Midfield
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 17th of 28 caps
25 years, 2 months, 1 day
Centre Back
- 6
- Bobby MooreWest Ham, 105th of 108 caps
32 years, 1 month, 24 days
Left Half (c)87th captaincy
- 7
- Alan BallArsenal, 65th of 72 caps
28 years, 0 months, 25 days
Forward
76' Alan Ball became the second England player to be sent off after grabbing Lewslaw Cmikiewicz by the throat and kneeing him in the groin after a player scuffle.
- 8
- Colin BellMan City, 29th of 48 caps
27 years, 3 months, 8 days
Midfield
- 9
- Martin ChiversSpurs, 20th of 24 caps
28 years, 1 month, 9 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Allan ClarkeLeeds, 11th of 19 caps
26 years, 10 months, 6 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Martin PetersSpurs, 60th of 67 caps
29 years, 6 months, 28 days
Midfield
Notes
- England red cardAlan Ball became the second England player to be sent off after grabbing Lewslaw Cmikiewicz by the throat and kneeing him in the groin after a player scuffle.
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)
- soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk
Referee
Austria Paul Schiller
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -30 ranking points to 1989 points England - 3rd
Poland - 4th
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