Match No. 479 - Saturday, 11th May 1974, 3:00pm
- 1
- John PhillipsThomas John Seymour Phillips.
Born 7th Jul 1951, Shrewsbury, England.
- 2
- Phil RobertsPhillip Stanley Roberts.
Born 24th Feb 1950, Cardiff.
'7877:07
- 3
- Rod ThomasRoderick John Thomas.
Born 11th Jan 1947, Neath.
- 4
- John MahoneyJohn Francis Mahoney.
Born 20th Sep 1946, Cardiff.
- 5
- John RobertsJohn Griffith Roberts.
Born 11th Sep 1946, Abercynon.
(c)
- 6
- Dave RobertsDavid Frazer Roberts.
Born 26th Nov 1949, Southampton, England.
- 7
- Gil ReeceGilbert Ivor Reece.
Born 2nd Jul 1942, Cardiff.
- 8
- Tony VillarsAnthony Keith Villars.
Born 24th Jan 1952, Pontypool.
- 9
- Ron DaviesRonald Tudor Davies.
Born 25th May 1942, Holywell.
'5655:20
- 10
- Terry YorathTerence Charles Yorath.
Born 27th Mar 1950, Cardiff.
- 11
- Leighton JamesLeighton James.
Born 16th Feb 1953, Loughor.
- 16
- Dave SmallmanDavid Smallman.
Born 22nd Mar 1953, Connah's Quay.
'5655:20
- 17
- Les CartwrightLes Cartwright.
Born 4th Mar 1952, Aberdare.
'7877:07
Assist: Keith Weller. "Bowles gave England command in the [36]th minute, tapping home a low cross from Weller that bounced out of the unhappy Phillips' gloves". Stan BowlesOnly Goal. Left-footed from 3 yards., 36' 35:06
"Nine minutes into the second half Bowles tapped a corner to Nish, whose centre caused more confusion in the Welsh goalmouth. Keegan flailed a foot at the ball but only half-connected, Villars tried to clear it and did the same, and Phillips, transfixed watched it roll over the line." Kevin Keegan1st of 21 goals. Right-footed from 7 yards., 55' 54:21
- 1
- Peter ShiltonLeicester, 17th of 125 caps
24 years, 7 months, 23 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- David NishDerby, 3rd of 5 caps
26 years, 7 months, 15 days
Right Back
- 3
- Mike PejicStoke City, 2nd of 4 caps
24 years, 3 months, 17 days
Left Back
- 4
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 30th of 62 caps
26 years, 8 months, 14 days
Centre Back (c)1st captaincy
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 23rd of 28 caps
26 years, 1 month, 6 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Colin ToddDerby, 3rd of 27 caps
25 years, 4 months, 30 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Kevin KeeganLiverpool, 3rd of 63 caps
23 years, 2 months, 25 days
Midfield
- 8
- Colin BellMan City, 33rd of 48 caps
28 years, 2 months, 13 days
Midfield
- 9
- Mick ChannonSouthampton, 13th of 46 caps
25 years, 5 months, 13 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Keith WellerLeicester, 1st of 4 caps
27 years, 11 month, 0 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Stan BowlesQPR, 2nd of 5 caps
25 years, 4 months, 18 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Mercer: First MatchJoe Mercer's first match in charge.
- Player MilestoneKeith Weller's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneStan Bowles' 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneKevin Keegan's 1st Goal
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- Telegraph "Mercer must sort out England's midfield muddle", Monday 13th May 1974, page 28.
- The Guardian "Nish and Pejic find rightful places", Monday 13th May 1974, page 24.
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Referee
Northern Ireland Redmond McFadden
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 13 ranking points to 1990 points England - 4th
Wales - 40th