Match No. 486 - Wednesday, 30th October 1974, 7:45pm
Assist: Dave Thomas. "But the arrival of Thomas immediately switched the attention over to the right. With socks rolled down Thomas started to run hard and well at the Czech defence, who fouled him peremptorily, twice in quick succession. That proved their undoing. Madeley took the second free kick and rolled the ball to Thomas, whose centre found Channon rising unchallenged near the far post to head past Viktor." Mick Channon8th of 21 goals. Header from 8 yards., 71' - Assist: Mick Channon. "With nine minutes to go Channon's cunningly angled through pass caught th Czechs lying square and Bell, who had sauntered through from the halfway line, slid the ball in." Colin Bell6th of 9 goals. Right-footed from 14 yards., 81'
- Assist: Mick Channon. "Two minutes after this Bell calmly switched the ball out to Channon, who was aiming for his favourite spot to the left of the goal, and ran on to head a centre past Viktor..." Colin Bell7th of 9 goals. Header from 6 yards., 83'
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 6th of 61 caps
26 years, 2 months, 25 days
- 2
- Paul MadeleyLeeds, 17th of 24 caps
30 years, 1 month, 10 days
- 3
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 37th of 62 caps
27 years, 2 months, 2 days (c)8th captaincy
- 4
- Martin DobsonEverton, 5th of 5 caps
26 years, 8 months, 16 days 
65'
- 5
- David WatsonSunderland, 7th of 65 caps
28 years, 0 months, 25 days
- 7
- Colin BellMan City, 40th of 48 caps
28 years, 8 months, 4 days
- 8
- Mick ChannonSouthampton, 20th of 46 caps
25 years, 11 month, 2 days
- 10
- Kevin KeeganLiverpool, 9th of 63 caps
23 years, 8 months, 16 days
- 14
- Dave ThomasQPR, 1st of 8 caps
24 years, 0 months, 25 days 
65'
- 1
- Ivo ViktorIvo Viktor.
Born 21st May 1942, Krelov.
- 2
- Vojtech VaradinVojtech Varadin.
Born 27th Sep 1948, Trnava.
- 3
- Jozef ČapkovičJozef Čapkovič.
Born 11th Jan 1948, Bratislava.
- 65'
- 4
- Anton OndrušAnton Ondruš.
Born 27th Mar 1950, Solcany.
- 5
- Ján PivarníkJán Pivarník.
Born 13th Nov 1947, Cejkov.
(c)
- 6
- Miroslav GajdůšekMiroslav Gajdůšek.
Born 20th Sep 1951, Otrokovice.
- 7
- Přemysl BičovskýPřemysl Bičovský.
Born 18th Aug 1950, Kostany.
- 70'
- 8
- Ján ŠvehlíkJán Švehlík.
Born 17th Jan 1950, Lovca.
- 9
- Ivan PekárikIvan Pekárik.
Born 6th Apr 1952.
- 10
- Marián MasnýMarián Masný.
Born 13th Aug 1950, Rybany.
- 11
- Pavel StratilPavel Stratil.
Born 17th Apr 1945, Olomouc.
- 12
- Rostislav VojáčekRostislav Vojáček.
Born 23rd Feb 1949, Krenovice.
- 65'
- 16
- Ladislav KunaLadislav Kuna.
Born 3rd Apr 1947, Hlohovec.
- 70'
Notes
- Revie: First MatchDon Revie's first game in charge.
- Player MilestoneMartin Dobson's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneNorman Hunter's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneGerry Francis' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneDave Thomas' 1st Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- uefa.com
- YouTube
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "Revie brings Leeds spririt to England", Thursday 31st Ocotber 1974, page 25.
Managers
England Don Revie
Czechoslovakia Vaclav Jezek
Referee
France Michel Kitabdjian
ELO Ratings
- Down 1 place, gaining 18 ranking points to 1985 points England - 5th - 1
- Czechoslovakia - 13th
Euro 76 Qualifying
(Group 1)
- Czechoslov...
- 9
- +10
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 6
- England
- 8
- +8
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- Portugal
- 7
- -2
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 6
- Cyprus
- 0
- -16
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 6
