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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Switzerland |
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England |
Referee
Viktor
Sedz
- (x),
France
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"From Zürich we flew to Geneva, where another game had been arranged. It was
clearly understood our team would be an F.A. XI, and for the game we would
be wearing [red] shirts borrowed from the R.A.F. But this did not stop the
Swiss—keen to draw a big crowd—from billing the match "Swiss 'B'
v.
England 'B'." - The World's
My Football Pitch, Billy Wright, p50.
Wright stated 'blue' - but all evidence suggests England wore red. |
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Linesmen |
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tbc |
tbc |
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 Switzerland
B Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours: |
probably
white jerseys, black shorts and black socks. |
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Capt: |
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Manager: |
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Switzerland
Lineup |
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Corrodi, Eugenio |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Gyger, Rudolf |
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RB |
FC Cantonal |
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3 |
Belli, Andre |
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LB |
Servette FC |
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4 |
Neukom, Willy |
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RHB |
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5 |
Luscenti, Gerhard |
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CHB |
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6 |
Ibach, A. |
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LHB |
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7 |
Ernest, B. |
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OR |
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8 |
Hasler, Robert |
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IR |
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9 |
Zanetti |
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CF |
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10 |
Bader, Rene |
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IL |
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11 |
Siegenthaler, Hans |
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OL |
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unused substitutes: |
- |
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2-3-5 |
Corrodi -
Gyger, Belli -
Neokomm, Luscenti, Ibach -
Erest, Hasler, Zanetti, Badr, Siegenthaler. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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- |
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flg.jpg) FA
XI
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours: |
The 1947 away
uniform - Red collared jerseys, white shorts, black socks with white
turnovers. |
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Capt: |
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Manager:
Physiotherapist: Walter Max |
Walter Winterbottom, 34 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
first B match, W 0 - D 1 - L 0 - F 0 - A 0. |
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Party chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry
following the France match on 3 May, team chosen
on 19 May. |
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FA
XI
Lineup |
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Swift, Frank V. |
33 |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC |
1 |
0ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Scott,
Lawrence |
30 |
23 April 1917 |
RB |
Arsenal
FC |
1 |
0 |
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3 |
Robinson, Richard |
20 |
19 January 1927 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1947 |
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4 |
Taylor, Philip H. |
30 |
18 September 1917 |
RHB |
Liverpool FC |
1 |
0 |
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5 |
Wright, William A. |
23 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
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6 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
25 |
24 January 1922 |
LHB |
Stoke
City FC |
1 |
0 |
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7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
25 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC |
1 |
0 |
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8 |
Hagan, James |
29 |
21 January 1918 |
IR |
Sheffield United FC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1947 |
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9 |
Mortensen, Stanley H. |
25 |
26 May 1921 |
CF |
Blackpool FC |
1 |
0 |
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10 |
Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
29 |
16 May 1918 |
IL |
Middlesbrough
FC |
1 |
0 |
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11 |
Langton,
Robert |
28 |
8 September 1918 |
OL |
Blackburn
Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
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unused substitutes: |
George Hardwick (Middlesbrough FC),
Eddie Lowe (Aston Villa FC),
Stan Matthews (Blackpool FC),
Raich Carter (Derby County FC),
Tommy Lawton (Chelsea FC). |
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team notes: |
This is the first occasion that England have played with a team
considered the B side. |
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2-3-5 |
Swift -
Scott, Robinson -
Taylor,
Wright, Franklin -
Finney,
Hagan, Mortensen, Mannion, Langton. |
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Averages: |
Age |
28.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Billy Wright's The World
Is My Football Pitch |
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cg |
tbc DDST
(two hours ahead of standard time)