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Wednesday,
18 January 1950
International World Cup Trial Match
England 5
Switzerland 0
[2-0]
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Hillsborough Football Ground, High Road,
Owlerton, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire
Kick-off (GMT):
2.30pm.
Attendance:
'43,053;'
Receipts:
'£5,916.' |
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Switzerland kicked off |
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[1-0]
Billy Gray 28
from
the 6 yard line 'first-time
shot from Jimmy Dickinson's cross field pass'
[2-0] Eddie Baily 33
left-footed 'powerdrive' from
20yds following a Walter Rickett pass |
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[3-0]
Walter Rickett header
'headed in from an awkward angle'
from Roy Bentley cross
[4-0] Tommy Briggs
'turned
in Roy Bentley's centre'
into an
empty net
[5-0]
Redfern Froggatt
71
'long-range
shot'' |
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no TV or Radio coverage |
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flg.jpg)  "MEDIOCRE
SWISS OUTCLASSED"
The Press & Journal |
  Officials |
England |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Switzerland |
Referee
Reginald James
Leafe
35 (15 December 1914),
Lambley, Nottingham |
The Continental ruling of allowing a substitute to replace an injured player prior to the 44th minute, and a goalkeeper at any time, is in place
(two for this match).
A plastic waterproof orange ball is
used in the second half of this international. |
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red flag
Linesmen
blue flag |
Alfred Holland
Barnsley |
L. Richardson
Doncaster |
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England
B Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
The 1950 away
uniform -
Royal blue collared short-sleeved jerseys, white shorts, black socks
with white tops.
"England looked strange when they took the field in blue shirts with red
numbers." |
Captain
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Laurie Scott |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 36 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
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first
of 4, W
1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 0. |
Trainer: Billy Knox (Sheffield Wednesday FC) |
fifth
of fourteen B matches, W 4 - D 1 - L 0 - F 18 - A 1. |
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Team chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Arthur Drewry, on Monday, 9
January. |
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England
Lineup |
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ten
changes to the
previous B match |
league position
(9 January) |
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Ditchburn, Edwin G. |
28
86 days |
24 October 1921 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL2 TOP) |
2 |
0ᵍᵃ |
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final B app
1949-50 |
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2 |
Scott,
Lawrence |
32
270 days |
23 April 1917 |
RB |
Arsenal
FC (FL 8th) |
2 |
0 |
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32 |
3 |
Swift, Humphrey M. |
28
361 days |
22 January 1921 |
LB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC (FL2 2nd) |
1 |
0 |
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1950 |
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4 |
Nicholson, William E. |
30
357 days |
26 January 1919 |
RHB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC (FL2 TOP) |
2 |
0 |
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33 |
5 |
Hughes, Lawrence |
25
322 days |
2 March 1924 |
CHB |
Liverpool
FC (FL TOP) |
1 |
0 |
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only B app
1950 |
6
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Dickinson, James W. |
24
269 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth FC (FL 5th) |
2 |
0 |
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34 |
7
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Gray, William P.,
injured off 44th
min. |
22
239 days |
24 May 1927 |
OR |
Chelsea FC (FL 10th) |
1 |
1 |
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only B app
1950 |
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35 |
8
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Froggatt, Redfern |
25
148 days |
23 August 1924 |
IR |
Sheffield Wednesday FC (FL2 2nd) |
1 |
1 |
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only B app
1950 |
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36 |
9
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Briggs, Thomas H. |
26
52 days |
27 November 1923 |
CF |
Grimsby Town FC (FL2 10th) |
1 |
1 |
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only B app
1950 |
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37 |
10
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Baily, Edward F. |
24
165 days |
6 August 1925 |
IL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL2 TOP) |
1 |
1 |
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38 |
11
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Rickett, Walter |
32
304 days |
20 March 1917 |
OL |
Sheffield Wednesday FC (FL2 2nd) |
1 |
1 |
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only B app
1950 |
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England
Substitute |
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scoreline: England 2
Switzerland 0 |
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Bentley, T.F. Roy, on 44th min.
for Gray |
25
246 days |
17 May 1924 |
CF |
Chelsea FC
(FL 10th) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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final B app
1949-50 |
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result: England 5 Switzerland 0 |
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unused
substitutes: |
Ray Middleton (Chesterfield FC (FL2 11th)), Walter Rickett, who was replaced with
Joe Shaw (Sheffield United FC (FL2 6th)) |
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substitute
notes: |
Roy Bentley becomes the first England substitute
in a major representative match. Gray suffered a displaced cartilage. |
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team changes: |
Jimmy Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 4th)) was the original named
outside-left, his place going to original reserve, Rickett, on
Saturday, 14 January 1950. |
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The team were set-up in Bakewell,
Derbyshire, prior to this match, and trained on the ground of
Chesterfield FC. |
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2-3-5 |
Ditchburn -
Scott, Swift -
Nicholson, Hughes, Dickinson
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Gray (Bentley), Froggatt, Briggs, Baily, Rickett |
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Averages: |
Age |
27 years 203 days |
Appearances/Goals |
10.9 |
3.7 |
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Switzerland
B
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
White jerseys with lace-up collars, black shorts, black socks with red tops and
two white hoops. |
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Captain |
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Manager |
Severin Minelli |
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Switzerland
Lineup |
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Müller, Walter |
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FC
Basel |
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2 |
Gyger, Rudolf |
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Cantonal-Neuchatel FC |
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3 |
Steffen, Willy |
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CHB |
Cantonal-Neuchatel FC |
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4 |
Hotz, Adelreich |
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FC Zürich |
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5 |
Lusenti, Gerhard |
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AC
Bellinzona |
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6 |
Guerini, Hans |
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FC
Zürich |
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7 |
Scheiter, Walter |
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FC
Zürich |
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8 |
Hugi, Hans |
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FC
Basel |
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9 |
Bader, Rene |
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CM |
FC
Basel |
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10 |
Hugi, Joséf |
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FC
Basel |
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11 |
Bosshardt, Walter |
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FC
Zürich |
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unused
substitutes: |
Pernumian (goalkeeper), Soldini (half), Ballaman and Stauble
(forwards) |
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The Swiss team were staying at The Grand Hotel in Sheffield prior to
this match. |
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2-3-5 |
Müller -
Gyger, Steften -
Hotz, Lusenti, Guerini -
Scheiter, H.Huegi, Bader, J.Huegi,
Bosshardt |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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"After the match the Football Association entertained the
Swiss visitors and the teams and officials to dinner. The Swiss
players were presented with pocket knives and the Swiss Federation
presented the England players with porcelain bowls." -
Nottingham Journal, Thursday, 19 January 1950 |
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1950-51, page 24 |
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 England's
'B' team proved far too strong for Switzerland's 'B' at Hillsborough,
Sheffield, on January [18th], 1950, as the score of 5 goals to 0
indicates. Only for the last 15 minutes were England given any sort of
fight. Though the match provided more players with experience of
Continental methods, it gave little help to the selectors in their task of
choosing players for the World Cup.
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Source Notes |
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