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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Netherlands |
England |
Type |
Yugoslavia |
Referee
(black) -
Karel Louis van der Meer
45 (29 July 1905), Den Haag.
Linesmen -
W.B. Ausum (red flag) and
K. Shipper (yellow flag).
If the light had deteriorated sufficiently, then the Arsenal Stadium
floodlights would have been used.
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.
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours: |
The 1949 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks
with white tops. |
Capt: |
Alf Ramsey, second captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 37 (31 March 1913), appointed director of coaching on 8 July 1946, and team manager in May 1947;
35th match, W 25 - D 4 - L 6 - F 112 - A 38.
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry, the morning
after the Wales match on 16 November 1950. |
England
Lineup |
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Williams, Bert F. |
30 |
31 January 1920 |
G |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
13 |
15 GA |
2 |
Ramsey, Alfred E. |
30 |
22 January 1920 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
11 |
0 |
3 |
Eckersley, William |
25 |
16 July 1925 |
LB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Watson,
Willie |
30 |
7 March 1920 |
RHB |
Sunderland AFC |
4 |
0 |
5 |
Compton, Leslie H. |
38
71 days |
12 September 1912 |
CHB |
Arsenal FC |
2 |
0 |
6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
25 |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC |
13 |
0 |
7 |
Hancocks, John |
31 |
30 April 1919 |
OR |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
32 |
16 May 1918 |
IR |
Middlesbrough FC |
24 |
11 |
9  |
Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
25 |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Baily, Edward F. |
25 |
6 August 1925 |
IL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
4 |
4 |
11 |
Medley, Leslie D. |
30 |
3 September 1920 |
OL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
2 |
0 |
unused substitutes: |
Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur FC),
Stan Mortensen (Blackpool FC ) and
Henry Cockburn (Manchester United FC) |
team notes: |
This is the least experienced team since England's first post-war
season. |
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2-3-5 |
Williams - Ramsey, Eckersley - Watson, Compton,
Dickinson - Hancocks, Mannion, Lofthouse, Baily, Medley |
Averages: |
Age |
29.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
7.2 |
1.7 |
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Yugoslavia
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 10th |
Colours: |
Blue jerseys, white shorts, red socks. |
Capt: |
Rajko Mitić |
Manager: |
International Selection Committee, headed by Milorad Arsensjević,
36th match in charge |
Yugoslavia
Lineup |
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Beara, Vladimir |
22 |
2 November 1928 |
G |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
3 |
3 GA |
2 |
Stanković, Branko |
29 |
31 October 1921 |
RB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
28 |
1 |
3 |
Čolić, Ratko |
32 |
17 March 1918 |
LB |
Fk Partizan |
10 |
0 |
4 |
Čajkovski, Zlatko |
26 |
24 November 1923 |
RHB |
Fk Partizan |
34 |
3 |
5 |
Horvat, Ivan |
24 |
16 July 1926 |
CHB |
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Dinamo Zagreb |
22 |
0 |
6 |
Đajić, Predrag |
28 |
1 May 1922 |
LHB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
14 |
0 |
7 |
Orgjanov, Tihomir |
23 |
2 March 1927 |
OR |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
8 |
2 |
8 |
Mitić, Rajko |
28 |
19 November 1922 |
IR |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
27 |
22 |
9 |
Živanović, Todor |
23 |
27 September 1927 |
CF |
OFK Belgrade |
5 |
3 |
10 |
Bobek, Stjepan |
26 |
3 December 1923 |
IL |
Fk Partizan |
35 |
19 |
11 |
Vukas, Bernard |
23 |
1 May 1927 |
OL |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
13 |
2 |
unused
substitutes: |
not known |
team notes: |
The seventeen-man party were set up in Hendon prior to this match,
using the Hendon FC ground to train on. Colić replaced original
choice left-back Miodrag Jovanović. This is the most
experienced team England have faced post-war, so far. |
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2-3-5 |
Beara
- Stanković, Colić - Cajkovski, Horvat, Djajic - Ognjanov,
Mitić, Živanović, Bobek, Vukas. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.8 |
Appearances/Goals |
18.1 |
4.6 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
England's
unbeaten home record against continental opposition remained intact, but
they all but threw away this game after, at one time, being in a
commanding position.
After a slow start, the big crowd was lulled
into a false sense of security as England worked themselves into a
convincing 2-0 lead after 35 minutes.
The home forwards
forced the Yugoslav defenders into errors with their positive play and
both Johnny Hancocks and Les Medley had the beating of their markers. The
Yugoslavian goalkeeper, Beara, once a ballet dancer, was soon showing his
agility.
In the 28th minute he made an unbelievable point-blank
save from the debutant Nat Lofthouse after Medley had just previously hit
the far post, but a minute later England deservedly took the lead. A long
pass by Eddie Baily bounced beyond Stanković for Medley to sweep the ball
into the middle where Lofthouse left Beara helpless.
Five minutes
later it was 2-0. Jimmy Dickinson fed Hancocks on the right and there was
Lofthouse again to play his part with a glorious header into the far
corner from a perfect cross. It seemed all over at this stage but how
wrong that assumption was.
With only five minutes of the second
half gone, the first hint of what lay ahead arrived. Willie Watson,
dallying with the ball on his own goal-line, was robbed by Orgjanon. His
cross seemed harmless enough but alas Leslie Compton, in trying to shield
Bert Williams, only succeeded in diverting the ball into his own net for
an unnecessary goal which unfortunately was to completely change the
course of the game.
In the next minute Živanović
forced Williams into a fine diving save. England then tried desperately to
reaffirm their first-half superiority and but for Beara's performance in
goal they would have done. Three times in as many minutes he made flying
saves from Wilf Mannion and how he kept out Lofthouse's header from a
Hancock's centre defied belief.
With half an hour to play, the
England team faded. Inspired by Beara's saves the Yugoslavia side suddenly
took control. With the outstanding Bobek pulling all the strings and good
support coming from Cajkovski and Djajić they were making full use of
their fine footwork.
In the 78th minute they finally scored their
deserved equalizer. Again England's defence was badly at fault with
Bobek's first shot needlessly blocked by Alf Ramsey when Williams was in
position behind him. The rebound went straight to Živanović and in a flash
it was 2-2.
Only Dickinson, Bill Eckersley, Hancocks and the
impressive Lofthouse looked their true selves and the second half had been
a real struggle for England. To their credit, though, they almost snatched
victory near the end only to find man-of-the-match Beara once again
barring the way.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Bolton centre-forward Nat
Lofthouse announced his arrival on the international stage with two goals.
It was the first time in post-war football that England had gone into
action without either Matthews or Finney. Leslie Compton deflected the
ball into his own net, and Yugoslavia forced a late equaliser to become
the first Continental side to avoid defeat in England in a full
international. Lofty scored his two goals in a five minute spell midway
through the first-half. The Yugoslavs fought back bravely and their
equalizer in the 72nd
minute was reward for a battling performance against an England team that
wasted at least five good scoring chances. Their goalkeeper, Beara, a former
ball dancer, pulled off three blinding saves as England stormed forward in
vain search of a late winner.
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Source Notes |
"Jugoslavia, now
putting up a bold show in the World Cup will play England at Highbury on
November 22. This was announced at the F.A. Council meeting at St.
Anne's-on-Sea yesterday. It was also decided that England's World Cup team
will meet a Canadian touring side for charity on September 20 or 21. This
will take the place of the annual match between the Cup-winners and League
champions. The game will be in London, probably at Stamford Bridge."
- Thursday, 29 June 1950, Daily Herald.
TheFA.com
Reprezentacija.rs Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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