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Sunday, 2 October 1955
British Exhibition in Copenhagen Celebration & Grandstand Inauguration Match


Denmark 1 England
 5
[0-3]
 
Idrætsparken, Øster Allé, Inder Østerbro, København, Hovedstaden
Kick-off (CET): 1.30pm 12.30pm (GMT)
Attendance: 'more than capacity 50,000 crowd'
unknown kicked-off
Players lost since last match
Jack Hacking (31 May 1955) 57
Billy Bradshaw (June) 71
Bert Freeman (11 August) 69
Harold Fleming (23 August) 68
Billy Watson (1 September) 64
Charlie Shelton (18 September) 91
Billy Pease (TODAY) 56
  [0-1]Don Revie penalty 26
right-footed placed kick to the Herniksen's left as the keeper stepped right
(Olesen fouled Finney)
[0-2] Nat Lofthouse 31
Henriksen failed to hold onto Hall's 40yd free-kick. Bradford's left-footed shot from 10yds hit Lofthouse, who retrieved the bounce to shoot on the turn from 8 yards [0-3] Nat Lofthouse 41
'Geoff Bradford made a long rangy left-wing run and crossed low and hard, Finney dummied' and Lofthouse chose his spot'
7.0 News 7.20 Highlights
7.30 Isn't It Romantic 8.0 Panorama 8.45 Stanley Kramer  9.30 Judge For Yourself 10.0 News 10.15 As I was Saying
10.45 Football: Denmark v. England


[1-4] Knud Lundberg header 65
 scored with a fine header unopposed from 6yds after Erik Jensen headed on a Jensen corner
allowed: despite being offside
[0-4] Don Revie 53
 25 yard shot just inside the post from a Jackie Milburn 'long, elegant, floating run' and pass


[1-5] Geoff Bradford 82
scored after a 50-yard Jackie Milburn pass
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highlights were shown the following day - commentator: Kenneth Wolstenholme
  
"REVIE IS THE MASTER" Daily Mirror
Officials Denmark FIFA ruling on substitutes England
Referee
Giorgio Bernardi
45 (16 May 1912), Bologna, Italy
The match was watched by the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip Mountbatten, as well as the Danish King Frederik IX and his wife, Queen Ingrid of Sweden.
The teams being presented to the Danish King.
It was also just one of the spectacles of the British Trade Fair in Copenhagen.
Linesmen
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Denmark Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 25th to 27th
Colours Red v-necked collared jerseys, white shorts, black socks with red/white hoop
Captain Knud Lundberg Selection International Selection Committee, including Spang Larsen
Monday, 26 September.
Denmark Lineup
  Henriksen, Per 26
8 days
15 August 1929 G Bk Frem af 1886 10 16ᵍᵃ
2 Andersen, Poul 25
273 days
2 January 1930 RB Skovshoved If 1 0
3 Nielsen, Verner 24
141 days
14 May 1931 LB Akademisk Bk 2 0
4
Jensen, Erik 24
300 days
6 December 1930 RHB Akademisk Bk 7 0
5 Brögger, Christen, injured off 28th min. 30
34 days
29 August 1925 CHB Akademisk Bk 17 0
6 Olesen, Jørgen 31
256 days
21 January 1924 LHB Aarhus Gymnastikforening 15 1
7 Hansen, Jørgen 23
282 days
24 December 1931 OR Næstved Ig 3 0
8 Jacobsen, Jørgen 21
353 days
14 October 1933 IR Bk af 1893 3 1
final app 1954-55
9 Anderson, Ove 18
94 days
30 June 1937 CF Brønshøj Bk 3 0
10
Lundberg, Knud 35
141 days
14 May 1920 IL Akademisk Bk 31 6
11 Pedersen, Poul 22
336 days
31 October 1932 OL Arbejdernes Ik Århus 7 2
Denmark Substitute
scoreline: Denmark 0 England 1
  Jørgensen, John, on 28th min. for Brögger 31
32 days
31 August 1924 CHB Skovshoved Idrætsforening 2 0
result: Denmark 1 England 5
unused substitutes: not known
 
2-3-5 Henriksen -
Andersen, Nielsen -
Jensen, Brögger
(Jørgensen), Olesen -
Hansen, Jacobsen, Anderson, Lundberg, Pedersen
Averages: (start)
(finish)
Age 25 years 339 days
26 years 25 days
Appearances/Goals 8.1 0.8
 
England Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 6th
Colours The 1954 Umbro home uniform - White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with white tops.
P sixth of 43, W 3 - D 1 - L 2 - F 17 - A 10.
Captain Billy Wright Manager Walter Winterbottom, 42 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
record 54th of 90, W 31 - D 10 - L 13 - F 135 - A 85. P 72nd of 139, W 44 - D 14 - L 14 - F 209 - A 106, one abandoned.
  ³ Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on Thursday, 15 September.
England Lineup
  seven changes to the previous match (Byrne, Dickenson, Wright & Lofthouse remain) league position (15 September)  
75   Baynham, Ronald L. 26
114 days
10 June 1929 G Luton Town FC (FL 5th) 1 1ᵍᵃ
748 the sixth Town player to represent England
749 2 Hall, Jeffrey J. 26
25 days
7 September 1929 RB Birmingham City FC (FL 11th) 1 0
the tenth City player to represent England
3 Byrne, Roger W. 26
24 days
8 September 1929 LB Manchester United FC (FL 7th) 14 0
4 McGarry, William H. 24
114 days
10 June 1927 RHB Huddersfield Town AFC (FL 20th) 3 0
5 Wright, William A. 31
238 days
6 February 1924 CHB Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL 3rd) 69 3
most apps 1952-55
6 Dickinson, James W. 30
161 days
24 April 1925 LHB Portsmouth FC (FL 14th) 41 0
7
Milburn, John E.T. 31
144 days
11 May 1924 OR Newcastle United FC (FL 15th) 13 10
final app 1948-55
8 Revie, Donald G. 28
84 days
10 July 1927

 
IR
 
 
Manchester City FC (FL 13th)

 
4

 
4 ¹

 
17th successful penalty kick (28th overall)
the 177th (44th post-war) brace scored
     
9
Lofthouse, Nathaniel 30
36 days
27 August 1925 CF Bolton Wanderers FC (FL 10th) 27 27
the 176th (43rd post-war) brace scored
750 10
Bradford, Geoffrey R.W. 28
76 days
18 July 1927 IL Bristol Rovers FC (FL2 3rd) 1 1
the ONLY Rovers player to represent England only app 1955
11 Finney, Thomas 33
180 days
5 April 1922 OL Preston North End FC (FL 4th) 56 24
   
unused substitute: Stan Anderson (Sunderland AFC (FL 6th))
team changes: Stan Matthews (Blackpool FC (FL TOP)) was the original named outside-right, but after receiving a groin injury in a league match on Saturday, 26 September, his place went to Milburn the following day.
team notes: Once Billy Wright got over his cold, which kept him out of the practice sessions, he extended his record appearance tally, in his record 34th consecutive match.
"The international selection committee when selecting the team took into account the League programme for Saturday, October 1st. The team was selected on the basis that no club should supply more than one player. The team will fly to Copenhagen on Friday, September 30th, and will return by air, on Monday, October 3rd. The Danish F.A. was informed of this arrangement which was the same as for the match against Denmark in 1948." - Football Association statement
pre-match: The England team played a practise match against the Intermediate side at White Hart Lane, under floodlights, on Monday, 28 September (2-2, and Joe Kennedy deputised for Billy Wright). They then played Charlton Athletic FC at The Valley the day after, in a match lasting over an hour (2-1, Joe Kennedy again deputising).
records: Stan Anderson became the 120th player to be named by Winterbottom and the ISC onto teamsheets.
 
2-3-5 Baynham -
Hall, Byrne -
McGarry, Wright, Dickinson -
Milburn, Revie, Lofthouse, Bradford, Finney.
Averages: Age 29 years 64 days Appearances/Goals 20.9 5.8
 
              Match Report by Mike Payne

A record crowd packed into the Idraetspark Stadium to see this match which was arranged as part of the promotion of the British Exhibition which was in full swing in the Danish capital. Even the King and Queen of Denmark were there to see the stars of the English side. Alas, the game did not live up to the occasion, only bursting into life now and again.

For the first 20 minutes Denmark largely controlled the proceedings. Urged on by an enthusiastic crowd they went at England at the visitors, without several leading players, for varying reasons, struggled to get going. Billy Wright spent the most of this early part of the match covering the mistakes of his nervous colleagues and even he looked nervous at times. As a result the Danes created several openings.

A fine move at the start between Hansen, O.Andersen and Jacobsen ended with Olesen bursting through a gap to fire a shot just over the England crossbar. The lively Lundberg also gave England's defence some problems and he went very close with one effort.

But in the 26th minute, the game dramatically changed its course. Tom Finney gained possession and set off on a mazy dribble. As he beat a defender to dart into the penalty area another defender bundled the Preston winger off the ball for an obvious penalty. Don Revie coolly sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot and after that England settled down. Just after the goal Brogger left the field injured to be replaced by Jorgensen and within the space of the next 15 minutes, England killed off the remaining Danish challenge.

First, a clever lob by Jeff Hall into the goalmouth found Henriksen wanting as he was challenged and the ball ran loose. Geoff Bradford's shot was then blocked, but Lofthouse was on hand to latch on to the second rebound to score from close range.

Then shortly before half-time, England scored the best goal of the match. Wright and Bill McGarry sent Bradford off on a long run down the left. When he centred, Finney cleverly dummied the defence to allow Lofthouse the easiest of chances from close in.

So, after a shaky start, England had moved into an unassailable lead by half-time, although in truth it was hardly deserved on their overall display.

The second half was equally unimpressive. England, three up and coasting, and Denmark, struggling to get their part-time players to raise their game a level, failed to lift the match out of its mediocrity. However, one player did stand out in the gloom and that was Revie. His positional play, passing and general all round contribution always caught the eye. The rest of the attack failed to gel, though, and moved in fits and starts.

Finney, when he played on the left, often seemed to over-elaborate and his left foot dribbling style seemed better suited to the right wing. Jackie Milburn never reproduced the speed and dash of his club form, and Bradford, hard though he worked, did not seem international class.

Having said all that, England still created all the chances and added goal number four just after the turn round. This came when Revie fired in a super shot on the run from 20 yards after a clever flick by Milburn.

England missed many more chances as the Danes tired but Lundberg did bring the crowd back to life when he headed past Ron Baynham for a consolation goal. Just before the end Bradford rounded off the scoring when he ran on to a long forward pass by Milburn which split the defence to shoot past the hapless Henriksen.
    

              Match Report by Norman Giller

Luton goalkeeper Ron Baynham, Birmingham City right-back Jeff Hall and Bristol Rovers inside-left Geoff Bradford all made debuts. Bradford, a consistent force with Rovers in the Second Division and winning his only cap, scored the fifth and final goal eight minutes from the end after a hat-trick from Don Revie (including a penalty) and the usual goal from Lofthouse had floored the Danes. Hall and Byrne were to partner each other at full-back for seventeen successive matches, with only one defeat. This match was played on a Sunday in front of the King and Queen of Denmark to coincide with a British Trades Fair. So as not to weaken club sides for the previous day's League programme, the Party was chosen on a one club, one man basis. In eight instances the players were paired off from the Saturday games so that their clubs were equally weakened. Don Revie had just started experimenting with his Hidegkuti-style deep-lying centre-forward role with Manchester City, but he played as an orthodox inside-right alongside Nat Lofthouse in this match and the pair of them together were always too much of a handful for the Danish defenders.
       

              Match Report as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1956-57 page 28

DURING season 1955-56 the International Selection Committee's policy of developing young players by means of 'B' and 'Under-23' matches began to reveal itself. No fewer than nine English players have already worked their way through the various preliminary teams to reach full international status: Haynes, Clayton, Hall, Edwards, Perry, Byrne, R. Matthews, and Atyeo. It is perhaps relevant to note that similar policies are being adopted to an increasing extent abroad, now that European teams are obliged to make changes as the time comes for the great players of a few years ago to be gradually replaced.
In order to show the English selectors' policy more clearly, it is perhaps best to describe all the international matches - full, 'B', and 'Under-23' in chronological order. Making due allowances for injuries and loss of form, it will be apparent that the selectors have pursued a definite and recognizable policy which, on the whole, has produced satisfactory results.

A record crowd of 53,000 including King Frederik and Queen Ingrid, watched this match at Copenhagen on October 2nd. It was an even game for the first 20 minutes; then Finney was tripped in the penalty-area and Revie scored from the resulting penalty. Lofthouse scored after 33 minutes and again just before half-time, after clever play by Revie. The latter again scored with a fine shot soon after the interval. Lundberg next headed in for Denmark's only goal, but Bradford retaliated to make it 5-1. Wright and Revie were the successes of an England eleven which was superior in all departments, but whose finishing was only moderate.
In view of the special nature of this celebration match the England team was selected on the basis of no more than one player per club.

Domestic Football Results (1 October 1955)
All twelve England players on duty were absent from their club's league fixture on the previous day.
The Football League Division One:
 
Birmingham City 3
Tottenham Hotspur 0
Birmingham were without Jeff Hall
 
Bolton Wanderers 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Bolton were without Nat Lofthouse
Wolves were without Billy Wright
 
Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1
City were without Don Revie
 
Huddersfield Town 2
Preston North End 2
HUddersfield were without Bill McGarry
Preston were without Tom Finney
 
Manchester United 3
Luton Town 1
United were without Roger Byrne
Luton were without Ron Baynham
 
Newcastle United 1 Everton 2
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn
 
Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 1
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson
Sunderland were without Stan Anderson
 

The Football League Division Two:
Lincoln City 2 Bristol Rovers 0
Rovers were without Geoff Bradford
 

       In Other News....
It was on 3 October 1955 that Washington reported that United States President Dwight Eisenhower was making slow progress following the previous week's heart attack. It did not stop him from securing a second term in the presidency, the following year, but it was the first of seven heart attacks that the 54-year-old suffered before his death in 1969 from heart failure.
              Source Notes
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
DBU.dk
The Complete Book of the British Charts
  Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
British Pathé
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