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Wednesday, 11 May 1960
International Friendly Match

England 3 Yugoslavia 3 [1-1]
Match Summary
England Party
Yugoslavia Party

Team Records
 

 

The Chile Chicks Spring Tour Party - Pre Yugoslavia  May 1960
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club starts subs App Capt
Armfield, James 21 September 1935 24 RB Blackpool FC 5 0 5 0 0
Baker, Joseph H. 17 July 1940 19 CF Hibernian FC, Scotland 2 0 2 1 0
Brabrook, Peter 8 November 1937 22 OR Chelsea FC 2 0 2 0 0
Brabrook was drafted into the senior party on 28 April
Charlton, Robert 11 October 1937 22 OL Manchester United FC 15 0 15 13 0
Clayton, Ronald 5 August 1934 25 RHB Blackburn Rovers FC 34 0 34 0 4
Connelly, John M. 18 July 1938 21 OR Burnley FC 4 0 4 1 0
Connelly withdrew from the party on 28 April to undergo an operation
Douglas, Bryan 27 May 1934 25 OR Blackburn Rovers FC 12 0 12 1 0
Flowers, Ronald 28 July 1934 25 LHB Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 11 1 12 2 0
Greaves, James P. 20 February 1940 20 IL Chelsea FC 5 0 5 2 0
Haynes, John N. 17 October 1934 25 IR Fulham FC 33 0 33 13 0
Hodgkinson, Alan 16 August 1936 23 GK Sheffield United FC 4 0 4 4ᵍᵃ 0
Howe, Donald 12 October 1935 24 FB West Bromwich Albion FC 23 0 23 0 0
Knapp, Tony 13 October 1936 23 CHB Leicester City FC 0 0 0 0 0
Robson, Robert W. 18 February 1933 27 IR West Bromwich Albion FC 5 0 5 2 0
Springett, Ronald D. 22 July 1935 24 GK Sheffield Wednesday FC 2 0 2 2ᵍᵃ 0
Swan, Peter 8 October 1936 23 CHB Sheffield Wednesday FC 0 0 0 0 0
Viollet, Dennis S. 20 September 1933 26 IL Manchester United FC 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson, Ramon 17 December 1934 25 LB Huddersfield Town AFC 1 0 1 0 0

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the fourth of the 1959-60 season, against Scotland on 9 April 1960.

Diary

Friday, 8 April 1960 - Joe Baker, Hibernian's 19 year-old centre-forward, will not play for England in their tour matches against Spain and Hungary next month. Hibs, who have never refused to release the Liverpool-born star before for Intermediate and Full internationals, are now doing the 'Spurs act' on the England selectors.
Tottenham Hotspur refused to release three Scotsman, Dave Mackay, Bill Brown and John White, for the international match at Hampden Park tomorrow.
Before England could make their official approach, the Edinburgh club let it be known tonight that they fully intend to refuse permission.


Tuesday, 12 April 1960 - Both the International Selection and Intermediate Selection Committees  meet at Lancaster Gate, the headquarters of the Football Association to pick the England tour party and a side to meet Young England on Cup Final eve. However, after spending two hours and forty minutes, they refused to name the players they had chosen. An FA official said: "An announcement will be made after Easter." He added that the selectors would be seeing further matches before any announcement.

Tuesday, 19 April 1960 - The Hibernian club have agreed to allow their 45-goal striker to go on the England tour next month. The Edinburgh club thought it would be wrong to deprive Joe Baker of any further honours.

Wednesday, 20 April 1960 - The 'secret' teams which the selectors picked last Tuesday are finally announced today. Many club managers speak out over the 'silliness' of the selectors, as the England tour clashes with many club tours and these clubs are losing their star players. The team and the reserves that face Yugoslavia will be the party that tours Spain and Hungary.
The ISC have pinned their hopes on youth, with reports stating that they have named a 'youngest-ever international side', and the 'youngest-ever 17-man tour party.' Out goes Bill Slater, who was only yesterday voted as the Footballer of the Year. Peter Broadbent and Ray Parry are also dropped. John Connelly is dropped to reserve status.
[The side that faced Yugoslavia is in fact 480 days older than the team that met Wales 207 days earlier]

The Senior side that will face the Young England team at Highbury on 6 May, Cup Final eve, is also chosen: Springett; Armfield & Wilson; Robson, Swan & Kay; Connelly, Haynes, Baker, Greaves & Charlton; Viollet is the reserve.

Thursday, 28 April 1960 - Peter Brabrook, Chelsea's outside-right, gets a surprise tour with the full England team to Spain and Hungary next month in place of John Connelly, who is to have a cartilage operation this weekend.
Brabrook will also take Connelly's place in the match against Young England. However, if the FA Cup Final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers goes to a replay, then Brabrook will take Bryan Douglas' place against Yugoslavia.

Friday, 6 May 1960 - England 2 Young England 1 - "The end-of-term atmosphere, traditionally associated with the Wembley eve romp between England Senior and Junior Sides, was disturbed at Highbury last night—by the audience of 34,000. They stood shoulder to shoulder in absolute silence for most of the game. Only the occasional burst of appreciative clapping convinced us that we were not in the reading room of the British Museum. It revealed how anxiously British fans will be following the two international tours and wondering: Can our stock sink any lower? Joyfully, the signs are good. Joe Baker methodically crashed England beyond any possible embarrassment with two goals in 34 minutes. Young England sportingly saved their retaliation until six minutes from time, when Burnley's Ray Pointer headed the best goal of the game. One problem might well have turned the 34,000's silence into sleeplessness. The amazing persistence of playing Manchester United's Bobby Charlton at outside-left still makes little sense. Charlton had to be pushed, prompted and cajoled into action. The result was two high-shots and two more straight at the goalkeeper."
- Ian Wooldridge, News Chronicle

Sunday, 8 May 1960 - Bryan Douglas' place for England against Yugoslavia on Wednesday is in doubt after all, and not because of a replay. Wolves ran out 3-0 winners in the Cup Final, but Douglas, Blackburn's winger, strained his groin and is undergoing treatment in the team's hotel in London today. Peter Brabrook remains on standby.

Monday, 9 May 1960 - Ray Wilson was having intensive treatment tonight following a shock training injury at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton, which could keep him out of Wednesday's friendly match. While his England team-mates were attending a reception at the Yugoslav Embassy, Wilson, along with trainer Harold Shepherdson, was receiving treatment at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium. After the two-hour training session, which included an eight-a-side training match, Walter Winterbottom said: "We think Ray will be all right. But at first it looked serious. His knee locked when he fell in our work-out at Roehampton. And it looked as though he was out of the game." If there is any doubt over Wilson's fitness, then Don Howe will take his place. Bryan Douglas, who missed todays training, is certain to be fit and take his place at Wembley. Ronnie Clayton, also missing from training, was in Blackburn taking part in their Cup celebrations.

England Form: last six games
L W D L W D  f 15:a success: 50%
333 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1 [1-1]
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, ciudad de México (83,000)
Cardenas, Reyes
Kevan
tour AL
334 28 May 1959 - United States 1 England 8 [1-1]
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
(13,000-15,000)
Murphy
Bradley, Flowers (2), Charlton (3 (1 pen)), Kevan, Haynes
AW
335 17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (63,000)
Moore
Greaves
BC AD
336 28 October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (80,000)
Connelly, Charlton
Simonsson (2), Salomonsson
Fr HL
337 18 November 1959 -
England 2 Northern Ireland 1
[1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (60,000)
Baker, Parry
Bingham
BC HW
338 9 April 1960 - Scotland 1 England 1 [1-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
(129,783)
Leggat
Charlton (pen)
AD
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