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346 vs. Scotland
 347
348 vs. Portugal |
Wednesday,
10 May 1961
International Friendly Match
England 8
Mexico 0
[4-0]
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Match
Summary
England Squad
Mexico
Squad |
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Empire Stadium, Wembley Park,
Wembley, Middlesex
Attendance:
77,000;
Kick-off:
3.00pm
BST
Live on
BBC (UK) -
Commentator:
Kenneth Wolstenholme |
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England - Gerry
Hitchens (2 1:30), Bobby Charlton (?, ?, ?
hat-trick), Bobby Robson (?), Bryan Douglas
(?, ?), Ron Flowers (penalty ?) |
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Results 1960-1965 |
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kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?). |
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Match
Summary |
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  Officials |
England |
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Mexico |
Referee
(-) - R.H. Davidson
x (-).
Linesmen -
tbc
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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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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 6th to 5th |
Colours: |
The 1959 Bukta
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
white socks with red/white/blue tops. |
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Capt: |
Johnny Haynes, eighth captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 48 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
121st match, W 69 - D 28 - L 24 - F 347 - A 175,
one abandoned.
Team chosen following the Scotland match on 15 April 1961. |
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England
Lineup |
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Springett, Ronald D. |
25 |
22 July 1935 |
G |
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
10 |
17 GA |
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2 |
Armfield, |
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RB |
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3 |
McNeil, Michael |
21 |
7 February 1940 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Robson, Robert W. |
28 |
18 February 1933 |
RHB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
13 |
4 |
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5 |
Swan, Peter |
24 |
8 October 1936 |
CHB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
9 |
0 |
6 |
Flowers, Ronald |
26 |
28 July 1934 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
21 |
3 |
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7 |
Douglas, |
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OR |
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8 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
24 |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
14 |
8 |
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9 |
Hitchens,
Gerald A. |
26 |
8
October 1934 |
CF |
Aston Villa FC |
1 |
1 |
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10 |
Haynes, John N. |
26 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
42 |
18 |
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Charlton, |
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OL |
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England Substitutes |
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1 |
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unused substitutes: |
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team notes: |
Jimmy Greaves suspended by his
club, Chelsea FC. Bobby Smith required by his club, Tottenham Hotspur FC. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 Mexico
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 12th to 17th |
Colours: |
Pale green jersey with white v-neck collar/cuffs with red trim, white
shorts, green socks. |
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Capt: |
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Manager: |
Ignacio Trelles Campos |
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Mexico
Lineup |
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Mota |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Pena |
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RB |
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3 |
Jauregui |
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LB |
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4 |
Cardenas |
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RHB |
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5 |
Sepulveda |
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CHB |
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6 |
Portugal |
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LHB |
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7 |
Del Aguila |
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OR |
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8 |
Reyes |
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IR |
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9 |
Gonzalez |
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CF |
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10 |
Flores |
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IL |
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11 |
Mercado |
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OL |
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Mexico Substitutes |
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16 |
Reynoso |
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unused substitutes: |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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Bobby Smith was injured and Jimmy Greaves suspended by Chelsea (for refusing
to go on a club tour to Israel on the eve of his move to AC Milan), but the goal floodgates were still kicked open by
England. Gerry Hitchens made a sensational start to his England career,
scoring with his first shot after just 90 seconds. Bobby Charlton, a blond
bombshell on the left wing, hammered his first international
hat-trick as England took their goals tally to an
astonishing forty in six matches. Derek Kevan played in place of Greaves, and
missed three gilt-edged scoring opportunities. The question on many lips was,
"How many goals would whizkid Jimmy Greaves have helped himself to against
the overwhelmed Mexican defence?"
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
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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