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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 (12,
23, 62
hat-trick, 73), Bobby Robson (23), Bryan Douglas
(44, 85), Ron Flowers (penalty 59) |
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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
(-) - Robert Holley Davidson
x (-), Airdrie.
Linesmen -
John Dearie, East Kilbride, and
Ronald Gordon, Glasgow
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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 |
17ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Armfield, James |
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RB |
Blackpool FC |
14 |
0 |
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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
(1) |
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22nd penalty kick scored |
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7 |
Douglas, Bryan |
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OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
20 |
5 |
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8 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
24 |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
14 |
8 |
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final app
1957-61 |
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795 |
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, Robert |
23
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OL
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Manchester United FC
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24
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21
(3)
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the 56th
(19th post-war) hattrick scored |
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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.
Charlton's hattrick is the sixth by England under the twin towers.
England have scored four hattricks in a season for only the third
time, the others being in 1907-08 and 1946-47. |
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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: |
Raúl Cárdenas |
Manager: |
Ignacio Trelles Campos |
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Mexico
Lineup |
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Mota,
Antonio |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Peña, Gustavo |
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RB |
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3 |
Jáuregui, Ignacio |
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LB |
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4 |
Cardenas |
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RHB |
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5 |
Sepúlveda, Guillermo |
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CHB |
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Portugal, Alfonso |
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LHB |
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Cárdenas, Raúl |
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OR |
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8 |
Reyes, Salvador |
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IR |
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9 |
González, Carlos |
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CF |
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10 |
Flores, Francisco, off
44thmin. |
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IL |
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Mercado, Sigifredo |
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OL |
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Mexico Substitutes |
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16 |
Reynoso, Tomás, on 44th min. for Flores |
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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
Drew Herbertson, Scottish FA historian
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