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355 vs. Austria
Saturday, 27 May 1961
Thirtieth Anniversary of Weiner Stadion & End-of-Season East-European Tour Match


Austria 3 England 1  [2-1]
 
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Praterstadion (Weiner), Prater, Wien
Kick-off (CEST): tbc 4.30pm BST
Attendance: 90,726;
   
[1-0] Erich Hof 2

[2-1] Horst Nemec 25
 


[1-1] Jimmy Greaves 16
[3-1] Helmut Senekowitsch 80
 

 
 
 
"..." Daily Mirror
Officials from Austria FIFA ruling on substitutes England
Referee (-)
Karol Galba
 
Linesmen
   
 

Austria Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 14th to 12th
Colours White jerseys, black shorts, black socks.
Captain Gerhard Hanappi Manager Karl Decker
Austria Lineup
  Fraydl, Gernot     G     GA
2 Trubig, Heribert     RB      
3 Stotz, Karl     LB      
4 Strobl, Erich     RHB      
5 Hanappi, Gerhard     CHB      
6 Koller, Karl     LHB      
7
Nemec, Horst     OR      
8
Hof, Erich     IR      
9 Buzek, Hans     CF      
10
Senekowitsch, Helmut     IL      
11 Rafreider, Fritz     OL      
unused substitutes: -
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 4th to 7th
Colours The 1954 Umbro away uniform - Red v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, white shorts, navy blue socks with white calf band.
P third of four, W 2 - D 0 - L 1 - F 7 - A 5.
Captain Johnny Haynes Manager Walter Winterbottom, 48 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
11th of 22, W 7 - D 1 - L 3 - F 45 - A 19. Trainer: Harold Shepherdson P 124th of 139, W 70 - D 29 - L 25 - F 352 - A 181, one abandoned.
England Lineup
  Springett, Ronald D. 25 22 July 1935 G Sheffield Wednesday FC 13 23ᵍᵃ
2 Armfield, James     RB Blackpool FC 17 0
796 3 Angus, John     LB Burnley FC 1 0
only app 1961
797 4 Miller, G. Brian 24 19 January 1937 RHB Burnley FC 1 0
only app 1961
5 Swan, Peter 24 8 October 1936 CHB Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 0
6 Flowers, Ronald 26 28 July 1934 LHB Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 24 4
7 Douglas, Bryan 28 27 May 1934 OR Blackburn Rovers FC 23 7
8
Greaves, James 21 20 February 1940 IR Chelsea FC 15 16
9 Hitchens, Gerald A. 26 8 October 1934 CF Aston Villa FC 3 3
10 Haynes, John N. 26 17 October 1934 IL Fulham FC 45 18
11 Charlton, Robert     OL Manchester United FC 27 21
unused substitutes: -
records: This is the first time England have scored 45 goals in a single season.
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England's run of eight matches without defeat (W7 Dl LO F44 A11) ended in the Prater Stadium. The Austrians played a clever retreating defensive game and concentrated on hitting England with quick counter-attacks. Jimmy Greaves equalized their early goal, but the England defence - in which Burnley team-mates John Angus and Brian Miller were winning their only caps - lacked its usual understanding and they conceded two late goals against an innovative Austrian attack. The demand of playing three games in seven days proved too much for an England team that wilted after matching the Austrians for the first hour.

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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CG