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417 vs. Northern Ireland
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419 vs. Scotland

Wednesday, 6 December 1967
International Friendly Match

England 2 USSR 2 [1-2]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
USSR Squad

Empire Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 93,000;
Kick-off: 7.45pm GMT

England - Alan Ball (23), Martin Peters (72) (50th goal scored at Wembley in the Ramsey era)
USSR - Igor Chislenko (42, 44)
Results 1965-1970

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Match Summary

Officials

England

Type

USSR

Referee (-) - Rudolf Krietlein
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

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England Team

 
Current World Champions Colours: The 1965 Umbro home uniform - White crew necked jerseys, blue shorts, white socks.

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 1st
Capt: Bobby Moore, 39th captaincy Manager: Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey, 47 (22 January 1920), appointed 25 October 1962, effective part-time 31 December, full from May 1963.
53rd match, W 35 - D 11 - L 7 - F 125 - A 58.
Ramsey's 25th match at the Empire Stadium
England Lineup
  Banks, Gordon     G Stoke City FC 40 38ᵍᵃ
849 2 Knowles, Cyril 23 13 July 1944 RB Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0
3 Wilson, Ramon 32 17 December 1934 LB Everton FC 58 0
4 Mullery, Alan P. 26 23 November 1941 RHB Tottenham Hotspur FC 6 0
5 Sadler, David 21 5 February 1946 CHB Manchester United FC 2 0
6 Moore, Robert F.C. 26 12 April 1941 LHB West Ham United FC 56 2
7 Ball, Alan     OR Everton FC 22 4
8 Hunt, Roger     IR Liverpool FC 27 17
9 Charlton, Robert     CF Manchester United FC 81 43
10 Hurst, Geoffrey C.     IL West Ham United FC 17 9
11 Peters, Martin S. 24 8 November 1943 OL West Ham United FC 15 5

unused substitutes:

-

records:

Chislenko's goal is the first friendly goal conceded by England since June 1966.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

USSR Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th
Colours: Red jerseys, white shorts, red socks.
Capt: Albert Shesternyov Manager: Mikhail Jakushin
USSR Lineup
  Pshenichnikov, Yuri P.     G     GA
2 Istomin, Yuriy V.     RB      
3 Shesternyov, Albert A.     LB      
4 Khurtsilava, Murtaz K.     RHB      
5 Anichkin, Viktor I.     CHB      
6 Voronin, Valery I.     LHB      
7 Chislenko, Igor L.     OR      
8 Sabo, Yozhef Y.     IR      
9 Banishevskiy, Anatoliy A.     CF      
10 Streltsov, Eduard A.     IL      
11 Malofeyev, Eduard V.     OL      

unused substitutes:

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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Ray Wilson was given a rare chasing on a snow-carpeted pitch by flying Russian winger Chislenko, who appropriately was also an outstanding ice hockey player. Alan Ball gave England an early lead, but two goals from 'Red Rocket' Chislenko put Russia in command. Bobby Moore and Ray Wilson combined to make an opening for Martin Peters, who headed an equaliser. Tottenham defender Cyril Knowles made an assured debut out of position at right-back. Pshenichnikov proved himself a worthy successor to Lev Yashin in goal with a series of stunning saves as England pressed for victory in the last twenty minutes of a skilled and entertaining match that was a credit to both sides.

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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