The England squad for the match against Czechoslovakia October 1974 (Don Revie's first)
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G		Capt
Ball, Alan J.	12 May 1945	29	F	Arsenal FC	63	3	66	8	1	0		1
	Ball was drafted into the squad on 26 October to replace Allan Clarke
Beattie, T. Kevin	18 December 1953	20	LB	Ipswich Town FC	0	0	0	0		0	None
Bell, Colin	26 February 1946	28	M	Manchester City FC	36	3	39	5		1
Brooking, Trevor D.	2 October 1948	26	M	West Ham United FC	5	0	5	0		0
Channon, Michael R.	28 November 1948	25	F	Southampton FC	19	0	19	7		0
Clarke, Allan J.	31 July 1946	28	LM	Leeds United AFC	14	2	16	10		0
	Clarke withdrew from the squad on 26 October because of a foot injury
Clemence, Raymond N.	5 August 1948	26	G	Liverpool FC	5	0	5	4ᵍᵃ		0
Currie, Anthony W.	1 January 1950	24	M	Sheffield United FC	6	0	6	1		0
Dobson, J. Martin	14 February 1948	26	RM	Everton FC	4	0	4	0		0
Francis, Gerald C.J.	6 December 1951	22	CM	Queen's Park Rangers FC	0	0	0	0		0	None
Francis, Trevor J.	19 April 1954	20	F	Birmingham City FC	0	0	0	0		0	None
	Francis withdrew from the squad on 28 October because of a tendon injury
Hudson, Alan A.	21 June 1951	23	M	Stoke City AFC	0	0	0	0		0	None
Hughes, Emlyn W.	28 August 1947	27	LB	Liverpool FC	36	0	36	1		7
Hunter, Norman	29 October 1943	30	CD	Leeds United AFC	23	4	27	2		0
Keegan, J. Kevin	14 February 1951	23	F	Liverpool FC	8	0	8	2		0
Lindsay, Alec	27 February 1948	26	LB	Liverpool FC	4	0	4	0		0
Maddren, William D.	11 January 1951	23	CD	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0		0	None
Madeley, Paul	20 September 1944	30	RB	Leeds United AFC	16	0	16	0		0
Nish, David J.	26 September 1947	27	FB	Derby County FC	5	0	5	0		0
Shilton, Peter L.	18 September 1949	25	G	Leicester City FC	20	0	20	17ᵍᵃ		0
Thomas, David	5 October 1950	24	F	Queen's Park Rangers FC	0	0	0	0		0	None
Todd, Colin	12 December 1948	25	CD	Derby County FC	9	0	9	0	1	0
	Todd withdrew from the squad on 26 October to recover from his operation
Watson, David V.	5 October 1946	28	CD	Sunderland AFC	5	1	6	0		0
Weller, Keith	11 June 1946	28	M	Leicester City FC	4	0	4	1		0
Worthington, Frank S.	23 November 1948	25	CF	Leicester City FC	5	1	6	2		0

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the eleventh of the 1973-74 season, against Yugoslavia.

Diary

Thursday, 12 September 1974 - England's new boss Don Revie has called up a squad of 85 players for his first get together in Manchester on 22 September. There are seven players from West Ham and six each from Newcastle United, Liverpool and Queen's Park Rangers. Notable absentees from the list are Tottenham's Martin Chivers and Peter Osgood. The players named form the basis of England's attack on the World Cup in Argentina in 1978. Full squad selection here:-
The Football Association later removed Nottingham Forest's John Robertson "We have had the club on to say that he was born in Scotland," said an FA official.

Thursday, 19 September 1974 - Dr. Neil Phillips, vice-chairman of Middlesbrough, has resigned as medical adviser to the England football team. His decision comes after discussion to devote more time to his family.

Sunday, 22 September 1974 - Full co-operation is what Don Revie was promised by the Football Association as he attempts to take England back to the top at a squad 'get-together' at the Hotel Piccadilly in Manchester today. Revie's future plans include each player on cash incentives. £5,500-per-man for winning the European Championship and another £5,000 for qualifying for the 1978 World Cup Finals. It is understood that for the first time, there will be a bonus system with the usual £100 match fee, plus £100 for a draw and £200 for a win. The Senior International Committee, headed by Dick Wragg and included Matt Busby have agreed to back every proposal. The get-together itself cost the FA £3,000 and Revie has declared he would like to hold at least one get-together a month for the rest of the season. In addition, he intends to issue complimentary tickets to the wives and girlfriends of the England players and give his men VIP treatment-including chauffeur-driven limousines to drive them back to their clubs after the matches. New 'casual gear' uniforms with England badges are already on order.
Peter Osgood has been added to the squad. He got the call on Friday after scoring four goals in his past two matches for Southampton. Also added to the squad is Stoke City's Denis Smith, but Liverpool's Phil Thompson is out after being carried off yesterday with a suspected cartilage injury.
Missing from the 'talk-in' were Kevin Beattie, Kevin Keegan, David Watson and Colin Todd, who all had legitimate reasons for their absence. Stan Bowles arrived late because of his wife's illness.

Tuesday, 22 October 1974 - Don Revie has named his first England squad. They will face Czechoslovakia next week in a European Championship preliminary match. It includes five of the game's outstanding young players amongst the 24. But as congratulations pour in on Kevin Beattie, Gerry and Trevor Francis, Alan Hudson and Willie Maddren, there was a realisation that four other players could be no more than spectators at Wembley. However, Don Revie has said that there is still a future for Martin Chivers, Malcolm Macdonald, Rodney Marsh and Martin Peters. Alan Ball misses out because of a lack of match fitness.

Friday, 25 October 1974 - Colin Todd has gone into hospital to have a lump removed from his groin. It does mean that his chances in partcipating in next week's match are limited.

Saturday, 26 October 1974 - Following a return to form in his match today, Alan Ball has been recalled to the England squad.  Although he was stretchered off with an ankle injury after the final whistle, he had done enough to secure Aresnal's league victory over West Ham United FC. Don Revie was looking down from the Director's Box.  But injuries have ruled out Allan Clarke and Colin Todd.

Monday, 28 October 1974 - Don Revie dropped a massive hint as to his team selection plans when he included Gerry Francis and Alan Ball in his 'senior' side for a full scale training game at Wembley today. Revie divided the 21 players training today into two teams, and spent ten minutes speaking earnestly to the side containing Francis, Ball and captain Emlyn Hughes.  Also in the side was the young Kevin Beattie, but his chances of playing on Wedneday are slim, as he was an obvious replacement for Norman Hunter, who was having treatment at Arsenal for a swollen ankle. The senior side was Clemence; Madeley, Hughes, Weller, Watson and Beattie; Ball and Bell; Worthington, Channon and Gerry Francis up front.
Trevor Francis has also had to withdraw from the squad after picking up a tendon injury.

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