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USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament, Match Five

Team America 1 England 3 [0-2]
  
 

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Kick-off (EDT): 12.00noon 5.00pm BST
Attendance: 16,239.

92 minutes 44:56 & 47:00 Gerry Francis won the toss
Stuart Pearson kicked off
  [0-1] Kevin Keegan 23 22:36
 low right-footed drive from 20 yds following a Brooking short free-kick
[0-2] Kevin Keegan 29 28:48
 right-footed placed strike from 12 yds after a neat Channon lay-off		  


[1-3] Stewart Scullion 87 86:40
 right-footed strike from 13 yds		 [0-3] Gerry Francis 54 53:16
ran onto a Channon pass, rounded keeper and side-footed in from 6 yds
   
   
 
 
 
 

Match Summary

Officials (black) from Switzerland

 TA Squad

Type

 England Squad
Referee
Walter Hungerbuhler
x (-)		   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
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tbc tbc   Corner Kicks Won  
The Football Association, asked about the status of this match, said it was to be regarded as "a training game" and that caps would not be awarded to the players.  Accordingly, the FA has not included the match in its list of full internationals. The Associations of both Brazil and Italy, on the other hand, listed their national sides' matches against Team America as full internationals.   Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
 

Team America Team
 

Rank:

 not applicable Colours: Made by Adidas - Red v-necked jerseys with white/red Adidas trim, blue shorts with white Adidas trim, red socks with white tops and red Adidas trim.
Capt: Bobby Moore Manager: Kenneth Furphy, 45 (28 May 1931 in Stockton-on-Tees, England), coach of New York Cosmos.
Team America Lineup
1 Rigby, Robert A. 24 3 July 1951 G New York Cosmos
& USA 1973-75
2 Smith, Robert 25 29 March 1951 RB New York Cosmos
& USA 1973-76
3 Jump, Stewart 24 27 January 1952
in Manchester, England		 LB Tampa Bay Rowdies, on loan from Crystal Palace FC, England
4 Eddy, Keith 31 23 October 1944
in Barrow-in-Furness, England		 RHB New York Cosmos
5 England, H. Michael, injured off 78th min 34 2 December 1941
in Holywell, Wales		 CHB Seattle Sounders
& Wales 1962-74 (vs. England 1963, 1964ͨ, 1965ͨ, 1966ͨ, 1967ͨ, 1970, May 1972ͨ, Nov 1972ͨ, Jan 1973ͨ, )
6 Moore, Robert F.C. 35 12 April 1941
in Barking, London		 LHB San Antonio Thunder, on loan from Fulham FC, England
& England 1962-73 (108 appearances)
7 Veee, Juli, off 46th min. 26 22 February 1950
in Budapest, Hungary		 OR San Jose Earthquakes
Visnyei, Gyula & Hungary U21
8 Smith, Thomas 31 5 April 1945
in Liverpool, England		 IR Tampa Bay Rowdies, on loan from Liverpool FC, England
& England 1971 (one appearance)
9 Chinaglia, Giorgio 29 24 January 1947
in Carrara, Italy		 CF New York Cosmos
& Italy 1972-75 (vs. England Nov 1973)
10 Pelé 35 23 October 1940
in Três Corações, Brazil		 IL New York Cosmos
Arantes do Nascimento, Edson & Brazil 1957-71 (vs. England 1959, 1964¹, 1969, 1970)
11 Clements, David, off 50th min. 30 15 September 1945
in Larne, Northern Ireland		 OL New York Cosmos
& Northern Ireland 1965-76 (vs. England 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973¹, 1974, 1975ͨ, 1976ͨ)
Team America Substitutes
12 Scullion, Stewart M.A., on 46th min. for Veee 30 18 April 1946
in Bo'ness, Scotland		 M Tampa Bay Rowdies
16 Chandler, Peter, on 50th min. (49:50) for Clements 23 19 March 1953 D Hartford Bicentennials
& USA 1975
14 Kowalik, Janusz A., on 79th min. (78:20) for England 32 26 March 1944
in Nowy Sącz, Poland		 F Chicago Sting
& Poland 1965-66 (vs. England, January & June 1966)

unused substitutes:

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team notes:

 The Team Americans were set up in the Airport Sheraton in Philadelphia. They arrived by air (United #144) from Seattle on 29 May.
Dave Clements played for Northern Ireland against England on eight previous occasions between 1967 and 1976, scoring a penalty in 1973, being their player-manager in the final two years.
 
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England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 4th		 Colours: The 1976 Admiral alternate uniform - Daffodil yellow crew necked jerseys, daffodil yellow shorts, daffodil yellow socks.
Capt: Gerry Francis Manager: Donald G. Revie, 48 (10 July 1927), appointed 4 July 1974
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 27 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC
2 Todd, Colin, off 84th min. 27 12 December 1948 RB Derby County FC
3 Mills, Michael D. 27 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC
4 Thompson, Philip B. 22 21 January 1954 RHB Liverpool FC
5 Greenhoff, Brian 23 28 April 1953 CHB Manchester United FC
6 Cherry, Trevor 28 23 February 1948 LHB Leeds United AFC
7 Keegan, J. Kevin, off 83rd min. 25 14 February 1951 OR Liverpool FC
8 Channon, Michael 27 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC
9 Pearson, Stuart 26 21 June 1949 CF Manchester United FC
10 Brooking, Trevor 27 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC
11 Francis, Gerry 24 9 December 1951 OL Queen's Park Rangers FC
England Substitutes
15 Taylor, Peter J., on 83rd min. (82:25) for Keegan 23 3 January 1953 OL Crystal Palace FC
12 Doyle, Michael, on 84th min. (83:46) for Todd 29 25 November 1946 CHB Manchester City FC

unused substitutes:

 16-Ray Kennedy.

team notes:

 The England team were set up in the South Philadelphia Hilton in Philadelphia. They arrived from New York, by bus, on 30 May (1pm EDT). They trained at this stadium later that afternoon (4.30pm EDT)
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 
    Match Report by Norman Giller

...England beat Team America 3-1 three days later in Philadelphia, but it was not considered a full international. Keegan (2) and Gerry Francis scored the goals against a side including Bobby Moore, Tommy Smith and Pele.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
USA Bicentennial Cup Press Pack
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