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"LAST
MINUTE GOAL SAVES IRELAND"
Daily Mirror |
Officials |
England |
UK ruling on substitutes |
Ireland |
Referee
Peter Fitzpatrick
Glasgow |
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Linesmen |
tbc |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd to 4th |
Colours |
The 1946 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, red socks. |
P 11t of eighteen, W 8 - D 2 - L 1 - F 43 - A 10. |
Captain |
George Hardwick |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 34 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
11th of 13, W 8 - D 2 - L 1 - F 43 - A 10. |
P 11th of 139, W 8 - D 2 - L 1 - F 43 - A 10. |
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry, on Thursday, 29
October, following the trial match between FA XI and RAF XI at Highbury. |
England
Lineup |
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unchanged
from the previous match |
league position
(29 October) |
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Swift, Frank V. |
33 314 days |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC (FL 12th) |
11 |
10ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Scott,
Lawrence |
30 196 days |
23 April 1917 |
RB |
Arsenal
FC (FL TOP) |
11 |
0 |
3 |
Hardwick,
George F.M. |
27 276 days |
2 February 1920 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL 8th) |
11 |
0 |
4 |
Taylor, Philip H. |
30 48 days |
18 September 1917 |
RHB |
Liverpool FC
(FL 13th) |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
25
285 days |
24 January 1922 |
CHB |
Stoke
City FC (FL 19th) |
11 |
0 |
6
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Wright, William A. |
23 272 days |
6 February 1924 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 5th) |
11 |
0 |
7
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Matthews, Stanley |
32 277 days |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC
(FL 3rd) |
23 |
9 |
8 |
Mortensen, Stanley H. |
26 163 days |
26 May 1921 |
IR |
Blackpool FC
(FL 3rd) |
4 |
6 |
9
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Lawton, Thomas |
28 30 days |
6 October 1919 |
CF |
Chelsea FC
(FL 10th) |
19 |
20 |
the third player to reach the
20-goal milestone (9yrs 14dys) |
10 |
Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
29 173 days |
16 May 1918 |
IL |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL 8th) |
11 |
8
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11th penalty missed
(21st taken overall) |
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11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
25 214 days |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC (FL 2nd) |
9 |
8 |
reserve: |
Harry Johnston (Blackpool FC (FL 3rd)). |
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2-3-5 |
Swift -
Scott, Hardwick -
Taylor,
Franklin, Wright -
Matthews,
Mortensen, Lawton, Mannion, Finney. |
Averages: |
Age |
28 years 206
days |
Appearances/Goals |
11.2 |
4.4 |
oldest post-war team so far |
most experienced post-war team so far |
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Ireland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 30th to 27th |
Colours |
"green-shirted forwards" |
Captain |
Jackie Vernon |
Selection |
Selection Committee on Thursday, 23 October 1947 |
Ireland
Lineup |
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Hinton, Edward
G.A. |
25 169 days |
20 May 1922 |
G |
Fulham FC,
England |
4 |
3ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Martin, Cornelius J. |
24 230 days |
20 March 1923 |
RB |
Leeds United AFC,
England |
3 |
0 |
also has three appearances for Éire |
3 |
Carey, John J. |
28 255 days |
23 February 1919 |
LB |
Manchester United FC,
England |
4 |
0 |
also has thirteen appearances for Éire, and two goals |
4 |
Walsh, William
R. |
26 158 days |
31 May 1921 |
RHB |
Manchester City FC,
England |
2 |
0 |
also has a single appearance for Éire |
5 |
Vernon, John J. |
29 40 days |
26 September 1918 |
CHB |
West Bromwich Albion FC,
England |
5 |
0 |
6 |
Farrell, Peter D. |
25 81 days |
16 August 1922 |
LHB |
Everton FC,
England |
4 |
0 |
also has two appearances for Éire |
7 |
Cochrane,
David A. |
27 83 days |
14 August 1920 |
OR |
Leeds United AFC,
England |
7 |
0 |
8 |
Smyth, Samuel |
22 253 days |
25 February 1925 |
IR |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC,
England |
2 |
2 |
9
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Walsh, David J. |
24 191 days |
28 April 1923 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC,
England |
4 |
1 |
also has two appearances for Éire |
10
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Doherty,
Peter D. |
34 153 days |
5 June 1913 |
IL |
Huddersfield Town FC,
England |
13 |
3 |
11
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Eglington, Thomas J. |
24 294 days |
15 January 1923 |
OL |
Everton FC,
England |
4 |
0 |
also has three appearances for Éire |
reserves: |
Bud Aherne (Belfast Celtic FC) and Alex Stevenson (Everton FC). |
records: |
This is the first time Ireland have avoided in
thirteen attempts against England. |
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2-3-5 |
Hinton - Martin, Carey - W.Walsh,
Vernon, Farrell - Cochrane, Smyth, D.Walsh,
Doherty, Eglington. |
Averages: |
Age |
26
years 241 days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.7 |
0.3 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Appropriately,
there were plenty of fireworks in this explosive match which saw Northern Ireland
almost pull of an astonishing victory. During the first half hour of the game,
England were well on top and a couple of fine chances went begging. But
although England had the edge, they were not firing on all cylinders.
Stanley Matthews was not
as prominent as usual but Tom Finney was playing well and gave Martin a
troublesome afternoon. Wilf Mannion was also performing well and was
consistently the best of the England forwards. However, Ireland came more into
the game as the first half wore on, playing with their customary passion. A
lot of effort was put into the half by both sides but, alas, no goals.
Nine minutes into the second half came the almost unbelievable
- Ireland took the lead! Dave Walsh, taking a pass
from Doherty, upset the form book by putting Ireland 1-0 up with a good shot
past Frank Swift. It could have been worse for England shortly afterwards as
Ireland nearly went two up. First Eglington and then Smyth came very close to
breaching the shaky England defence.
Ireland were playing like
men inspired but with 20 minutes left, it seemed that all their
good work was for nothing as Matthews was sent sprawling in the
area. Mannion took
the penalty kick but Hinton saved.
Ireland, everyone thought, now surely
had to win; but England also knew how to fight and they rose to the challenge
superbly. With only seven minutes left they equalised. Billy Wright, up
with his forwards, gave
Mannion the chance to make amends for his penalty miss and this time the 'Boro
man made no mistake.
Amazingly, the match then took a new
twist. Mannion sent
Matthews away down the right. Over came a perfect cross and Tommy
Lawton volleyed a magnificent shot past
Hinton from 15 yards.
It would have been a travesty if
Ireland's spirited display had ended with nothing to show for it. Happily,
justice was done in the dying seconds. Indeed, it was the last kick of the game
when Eglington put
over a superb cross to find Doherty throwing himself at the ball. The
former Glentoran man was injured in the process but the important thing was
that the ball nestled in the bottom of the net. The final whistle sounded
immediately and Doherty was carried from the
field by jubilant Irish supporters, the hero of the day.
Vernon,
Doherty, Farrell and Bill Walsh were the cornerstones of a fine team
performance by the Irish.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Three goals came in the last eight minutes after Northern Ireland
had battled to hang on to a 54th minute lead given to them by West
Bromwich Albion centre-forward Davie Walsh. 'Peter the Great'
Doherty headed a last-minute minute equaliser for the Irish
following goals in quick succession for England by Wilf Mannion
and Tommy Lawton. Mannion had a penalty saved in the 70th minute
by Fulham goalkeeper Eddie Hinton. The roar that greeted the save
from the predominantly Irish crowd could have been heard back in
Belfast. It was the first time in 13 meetings with England that
the Irish had avoided defeat, and the game had a suitably
explosive finish for Guy Fawkes Day. It would have been an
injustice had Northern Ireland not got a draw from this game. They
were often the superior side, with Peter Doherty pulling the
strings and playing with the skill that made him one of the
world's outstanding inside-forwards. He was carried off at the end
by jubilant Irish supporters, who counted this as a victory. There
were 68,000 shoe-horned into the Goodison ground, and most of them
seemed to be shouting for the Irish who must have felt it was like
a home game.
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Match Report
as reported in the F.A. Yearbook
1948-49, pages 23 & 24 |
In
direct contrast to the match with Wales the result of England's
next International, against Ireland at Goodison Park, Everton, on
Nov 5, remained undecided until the last kick of the match; three
of the four goals were scored in the last seven minutes. The
result was a draw, 2—2, a fair reflection of the equality of the
teams and the coolness and vigour of Ireland in face of the
England eleven's reputation. The English team was the same as in
the match against Wales, but for once the left was more in
evidence than the right wing; The first half was largely taken up
by attacks by England, Ireland's half-back line showing great
strength and opportunism, continually breaking up the smooth
movements of the English forwards and forcing them to fight for
possession of the ball. Nine minutes after the interval D.
Walsh, snatching up a pass from Doherty, suddenly scored for
Ireland. England tried again and again but were unable to equalise;
a demoralising factor was a penalty kick, taken by Mannion after a
foul on Matthews, which was saved the Irish goalkeeper. Thus until
seven minutes from the end, Ireland held their 1—0 lead. Then came the chapter of surprises. First Mannion, from a pass
from Wright, equalised. Next, taking the ball from Mannion,
Matthews was off down the right wing and centred to Lawton, who
put in a perfect shot from 15 yards out. England were now the
apparent victors at 2—1, but Ireland was not to be defeated while
even a minute remained and made one last great effort. Eglington
centred and Doherty threw himself full-length at the ball; while
he lay hurt on the ground the ball lay in the England net, the
final whistle blew. |
In
Other News....
It
was on
6 November 1947 that a
belt of thick fog covered the southern half of England and
caused major disruption on the roads and railways. Five
people died in two separate train crashes in south London,
two hours apart, and there was another collision with only
minor injuries at Euston, plus a number of road traffic
accidents. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |
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Rothman's Yearbooks Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author |
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