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"ENGLAND
TROUNCE SWISS TEAM" - Yorkshire Observer |
Officials |
Switzerland |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England
Party |
Referee
tbc |
The Continental ruling of allowing a substitute to replace an injured player
prior to the 44th minute, and a goalkeeper at any time, is in place. |
Linesmen |
tbc |
tbc |
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Switzerland
B Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
probably
white jerseys, black shorts and black socks. |
Captain |
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Manager |
Karl Rappan |
Switzerland
Lineup |
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Eich, W. |
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G |
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ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Quinche, Roger |
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RB |
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3 |
Steffen, Willy |
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LB |
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4 |
Boggia, A. |
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RHB |
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5 |
Bocquet, Roger |
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CHB |
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6 |
Ibach, A |
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LHB |
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7 |
Weber |
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OR |
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8 |
Antenen, Charly |
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IR |
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9 |
Lusenti, Gerhard |
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CF |
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10 |
Tamini, Jean |
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IL |
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11 |
Ballaman, Robert |
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OL |
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unused substitutes: |
- |
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2-3-5 |
Eich - Quinche, Steffen -
Boggie, Bocquet, Ibach - Weber, Antenen, Lusenti, Tamini,
Ballaman |
Averages: |
Age |
- |
Appearances/Goals |
- |
- |
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England
B Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
The 1948 away
uniform -
Red jerseys with white collars,
white shorts, red socks topped with white tops |
Captain
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Frank Swift |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 35 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
only B, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1. |
Trainer: Jesse Carver |
second of fourteen B matches, W 1 - D 1 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1. |
Party chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Arthur Drewry, on
Sunday, 25 April. Team chosen on Tuesday, 18 May. |
England
Lineup |
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five changes to the previous B match |
FINAL league positions
(1 May) |
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Swift, Frank V. |
34 143 days |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC (FL 10th) |
2 |
1ᵍᵃ |
oldest B player so far |
final B app 1947-48 |
12 |
2 |
Ramsey, Alfred E. |
28 118 days |
22 January 1920 |
RB |
Southampton FC
(FL2 3rd) |
1 |
0 |
only B app
1948 |
13 |
3 |
Aston, John |
26 259 days |
3 September 1921 |
LB |
Manchester United FC (FL
RU) |
1 |
0 |
only B app
1948 |
14 |
4 |
Nicholson, William E. |
29 124 days |
26 January 1919 |
RHB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC (FL2 8th) |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
26 126 days |
24 January 1922 |
LHB |
Stoke
City FC (FL 15th) |
2 |
0 |
final B app
1947-48 |
6
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Wright, William A. |
24 103 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 5th) |
2 |
1 |
final B app
1947-48 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
26 44 days |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC (FL
7th) |
2 |
0 |
final B app
1947-48 |
8
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Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
29 3 days |
16 May 1918 |
IR |
Middlesbrough
FC (FL 16th) |
2 |
0 |
9
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Mortensen, Stanley H. |
26 359 days |
26 May 1921 |
CF |
Blackpool FC
(FL 9th) |
2 |
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3 |
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most B goals
1948 |
final B app
1947-48 |
15 |
10 |
Pearson, Stanley C. |
29 129 days |
11 January 1919 |
IL |
Manchester
United FC (FL RU) |
1 |
1 |
only B app
1948 |
11 |
Langton,
Robert |
28 254 days |
8 September 1918 |
OL |
Blackburn
Rovers FC (FL 21st rel.) |
2 |
0 |
unused substitutes: |
Laurie Scott (Arsenal FC (FL
CHAMPIONS)),
Jack Howe (Derby County FC (FL 4th)),
Henry Cockburn (Manchester United FC (FL
RU)),
Stan Matthews (Blackpool FC (FL 9th)) and
Tommy Lawton (Notts County FC
(FL3s 6th)). Lawton was suffering with
an injured groin.
Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL2 8th)) was a 'stay-at-home' reserve, in case of injury to Swift. |
team notes: |
Those players winning a second B appearance all hold the record of
most B appearances. |
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2-3-5 |
Swift -
Ramsey, Aston -
Nicholson, Franklin, Wright -
Finney,
Mannion, Mortensen, Pearson, Langton. |
Averages: |
Age |
28 years
118 days |
Appearances/Goals |
1.7 |
0.0 |
oldest B team XI so far |
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Match Report
by the Yorkshire Observer, Thursday, 20 May 1948 |
England,
with five changes from the team that beat Italy, gave the Swiss 'B' team a
football lesson at Bellinzona, yesterday, winning by five goals to none.
The match was a personal triumph for
Mortensen, the Blackpool forward, who scored three times and paved the way
for a goal by Pearson (Manchester United). The other scorer was Wright,
Wolverhampton half-back. The Swiss team's only goal came 7min. from the
end.
Although completely outplayed, the home team never gave up
trying. Steffen, right full-back who has played with Chelsea, was the pick
of the Swiss, whose poor finishing and wild shooting wasted many chances.
England had an early escape when Ashton, under pressure,
put the ball just wide of the post with an attempted pass-back to Swift.
The first goal came in 21min., when Pearson fed Wright 20yd. out. The
half-back's shot looked harmless enough, but it trickled past the Swiss
goalkeeper. Aston, the
full-back was injured in a tackle and collapsed, but recovered after
attention. England were well on top by this time, and Pearson made an
opening for Mortensen, who scored after 43min. Just before half-time
Mortensen added a third goal from a pass by Mannion.
In the second
half Pearson and Mortensen added further goals, the last being from the
best movement of the match. Nicholson, right-half, put the ball through to
Mannion, and the inside right flicked it on to Mortensen, who made no
mistake. The Swiss had their reward near the end when outside-left
Ballaman beat Swift with a shot that just went under the crossbar. Match
attendance was 10,000."
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Match Report
by the Birmingham Gazette, Thursday, 20 May
1948 |
A representative English side
treated 10,000 enthusiastic Swiss soccer fans to a delightful exhibition
of football in beating the Swiss 'B' side by five goals to one in the
picturesque stadium in the mountains of Southern Switzerland at Bellinzona
yesterday. Stanley Mortensen, the Blackpool
forward, was in brilliant form, scoring three times, and having a hand in
the goal scored by Pearson. The other English scorer was Wright. Ballaman
scored for the Swiss seven minutes from the end. In the
30th minute, Mortensen shivered the crossbar with a terrific drive which
the Swiss goalkeeper never saw, while eight minutes before Wright netted
with aground shot from 30 yards. It was not until two minutes from the
interval that the next goal came. Langton put through to Mortensen who,
with a first time shot, easily beat Eich. Only a minute later Mortensen
again netted with a powerful right foot drive. It was Mortensen
again who made England's fourth goal which came five minutes after the
interval. He found Pearson unmarked and the Manchester United forward
calmly placed the ball wide of the Swiss goalkeeper. England's fifth goal
was the result of a lovely movement initiated by Nicholson. In the 62nd
minute he put the ball through to Mannion, who flicked it to Mortensen and
the great marksman scored his third goal. The Swiss, although completely
outplayed, did not give up trying and they earned their reward when
Ballaman beat Swift with a shot that just went under the crossbar."
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Match Report
as reported in the F.A. Yearbook
1948-49, page 28 |
The English part after leaving Turin
took the train for Bellinzona, where the match against Switzerland's
'B' eleven took place before a crowd of 14,000. The game was
one-sided from the start, and, except for a few isolated dashes by the
Swiss forwards, most of the play took place in the Swiss half. The
English team, which included all five reserves, gave a fine
demonstration of how football should be played, and won by five goals
to one.
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports |
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Rothman's Yearbooks Billy Wright's My Football Pitch (1954) |
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