Match
Summary |
Officials |
Denmark |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England |
Referee Karel Louis van der Meer
43 (29 July 1905), Den Haag, Netherlands. |
The FIFA ruling of allowing a substitute to replace an injured player prior to the 44th minute, and a goalkeeper at any time, is in place.
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Linesmen |
tbc |
tbc |
Attended by the King Frederick & Queen Ingrid of Denmark, as
well as the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester.
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Denmark
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 18th |
Colours |
Red collared buttoned jerseys, white shorts, black socks
with white tops. |
Captain |
Karl Aage Hansen |
Selection |
Udtagelses Komitéen, on Monday, 20 September
1948. |
Denmark
Lineup |
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Nielsen, Eigel L.M.F. |
30 11 days |
15 September 1918 |
G |
Kjøbenhavns Bk |
13 |
29ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Petersen, Poul E. |
27 168 days |
11 April 1921 |
RB |
FC København |
14 |
0 |
3 |
Jensen, H.
Viggo |
27 181 days |
29 March 1921 |
LB |
Esbjerg fB |
14 |
1 |
4 |
Pilmark, Axel |
22 308 days |
23 November 1925 |
RHB |
Kjøbenhavns Bk |
8 |
0 |
5 |
Örnvold, Dion E. |
26 345 days |
17 October 1921 |
CHB |
Kjøbenhavns Bk |
8 |
0 |
6 |
Jensen, T. Ivan |
25 321 days |
10 November 1922 |
LHB |
FC København |
19 |
2 |
7 |
Plöger, Johannes T.L. |
26 176 days |
3 April 1922 |
OR |
Bk Frem af 1886 |
20 |
8 |
8 |
Hansen, Karl Aage |
27 84 days |
4 July 1921 |
IR |
FC København |
21 |
17 |
9 |
Præst, Karl Aage |
26 213 days |
26 February 1922 |
CF |
Østerbros Bk |
21 |
17 |
10 |
Hansen, John A.V.Ø |
24 64 days |
24 July 1924 |
IL |
Bk Frem af 1886 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
Seebach, Holger |
26 193 days |
17 March 1922 |
OL |
FC København |
5 |
1 |
unused substitutes: |
not known |
team notes: |
To make this International against England possible, the DFU waived
the rule forbidding their national team to play against professional
sides. The team consists entirely of
players who represented Denmark In the
Olympic Games at Wembley last month. Denmark
beat the British amateur team by 5-3 in
the match for third place at the Games. |
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2-3-5 |
Nielsen - Petersen, V.Jensen - Pilmark,
Örnvold, S.Jensen - Pløger,
K.Hansen,
Præst, J.Hansen, Seebach. |
Averages: |
Age |
26 years 189
days |
Appearances/Goals |
13.6 |
5.1 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd |
Colours |
The 1946 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, red socks.
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P 15th of eighteen, W 11 - D 3 - L 1 - F 53 - A 12. |
Captain |
Frank Swift |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 35 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
2nd of 2 - W 1 - D 1 - L 0 - F 4 - A 0. |
Member-in-charge:
H.R. Cobbin |
P 15th
of 139, W 11 - D 3 - L 1 - F 53 - A 12. |
0ᵍᵃ |
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry, on Monday, 13
September. |
England
Lineup |
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four changes to the previous match (Howe,
Mortensen, Mannion & Langton out) |
league position
(13 September) |
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Swift, Frank V. |
34 275 days |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC (FL 8th) |
15 |
12ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Scott,
Lawrence |
31 156 days |
23 April 1917 |
RB |
Arsenal
FC (FL 10th) |
15 |
0 |
672 |
3 |
Aston, John |
27 23 days |
3 September 1921 |
LB |
Manchester United FC (FL
11th) |
1 |
0 |
the ninth United player to represent England |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
24 233 days |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 5th) |
15 |
0 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
26 246 days |
24 January 1922 |
CHB |
Stoke
City FC (FL 14th) |
15 |
0 |
6 |
Cockburn,
Henry |
27 12 days |
14 September 1921 |
LHB |
Manchester
United FC (FL 11th) |
6 |
0 |
7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
33 238 days |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC (FL
15th) |
26 |
9 |
673 |
8 |
Hagan, James |
30 249 days |
21 January 1918 |
IR |
Sheffield United FC (FL
18th) |
1 |
0 |
the 28th United player to represent England |
only app
1948 |
9 |
Lawton, Thomas |
28 356 days |
6 October 1919 |
CF |
Notts County FC (FL3s
8th) |
23 |
22 |
final app
1938-48 |
674 |
10 |
Shackleton, Leonard F. |
26 146 days |
3 May 1922 |
IL |
Sunderland AFC (FL
7th) |
1 |
0 |
the 15th Sunderland player to represent England |
11 |
Langton,
Robert |
30 18 days |
8 September 1918 |
OL |
Preston North End FC (FL 17th) |
8 |
1 |
the 13th Northender to represent England |
unused substitute: |
Jackie Milburn (Newcastle United FC (FL
2nd)) |
team changes: |
On Tuesday, 21 September,
Stan Mortensen (Blackpool FC (FL 15th)), the original name inside-right,
withdrew because of a sprained ankle and
Tom Finney (Preston North End FC (FL
17th)), the outside-left, also
withdrew. Hagan moved from left to right, allowing Shackleton to be called up
and Langton replaced Finney. |
records: |
This draw extends the post-war unbeaten record. England have gone
eight games without loss, beating the previous record of six set
between 1946-47. |
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2-3-5 |
Swift -
Scott, Aston -
Wright, Franklin, Cockburn -
Matthews,
Hagan, Lawton, Shackleton, Langton. |
Averages: |
Age |
29 years 80
days |
Appearances/Goals |
11.5 |
2.9 |
oldest post-war team so far |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
The
King and Queen of Denmark and our own Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were
amongst the spectators to see England surprisingly held by the amateurs of
Denmark.
On a rain-soaked ground, a much-changed England side featured in its first
goalless draw since the war. There was no doubt that they were the better
side but on the day they were woefully weak up front.
Although the sun was shining at the start, the pitch was sodden after
heavy rain and water lay on at least one part of the playing area.
England should have scored after only two minutes but Len Shackleton with
only the goalkeeper to beat, dallied too long and the defenders were able
to clear. Nielson then did well to save a stinging shot from Tommy Lawton
six minutes later but had no chance when the same player crashed the ball
past him on 20 minutes. Fortunately for Denmark, the goal was disallowed
for an earlier infringement by Shackleton. At the time, all the crowd
seemed convinced that it was a wrong decision by the referee.
Denmark were defending stubbornly and the occasional break they made was
dangerous. Indeed, only a fine save by Frank Swift stopped the
embarrassment of I. Jensen scoring. England had the better of the first
half, but sadly had left their shooting boots at home.
Denmark
twice went close early in the second half when first K. Hansen headed
over and then Ploeger's cross-cum-shot hit the top of the England
crossbar. However, England continued to have most of the possession but
they were badly missing the power of Stan Mortensen and Tom Finney in
front of goal.
In the end, Denmark's crowd was absolutely delighted
with the result and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience of
entertaining the mighty England team.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
English hearts stopped two minutes from the
end when Danish right winger Johan Ploeger fired in a shot that went
through the legs of Frank Swift and into the net, but the linesman's flag
was up for off-side. England's forwards were unable to make an impact
against a packed Danish defence on a heavy, rain-saturated pitch. The
Danes were amateurs who two months earlier had finished third in the
Olympics. This was their first ever match against professional opponents.
John Aston, Jimmy Hagan and Len Shackleton made their international debuts
in a game that brought crushing criticism for England's shot-shy
performance. It marked
the
end of Tommy Lawton's England career after 22 games and 23 goals, not
counting his 25 goals in wartime internationals. He was convinced he had
scored another goal against the Danes, but the referee disallowed it because
of a foul by Len Shackleton. For once, the Clown Prince had nothing to laugh
about. Shack made his debut wearing a pair of rugby boots. "They're more
comfortable," he explained, "and they give better grip in muddy
conditions." That certainly seemed the case when in the fifth minute he
waltzed round the Danish goalkeeper and side-footed the ball towards goal.
Shack turned ready to receive the congratulations of his team-mates, not
realising that the ball had stuck in a mound of mud on the goal-line. Of all
the players around in the immediate post-war years, Shack was the player with
the most footballing tricks in his locker. There were often times when not
only his opponents but even his own team-mates, and even perhaps Shack
himself, did not know what he was going to do next.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1949-50, page 22 |
The International season opened with a surprise and a disappointment on
September 26th 1948 when England were held to a goal-less draw by Denmark
at Idroets Park, Copenhagen. In the first quarter of an hour, England did
most of the attacking but their finishing was weak. Ten minutes before the
interval Denmark all but scored when Swift had to dive full length to turn
a terrific shot from Jensen at 40 yards range. Denmark began the second
half with a vigorous attack, but the English defence stood firm. Seven
minutes from the end came the best English movement of the match when
Matthews received a short pass from Wright, beat two men and passed to
Shackleton who headed the ball to Hagan. Unfortunately, Hagan shot over
the bar.
Domestic
Football Results
(25 September 1948)
All twelve England players on duty
were absent from their club's league fixture on the previous day. |
The
Football League Division One:
Arsenal 3 Wolverhampton
Wanderers 1 |
Arsenal were without Lawrie Scott |
Wolves were without Billy Wright |
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Birmingham City 2 Stoke City 1 |
Stoke were without Neil Franklin |
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Blackpool 1 Liverpool 0 |
Blackpool were without Stan Matthews |
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Everton 4 Preston North End 1 |
Preston were without Bobby Langton |
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Huddersfield Town 2 Sunderland
0 |
Sunderland were without Len Shackleton |
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Manchester
United 3 Aston Villa 1 |
United were without John Aston & Henry Cockburn |
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Newcastle United 0 Manchester
City 0 |
United were without Jackie Milburn |
City were without Frank Swift |
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Portsmouth 3 Sheffield United
0 |
United were without Jimmy Hagan |
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The
Football League Division Three South:
Notts County 5 Crystal Palace
1 |
County were without Tommy Lawton |
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In
Other News....
It was on 25 September 1948 that fifty-year-old Sarah Shenton fell from a station platform at
Morecambe between two carriages of a train and was killed. |
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports Dbu.dk |
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Rothman's Yearbooks Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
Billy Wright's The World is My Football Pitch |
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