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"10-MEN
ENGLAND GET LONE GOAL WIN"
Daily Mirror |
Officials |
England |
UK ruling on substitutes |
Wales |
Referee
John A.
Mowat
Rutherglen |
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red flag
Linesmen
blue flag |
Reginald Leslie Aldridge
Birmingham |
R.E. Jones Welshpool |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 2nd |
Colours |
The 1946 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with white
tops. |
P 17th of eighteen, W 13 - D 3 - L 1 - F 60 - A 14. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 35 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
2nd of ninety, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 7 - A 2. |
P 17th
of 139, W 13 - D 3 - L 1 - F 60 - A 14. |
Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry, on Wednesday, 27
October, following the FA XI vs. RAF XI trial match at Highbury. |
England
Lineup |
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three changes
to the previous match
(Aston, Ward & Shackleton>Howe, Cockburn & Pearson) |
league position
(27 October) |
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Swift, Frank V. |
34
320 days |
26 December 1913 |
G |
Manchester City FC (FL 9th) |
17 |
14ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Scott,
Lawrence, injured off 25th min. |
31 201 days |
23 April 1917 |
RB |
Arsenal
FC (FL 4th) |
17 |
0 |
final app
1946-48 |
3 |
Aston, John |
27 68 days |
3 September 1921 |
LB |
Manchester United FC (FL
12th) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Ward, V. Timothy |
31 55 days |
16 September 1917 |
RHB /RB |
Derby County FC (FL
2nd) |
2 |
0 |
final app
1948 |
5 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
26
291 days |
24 January 1922 |
CHB |
Stoke
City FC (FL
8th) |
17 |
0 |
6 |
Wright, William A. |
24 278 days |
6 February 1924 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL
13th) |
17 |
0 |
7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
33 283 days |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC (FL
10th) |
28 |
9 |
8 |
Mortensen, Stanley H. |
27 168 days |
26 May 1921 |
IR/ RHB |
Blackpool FC (FL
10th) |
9 |
14 |
9
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Milburn, John E.T. |
24
183 days |
11 May 1924 |
CF |
Newcastle United FC (FL
3rd) |
2 |
1 |
10 |
Shackleton, Leonard F. |
26
191 days |
3 May 1922 |
IL |
Sunderland AFC (FL
6th) |
2 |
0 |
11
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Finney,
Thomas |
26 219 days |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC (FL
18th) |
14 |
12 |
reserve: |
Leon Leuty (Derby County FC (FL
2nd)) |
team notes: |
"Scott...was not England's only
casualty. Swift was barged into and thereafter limped, Mortensen was
bruised but played a wholehearted game as inside right-cum-right half,
Milburn and Shackleton each took hard knocks which left them shaky."
- Thursday, 11 November 1948, Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer |
records: |
This is the first time that England have kept four clean sheets in one
calendar year. This victory extends the post-war unbeaten record.
England have gone ten games without loss, beating the previous record
of six set between 1946-47. |
The England team were based in Droitwich and trained on
Worcester City FC's ground. |
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2-3-5 |
Swift -
Scott
(Ward), Aston -
Ward (Mortensen), Franklin, Wright -
Matthews,
Mortensen, Milburn, Shackleton, Finney.
notes: Ward went to right-back when Scott
left the field, Mortensen then also dropped back |
Averages: |
Age |
28 years 240
days |
Appearances/Goals |
11.5 |
3.1 |
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Wales
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 16th |
Colours |
Made by Umbro -
Red jerseys with white collars,
white shorts, red socks with white tops. |
Captain |
Wally Barnes |
Selection |
Selection Committee on Monday, 1 November 1948. |
led by the secretary, Herbert Powell |
Wales
Lineup |
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Hughes, William Arthur |
29 282 days |
2 February 1919 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC, England |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Barnes, Wallace |
28
299 days |
16 January 1920 |
RB |
Arsenal FC, England |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Sherwood, Alfred T. |
24
363 days |
13 November 1923 |
LB |
Cardiff City FC |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Paul, Roy |
28
206 days |
18 April 1920 |
RHB |
Swansea Town FC |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Jones, Thomas G. |
31
29 days |
12 October 1917 |
CHB |
Everton FC, England |
10 |
0 |
6 |
Burgess, W.A.
Ronald |
31
215 days |
9 April 1917 |
LHB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Jones, W.
Ernest A. |
27
364 days |
12 November 1920 |
OR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
4 |
0 |
final app
1946-48 |
8 |
Powell, Aubrey |
30
205 days |
19 April 1918 |
IR |
Everton FC, England |
6 |
0 |
9 |
Ford, Trevor |
25
40 days |
1 October 1923 |
CF |
Aston Villa FC, England |
6 |
3 |
10 |
Morris, William |
30
103 days |
30 July 1918 |
IL |
Burnley FC, England |
2 |
0 |
11 |
Clarke, Royston J. |
23
162 days |
1 June 1925 |
OL |
Manchester City FC, England |
1 |
0 |
reserve: |
Ivor Powell (Queen's Park Rangers FC). |
team changes: |
Original named inside-left Billy Rees (Cardiff City FC) was replaced
by Morris on Saturday, 6 November 1948, because of injury. |
The
Welsh team were based in Leamington Spa and trained on the Lockheed
Sports Ground. |
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2-3-5 |
Hughes - Barnes, Sherwood - Paul, T.Jones,
Burgess - E.Jones, Powell, Ford, Morris, Clarke. |
Averages: |
Age |
28 years 142
days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.5 |
0.2 |
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News |
"The international match between England and Wales will be played at Villa
Park on 10 November. Giving this news at the annual general meeting of
Aston Villa F.C. in Birmingham last night, Mr. F. H. Normansell, chairman
of the club, said: 'The F.A. gave us a semi-final last season, and we
consider it a great compliment to the club for these important matches to
be played at Villa Park.'"
- Birmingham Gazette, Saturday, 3 July 1948.
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Match Report by Mike Payne |
In a
disappointing match at Villa Park, neither side reached a particularly
high standard of play. True, England were disorganised when they were
reduced to ten men after 25 minutes when Laurie Scott suffered a ligament injury
in his right knee, but they never really got into their usual rhythm.
After the injury, Stan Mortensen went back to right-half and Tim Ward
replaced Scott at full-back. It seemed a wrong decision by England as they
badly missed Mortensen's qualities up front. Wales, meanwhile, never
really impressed. They showed plenty of typical Welsh fervour but their
limitations were there for all to see. The fact that England won with ten
men says it all.
The vital goal came after 39 minutes. Jackie Milburn, lively
throughout, made a strong run down the middle and, as he was desperately
challenged by the Welsh defenders, the ball ran loose to Tom Finney and
the winger did the rest, giving Hughes no chance. Before the goal, Ford
missed two excellent chances for Wales; had he taken one of them, it might
have been a different story.
In the second half, Wales' attacks
usually petered out on the edge of the England penalty area, although they
had a good deal of the game. England were relying on Milburn, Matthews and
Finney to breakaway and relieve the pressure. Billy Wright and Neil
Franklin had storming games in the heart of the England defence and
comfortably held a poor Welsh attack.
Near the end, England fans
had their hearts in their mouths as Frank Swift missed two crosses in
quick succession but the luck went the way of England and they held on to
their lead.
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Match Report by
Norman Giller |
A crowd of
68,750 gathered at Villa Park for this mid-week Home International match.
Laurie Scott limped off with a damaged knee ligament in the twenty-fifth
minute and the ten men of England became disorganised as Tim Ward switched to
right-back and Stan Mortensen to right-half. Tom Finney scored the only goal
of a drab game on the hour after a typical sprint-speed run from Jackie
Milburn had ripped open the Welsh defence. BBC television cameras were at the
match and a commentator called Kenneth Wolstenholme made his debut at the
microphone. Some people thought it was all beginning. It was now!
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1949-50, pages 23 & 24 |
The match against Wales took place at Villa Park on November 10th.
Although England were disorganised by an injury to Scott after 25 minutes
play, and had to make do with ten men for the rest of the match, they won
by the narrow margin of 1-0, in the circumstances a creditable
achievement. There were three changes in the team from the one which beat
Ireland, Aston returning as left-back, Ward (Derby County) taking
Cockburn's place and Shackleton returning to the forward line. At the
start, Wales took the offensive, but missed two fine chances of scoring
within the first quarter of an hour. Then, in the 39th minute, came
England's turn, and the deciding goal of the match. A free-kick by
Matthews on the right went to Milburn and then to Finney who slammed it
into the net. At the beginning of the second half the fast pace was
maintained. Milburn was slightly hurt in the face and for five minutes
England held Wales in check with only nine men. Towards the end of the
match England went increasingly over to the defensive ad Swift had some
anxious moments in goal, but there was no further score.
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News |
"One of
the keenest football enthusiasts in the Midlands, Coun. W. O. J. Urry, of
Worcester, collapsed and died while watching yesterday's international
match between England and Wales at Villa Park, Birmingham. Aged 64, he was
a director of Heenan and Froude, Shrub Hill, Worcestershire, and four
subsidiary companies." - Birmingham Gazette, Thursday, 11 November
1948.
"Most
of the 10,000 men who did not turn up for work at Birmingham factories
yesterday are believed to have watched the England v. Wales international
match at Villa Park. At one of the city's largest factories, it is
understood, dismissal notices are under consideration in the case of
several workers who absented themselves to go to the match." -
Birmingham Gazette, Thursday, 11 November 1948.
ENGLISH-WELSH STARS UNFIT AFTER INJURIES AT VILLA PARK
"At least four
players—possibly more—who took part in the England-Wales international
match at Villa Park on Wednesday have been declared unfit for tomorrow's
League games.
They are Scott (Arsenal), Shackleton (Sunderland), Ford (Aston Villa) and
Swift (Manchester City).
Scott will be out for some time with a knee injury, the
full extent of which is still not known. Shackleton has a burst tow and
both Ford and Swift are suffering from pulled muscles.
Mortensen had treatment after being struck on the head by a
ball which Ward (Derby County) intended for a shot at goal and was later
bowled over heavily in a tackle by Paul (Swansea Town), the Welsh
right-half.
Finney went into
tackle gingerly and appeared to be not quite confident about his knee
injury, which has kept him out of many of Preston's game this season.
Milburn's throat was swollen from a blow soon after the
start of the international match and he was treated by the trainer during
the game." - Clifford Webb, The Daily Herald, Friday, 12 November
1948. |
In
Other News....
It was on 9 November 1948 that Luiz Felipe Scolari was born in Brazil. In 2002, he led Brazil to their
fifth World Cup win in Japan, and then left to coach Portugal for five
years, during which they twice knocked England out of major tournaments on
penalties. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports Wales' Complete Who's Who
since 1946 |
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Rothman's Yearbooks Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
British
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