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"TWO
GIFT GOALS SAVE MATCH FOR YUGOSLAVS"
Daily Mirror |
Officials
from the Netherlands |
England |
UK ruling on substitutes |
Yugoslavia |
Referee (black)
Karel Louis van der Meer
45 (29 July 1905), Den Haag |
The Football Association had agreed to the use of substitutes.
If the light had deteriorated sufficiently, then the Arsenal Stadium
floodlights would have been used.
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red flag
Linesmen
yellow flag |
Bertus Ausum 42 (22
February 1908), Dordrecht |
Klaas Schipper 39 (2
December 1910), Groningen |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours |
The 1949 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with white
tops. |
P 16th of 43, W 11 - D 1 - L 4 - F
46 - A 23. |
Captain |
Alf Ramsey |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 37 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
2nd of three, W 1 - D 1 - L 0 - F 6 - A 4. |
P 35th of 139, W 25 - D 4 - L 6 - F 112 - A 38. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee headed by Arthur Drewry, the morning
after the Wales match on 16 November. |
England
Lineup |
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three changes
to the previous match (Eckersley,
Hancocks & Lofthouse>Smith, Finney & Milburn) |
league position
(16 November) |
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Williams, Bert F. |
30
295 days |
31 January 1920 |
G |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 7th) |
13 |
15ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Ramsey, Alfred E. |
30
304 days |
22 January 1920 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th) |
11 |
0 |
3 |
Eckersley, William |
25 129 days |
16 July 1925 |
LB |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL2 3rd) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Watson,
Willie |
30 260 days |
7 March 1920 |
RHB |
Sunderland AFC
(FL 18th) |
4 |
0 |
final app
1949-50 |
5 |
Compton, Leslie H. |
38
71 days |
12 September 1912 |
CHB |
Arsenal FC
(FL TOP) |
2 |
¹ |
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the ninth own goal conceded by England |
oldest player to score own goal |
final app
1950 |
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6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
25
212 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC (FL 14th) |
13 |
0 |
7
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Hancocks, John |
31 206 days |
30 April 1919 |
OR |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 7th) |
3 |
2 |
final app
1948-50 |
8 |
Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
32
190 days |
16 May 1918 |
IR |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL 3rd) |
24 |
11 |
702 |
9
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Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
25 87 days |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 9th) |
1 |
2 |
the
155th (22nd post-war) brace |
the 17th Wanderer to represent
England |
10 |
Baily, Edward F. |
25 108 days |
6 August 1925 |
IL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th) |
4 |
4 |
11
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Medley, Leslie D. |
30
80 days |
3 September 1920 |
OL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th) |
2 |
0 |
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unused substitutes: |
Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th)),
Stan Mortensen (Blackpool FC
(FL 8th)) and
Henry Cockburn (Manchester United FC
(FL 5th)). |
team notes: |
Never before have England played nine matches in one
calendar year. If England has held on to victory, this would have also
been a record seventh win in a single year. |
goalscoring records: |
Two players ended 1950 as top goalscorer with four goals. Tom Finney,
in seven matches and one hattrick, and Eddie Baily in four matches. |
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2-3-5 |
Williams - Ramsey, Eckersley - Watson, Compton,
Dickinson - Hancocks, Mannion, Lofthouse, Baily, Medley |
Averages: |
Age |
29
years 246
days |
Appearances/Goals |
7.2 |
1.7 |
least experienced team since May 1947 |
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Yugoslavia
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 10th |
Colours |
Blue collared jerseys, white shorts, red socks. |
Captain |
Rajko Mitić |
Selection |
International Selection Committee headed by Milorad Arsensjević |
36th match in charge |
Yugoslavia
Lineup |
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Beara, Vladimir |
22
20 days |
2 November 1928 |
G |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
3 |
3ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Stanković, Branko |
29
23 days |
31 October 1921 |
RB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
28 |
1 |
3 |
Čolić, Ratko |
32 250 days |
17 March 1918 |
LB |
Fk Partizan |
10 |
0 |
4 |
Čajkovski, Zlatko |
26
363 days |
24 November 1923 |
RHB |
Fk Partizan |
34 |
3 |
5 |
Horvat, Ivan |
24 129 days |
16 July 1926 |
CHB |
nk
Dinamo Zagreb |
22 |
0 |
6 |
Đajić, Predrag |
28
205 days |
1 May 1922 |
LHB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
14 |
0 |
7 |
Orgjanov, Tihomir |
23 265 days |
2 March 1927 |
OR |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
8 |
2 |
8 |
Mitić, Rajko |
28
3 days |
19 November 1922 |
IR |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
27 |
22 |
9
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Živanović, Todor |
23
56 days |
27 September 1927 |
CF |
OFK Belgrade |
5 |
3 |
final app
1950 |
10 |
Bobek, Stjepan |
26
354 days |
3 December 1923 |
IL |
Fk Partizan |
35 |
19 |
11 |
Vukas, Bernard |
23
205 days |
1 May 1927 |
OL |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
13 |
2 |
unused
substitutes: |
not known |
team changes: |
Colić replaced original
choice left-back Miodrag Jovanović. |
records: |
The first
continental team to leave England without losing. |
The seventeen-man party were set up in Hendon prior to this match,
using the Hendon FC ground to train on. |
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2-3-5 |
Beara
- Stanković, Colić - Cajkovski, Horvat, Djajic - Ognjanov,
Mitić, Živanović, Bobek, Vukas. |
Averages: |
Age |
26
years 105
days |
Appearances/Goals |
18.1 |
4.6 |
most experienced post-war opposition
so far |
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News |
"Jugoslavia, now
putting up a bold show in the World Cup will play England at Highbury on
November 22. This was announced at the F.A. Council meeting at St.
Anne's-on-Sea yesterday. It was also decided that England's World Cup team
will meet a Canadian touring side for charity on September 20 or 21. This
will take the place of the annual match between the Cup-winners and League
champions. The game will be in London, probably at Stamford Bridge."
- Thursday, 29 June 1950, Daily Herald.
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Match Report by
Mike Payne |
England's
unbeaten home record against continental opposition remained intact, but
they all but threw away this game after, at one time, being in a
commanding position.
After a slow start, the big crowd was lulled
into a false sense of security as England worked themselves into a
convincing 2-0 lead after 35 minutes.
The home forwards
forced the Yugoslav defenders into errors with their positive play and
both Johnny Hancocks and Les Medley had the beating of their markers. The
Yugoslavian goalkeeper, Beara, once a ballet dancer, was soon showing his
agility.
In the 28th minute he made an unbelievable point-blank
save from the debutant Nat Lofthouse after Medley had just previously hit
the far post, but a minute later England deservedly took the lead. A long
pass by Eddie Baily bounced beyond Stankovic for Medley to sweep the ball
into the middle where Lofthouse left Beara helpless.
Five minutes
later it was 2-0. Jimmy Dickinson fed Hancocks on the right and there was
Lofthouse again to play his part with a glorious header into the far
corner from a perfect cross. It seemed all over at this stage but how
wrong that assumption was.
With only five minutes of the second
half gone [ed.
four-five minutes before half-time], the first hint of what lay ahead arrived. Willie Watson,
dallying with the ball on his own goal-line, was robbed by Orgjanon. His
cross seemed harmless enough but alas Leslie Compton, in trying to shield
Bert Williams, only succeeded in diverting the ball into his own net for
an unnecessary goal which unfortunately was to completely change the
course of the game.
In the next minute Zivanovic
forced Williams into a fine diving save. England then tried desperately to
reaffirm their first-half superiority and but for Beara's performance in
goal they would have done. Three times in as many minutes he made flying
saves from Wilf Mannion and how he kept out Lofthouse's header from a
Hancock's centre defied belief.
With half an hour to play, the
England team faded. Inspired by Beara's saves the Yugoslavia side suddenly
took control. With the outstanding Bobek pulling all the strings and good
support coming from Cajkovski and Djajic they were making full use of
their fine footwork.
In the 78th minute they finally scored their
deserved equaliser. Again England's defence was badly at fault with
Bobek's first shot needlessly blocked by Alf Ramsey when Williams was in
position behind him. The rebound went straight to Zivanovic and in a flash
it was 2-2.
Only Dickinson, Bill Eckersley, Hancocks and the
impressive Lofthouse looked their true selves and the second half had been
a real struggle for England. To their credit, though, they almost snatched
victory near the end only to find man-of-the-match Beara once again
barring the way.
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Match Report by
Norman Giller |
Bolton centre-forward Nat
Lofthouse announced his arrival on the international stage with two goals.
It was the first time in post-war football that England had gone into
action without either Matthews or Finney. Leslie Compton deflected the
ball into his own net, and Yugoslavia forced a late equaliser to become
the first Continental side to avoid defeat in England in a full
international. Lofty scored his two goals in a five minute spell midway
through the first-half. The Yugoslavs fought back bravely and their
equaliser in the 72nd
minute was reward for a battling performance against an England team that
wasted at least five good scoring chances. Their goalkeeper, Beara, a former
ball dancer, pulled off three blinding saves as England stormed forward in
vain search of a late winner.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1951-52, pages 23-24 |
For the next International, against Yugoslavia at Highbury, on November
22nd, the selectors were faced with a difficult decision — whether, in
view of the different style of continental play, to give the same team
another run. It was decided to play Hancocks and Lofthouse in the forward
line, and substitute Eckersley for Smith. England were definitely on
top in the first half, and for the first 35 minutes showed real
co-ordination both in attack and defence. They fully deserved their first
goal, which came after 30 minutes, when a long pass from Baily was swept
into the middle by Medley for Lofthouse to leave the Yugoslav goalkeeper
helpless. Five minutes later, after a movement by Dickinson and Hancocks,
Lofthouse again scored. England now seemed to have the game under control,
until, five minutes before the interval, Compton touched the ball inside
his own post, and left England only one up. England attacked again at
the beginning of the second half, and there were some magnificent saves by
Beara, the Yugoslav goalkeeper. Yugoslavia now revived. The English
forwards lost all rhythm and the defence was hard pressed again and again.
At last, with only 12 minutes to go, Zivanovic equalised for Yugoslavia
after a bad defensive blunder. In the last few minutes England made great
efforts, in which Dickinson, Hancocks, Eckersley and Lofthouse were
prominent, to regain the lead, but Yugoslavia's defence held. The Yugoslav
team left the field, the first Continental team to remain undefeated in
England in a full international. |
In
Other News....
It was on 22 November 1950 that 25-year-old Patrick Cooney was
sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of
37-year-old Rotherham Grammar School woodwork teacher, Kenneth
Crowe, four months earlier. Crowe had been dressed in his
wife's clothing and had propositioned Cooney in the street.
After they had kissed, Cooney realised that Crowe was male and
was so incensed that he beat and strangled the teacher to
death in a shockingly violent attack, yet the court took into
account his previous 'good character' and considered that it
was extreme provocation. He was found not guilty of murder. |
Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Reprezentacija.rs |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
British Pathé |
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