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"ENGLAND
BEAT HAMPDEN ROAR"
Sports Argus |
Officials
from Ireland |
Scotland |
UK ruling on substitutes |
England |
Referee
Patrick Morris
Belfast |
This match marked the fiftieth
anniversary of the
Ibrox Disaster.
Which is also the seventieth
official meeting between the two countries.
The teams were introduced
to Mr James Stuart, Secretary of State for Scotland. The English team were
wearing jerkins, the Scottish team, tracksuits. |
Linesmen |
John Davidson Newtonards |
Thomas James
Mitchell
40 (28 January 1912), Lurgan |
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Scotland
Team |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 7th to 9th |
Colours |
blue jerseys
with white collars, white shorts, blue socks with
white/blue tops. |
Captain |
George Young |
Selection |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee on Wednesday, 26 March 1952 |
Scotland
Lineup |
|
Brown, Robert |
29 17 days |
19 March 1923 |
G |
Rangers FC |
3 |
7ᵍᵃ |
final app
1946-52 |
2 |
Young, George L. |
29 161 days |
27 October 1922 |
RB |
Rangers FC |
30 |
0 |
3 |
McNaught, William |
29 334 days |
7 May 1922 |
LB |
Raith Rovers FC |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Scoular, James |
27 85 days |
11 January 1925 |
RHB |
Portsmouth FC, England |
4 |
0 |
5 |
Woodburn, William A. |
32 241 days |
8 August 1919 |
CHB |
Rangers FC |
23 |
0 |
6 |
Redpath, William Y. |
28 241 days |
8 August 1922 |
LHB |
Motherwell FC |
9 |
0 |
final app
1948-52 |
7 |
Smith, Gordon |
27 316 days |
25 May 1924 |
OR |
Hibernian FC |
7 |
0 |
8 |
Johnstone, Robert |
22 211 days |
7 September 1929 |
IR |
Hibernian FC |
5 |
3 |
9
|
Reilly, Lawrance |
23 160 days |
28 October 1928 |
CF |
Hibernian FC |
16 |
8 |
677 |
10
|
McMillan, John L. |
21 18 days |
18 March 1931 |
IL |
Airdrieonians FC |
1 |
0 |
11 |
Liddell, William B. |
30 86 days |
10 January 1922 |
OL |
Liverpool FC, England |
16 |
4 |
reserves: |
Travelling reserves are Charlie Cox (Rangers FC) and Willie Bauld (Hearts of
Midlothian FC). Full team of reserves are Jimmy Cowan (Greenock Morton FC);
Hugh Howie (Hibernian FC) and Cox; Frank Brennan
(Newcastle United FC) and Billy Redpath; Lawrie Reilly (Hibernian FC) and
Jimmy Logie (Arsenal FC); Bauld; Jimmy Wardhaugh (Hearts of Midlothian FC) and
Bobby Mitchell (Newcastle United
FC). |
team changes: |
For the second year running, Billy Redpath is a replacement, this time
for Arsenal's Alec Forbes, on Saturday, 30 March, because his club
needed him for their FA Cup semi-final. |
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2-3-5 |
Brown - Young, McNaught - Scoular, Woodburn, Redpath -
Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, McMillan, Liddell |
Averages: |
Age |
27 years 205
days |
Appearances/Goals |
10.7 |
1.2 |
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England
Team |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th to 4th |
Colours |
The 1949 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, red socks.
|
P 23rd of 43, W 14 - D 4 - L 5 - F
62 - A 34. |
Captain |
Billy Wright
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Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 39 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
record 25th of 90, W 16 - D 3 - L 6 - F 61 - A 31. |
Trainer: Jimmy Trotter (Charlton Athletic FC) |
P 43rd of 139, W 29 - D 7 - L 7 - F 130 - A 50. |
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³ |
Team chosen by Selection Committee
headed by Arthur Drewry, on Sunday, 30
March. |
England
Lineup |
|
four changes
to the previous match
(Eckersley, Milton, Baily & Medley out) |
league position
(30 March) |
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|
Merrick, Gilbert H. |
30 70 days |
26 January 1922 |
G |
Birmingham City FC
(FL2 TOP) |
3 |
3ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Ramsey, Alfred E. |
32 74 days |
22 January 1920 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th) |
19 |
1 |
715 |
3 |
Garrett, Thomas |
26 37 days |
28 February 1926 |
LB |
Blackpool FC
(FL 13th) |
1 |
0 |
the seventh Blackpool player to represent
England |
4 |
Wright, William A. |
28 59 days |
6 February 1924 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL
11th) |
40 |
3 |
the 2nd and youngest
player to reach the 40-app milestone |
5 |
Froggatt, Jack |
29 140 days |
17 November 1922 |
CHB |
Portsmouth FC
(FL 3rd) |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Dickinson, James W. |
26
347 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC (FL 3rd) |
17 |
0 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
30 |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC (FL 6th) |
36 |
20 |
8 |
Broadis, Ivan A. |
29 109 days |
18 December 1922 |
IR |
Manchester City FC (FL 12th) |
2 |
0 |
9
|
Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
26 222 days |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 5th) |
5 |
5 |
10
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Pearson, Stanley C. |
33 85 days |
11 January 1919 |
IL |
Manchester United FC
(FL TOP) |
7 |
5 |
the
158th (25th post-war) brace scored |
oldest to score twice
so far |
11 |
Rowley, John F. |
33 181 days |
7 October 1918 |
OL |
Manchester United FC
(FL TOP) |
6 |
6 |
final app
1948-52 |
reserves: |
Bill Nicholson and
Les Bennett (both Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 4th)) |
team notes: |
The team excluded players taking part in the FA Cup semi-final between
Newcastle United FC (FL 7th) and Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 16th), which would have included
Jackie Milburn and Bill Eckersley. It is Billy Wright's fortieth
appearance
under Winterbottom, four ahead of Tom Finney's 36. |
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2-3-5 |
Merrick
- Ramsey, Garrett - Wright, Froggatt, Dickinson - Finney,
Broadis, Lofthouse, Pearson, Rowley |
Averages: |
Age |
29 years 222
days |
Appearances/Goals |
12.8 |
3.5 |
England teams
v. Scotland: |
1951: |
Williams |
Ramsey |
Eckersley |
Johnston |
Froggatt |
Wright |
Matthews |
Mannion |
Mortensen |
Hassall |
Finney |
1952: |
Merrick |
Ramsey |
Garrett |
Wright |
Froggatt |
Dickinson |
Finney |
Broadis |
Lofthouse |
Pearson |
Rowley |
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Match Report by
Mike Payne |
The
pattern of England doing well at
Hampden
whilst Scotland do better at Wembley continued in this latest meeting
leaving England unbeaten in Scotland since 1937. The new Press box was
open for the game and the two teams took the field in very wet conditions.
England made a bright start and quickly forged their way in front with an
eighth minute goal from Stan Pearson. Keeping the ball on the ground, good
passes from Billy Wright to Nat Lofthouse and on to Jack Rowley down the
left ended with the winger centering low into the middle. Redpath's
deflection caused the ball to fly upwards and when it came down, Pearson
met it on the full to crash home a superb rising shot with his left foot.
It was a goal typical of the Manchester United player and one that will be
long remembered, as well as giving him great confidence.
Despite the overall superiority of the England team Scotland were able to
create three clear chances which should have been taken in the first half.
On ten minutes Reilly missed Liddell's header after it landed at his feet,
then ten minutes later the roles were reversed when Liddell missed a
golden opportunity after Reilly had set him up with a back-heeled pass. He
could only shoot straight at Gil Merrick when it seemed he must score.
Finally, Liddell again missed the target with a diving header from
point-blank range after Scoular had lobbed the ball in from the left.
But don't get the impression that Scotland had it all their own way.
Far from it as Tom Finney and Ivor Broadis combined magnificently to carve
gaping holes in the home defence. Only the finishing let them down ,
although with a minute left of the first half Pearson confirmed his value
to the side with his second goal. He pounced on a terrible mix-up between
Redpath and Woodburn to shoot just inside Brown's left-hand post.
Scotland began to rue their missed chances as England turned on the style
after the break. Broadis and Finney, twice, should have scored and Rowley
was very unlucky to see his ferocious shot rebound from a post. Scoular
worked overtime during this spell to repel the eager English raiders and
towards the end he inspired more passion from his teammates. The
improvement culminated in a goal after 75 minutes.
McMillan put
pressure on a hesitant Alf Ramsey and was able to centre for Reilly to
score Scotland's first home goal against the Auld Enemy since the war. The
crowd then tried to lift Scotland for the last quarter of an hour but England
held firm, survived two corners in the last minute and deservedly clinched victory.
Tom Garrett made an impressive debut whilst Wright, Dickinson, Broadis
and Finney were outstanding for England.
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Match Report by
Norman Giller |
Two neatly taken goals by Stan Pearson
stretched England's unbeaten run in full internationals at Hampden Park to
fifteen years. His first after eight minutes was a superb hooked shot, and his
second just before half-time followed a mix-up in Scotland's defence. The
Scots screamed that they were robbed of a penalty when Gil Merrick pulled down
Lawrie Reilly, and the 134,504 [ed:133,991] crowd roared with rage when the referee waved
play on. Reilly managed to score in the last minute, Scotland's first home
goal against England since the war. But it was too late to stop an England
victory that gave them a share of the Home Championship with Wales. Blackpool's Tom Garrett made a sound debut at left-back in place of injured
Bill Eckersley.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1952-53, page 26-27 |
In the long interval between the match against Austria and England's visit
to Hampden Park on April 5th the form of several of her best players
changed considerably. The selectors were also hampered because Arsenal,
Chelsea, Newcastle and Blackburn players were taken up with Cup
semi-finals. It was finally decided to make three changes in the forward
line, and to include one new cap, Garrett, at left-back.
Superior shooting power and opportunism probably gave England her 2-1
victory, and on the run of the play she was lucky to have scored twice by
half-time. Both goals came from Pearson at left inside-forward. In the
first he was facing away from goal, but from 12 yards out volleyed the
ball with his left foot into the far corner of the net. The second came
after a series of short passes between Lofthouse and Pearson, the latter
hooking the ball so that it went in slowly out of Brown's reach.
For most of the
second half the England attack were a constant source of danger to the
Scots. Finney and Broadis, backed up indefatigably by Wright in
particular, combined well. The Scottish forwards, though small and quick
off the mark, and well stimulated by Scoular at right-half, were poor
finishers, though Reilly, in one of the English defence's weaker moments,
scored 15 minutes from the end.
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In
Other News....
It was on 5 April 1952 that a fire engine lost control at a
roundabout in Shipley in Yorkshire and ploughed into a bus
queue, killing two women (Sarah Brown, 35, and Florence Lee,
22). Seven other people were injured. The driver,
thirty-year-old, George McClane was cleared of manslaughter
and dangerous-driving charges, three months later, as the
judge stressed that he was trying to get to a fire "as fast as
he reasonably could". |
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The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree was won by Teal,
the second win for jockey Arthur Thompson.
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England
ended as runners-up to Wales in the rugby Five Nations Championship
after beating France 6-3 in Paris. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports LondonHearts.com |
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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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