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"SPANIARDS
SUNK BY A FOUR-GOAL BROADSIDE"
Daily Mirror |
Officials
from France |
England Party |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Spain |
Referee
(black)
Maurice Alexandre Guige
43 (4 August 1912), Arles |
"If conditions are dull a white ball is likely
to be used for the start, and the new Wembley floodlights will be turned on
for the last 10 minutes of the game, an innovation in international
football."
"The teams were presented to the Lord Mayor of
London."
Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet DL, JP, Arthur Drewry,
the chairman of the Football Association, Sir Stanley Rous and Joe Mears
"The referee chose a white ball." |
flame flag
Linesmen
orange flag |
Robert Sautel |
Marcel Lequesne
44 (31 January 1911),
Oissel |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 6th |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, black
socks with white tops.
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P ninth of 43, W 5 - D 1 - L 3 - F 25 - A 13. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 42 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
record 57th of 90, W 33 - D 10 - L 14 - F 143 - A 88. |
Trainer: Jimmy Trotter (Charlton Athletic FC) |
P 75th of 139, W 46 - D 14 - L 15 - F 217 - A 109,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on Sunday, 27 November. |
England
Lineup |
|
five changes
to the previous match (Williams,
McGarry, Matthews, Revie & Lofthouse) |
league position
(27 November) |
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Baynham, Ronald L. |
26 173 days |
10 June 1929 |
G |
Luton Town FC (FL 7th) |
3 |
2ᵍᵃ |
final app
1955 |
2 |
Hall, Jeffrey J. |
26 84 days |
7 September 1929 |
RB |
Birmingham City FC (FL 10th) |
4 |
0 |
3 |
Byrne, Roger W. |
26 83 days |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd) |
17 |
0 |
4
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Clayton, Ronald |
21 117 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 7th) |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
31 297 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 9th) |
72 |
3 |
most apps
1952-55 |
6 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
30 220 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC (FL 15th) |
44 |
0 |
7 |
Finney,
Thomas |
33 239 days |
5 April 1922 |
OR |
Preston
North End FC (FL 12th) |
59 |
26
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12th penalty missed
(29th taken overall) |
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753 |
8
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Atyeo, P. John W. |
23 296 days |
7 February 1932 |
IR |
Bristol City FC (FL2 TOP) |
1 |
1 |
the fourth City player to represent
England |
9
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Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
30 95 days |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 6th) |
29 |
27 |
10 |
Haynes, John N. |
21 44 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 5th) |
3 |
1 |
11
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Perry, William A. |
25 81 days |
10 September 1930 in Johannesburg, South
Africa |
OL |
Blackpool FC
(FL TOP) |
2 |
2 |
the
179th (46th post-war)
brace scored |
unused substitutes: |
Reg Matthews (Coventry City FC
(FL3S 9th)),
Peter Sillett (Chelsea FC
(FL 14th)),
Duncan
Edwards and
Tommy Taylor (Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd)).
Beddy Jezzard (Fulham FC (FL2 5th)) was placed on standby incase Lofthouse
failed his fitness test. |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 37th
consecutive match. John Atyeo
becomes the twentieth post-war player to score on his debut (139th
since 1873).
"The England team...received a heartening
vote of confidence from the Football League last night. They were
chosen en bloc to represent the League against the League of
Ireland at Goodison Park next Wednesday." |
penalty kick records: |
Tom Finney's penalty was the first one missed
for eight years, and the first to be missed at Wembley. It also ends a
record successive run of seven penalty kicks scored. |
records: |
England win a record five matches in a row at Wembley for the first
time, extending their record. |
goalscoring
records: |
Dennis Wilshaw ends the year as top
goalscorer, scoring six goals across six matches, including one
hattrick. Bill Perry is the one hundredth different England player
to
have scored a brace for their country. |
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2-3-5 |
Baynham
- Hall, Byrne - Clayton, Wright, Dickinson - Finney, Atyeo,
Lofthouse, Haynes, Perry. |
Averages: |
Age |
27
years 325 days |
Appearances/Goals |
21.5 |
5.2 |
Winterbottom's XI after 75 matches |
Williams (24) -
Ramsey
(32), Byrne/Aston/Eckersley (17) -
Wright
(72), Franklin (27), Dickinson
(44) -
Matthews (29),
Mortensen (25), Lofthouse (29),
Mannion (26), Finney (59) |
After 75 matches, Winterbottom has used 103 players, 126 on to teamsheets
and 144 into his various parties. |
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Spain
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 10th to 13th |
Colours |
Red collared buttoned jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with
red/yellow/red hoop around the top. |
Captain |
Joan Segarra |
Manager |
Guillermo Eizaguirre Olmos, 46 (27 May 1909), team
announced on Monday, 14 November 1955, finalised on 29 November. |
Spain
Lineup |
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Cedrún Ochandategui, Carmelo |
24 359 days |
6 December 1930 |
G |
Athletic Club |
5 |
9ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Segarra Iracheta, Joan |
28 15 days |
15 November 1927 |
RB |
FC Barcelona |
9 |
0 |
5 |
Garay Vecino, Jesús |
25 81 days |
10 September 1930 |
CB |
Athletic Club |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Campanal |
23 290 days |
13 February 1932 |
LB |
Sevilla FC |
8 |
0 |
González
del Río, Marcelino Vaquero |
4 |
Mauri |
21 218 days |
26 April 1934 |
RHB |
Athletic Club |
4 |
0 |
Lauzirika,
Mauricio Ugartemendia |
6 |
Maguregui Ibargutxi, José María |
21 259 days |
16 March 1934 |
LHB |
Athletic Club |
3 |
1 |
7
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González Pérez, Miguel |
28 217 days |
27 April 1927 |
OR/IL |
Club Atlético de Madrid |
6 |
1 |
8 |
Pérez-Payá Soler, José Luis |
27 247 days |
28 March 1928 |
IR/OR |
Real Madrid CF |
2 |
0 |
final app |
9
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Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra, Eneko |
22 101 days |
21 August 1933 |
CF |
Athletic Club |
3 |
2 |
final app |
10 |
Doménech Pinto, Manuel |
29 361 days |
4 December 1925 |
IL/IR |
Sevilla FC |
3 |
0 |
final app |
11 |
Collar Monterrubio, Enrique |
21 28 days |
2 November 1934 |
OL |
Club Atlético de Madrid |
3 |
1 |
unused
substitutes: |
Goalkeeper:-
Juan Bagur Coll (Real Sociedad); Full-back:- Gustavo Biosca Pagés (FC
Barcelona); Half-backs:- José María Orúe Aranguren (Athletic Club), José Luis Artetxe Muguire
(Athletic Club); Centre-forward:-Pahiño
(Deportivo de La Coruña) |
team changes: |
There was one change between the team announced on 14
November and that after practice on 29 November. Fernando Guillamón
Rodríguez (Sevilla FC) was the original named right-back. He was
replaced by the team captain, Segarra, who had also taken the
responsibility off Campanal. Segarra was originally dropped, and only
regained his place on the day of the match. |
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3-2-5 |
Cedrún
- Segarra, Campanel - Mauri, Garay, Maguregui - Miguel,
Payá, Arieta, Doménech, Collar.
notes: the forward line changed positions
in the second half |
Averages: |
Age |
25
years 0 days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.7 |
0.3 |
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News |
"Football history was made
at Wembley yesterday, not because England beat Spain with fair comfort but
because the last 15 minutes were played by floodlight. This is the first
occasion either in international or League football on which lights have
been used to complete an afternoon game which otherwise would have been
abandoned. It emphasises the difference in views between the Football
Association and the Football League on the question of floodlighting, for
the Football League have set their faces against games either being played
wholly or completely under artificial light."
- Eric Stanger, Thursday, 1 December 1955, Yorkshire Post & Leeds Mercury.
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
On
a cold, morky November day, Wembley seems a million miles from the Spanish
summer sunshine. Thus these two sides were meeting each other in far
different circumstances to the match played in the sweltering heat of
Madrid the previous May.
The scoreline
does not reflect the pattern of play but it does emphasise that the team
which takes its chances will win the day. Both sides produced some good
football with Spain having a great deal of the possession. Unfortunately
for them they lacked the ability to finish off the fine approach play.
England began at a brisk pace and after only
seven minutes were awarded a penalty. A lovely through-ball by Johnny
Haynes sent Tom Finney clear, but as the winger entered the penalty area
he was fouled by a Spanish defender for an obvious spot-kick. The Preston
player took the penalty himself but his kick was far too timid and Carmelo
saved with ease. Luckily for England they did not have to wait too long
for a goal to wipe out the memory of that penalty miss.
On 12
minutes, a splendid move involving Ronnie Clayton, Haynes, Nat Lofthouse
and Finney ended with John Atyeo taking Bill Perry's touched pass to shoot
home. Sixty seconds later, England scored again. This time the goal owed
much to the long pass which was to dominate their style on the day. Haynes
was the architect again, sending Atyeo away. Atyeo moved the ball on to
Lofthouse who then found Bill Perry who scored with a good shot following
a 30-yard run. Before half-time Perry hit the Spanish post with another
good effort and England were well worth their 2-0 interval lead.
Spain saw plenty of the ball and in Magureghi they had a superb player
urging them on. But always the tendency of the visitors to overdo the ball
skills gave England and especially Billy Wright the chance to clear. The
England captain was magnificent and must surely rank as one of the world's
truly great players. His anticipation, tackling and heading were an
inspiration to his colleagues. With Jeff Hall and Roger Byrne also having
splendid matches, the home defence looked very secure.
The pattern
continued throughout the second half with Spain having plenty of
possession and England countering with the searching long pass and some
lethal finishing. Before the hour was up. England had made the game safe.
A slight slip by Garay gave Finney the chance to make ground before
cutting inside and planting a lovely diagonal shot just inside the far
post. As Finney went to shoot, a crunching Gonzalez tackle stopped him.
Shortly afterwards, and with half an hour to go England hit their
fourth goal. Once again the Preston Plumber was the instigator of the
attack as his pass found Clayton who centred from the right for Perry to
head home perfectly.
Despite several shortcomings in their overall
play, one could certainly not criticise the England finishing and all four
goals had been expertly taken.
Spain continued to their great
credit, to dominate the midfield with their short passing game and they
deserved better when Arieta's shot hit a post. Then, only a desperate
Jimmy Dickinson block prevented Miguel netting the rebound. The visitors
did gain some consolation when in the 80th minute Arieta headed home a
Miguel cross.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
The
Wembley floodlights were switched on for the first time in an
international match fifteen minutes from the end of a game in which Spain
were always in the dark. Finney missed from the penalty spot in the fifth
minute, but then made amends by laying on one goal and scoring another.
John Atyeo, the schoolteacher from Bristol City, put the finishing touch
to a magnificent seven-man passing movement in the fifteenth minute, and
sixty seconds later South African-born Bill Perry scored the first of his
two goals. Finney and Perry made it 4-0 in the second-half before the
Spaniards snatched a consolation goal ten minutes from the end.
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Match Report
by Glen Isherwood |
In
1929 in Madrid Spain had been the first foreign team to beat England. In
fact England had beaten them only once but that was by 7-1 at Highbury two
years later. Their last meeting had been a 1-1 draw in Madrid just six
months earlier. Spain had failed to qualify for the previous year's World
Cup having been eliminated on the drawing of lots after surprisingly
failing to beat Turkey.
England missed a penalty in the seventh minute. Finney was brought down by
Campanal but his spot kick was weakly hit and comfortably saved by
Carmelo. They had to wait only another five minutes, however, for a goal.
A neat passing move ended with Clayton touching the ball on for John Atyeo
to score. England scored again within a minute and again a fine passing
move split open the Spanish defence. This time Lofthouse supplied the
final pass for the in-rushing Bill Perry to drive the ball home. England's third came in the second half. Tom Finney atoned for his penalty
miss by speeding away down the wing, cutting in and shooting past the
'keeper as Campanal desperately tried to stop him. Perry headed his second
shortly afterwards from a cross by Clayton and then Spain scored in the
81st minute when Arieta headed in from a Gonzalez centre. Spain
also failed to qualify for the 1958 World Cup, finishing runners-up to
Scotland in their group, but they did record an emphatic 3-0 win over
England in Madrid in 1960 before returning to Wembley later that year.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1956-57 pages 29-30 |
This took place at Wembley on November
30th, one of the dampest, foggiest days of the year. The thrilling start,
however, soon made one forget the weather: in the first 12 minutes Finney
had missed a penalty for a foul on himself, and Atyeo and Perry had scored
good goals. Atyeo shot on the half-volley after cleverly pulling down
Clayton's lobbed pass, while Perry ran on to a through-pass from
Lofthouse. Spain then became he masters in midfield, but weak finishing
spoilt all their fine inter-passing. Soon after the interval Finney scored
an individualistic goal after beating two defenders: then Perry made it
4-0 with a header. Seventeen minutes from the end, the referee had to
whistle for the floodlights to be switched on - this was a precedent for a
full international match in their country. With the coming of the lights
Arieta scored a consolation goal for Spain, but England thoroughly
deserved their victory.
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In
Other News....
It was on 1 December 1955 that Rosa Parks was arrested for
refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery,
Alabama, after the driver had instructed her to move to the
section allocated for coloured people. Four days later, when
she was fined for her actions, a boycott of all of the
city's buses began. Taxi drivers reduced their fares to bus
prices to ensure that the boycott continued, and it was over
a year later, after the state had ruled that racial
segregation on buses was unconstitutional, that the boycott
came to an end. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports Full match broadcast BDFutbol.com
The Complete Book of the British Charts |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author Glen
Isherwood's Wembley: The Complete Record
British Pathé |
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