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"TAYLOR
GETS WORLD CUP HAT-TRICK"
Daily Mirror |
Officials
from France |
England Party |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Denmark |
Referee
Maurice Alexandre Guige
44 (4 August 1912), Arles |
The
World Cup ruling of not allowing a substitute at any time, is in place.
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Linesmen |
tbc |
tbc |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, red
socks with white tops. |
P 17th of 43, W 10 - D 4 - L 3 - F 47 - A 21. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 43 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
record 66th of 90, W 39 - D 13 - L 14 - F 168 - A 97. |
P 84th of 139,
W
52
- D 17 - L 15 - F 242 - A 118,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on Saturday, 1 December. |
England
Lineup |
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two changes
to the previous match
(Taylor & Edwards>Haynes & Blunstone) |
league position
(1 December) |
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Ditchburn, Edwin G. |
35
42 days |
24 October 1921 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC (FL
2nd) |
6 |
9ᵍᵃ |
final app
1948-56 |
2 |
Hall, Jeffrey J. |
27
89 days |
7 September 1929 |
RB |
Birmingham
City FC (FL 4th) |
13 |
0 |
3
|
Byrne, Roger W. |
27
88 days |
8 September 1929 |
LB |
Manchester United FC (FL
TOP) |
26 |
0 |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
22
122 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL2
13th) |
10 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
32
303 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 8th) |
81 |
3 |
most apps
1952-56 |
6 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
31
225 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth
FC (FL 20th) |
48 |
0 |
final app
1949-56 |
7
|
Matthews, Stanley |
41
308 days |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Blackpool FC (FL
5th) |
51 |
10 |
oldest outfield player |
8 |
Brooks, John |
24
348 days |
23 December 1931 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC (FL
2nd) |
3 |
2 |
9
|
Taylor, Thomas |
24
306 days |
29 January 1932 |
CF |
Manchester United FC (FL
TOP) |
13 |
9 |
the
184th
(51st post-war)
brace,
the 49th
(twelfth post-war) hattrick scored
|
10
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Edwards, Duncan |
20
65 days |
1 October 1936 |
IL |
Manchester United FC (FL
TOP) |
11 |
3 |
the
185th
(52nd post-war)
brace scored |
11
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Finney,
Thomas |
34
244 days |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC (FL 9th) |
63 |
27 |
reserve to travel: |
Tony Marchi (Tottenham
Hotspur FC (FL 2nd)). |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 46th
consecutive match. |
pre-match notes: |
The England starting XIs lost a twenty-minute each-way practice match against West Bromwich Albion FC at The
Hawthorns on Tuesday, 4th.
West Bromwich won the match 4-2 with Tommy Taylor and Ronnie
Clayton scoring for England. |
records: |
This is the thirteenth consecutive match in which Jeff Hall and Roger
Byrne have been partners at the back, equaling the record set by
Laurie Scott and George Hardwick. England end 1956 equaling
numerous records:- most matches - nine, for a fourth time; most
victories - six, for a fifth time; unbeaten for the fourth time since
the war. They have also now scored 25 goals in a calendar year twice
since the war. |
goalscoring
records: |
Tommy Taylor ends the year as top goalscorer, scoring seven goals across
eight matches, including one hattrick. |
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2-3-5 |
Ditchburn - Hall, Byrne - Clayton, Wright, Dickinson -
Matthews, Brooks, Taylor, Edwards, Finney. |
Averages: |
Age |
29
years 131 days |
Appearances/Goals |
29.5 |
4.5 |
most experienced starting XI
so far |
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Denmark
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 34th to 35th |
Colours |
Red collared jerseys, white shorts, black socks |
Captain |
Åge Rou Jensen |
Manager |
Arne Sørensen, 39 (27 November 1917), appointed as a
part-tome coach May 1956
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sixth
match, W 1 - D 1 - L 4 - F 13 - A 20 |
Denmark
Lineup |
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Drengsgaard, Theil |
29
274 days |
6 March 1927 |
G |
Skovshoved IF |
1 |
5ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Larsen, Erling Linde |
25
26 days |
9 November 1931 |
RB |
Boldklubben af 1909 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
Nielsen, Eigel
Verner |
25
205 days |
14 May 1931 |
LB |
Akademisk Bk |
11 |
0 |
4 |
Nielsen, Flemming G. |
22
285 days |
24 February 1934 |
RHB |
Boldklubben af 1893 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Hansen, Ove |
27
6 days |
29 November 1929 |
CHB |
Esbjerg fB |
5 |
0 |
6 |
Olesen, Jørgen |
32
319 days |
21 January 1924 |
LHB |
Århus Gymnastikforening |
24 |
2 |
7
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Hansen, Jørgen |
24
303 days |
24 December 1931 |
OR |
Næstved If |
12 |
1 |
8
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Pedersen, Bent |
28
145 days |
13 July 1928 |
IR |
Horsens FS |
2 |
0 |
final app
1956 |
9
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Nielsen, Ove Bech |
24
124 days |
3 August 1932 |
CF |
Akademisk Bk |
5 |
2 |
10 |
Jensen, Åge Rou |
32
72 days |
24 September 1924 |
IL |
Århus Gymnastikforening |
25 |
10 |
11 |
Hansen, Jens
Peder |
29
265 days |
15 March 1927 |
OL |
Esbjerg fB |
31 |
13 |
reserves: |
not known |
post match notes: |
Captain Åge Rou Jensen collapsed at the F.A. banquet that
followed two hours after the match. He spent the night in the Royal
Hospital, Wolverhampton, suffering with 'a
slight concussion'. |
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2-3-5 |
Drengsgaard - Larsen, V.Nielsen -
F.Nielsen, O.Hansen, Olesen - J.Hansen,
Petersen, O.B.Nielsen, Jensen, P.Hansen |
Averages: |
Age |
27
years 174 days |
Appearances/Goals |
11.1 |
2.4 |
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Match Report
by
Mike
Payne |
ENGLAND
made their first strides towards the 1958 World Cup Finals with this
hard-fought win against the gallant amateurs of Denmark. But the home side
certainly made hard work of it even though they got off to the perfect
start.
Only two minutes had gone when Tom Finney made
a superb daring run inside before a slide rule pass gave Tommy Taylor a
simple goal. The expected pattern of England domination continued for
awhile and after 20 minutes they increased their lead. Again Finney was
the goalmaker. His clever body swerves and electric pace left Larsen
groping and Taylor was again on the end of the final pass.
Not
unnaturally England tended to relax after this opening but they were
almost made to pay by a spirited fightback by Denmark. Their tricky
wingers J.Hansen and P.Hansen gave Roger Byrne and Jeff Hall a difficult
time and Billy Wright saw his defenders pinned back on their heels by a
brave effort from the Danes.
One splendid move involving all their
forwards ended with O.Nielsen hitting a shot against Ted Ditchburn's
crossbar. On the half-hour the visitors gained their due reward by scoring
a fine goal. P.Hansen sent J.Hansen away on the right and this time
O.Nielsen ended the move by striking a good shot just inside a
post.
So, at half-time, it was 2-1, but eight minutes after the
turnaround Taylor completed a fine hat-trick when he latched on to a
mistake by O.Hansen after a long clearance by Byrne.
That put England back in command but, to their credit, Denmark stubbornly
refused to give in and after 73 minutes they again pulled a goal back.
Pedersen seized on a mistake in midfield by Duncan Edwards and put a
lovely pass through for O.Nielsen to once more shoot past Ditchburn.
That put the game back in the melting pot but by this time the extra
power and fitness of England began to show and Denmark's challenge was
finally killed off by a wonderful goal by Edwards. Stan Matthews, largely
anonymous up to now, suddenly produced one of his typical runs before
hitting a crossfield pass into the path of Edwards. The powerful midfield
player met it brilliantly t0 unleash a ferocious shot which almost burst
through the net.
That goal came in the 75th minute and almost
immediately Edwards again showed his powerhouse shooting when he nearly
uprooted a post with another blockbuster from a free-kick.
Towards
the end of the game Edwards completed the scoring with yet another fierce
shot after a flick by Matthews. The crowd gave the Danes some generous
applause at the end, though, as they realised what a lot of effort they
had put into their play. It seemed a shame that they would not be
competing in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, withdrawing because they felt
they might be outclassed.
Finney, in the first half especially,
Taylor and Edwards were the pick of the England side, with Ronnie Clayton
and Matthews coming on strong at the end.
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Match Report by
Norman
Giller |
England's World Cup campaign got under way
with this convincing victory over Denmark on Billy Wright's home ground of
Molineux. The match was distinguished by a hat-trick from Tommy Taylor and
two spectacular goals from his Manchester United team-mate Duncan Edwards,
who played at inside-left in place of the injured Johnny Haynes. Edwards
scored with two booming long-range shots, had another shot wondrously
saved and nearly uprooted a post with another thunderbolt from a
free-kick. England had been drawn in a three team group with Denmark and
the Republic of Ireland, and this convincing performance underlined why
they were rated among the favourites for the World Cup. It was as if
Manchester United had taken over Molineux! Roger Byrne was the outstanding
player in England's defence, and up front Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards
showed the power that had taken United to the top of the First Division in
defence of their title. It was like a home match for Duncan, who had many
of his family from Dudley watching from the stand.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1957-58 page 33 |
England began their series of
preliminary matches for the 1958 World Cup with a victory over Denmark at
Wolverhampton by 5 goals to 2. But with only half an hour to go the
gallant Danish amateurs were only one goal down at 3-2 and it was clear
that their great fight had the sympathy of many of the 54,000 spectators.
Two powerful goals from terrific drives by Edwards finally subdued the
Danes, who refused to be dismayed at Taylor's hat-trick which began with a
lovely goal in the second minute.
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In
Other News....
It was on 5 December 1956 that 26-year-old Richard Henley of
the Canadian Royal Navy was sentenced to death after
pleading guilty to the
murder of 36-year-old bookshop assistant, Alan Robinson in
Soho. Whilst on shore leave, Henley had attempted to steal
three pornographic films and a box of 784 photos worth £264
to satisfy his self-confessed addiction, and shot the
assistant in a panic when he tried to stop him. Two weeks
later, perhaps mindful of the diplomatic implications of a
Canadian sailor being executed in Britain, Home Secretary,
Gwilym Lloyd George reprieved Henley and commuted his
sentence to 15 years in prison. |
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The USSR came from behind with eight minutes left of extra
time to beat Great Britain's conquerors, Bulgaria, 2-1 in
the Olympic semi-final in Melbourne. Two days later, they
won the gold by defeating Yugoslavia in the final. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports Official matchday programme
DBU.dk |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
The Complete Book of the British Charts |
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