"GOAL
CRAZY ENGLAND RIP IN SIX" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
England |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Bulgaria |
Referee
Jaroslav Vleck
Czechoslovakia |
The IFAB introduced the linesman's flag of 'vivid colours' into the Laws of
the Game. |
Linesmen from Wales |
D.C. Underwood |
G.T. Watkins |
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England
Intermediate Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform - "The White" v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, red
socks. |
Captain |
Johnny Haynes |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 44 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
2nd of two, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 9 - A 3. |
Trainer:
Bill Nicholson (Tottenham
Hotspur) |
ninth of sixteen intermediate matches, W 6 -
D 2 - L 1 - F 29 - A 9. |
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Team chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by
Frank Adams, on Tuesday, 17 September. |
England
Lineup |
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eight changes to the previous U23 match (Howe,
Smith & Haynes remain) |
league position
(17 September) |
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4 |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
21
331 days |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC (FL
10th) |
1 |
2ᵍᵃ |
44 |
2
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Howe, Donald |
21
348 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West
Bromwich Albion FC (FL 7th) |
4 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
Harris, Gerald W. |
21
352 days |
8 October 1935 |
LB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL 5th) |
1 |
0 |
46 |
4 |
Setters, Maurice E. |
20
283 days |
16 December 1936 |
RHB |
West
Bromwich Albion FC (FL
7th) |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Smith, Trevor |
21
165 days |
13 April 1936 |
CHB |
Birmingham City FC (FL 21st) |
8 |
0 |
most U23 apps
55-57 |
47 |
6 |
Crowther, Stanley |
22
22 days |
3 September 1935 |
LHB |
Aston Villa FC (FL 15th) |
1 |
0 |
48 |
7
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Brabrook, Peter |
19
321 days |
8 November 1937 |
OR |
Chelsea FC (FL
13th) |
1 |
1 |
49 |
8
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Greaves, James P. |
17
217 days |
20 February 1940 |
IR |
Chelsea FC (FL
13th) |
1 |
2 |
youngest U23 scorer |
50 |
9 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
22
203 days |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West
Bromwich Albion FC (FL
7th) |
1 |
0 |
only U23 app
1957 |
10
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Haynes, John N. |
22
343 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC (FL2 2nd) |
6 |
7 |
most U23 gls
55-57 |
final U23 app
55-57 |
11
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A'Court, Alan |
22
360 days |
30 September 1934 |
OL |
Liverpool FC (FL2
11th) |
2 |
1 |
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reserves: |
Gerry Cakebread (Brentford FC (FL3S
6th)) and Ken Taylor (Huddersfield Town FC (FL2
13th)).
Ron Tindall (Chelsea FC (FL 13th)) was added on 23rd September as Kevan's
replacement. |
team changes: |
Brian Clough (Middlesbrough FC (FL2
3rd)) was the original named centre-forward, his place going to the reserve, Derek Kevan
on Monday, 23 September. Clough was one of many who had caught the
Asian influenza bug which was sweeping its way the the country at this
time. |
team notes: |
The following night, the youngsters beat Tottenham Hotspur
FC at Cheshunt 4-3. |
pre-match notes: |
The Young England team had a practice match against Fulham FC on 23
September. England won 5-1 with goals from Derek Kevan, Johnny Haynes
(2), Jimmy Greaves and Alan A'Court. |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson - Howe, Harris - Setters, Smith, Crowther -
Brabrook, Greaves, Kevan, Haynes, A'Court. |
Averages: |
Age |
21 years 138 days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.5 |
0.4 |
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Bulgaria
Intermediate Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
"The Red shirts", white shorts, green socks |
Captain |
Stoyan
Kitov |
Manager |
Nako Aleksandrov
Chakmakov, 36 (13 August 1921) |
Bulgaria
Lineup |
1 |
Tachev Parchanov, Nikola, illegally off 46th min. |
27
98 days |
19 June 1930 |
G |
PFC Spartak Pleven |
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ᵍᵃ |
2/14 |
Kirchev, Iliya |
24
271 days |
28 December 1932 |
RB |
FK Spartak Varna |
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3 |
Kirilov Kitov, Stoyan |
19
29 days |
27 August 1938 |
LB |
FC Spartak Sofia |
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4 |
Simeonov Largov, Dimitar |
21
15 days |
10 September 1936 |
RHB |
PFC Slavua Sofia |
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5 |
Milanov Dimitrov, Ivan |
22
134 days |
14 May 1935 |
CHB |
FC Lokomotiv Sofia |
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6 |
Georgiev, Ivan |
21
232 days |
5 February 1936 |
LHB |
PFC Levski Sofia |
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7 |
Pechenikov, Dimo, illegally off 44th min. |
21
209 days |
28 February 1936 |
OR |
PFC Levski Sofia |
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8 |
Bachev, Doicho |
nk |
not known |
IR |
VVS Sofia |
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9 |
Diev, Todor |
23
240 days |
28 January 1934 |
CF |
PFC Spartak Plovdiv |
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10 |
Bristov Iliev, Hristo |
21
137 days |
11 May 1936 |
IL |
PFC Levski Sofia |
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11 |
Debarski, Spiro |
23
291 days |
8 December 1933 |
OL |
FC Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Bulgaria
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 3 Bulgaria 0 |
15
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Iordanov, Dimitar, on 44th min. for Pechenikov |
27
328 days |
1 November 1929 |
OR |
PFC Levski Sofia |
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Derventski, Ivan P., on 46th min. for Parchanov |
25
105 days |
12 June 1932 |
G |
SC Levski |
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result: England 6 Bulgaria 2 |
unused substitutes: |
not known |
team changes: |
As in the May 1957 B match between the teams, Ivan Derventski was
chosen as the goalkeeper, but an injury in the previous match against
Hungary meant his place went to Parchanov. Left-half Georgurev
replaced the original choice, Gavril Stoyanov. Pechenkov appears to
replaced Milev at outside-right. And Dubirsky in for Gugalov. Alex Kostov was chosen as the
original inside-right. Bachev moved across and Iliev came in at
inside-left. On the day of the match, Kitov replaced original
captain and left back Manolov. |
team notes: |
Although the Daily Mirror's Bill
Holden states that it was a substitute wearing the number 14 shirt,
Peter Lorenzo (Daily Herald) confirmed it was in fact the same
right-back, wearing a different jersey, and the second half was
delayed a minute because of it. Dimitar Largov will be Bulgarian
Football Union's President in 1991-93. |
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2-3-5 |
Parchanov (Derventski) - Kirchev, Manolov -
Ly#argov, Dimitrov, Georgurev - Pechenikov (Iordanov), Bachev, Diev, Iliev, Debarski |
Averages:
(start) (finish) |
Age |
22 years 239 days¹⁰
23 years
33 days¹⁰ |
Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Bill Holden, Daily Mirror, Thursday, 26 September 1957 |
Greaves Slams two in first
international
THIS was revenge in full for that defeat in Sofia
last summer — and Young England deserved every bit of it.
It was doubly sweet in view of the Bulgarian's desperate substitute
tactics. They just hadn't brought enough to hold this brilliant young
England team. Jimmy Greaves, inside-right idol of Stamford Bridge, came
within an ace of a hat-trick international debut on his club ground. After
scoring two great goals, he had a penalty saved three minutes from the
end. Inches alone robbed England of a fantastic half-time lead.
They gained eleven corners in 35 minutes. They rained in shots
galore.
But at last the goals came. Jimmy Greaves hammered in
one in the fortieth minute and within sixty seconds Johnny Haynes got
another. The all-Midland defence never had any real work to do, but in a
few spasms of retaliation the Bulgarians made Don Howe and Trevor Smith
shine. Howe, tired of inactivity, came up the right wing a minute before
the interval to inspire the third England goal—by Peter Brabrook.
He thundered in a glorious goal, and the crowd were roaring their acclaim
as this young team of greatness left the field.
Although it had been
agreed that there should be only one substitute—other than a goalkeeper—up
to the forty-fourth minute, 'No. 14' ran out after the other players had
taken the field to line up at right back for Bulgaria. Already—after
England's second goal—they had sent on 'No. 15' in place of outside-right
Pechenkov. Two minutes after the restart, Iliev lobbed a free-kick into
the goalmouth.
The unknown No. 15 headed the ball
down on to the goal line, and Debirsky rushed up to tap it into the net.
Then the new 'keeper had to dive to prevent an own goal—and at last came
England's fourth. The goalkeeper—later found to be Derventski—dived to save
from Greaves and the ball flew out to A'Court, who drove it in. In the
seventy-fifth minute Haynes made up for some amazing misses with a pass
that Greaves with all the time in the world to slam in No. 5. Then Greaves gave
Haynes an equally perfect pass for Johnny to run on to and bang in no.6.
In the last minute, with Gerry Harris off the field for treatment, Debirsky dribbled through to clip the lead to 6—2.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1958-59 page 30 |
The opening on the International season was marked by one of the best
displays by an England forward line of recent years. The Young England
forwards shone throughout the match, played at Stamford Bridge, and
although the first goal did not come for forty minutes the result was
never really in doubt. Haynes and Greaves, playing in his senior game for
England, struck up a great understanding and each scored twice. Other
goals came from Brabrook and A'Court, while Diev and Debirsky replied for
Bulgaria. In defence the England backs Howe and Harris were steady, while
Setters and Crowther impressed at wing-half.
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Newcastle United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0
St.
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(27,630) |
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Borough
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Alexandra 1
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First leg
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Dalymount Park, Dublin
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Taylor
(2), Whelan (2),
Berry, Pegg |
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Source
Notes |
Official matchday
programme FA Yearbook 1958-59 |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Original newspaper reports |
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