"WHAT
A FOGGY FARCE" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
England |
UK ruling on substitutes |
Scotland |
Referee
Paul Raymond Wyssling
46
(5 January 1912), Zürich, Switzerland |
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Linesmen |
J.W. Roberts |
E.S. Sanders |
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England
Intermediate Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
away uniform -
Red v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, white shorts, red
socks with white tops. |
Captain |
Trevor Smith |
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. |
eleventh of sixteen intermediate matches, W 8 -
D 2 - L 1 - F 35 - A 12. |
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Team chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Frank
Adams, on Monday, 6 January. |
England
Lineup |
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four changes to the previous U23 match |
league position
(6 January) |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
22
78 days |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC (FL
9th) |
2 |
3ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
22
95 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West
Bromwich Albion FC (FL 2nd) |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Harris, Gerald W. |
22
99 days |
8 October 1935 |
LB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL
TOP) |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Setters, Maurice E. |
21
30 days |
16 December 1936 |
RHB |
West
Bromwich Albion FC (FL 2nd) |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Smith, Trevor |
21
277 days |
13 April 1936 |
CHB |
Birmingham City FC (FL
15th) |
10 |
0 |
most U23 apps
55-58 |
6
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Crowther, Stanley |
22
134 days |
3 September 1935 |
LHB |
Aston Villa FC (FL
18th) |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Brabrook, Peter |
19
68 days |
8 November 1937 |
OR |
Chelsea FC (FL 10th) |
3 |
1 |
8
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Greaves, James P. |
17
329 days |
20 February 1940 |
IR |
Chelsea FC (FL 10th) |
3 |
5 |
53 |
9
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Murray, James Robert |
22
96 days |
11 October 1935 |
CF |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (FL
TOP) |
1 |
1 |
54 |
10
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Hayes, Joseph |
21
360 days |
20 January 1936 |
IL |
Manchester City FC (FL 5th) |
1 |
1 |
11 |
A'Court, Alan |
23
107 days |
30 September 1934 |
OL |
Liverpool FC (FL2
2nd) |
4 |
1 |
reserves: |
Hayes was the original reserve—his travelling reserve status went to Brian
Richardson (Sheffield United FC
(FL2 10th)). |
team changes: |
There was one change to the original team that was named, Joe Hayes
replacing
Johnny Haynes (Fulham FC (FL2
TOP)) on Monday, 13th January. Originally chosen as
captain, Haynes was suffering
with influenza. |
pre-match notes: |
Walter Winterbottom had outlined his intentions on 28 November 1957 to
make sure England were successful at the 1958 World Cup Finals in
June. "ALL League clubs approached have
willingly agreed to release their players for special F.A. training
sessions to be held" every month until the World Cup. The first
took place on Tuesday, 14 January 1958. It was et to be played at
Maine Road, Manchester, but on the day, the pitch was unplayable |
The England practice team to oppose the under-23 team was chosen on 7
January:- Nigel Sims (Aston Villa FC); John Bond (West Ham United FC), Jim
Langley (Fulham FC); Ron Clayton (Blackburn Rovers FC), Billy Wright (Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC), Ray Barlow (West Bromwich Albion FC); Bryan Douglas
(Blackburn Rovers FC), Bobby Robson, Ronnie Allen, Derek Kevan (all West Bromwich
Albion FC) and Tom Finney (Preston North End FC). |
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"Trevor Smith and Stan Crowther were recovering from injury and could
not be risked in practices. Ken Taylor, of Huddersfield, and Brian
Richardson, of Sheffield United, were called in. But . . .
Taylor could not head the ball because of stitches in a wound and
Richardson's elbow was strapped after dislocation. In half-hour games,
the shadow England team drew 2—2 with Manchester City
[Kevan (2) for England, Bobby Johnstone & Roy Clarke for City] and beat the
Under-23 team 1—0." Tom Finney scored. |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson - Howe, Harris - Setters, Smith, Crowther -
Brabrook, Greaves, Murray, Hayes, A'Court. |
Averages: |
Age |
21 years 219 days |
Appearances/Goals |
3.5 |
0.4 |
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Scotland
Intermediate Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
Made by Umbro -
Dark blue continental jerseys with white v-neck collars/cuffs,
white shorts, blue socks with red tops. |
Captain |
Dave Mackay |
Selection |
Scottish 2nd XI FA Selection Committee Team chosen on 8
January 1958 |
Scotland
Lineup |
1 |
Beattie, Richard Scott |
21
83 days |
24 October 1936 |
G |
The Celtic FC |
2 |
4ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Parker, Alexander Hershaw |
22
166 days |
2 August 1935 |
RB |
Falkirk FC |
5 |
0 |
3 |
McIntosh, James Douglas |
21 165 days |
3 August 1936 |
LB |
Falkirk FC |
3 |
0 |
final u23 app
56-58 |
4 |
Mackay, David Craig |
23
62 days |
14 November 1934 |
RHB |
Hearts of Midlothian FC |
4 |
1 |
final u23 app
55-58 |
5 |
Plenderleith, John Boyd |
20 101 days |
6 October 1937 |
CHB |
Hibernian FC |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Thomson, George Matthewson |
21
88 days |
19 October 1936 |
LHB |
Hearts of Midlothian FC |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Scott, Alexander Silcock |
20 54 days |
22 November 1937 |
OR |
Rangers FC |
1 |
0 |
only u23 app
1958 |
8 |
Currie, Daniel |
20 14 days |
1 January 1938 |
IR |
Clyde FC |
2 |
1 |
9
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Young, Alexander |
20 346 days |
3 February 1937 |
CF |
Hearts of Midlothian FC |
4 |
2 |
10 |
Brand, Ralph Laidlaw |
21
38 days |
8 December 1936 |
IL |
Rangers FC |
1 |
0 |
only u23 app
1958 |
11
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O'Hara, Albert Edward |
22
79 days |
28 October 1935 |
OL |
Falkirk FC |
2 |
0 |
unused substitutes: |
Bert
Slater (Falkirk FC); Willie Polland (Raith Rovers FC), Brown (Third Lanark);
Nicol (Hibernians FC), Doug Baillie (Airdrieonians FC), John Baxter
(Hibernians FC); George Herd (Clyde FC), John Colrain (The Celtic FC), Max
Murray (Rangers FC), Tasker (Queen of the South FC) and Davie Wilson
(Rangers FC). |
post match notes: |
Although this is Alex Scott's one and only intermediate appearance, he
was chosen for the reverse
fixture in February 1959, which never got played, having been
postponed. On the day of the postponement, Scott had to withdraw
because of injury, as he had done in the previous Under-23 fixture
between these two countries.. |
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2-3-5 |
Beattie - Parker, McIntosh - Mackay, Plenderleith,
Thomson - Scott, Currie, Young, Brand, O'Hara |
Averages: |
Age |
21 years 109 days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.5 |
0.2 |
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Match Report
by Frank McGhee, Daily Mirror, Thursday,
16 January 1958 |
Young
England win the phantom match
This was phantom football, a
muffled mystery of a match, shrouded in a clammy grey blanket of fog. In
my opinion it should never have been started—everything that went across on
the far side of the pitch here at Goodison Park had to be guessed at.
IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE SEEN.
Six
minutes after the start, a great roar from the crowd behind England keeper
Eddie Hopkinson's goal told us that Scotland had gone in front. Outside
left Eddie O'Hara carved out the chance and scorer was centre forward Alex
Young. At least, I believe it was Young—he was the one who
got all the back slaps and handshakes on the return trip to the centre
circle.
After half-an-hour this exercise in eye-strain eased a
little as one corner of the fog blanket lifted and let in a glimmer of
light. For a spell the flitting phantoms became footballers and you could
see, appreciate . . . and criticise.
Two who
did take the eye were Young England's inside forward pair, Joe Hayes, of
Manchester City, and Jimmy Greaves, of Chelsea.
It was Hayes
who tested Scots 'keeper Dick Beattie, with a tremendous drive. It was
greaves who laid on a great scoring chance that Wolves centre-forward
Jimmy Murray only just missed. For the Scots, I would single out right
half David McKay, of Hearts, a terrific worker, with a tackle that had the
snap and effect of a steel trap closing.
Four
minutes before half-time, Murray made up for that earlier miss by popping
in the England equaliser.
And just before the interval whistle
they went in front when wonder boy Jimmy Greaves glided though to finish
off a move started by Hayes and Murray. Scotland missed a great chance of
drawing level in the sixtieth minute, when O'Hara, their brightest
forward, got the England defence in a terrible tangle.
He put Young clean through, only to see the centre forward shoot
wide from a yard out!
But with the light improving ever so
slightly, England were in command, moving faster, tackling harder,
thinking quicker. Beattie made three brilliant saves in five fantastic
minutes, diving to snatch the ball from the thundering feet of first Hayes
then Murray then Greaves. And he made a desperate attempt to stop the
point-blank shot from Hayes which put England 3—1 up after eighty minutes,
actually managing to parry the ball but not quite succeeding in robbing it
of the impetus which carried it over the line.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1958-59 pages 31-32 |
This was played at Everton in such poor weather, a swirling fog
obscuring much of the play. England won quite comfortably, but without
really impressing as a great side. They took some time to settle down and
were a goal in arrears after six minutes, when Young scored from a pass by
O'Hara. The equaliser was delayed until shortly before half time when
Murray scored with a finely angled shot from a free-kick taken by Crowther,
who once again played well. Greaves scored England's second just on the
interval, following a good move on the left wing, an in the second half
England really took a grip on the play. A third goal by Hayes served to
confirm their advantage seven minutes from time.
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Source Notes |
Official matchday
programme FA Yearbook 1958-59 Fitbastats.com |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Original newspaper reports |
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