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Wednesday,
7
May 1958
End of Season Friendly Match
England 2 Portugal 1
[1-0]
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Empire Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley Park,
Wembley, Middlesex
Kick-off (BST): 7.30pm
Attendance: '72,000' |
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Portugal kicked off |
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[1-0] Bobby Charlton 24
'Johnny
Haynes slipped the ball through, for a soft, long-range shot went
inside the post, hitting it on the run' |
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[2-1] Bobby Charlton 61
'Derek Kevan floating pass
into the middle followed by a left-footed 20-yard
thunderbolt' [2-1] Bryan Douglas
crashed a shot onto the bar
Tom Finney injured - ten men
72
[2-1]Jim
Langley penalty 72
'his low left-footed shot hit an
upright and was cleared'
- sent the keeper the wrong way (Martins
fouled Finney)
Tom Finney returns - eleven men |
[1-1] Carlos Domingos Duarte 51
'Da Silva was in on goal, his shot flicked
away by Langley, but straight to Duarte, who slammed it home with
his right foot'
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second half live - commentator: Kenneth
Wolstenholme |
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"ENGLAND
WIN—BUT WHAT A FLOP!" Daily Mirror |
Officials
from Belgium |
England
Party |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Portugal |
Referee
(black blazer)
Albert Alsteen
41 (13 August 1916), Woluwe |
The goalkeeper may be changed at any time during the match and one
substitute will be allowed for any other player up to the 44th minute. |
flame flag Linesmen
orange flag |
Antone Blavier 44
(28 January 1914) Namur |
J. Ceulemans |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform - White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red
socks with whit calf hoop. |
P 26th of 43, W 17 - D 5 - L 4 - F 75 - A 29. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 45 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 75th of 90, W 46 - D 14 - L 15 - F 196 - A 105. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 93rd of 139,
W 59 - D 18 - L 16 - F 270 - A 126,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on Tuesday, 22 April. |
England
Lineup |
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unchanged from the previous match |
league position
(22 April) |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
22 190 days |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 14th) |
5 |
4ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
22 207 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 5th) |
5 |
0 |
3 |
Langley, E. James |
29 89 days |
7 February 1929 |
LB |
Fulham FC
(FL2 5th) |
2 |
¹ |
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16th penalty missed
(33rd taken overall) |
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4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
23 275 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 3rd) |
19 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
34 90 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
90 |
3 |
most apps 1952-58 |
6 |
Slater, William J. |
31 8 days |
29 April 1927 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
4 |
0 |
7 |
Douglas, Bryan |
23 345 days |
27 May 1934 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 3rd) |
5 |
1 |
8
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Charlton, Robert |
20 208 days |
11 October 1937 |
IR |
Manchester United FC
(FL 9th) |
2 |
3 |
the 193rd (60th post-war) brace scored |
9
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Kevan, Derek T. |
23 62 days |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 5th) |
5 |
3 |
10
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Haynes, John N. |
23 202 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 5th) |
18 |
8 |
11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
36 32 days |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC
(FL RU) |
71 |
28 |
reserves: |
Colin McDonald (Burnley FC
(FL 8th)),
Maurice Norman (Tottenham Hotspur FC
(FL 3rd)) and
Bobby Robson (West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 5th)). |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 55th
consecutive match. |
penalty kick notes: |
This is the first time England have missed five penalty-kicks
in a row. The unfortunate record also happens to include the fact they
have all been missed at the Empire Stadium. |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson
- Howe, Langley - Clayton, Wright, Slater - Douglas,
Charlton, Kevan, Haynes, Finney. |
Averages: |
Age |
26 years 157
days |
Appearances/Goals |
20.5 |
4.0 |
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Portugal
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 33rd to 34th |
Colours |
Maroon jerseys, blue shorts, green socks |
Captain |
Virgílio |
Manager |
Enrique Fernández Viola, 45 (10 June 1912 in Montevideo,
Uruguay), also manager of Sporting Club de Portugal.
The final team was not chosen until
just before kick-off because of an influenza outbreak within the team. |
Portugal
Lineup |
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António
do Como Costa
Gomes, Carlos |
26 109 days |
18 January 1932 |
G |
Sporting Club de Portugal |
18 |
28ᵍᵃ |
final app
1953-58 |
2 |
Marques
Mendes, Virgílio |
31 171 days |
17 November 1926 |
RB |
FC Porto |
31 |
0 |
3 |
Martins,
Ângelo Gaspar |
28 18 days |
19 April 1930 |
LB |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
12 |
0 |
4 |
da Silva
Graça, Emídio |
26 355 days |
17 May 1931 |
RHB |
Vitória FC
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12 |
0 |
final app
1955-58 |
5 |
Arsénia
de Oliveira, Miguel Arcanjo |
25 359 days |
13 May 1932 in Nova Lisboa, Angola |
CHB |
FC do Porto |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Torres, Mário |
26 236 days |
13 September 1931
in Huambo, Angola |
LHB |
Académica OAF |
3 |
0 |
7
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Duarte, Carlos Domingos |
25 43 days |
25 March 1933
in Huambo, Angola |
OR |
FC do Porto |
4 |
1 |
8 |
Coluna, Mário Esteve |
22 274 days |
6 August 1935 in Inhaca, Colónia de Moçamique |
IR |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
6 |
0 |
9 |
Pinto de Almeida, José Augusto, off 44th min. |
21 24 days |
13 April 1937 |
CF |
FC Barreirense |
1 |
0 |
10 |
Rocha, Augusto Francisco |
23 89 days |
7 February 1935 in Macau |
IL |
Academica de Coimbra |
2 |
0 |
11 |
Ferreira da Silva,
Hernâni |
26 8 days |
1 September 1931 |
OL |
FC do Porto |
15 |
2 |
Portugal Substitute |
scoreline:
England 1 Portugal 0 |
12 |
Barreto Travassos, José António , on 44th min. for Augusto |
32 74 days |
22 February 1926 |
OR |
Sporting Club de Portugal |
35 |
5 |
final app
1947-58 |
result:
England 2 Portugal 1 |
reserves: |
Arturo Vaz, José Maria Pedroto |
team notes: |
Miguel Arcanjo was the only injury doubt, injuring his knee last week
and did not travel with the rest of the party last Friday. He was
given treatment upon his arrival not allow him to become fully fit. |
The Portugal team arrived in England on Friday, 2 May and were set-up in a
hotel on Park Lane, London. They arrived at the Empire Stadium to train on
Monday, 5th, but were prevented from training because of the greyhound
trials. Instead of training in Finchley, as planned, they did non-football
jumps and exercises in London's Green Park, close to their hotel |
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2-3-5 |
Carlos Gomes
- Virgílio, Ângelo - Emídio Graça,
Miguel Arcanjo, Torres - Duarte, Coluna, José Augusto (Travassos),
Rocha, Ferreira |
Averages:
(start) (finish) |
Age |
25 years
294
days
26 years 298
days |
Appearances/Goals |
10.0 |
0.1 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
WITH the World Cup fast approaching, England were looking for a good performance to give them the encouragement they need for the coming
weeks. Unfortunately, Portugal came to Wembley determined to prove
that they were unlucky not to qualify from their group ad on this display
they had every reason to feel disappointed at not making it to
Sweden.
England lacked consistency, struggling in the first half
but picking up after the interval. With Johnny Haynes failing to control
the game in his usual manner, the midfield never came to grips with the
job at hand. The strong point of Haynes' play was his passing, but the
accuracy just was not there on this day.
But even though Haynes was
off his game England still had Bobby Charlton. He proved that his
auspicious debut at Hampden Park was no fluke and his shooting was the
highlight of the game. Every time he received possession a buzz went
around the ground, just as it had the previous Saturday in the FA Cup
Final for Manchester United against Bolton.
In the 25th minute,
Charlton brought the crowd to its feet with a tremendous goal. Latching on
to a Haynes pass, he hit a fierce, low shot past Gomes from 20 yards. It
was made all the better by the fact that he was falling off balance as he
shot after a strong challenge by Torres.
The goal was a bit unfair
on Portugal, as with a little luck they could have been ahead themselves.
Right at the start, Augusto missed an open goal when Rocha's clever flick
set the centre-forward up. Also, only a last-ditch tackle by Jim Langley
saved the situation as Torres burst through. Towards the end of the half,
Don Howe made a goal-line clearance after a mistake by Eddie Hopkinson and
then, right on the half-time whistle, Rocha saw a shot skim across the
crossbar before being cleared. Also round this time, Augusto left the
field, apparently injured, and so we saw another of those strange
continental substitutions as the veteran Travaços came on.
After all this Portuguese pressure
it was only justice when they deservedly equalized just after the restart.
Da Silva made the goal with some super play, splitting Howe and Ronnie
Clayton with his burst of speed before setting up Duarte. Strangely, the
goal seemed to signal an end to Portugal's attacking play and they rarely
threatened the England goal again.
England spent the rest of the game
peppering shots at the visitor's goal. They regained the lead midway
through the half with another memorable effort by Charlton. Again he
received a pass from Haynes before moving swiftly forward, He brought
Bryan Douglas into play on the right and then moved into position
anticipating a cross. When the centre duly arrived, Charlton met the ball
brilliantly to hit a left-footed half volley from 20 yards which flew past
Gomes. It brought the house down and the Manchester United star was
already building a huge reputation for himself with his power shooting.
The rest of the story belonged to
England. Haynes hit the crossbar, and then Haynes and Charlton combined to
set Tom Finney up. The winger was unceremoniously floored by a defender to
give England a penalty. The kick was entrusted to Langley but his shot
struck the post before being scrambled clear. It was the fourth
[ed:-fifth] penalty
miss in a row at Wembley in an international.
In the last quarter of an hour,
Derek Kevan missed three fine chances and his display added fuel to the
argument from his many critics that he was not international class.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Two goals from Bobby Charlton - the second,
a scorching shot similar to that which rocked the Scots -
rescued England from the brink of defeat. Portugal created enough
chances to have won the game, but their finishing was feeble. Jim Langley
failed to score from the penalty spot, one of only two misses throughout his
career. It was the fourth penalty miss in a row in an international match at
Wembley.
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Match Report
by Glen Isherwood |
Portugal had failed to qualify for the World Cup after finishing bottom of
Northern Ireland's group. They had beaten England, though, in the last of
their four previous meetings, 3-1 in 1955 in Oporto. England had won the
first three, scoring 20 goals in the process. Although they had shared the
British Championship England had lost three important and influential
players at Munich and were struggling to find good replacements for the
approaching World Cup.
England were not impressive but went ahead when, from
Haynes' pass, Bobby Charlton beat Torres and shot past Gomes from outside
the penalty area. Portugal deservedly drew level when Da Silva showed
neat skills and then passed to Carlos Duarte who ran in to equalise. On
the hour mark, however, from a centre by Douglas, Charlton hit a beauty to
restore England's lead with his second. They could have increased their
lead when Finney was fouled by Martins in the area but Langley hit the
post from the penalty. Unbelievably, it was England's fifth consecutive
penalty miss at Wembley. Four days later England were thrashed 5-0 by
Yugoslavia in Belgrade. This was the worst possible preparation for the
World Cup and England were eliminated in a first round play-off by the
USSR in Gothenburg. Portugal reached the quarter-finals of the first
European Championship in 1960, where they lost to Yugoslavia, the eventual
finalists. They were back at Wembley in 1961 for a World Cup qualifying
match.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1958-59 page 32 |
In England's last home game before the
World Cup some of the hopes raised following the defeat of Scotland were
somewhat deflated. The England defence seemed decidedly shaky at times,
especially against the speedy Portuguese wingers, while the attack never
really combined well. England had, however, a territorial advantage, and
it was no more than they deserved when Charlton slid home a long shot to
put them in front after half-an-hour's play. There had, however, been
several desperate moments in front of England's goal and it was no
surprise when soon after half-time Portugal equalised through Duarte. The
goal which won the match was gloriously scored by Charlton, when, with
thirty minutes left, he rocketed home a left-foot shot from some twenty
yards. England should have increased their lead during the final period,
when Haynes hit the bar and Kevan failed twice fro good positions.
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Other
International
Football Results |
Scotland 1 Hungary 1
Hampden
Park, Glasgow
(54,900)
Mudie
14
~ Fenyvesi 54 |
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In their last home match before the World Cup finals in Sweden,
Scotland gave a creditable performance against a Hungarian side that were
no longer the force that they had been in 1954. |
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In
Other News....
It was on 6 May 1958 that 24-year-old, Vivian Teed was
hanged for the murder of 73-year-old Swansea sub-postmaster,
William 'Old Banky' Williams, six months earlier. Teed was
planning to rob the post office
at 7pm
when it was closed and
had not expected anyone to be there when he knocked on the
door, but Williams answered it and Teed struck him 27 times
with a hammer during a struggle. The defence claimed that,
with a history of personality disorders, Teed had an
"impaired mental responsibility", and the jury twice needed
further instructions from the judge before reaching their
guilty verdict. There was a general public unease at the
death sentence in this case. An appeal for clemency was
denied, but it probably ensured that he would be the last
person to be executed in Wales. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports FPF.pt
ZeroZero.pt Glen Isherwood's Wembley: The
Complete Record |
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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
British Pathé |
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