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Wednesday,
22
October 1958
International Friendly Match
England 5 USSR 0
[1-0]
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Empire Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley Park,
Wembley, Middlesex
Kick-off (GMT):
2.30pm
Attendance: '100,000';
Receipts: £49,540;
Winterbottom surpasses two million supporters at the stadium |
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Billy Wright won the toss |
Nikita Simonyan kicked off |
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[1-0] Johnny Haynes 45
44:52 powerful
right-footed shot 12yds out low to keeper's right following a Bryan
Douglas return pass |
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1.15 Baunydd 2.5 For the Schools:
Exploring The Body 2.30
Football: England v. USSR 4.15
Mainly For Women 5 Children; Crackerjack
6 News 6.20 Good Companions:
Pets 6.45 To-night |
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[1-0] Nat Lofthouse scores with a
header disallowed: no goal [2-0] Johnny Haynes 62 half-volley
from 16yds after Kesarev's headed clearance of a Finney cross fell
into his path [3-0] Johnny Haynes
80
HAT-TRICK right-footed
strike from the near-side corner of the penalty area after he picked
up another short Tom Finney corner
[4-0]Bobby
Charlton penalty 85
right-footed powerful strike to the
keeper's left
(Kuznetsov
fouled Douglas) [5-0] Nat Lofthouse
89
dashed on
to a pass from Bryan Douglas and stretched to strike
right-footed from 12yds high into the net. |
"Belyayev grabbed the ball when it was over the line. Linesman
signalled 'No Goal.'" |
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Commentator: Kenneth Wolstenholme |
"The Scottish F.A. have barred the televising of the match
from Scottish T.V. screens." Daily Herald, 21 October
1958 "The B.B.C. will go ahead with the plan to
televise today's Soccer international 'live' to Scotland."
Daily Mirror, 22 October 1958 |
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"ENGLAND
MAUL THE TOOTHLESS RED BEAR" Daily Mirror |
Officials
from France |
England |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
USSR |
Referee
(black)
Maurice
Alexandre Guigue
46
(4 August 1912), Arles |
The match was arranged on 17 February 1958.
THE FACTS as reported in the Daily News... Fouls—by England
9, by Russia 8. Corners—to England 13, to Russia 5.
Off-side—England 3 times, Russia 7. Shots—by
England 24 (Douglas 1, Charlton 9, Lofthouse 7, Haynes 3, Finney 1, Clayton
2, Slater 1), by Russia 13 (Metrevelli 3, Ivanov 2, Simonyan 2, Mammadov 3,
Illyin 2, Maslyonkin 1). |
Linesmen |
José Barbéran
33 (21 Feb1925), Valdenobres, Spain |
Marcel Lequesne
47 (31 January 1911), Oissel |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th to 4th |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, blue
socks with white calf hoop. |
P 34th of 43, W 18 - D 10 - L 6 - F 88 - A 43. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 45 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 83rd of 90, W 47 - D 19 - L 17 - F 209 - A 119. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 101st of 139,
W 60 - D 23 - L 18 - F 283 - A 140,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by the Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Thursday, 16 October. |
England
Lineup |
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four changes
to the previous match (Banks,
McGuinness, Brabrook & Broadbent out) |
league position
(16 October) |
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McDonald, Colin A. |
28 7 days |
15 October 1930 |
G |
Burnley FC (FL 9th) |
7 |
9ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
23
10 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC (FL
6th) |
13 |
0 |
774 |
3 |
Shaw, Graham L. |
24
105 days |
9 July 1934 |
LB |
Sheffield United FC (FL2
6th) |
1 |
0 |
the 31st United player to
represent England |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
24 78 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL
14th) |
23 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
34 258 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 4th) |
98 |
3 |
most apps
1952-58 |
6 |
Slater, William J. |
31 176 days |
29 April 1927 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 4th) |
11 |
0 |
7
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Douglas, Bryan |
24 148 days |
27 May 1934 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL
14th) |
11 |
1 |
8 |
Charlton, Robert |
21 11 days |
11 October 1937 |
IR |
Manchester United FC (FL
7th) |
5 |
6
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19th
successful penalty kick (35th overall) |
9
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Lofthouse, Nathaniel |
33 56 days |
27 August 1925 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC (FL
TOP) |
32 |
30 |
=most goals
1958 |
10
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Haynes, John N. |
24 5 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC (FL2
2nd) |
26 |
12 |
the 195th (62n post-war) brace,
the 51st
(14th post-war) hattrick scored |
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11
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Finney,
Thomas |
36 200 days |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC (FL 2nd) |
76 |
30 |
=most goals
1958 |
final app
1946-58 |
reserves: |
Eddie Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers FC (FL
TOP)),
Bob Morton (Luton Town FC (FL
5th)) and
Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion FC (FL
6th)) |
pre-match notes: |
Before Johnny Haynes could take his place in the England side, he had
to write an apologetic letter to the Football Association after
'contravening a strict regulation that players must not comment on
representative matches. Haynes had written in his newspaper article the
previous
week that Tom Finney proved he was best suited as a centre-forward and
that the selectors should take note. The FA accepted the apology
and warned Haynes against his future conduct. On Monday, 20th, the
England party trained at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge ground, and drew
2-2 with the host team in the practice match (Charlton &
Haynes/Greaves & Sillett the scorers). Bob Morton deputised for Bill
Slater, who had to attend to duties in Birmingham University. On
the Tuesday, 21st, the party trained at Tottenham Hotspur FC's ground
at White Hart Lane, ending the session with a six-a-side match. |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 63rd
consecutive match. Nat Lofthouse's recall after two years was celebrated by him scoring
his thirtieth goal, making him equal to Tom Finney as record highest
goalscorer for England. Tom Finney will never again be given the
opportunity to extend his scoring tally. |
hattrick notes: |
Johnny Haynes becomes the most experienced player to score a
hattrick. The fourth at Wembley. |
penalty kick notes: |
Bobby Charlton's penalty kick is the first scored at Wembley since
the kick against Hungary in November 1953. The following five were all missed. |
records: |
This is the first time England have played ten matches in a single
calendar year. Johnny Haynes is the tenth player to have played
26 or more appearances under Walter Winterbottom/ISC/Post-war.
Meanwhile, Bobby Charlton became the sixtieth player to have played in
five or more matches. |
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2-3-5 |
McDonald
- Howe, Shaw - Clayton, Wright, Slater - Douglas, Charlton,
Lofthouse, Haynes, Finney. |
Averages: |
Age |
27 years 269
days |
Appearances/Goals |
27.5 |
7.0 |
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USSR
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th to 7th |
Colours |
Red wing-collared jerseys with CCCP emblazoned across the
front, white shorts, red socks with
white/red/white hoop. |
Captain |
Nikita Simonyan |
Manager |
Gavriil Dmitriyevich
Kachalin, 47 (17 January 1911), appointed late 1954. |
Member-in-charge:
Leonid Sviridov |
USSR
Lineup |
1 |
Belyayev, Vladimir G. |
25 37 days |
15 September 1933 |
G |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
5 |
8ᵍᵃ |
final app
1957-58 |
2 |
Kesarev, Vladimir P. |
28 238 days |
26 February 1930 |
RB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
10 |
0 |
3 |
Maslyonkin, Anatoli Y. |
28 115 days |
29 June 1930 |
LB |
FK
Spartak Moskva |
11 |
1 |
4 |
Kuznetsov, Boris D. |
30 100 days |
14 July 1928 |
RHB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
23 |
0 |
5 |
Voynov, Yuriy M. |
26 327 days |
29 November 1931 |
CHB |
FK Dinamo Kyiv |
17 |
2 |
6 |
Tsaryov, Viktor G. |
27 142 days |
2 June 1931 |
LHB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
9 |
0 |
7 |
Metrevelli, Slava K. |
22 145 days |
30 May 1936 |
OR |
FK
Torpedo Moskva |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Ivanov, Valentin |
23 337 days |
19 November 1934 |
IR |
FK
Torpedo Moskva |
22 |
10 |
9 |
Simonyan, Nikita P. |
32 10 days |
12 October 1926 |
CF |
FK
Spartak Moskva |
20 |
10 |
final app
1954-58 |
10 |
Mammadov, Alakbar |
28 166 days |
9 May 1930 |
IL |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
3 |
0 |
11 |
Ilyin, Anatoly M. |
27 117 days |
27 June 1931 |
OL |
FK
Spartak Moskva |
30 |
15 |
reserves: |
Con Krijevski, Viktor Voroshilov (Lokomotiv Moskva) and Vittali Tcherbakov
(FK
Dinamo Moskva).
Konstantin
Krizhevsky (FK
Dinamo Moskva) & Igor Netto (injured) |
team changes: |
Konstantin Krizhevsky was the original-named
centre-half, but he gashed his knee in training at Griffin Park on
Sunday, 19th. His place went to Boris Kuznetsov, who went to the
right, pushing Yuriy Voynov into the centre. Vittali Tcherbakov was
the 'likely' named left-back, and Viktor Voroshilov was intended to be
the inside-left. |
team notes: |
The Soviet team arrived in London on Saturday, 18th October, 6½ hours
behind schedule. The Soviet FA's request to train on the Empire
Stadium pitch was not granted...'Not even
the England team is allowed to train on the Wembley pitch!' |
The Soviet party stayed at the 'luxurious West End hotel', they
trained at Brentford FC's Griffin Park ground and in Hendon prior to the match. The
first ever Soviet international team to play in England arrived at Griffin Park at
12.44pm, Sunday, 19th October, on an Acorn Motors' bus, 41 DMV. |
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2-3-5 |
Belyayev - Kesarev, Maslyonkin -
Kuznetsov, Voynov, Tsaryov -
Metrevelli, Ivanov, Simonyan, Mammadov, Illyin |
Averages: |
Age |
27 years 126
days |
Appearances/Goals |
13.8 |
3.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
ENGLAND
met the Soviet Union at Wembley still smarting from the painful memory of
Sweden, and the World Cup the previous June. For obvious reasons they had
a desire to gain revenge over their opponents and, at the end of the day,
they managed a result far beyond their dreams.
In a largely uneventful first half, both
sides carefully tested each other out without showing any real threat.
Powerful running by Nat Lofthouse, recalled for the first time since 1956,
did cause some anxious moments for the visitors but neither goalkeeper was
severely tested. Play was mostly confined to the midfield area where
England gradually gained control. Ronnie Clayton, Johnny Haynes and Bobby
Charlton were particularly impressive with Clayton having probably his
best game in an England shirt.
The Soviet's best scoring opportunity came on
the half-hour and Mamedov surely rued the simple chance he missed. It
could well have been the most crucial turning point in the game. Charlton
tried a few shots, usually off target, but deservedly just before the
interval England gained their breakthrough. The half was almost over when
Charlton, Tom Finney and Bryan Douglas combined down the left to send
Haynes in to shoot low and hard past Balaev.
That was a body-blow
to the Soviets, going in one down at half-time instead of being on level
terms. Indeed, after the break England completely took over, swamping
their opponents with some fine play. Despite the fact that Voinov and
Simonian showed some lovely touches, Clayton's driving performance kept
his side pushing forward relentlessly. Haynes continued in his role as an
extra completely dominating the second half, reaped the benefit as the
goals came later on.
A header by Lofthouse brought a desperate and
untidy clearance by Kesarev and Haynes was on hand to punish the error by
crashing the ball into the net. With eight minutes to go, Haynes and
Finney worked a short corner and Haynes burst through the defence to
complete a memorable hat-trick with a good shot.
The pressure
continued right to the end with the Soviets fading and Bryan Douglas then
made another goal. His wing play had caused problems all through and when
he burst through on a run through the middle he was unceremoniously hauled
down by Kuznetsov whilst in full flight. Penalty! Up stepped Charlton and
it was 4-0. The final, and probably the loudest cheer, was reserved for
Lofthouse.
The game was into the last minute when Charlton found
the big man with a good pass. The Bolton forward seized the opportunity
with both hands and quickly fired in a splendid shot which gave Balaev no
chance to save. The delight of the crowd was obvious and it was a just
reward for a typical performance by the gutsy number nine.
This was
the first victory in eight internationals and the convincing nature of the
win gave everyone a boost after the summer's disappointments. Graham
Shaw's debut was full of promise and, despite Haynes' goals, Clayton was
undoubtedly man-of-the-match.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
This was hollow revenge against the Russians
for the defeat in the match that really mattered in the World Cup. Johnny
Haynes, the pass master, turned goal snatcher with his one and only
international hat-trick. Four of England's goals came in the second-half
as goalkeeper Belaev, deputising for the injured Lev Yashin, flapped under
non-stop pressure from the lion-hearted Lofthouse, who had been recalled
after two years in the international wilderness. He revealed a flash of
his old power with a crashing left foot shot for the fifth goal despite a
Russian defender having a handful of his shirt. Bobby Charlton's goal came
from the penalty spot. Ronnie Clayton, who was eventually to succeed Billy
Wright as skipper, had an outstanding game with his driving performance
from midfield, and Graham Shaw made a sound debut at left-back. The BBC
television Sportsview team, led by Kenneth Wolstenholme, had been
campaigning to have Johnny Haynes replaced. When they reported the match
and Johnny's hat-trick, they appeared in front of the cameras in sackcloth
and ashes.
This was
notable as Tom Finney's seventy-sixth and final game for England. No better
player ever wore the white shirt. He left the stage quietly when what he
deserved was a farewell of fireworks and praise for all he had achieved for
England. Tommy was as modest as they come, and he should have received better
treatment from the selectors who just suddenly ignored him after an injury and
a run of bad form.
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Match Report
by Glen Isherwood |
Before 1958 England had never met the
USSR, but in the space of just over five months they were to meet four
times. A 1-1 draw in Moscow was followed by 2-2 in the World Cup in
Gothenburg. The Soviets, in their first World Cup, then put out England by
beating them 1-0 in a play-off, also in Gothenburg. They were then beaten
in the quarter-finals by the host nation Sweden. The USSR had only been
competing in internationals for six years but had won the Olympic title in
1956. England were looking for revenge after a disappointing World Cup.
Just before half-time from a pass by Douglas,
Johnny Haynes gave England the lead. After 63 minutes Kesarev's poor
clearance was seized upon by Haynes and England were two up. The Soviet
defence crumbled in the last eight minutes and conceded three more goals.
From a corner Finney pulled the ball back and Haynes completed his
hat-trick from the edge of the area. Then Kuznetsov brought down
Douglas and Bobby Charlton converted the spot kick to end England's run of
unsuccessful penalties at Wembley. Nat Lofthouse scored the fifth in the
last minute from a pass by Charlton. It was USSR's worst ever defeat.
The USSR won the first European Championship two years later and reached
the World Cup quarter-finals again in 1962. They were back at Wembley for
the 1966 World Cup.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1959-60 pages 32-33 |
This was undoubtedly England's best
performance of the season, and was the complete revenge for their World
Cup defeat by the Russians. Four changes were made from the side in
Belfast—Slater, Douglas, and Lofthouse were recalled, and Shaw (G.)
replaced the injured Banks. The match was a personal triumph for Haynes
who scored the opening three goals. His first came shortly before
half-time to give England a lead that they only just deserved on the first
half showing. In the second half it was a different story; England,
playing really well, first gained control of the match and finally
dominated it. Soon Haynes scored his second, and completed his hat-trick
with ten minutes to go. Two minutes later Charlton hit home a penalty
awarded for a foul on Douglas, and in the last minute Lofthouse completed
a storybook come-back by crashing in the fifth goal. In addition to
Haynes, Shaw made a most impressive debut, and Clayton could not be
faulted. Wright, Douglas, and Lofthouse will also remember the match with
pride. The Russian team lacked penetration and finish, and tired badly in
the closing stages.
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Football
League Division One:
Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 2
Villa
Park, Birmingham
(31,862)
McParland
38 ~
Ward
8, Nutt
65 |
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Arsenal returned to the top of the table, on goal average, though they
had played a game more than the teams immediately below them. Their
opponents, Aston Villa were bottom and were heading for relegation.
Division One Top Five: |
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
Arsenal |
14 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
39 |
20 |
18 |
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Bolton
Wanderers |
13 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
16 |
18 |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
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13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
18 |
16 |
Luton Town |
13 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
16 |
16 |
Preston North End |
14 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
22 |
16 |
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Football
League Division Two:
Stoke City 2 Derby County 1
Victoria
Ground, Stoke
(20,456)
Bowyer, Wilshaw
~
Swallow |
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Stoke continued their good run of form. It was their seventh win in
nine games, but they lost their next three and a lack of firepower
prevented them from sustaining a promotion push.
Division Two Top Three |
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
Sheffield Wednesday |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
41 |
12 |
23 |
Fulham |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
36 |
17 |
21 |
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Stoke City |
14 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
23 |
20 |
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Friendly matches:
Bradford
City 8 Bradford 1
Valley Parade, Bradford
(2,000)
Webb, D.Jackson
(2), McCole (2), Reid
(2 pens), Boyle
~ Ward
Middlesbrough 2 TSV 1860 München
2
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(17,116)
Peacock, Burbeck
~ Lihl, Auernhammer
Preston North End 9 South Africa
XI 1 Deepdale Stadium, Preston
(7,881)
Thompson (5),
Hatsell (4) ~ Scott
Reading 6 Bordeaux
3 Elm Park, Reading
Evans, Wheeler (4),
Anderton
~ Casties,
Leiza, Boulle |
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Clyde beat Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox
Stadium in the Glasgow Cup Final Replay to win the competition
for the fifth and last time. Rangers went on to win the Scottish
League Championship for the third time in four seasons. |
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In
Other News....
It was on 21 October 1958
that two female life peers were introduced to the House of
Lords for the first time in the history of the upper house.
They were Baroness Swanborough and Baroness Wootton of
Abinger. |
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
The Complete Book of the British Charts
Drew Herbertson, Scottish FA historian |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author Glen
Isherwood's Wembley: Complete Record
British Pathé |
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