FIRST MEETING vs. MEXICO
Mexico are the 34th different
opposition
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Sunday,
24 May
1959
End of season Summer Tour of South America Match
Mexico 2 England 1
[1-1]
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originally scheduled for Wednesday, 20 May.
The Mexicans wanted a switch of date, as they
were certain the match would not be rained off on the Sunday morning. |
Mexico is the 33rd nation visited by England |
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Estadio Olímpico Universitario,
Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Chimalistac, Ciudad Universitaria, ciudad de México
Kick-off (local):
12noon
7.00pm
BST (83°/7,218ft,2,200metres)
Attendance:
'83,000';
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[1-1]
Raúl Cardenas header 26
ran in to leap and head the ball past Hopkinson Alfredo Del Áugila's corner |
[0-1] Derek
Kevan header 17 from a
Johnny Haynes corner
[1-1] Derek Kevan goal disallowed: offside
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[2-1]
Salvador Reyes 47
Carlos González final pass found Reyes to score from close
range
[2-1] Salvador Reyes shot hit the crossbar [2-1] Alfredo Del Áugila
shot hit the post |
[1-1] Jimmy Greaves goal disallowed: offside
46
[2-1]
Derek Kevan goal disallowed: offside
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No T.V. or Radio coverage |
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"ENGLAND
CRASH TO THEIR THIRD TOUR DEFEAT" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
Mexico |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England Party |
Referee
Eunápio Gouveia
de
Quiró
39 (22 August 1919)
Brazil |
Both teams could make
two substitutions (one goalkeeper) during the match. |
Linesmen |
tbc
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tbc
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Mexico Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 21st |
Colours |
Pale green jerseys with white v-neck collar/cuffs with red trim, white
shorts, green socks. |
Captain |
Toto Carbajal |
Technical Director |
Fernando Marcos Gonzalez, 45 (30 November 1913), appointed
January 1959. Team announced on Saturday, 23 May. |
third match, W 3 - D 0 -
L 0 - F 7 - A 3. |
Mexico
Lineup |
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Carbajal Rodriguez, Antonio Félix |
29 351 days |
7 June 1929 |
G |
Club León |
24 |
33ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Bosco Martínez Mora, Juan |
23 264 days |
2 September 1935 |
RB |
CF América |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Jáuregui Diaz, Ignacio |
20 297 days |
31 July 1938 |
LB |
Atlas FC |
1 |
0 |
4
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Cardenas de la Vega, Raúl |
30
206 days |
30 October 1928 |
RHB |
CA Zacatepec |
14 |
2 |
5 |
del Muro, Jos´ de Jesús |
21
175 days |
30 November 1937 |
CHB |
Atlas FC |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Flores Córdoba, Francisco |
33
101 days |
12 February 1926 |
LHB |
CD Guadalajara |
6 |
0 |
7
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del Águila Estrella, Alfredo |
24
141 days |
3 January 1935 |
OR |
Deportivo Toluca FC |
5 |
1 |
8
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Reyes Monteón, Salvador |
22
246 days |
20 September 1936 |
IR |
CD Guadalajara |
11 |
4 |
9
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González Cabrera, Carlos,
unknown timing off |
24
42 days |
12 April 1935 |
CF |
Atlas FC |
5 |
2 |
10 |
Ponce Labastida, Sabás, off 23rd min |
22
151 days |
13 January 1937 |
IL |
CD Guadalajara |
1 |
0 |
11 |
Arellano Villegas, Raúl |
24
85 days |
28 February 1935 |
OL |
CD Guadalajara |
7 |
0 |
Mexico Substitutes |
scoreline:
Mexico 0 England 1 |
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Jasso Almaraz, Juan
Antonio, on 23rd min. for Ponce |
24
74 days |
11 March 1935 |
F |
CF América |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
scoreline:
Mexico 1 England 1 |
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Hernández, Héctor, on for González
- timing unknown |
23
169 days |
6 December 1935 |
F |
CD
Guadalajara |
5 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
result:
Mexico 2 England 1 |
reserves: |
not known |
team changes: |
Sabás Ponce was a last-minute replacement for the
first-choice Antonio Jasso, who was unfit after injuring his ankle in
a practice match on Sunday. |
team notes: |
Hector Hernandez was also considered as
a starter, but a collarbone injury meant he was not match-fit. |
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2-3-5 |
Carbajal
- Bosco, Jáuregui - Cardenas, del Muro,
Flores - del Águila, Reyes, González (Hernández), Ponce (Jasso), Arellano |
Averages:
(start) (finish) |
Age |
25 years
87
days
25 years 126
days |
Appearances/Goals |
7.4 |
0.6 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 6th |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home shirt -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, white shorts,
white socks with red/white/blue calf hoop. |
P 38th of 43, W 18 - D 12 - L 8 - F 93 - A 51. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 46 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 89th of 90, W 48 - D 21 - L 20 - F 216 - A 131. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 107th match,
W 61 - D 25 - L 21 - F 290 - A 152,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Friday, 22 May. |
England
Lineup |
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two changes
to the previous match
(McGuinness & Kevan>Flowres & Deeley) |
league position
(20 April) |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
23
207 days |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 4th) |
11 |
19ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
23
224 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 8th) |
19 |
0 |
3 |
Armfield, James C. |
23
245 days |
21 September 1935 |
LB |
Blackpool FC
(FL 6th) |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
24 293 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 9th) |
29 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
35 107 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP) |
104 |
3 |
most apps
1952-59 |
6 |
McGuinness, Wilfred,
injured off 31st min |
21 218 days |
25 October 1937 |
LHB |
Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd) |
2 |
0 |
final app
1958-59 |
7 |
Holden, A. Douglas,
injured off 57th
min. |
28 238 days |
28 September 1930 |
OR |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 4th) |
5 |
0 |
final app
1959 |
8 |
Greaves, James P. |
19 93 days |
20 February 1940 |
IR |
Chelsea FC (FL 13th) |
2 |
1 |
9
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Kevan, Derek T. |
24 79 days |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 8th) |
12 |
7 |
10
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Haynes, John N. |
24 219 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 2nd) |
31 |
12 |
11 |
Charlton, Robert |
21 225 days |
11 October 1937 |
OL |
Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd) |
11 |
8 |
England Substitutes |
scoreline:
Mexico 1 England 1 |
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Flowers, Ronald, on 31st min. for McGuiness |
24 300 days |
28 July 1934 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP) |
7 |
6 |
0
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1 |
scoreline:
Mexico 2 England 1 |
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Bradley, Warren, on 57th min. for Holden |
25 338 days |
20 June 1933 |
OR |
Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
result:
Mexico 2 England 1 |
reserves: |
Ron Baynham (Luton Town FC (FL 18th)),
Graham Shaw (Sheffield United FC
(FL2 3rd)),
Roy Gratrix (Blackpool FC
(FL 6th)),
Norman Deeley &
Peter Broadbent (Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP)) |
substitute notes: |
For
the first time, two substitutes are used by England.
First time that both replaced players never played for England again. McGuinness is the youngest England player to be replaced so far.
Bradley is the first England substitution to be made in the second
half. Both were replaced because of the heat and the thin Mexican
air - they both received an emergency intake of oxygen in the dressing
room. |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 69th
consecutive match. Ronnie Clayton was playing with a heavily sunburned
back, so much so that the blisters burst during the match. Following
the match, a Mexican doctor bathed Clayton's back in methylated
spirits! It was after this tour that the FA heeded Winterbottom's
advice to always travel with a team doctor. Ron Flowers is the 45th
player to have made seven-or-more appearances for England under Walter
Winterbottom/ISC/post-war. The starting appearances of Greaves and
McGuinness means 105 players in the same period have won a second
appearance, out of 129.
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records: |
For the third time, England have lost three friendly matches in a row.
This defeat equals an England record of five away friendly matches
without victory, set twice before in 1873-80 and 1954-55. |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson - Howe, Armfield - Clayton, Wright, McGuinness
(Flowers)
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Holden (Bradley), Greaves, Kevan, Haynes, Charlton. |
Averages:
(start) (finish) |
Age |
24 years
229
days
24 years 246
days |
Appearances/Goals |
20.8 |
2.7 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
ENGLAND suffered their third defeat in a row
on this tour with this match in Mexico probably the most disappointing
result of all. Having been well beaten in Brazil and Peru, they were
looking to do better against a Mexican side not generally considered one
of South America's strongest.
England
kicked-off under a blazing sun and in the rarified air of Mexico City.
Bobby Charlton was quickly in the action forcing a good save from Carbajal
low down. The Mexicans who favoured a square passing style made little
headway against the England defence despite enjoying most of the
possession.
After ten minutes, Billy Wright was forced into heading a
dangerous Mexican centre over his own crossbar to rescue his side whilst
at the other end, Derek Kevan put in a header which was well held by the
goalkeeper.
Then after 17
minutes, England took the lead. A corner was swung over and this time
Kevan made his header count. This stung Mexico into retaliation and Reyes
shot wide in one attack. England always looked likely to break dangerously
though and Charlton almost added a second goal with a typical effort which
flew just past Carbajal's post.
In the 23rd minute, Mexico made a
change in their line-up when they brought on Jasso as substitute for
Ponce. This move soon paid handsome dividends as three minutes later the
home side equalised. Again the goal stemmed from a corner and this time it
was Cardenas who ran in to beat Eddie Hopkinson from eight yards with a
header.
In the 31st minute, England also made a substitution with
Ron Flowers replacing Wilf McGuiness and later in the half two fine saves
by Carbajal foiled two more England goal attempts. In the opening seconds
of the second half, Jimmy Greaves netted following a pass from Kevan but
unfortunately the referee disallowed the goal for offside.
That was
crucial because a minute after that incident, Mexico took the lead.
González had the England defence all over the place and his final pass
found the unmarked Reyes who had an easy task to score from close range.
The earlier poise of the visitors' defence was now gone and Mexico had
most of the play in the remaining period.
Warren Bradley replaced
Doug Holden in the 57th minute but it was Wright who saved England again
with another timely intervention of a dangerous Mexico attack. At this
stage the Mexicans were well on top and missed several fine opportunities
to add to their score.
So, in the end it was another disappointing
display from a very jaded England team. They had now won only two of their
last 14 games.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
England scored first through Derek Kevan,
but were burned out within an hour of kicking off in high-altitude ciudad
de México. Despite officially using substitutes for the first time
they were run off their feet in the last 30 minutes. Jimmy Greaves swept
the ball into the net just after half-time, but the referee ruled it
off-side. Moments later Mexico snatched a second goal and from then on
England were on the retreat as they struggled to breathe in Mexico's thin
air. Eddie Hopkinson performed wonders in the England goal, but he was
often confused by the flight of the ball. Wilf McGuinness was the first
player to be substituted after half an hour. He was affected by the heat
and had to go to the dressing-room for an emergency intake of oxygen. Doug
Holden was the next player hit by the heat, and he was replaced in the
fifty-seventh minute by Warren Bradley. It was a match that Ronnie Clayton
would never forget. He had been so badly burned while sunbathing that his
back came up in a mass of blisters. They burst during the game, and in the
dressing-room afterwards the Mexican doctor bathed the Blackburn skipper's
back with mentholated spirits. It was this more than anything that finally
convinced the Football Association that they should follow Walter
Winterbottom's advice and always travel with a team doctor. It was hardly
the best organised tour. Ron Flowers at one stage found himself sharing a
hotel room with six complete strangers!
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1959-60 page 36 |
After this depressing start to the
tour, McGuinness and Kevan were included in the side to meet Mexico; two
substitutions were also made during the course of the match. This time
England started well, and deserved the lead which Kevan gave them when he
headed home Haynes's pass in the 17th minute. They failed, however, to
take full advantage of their early superiority, and slumped when Cardenas
headed in Del Áugila's corner—a rather easy equaliser. Mexico's
winning goal came early in the second half, when Reyes scored from a pass
by González. During further attacks the Mexicans hit a post and, despite a
late rally by England, they were worthy winners. Reyes was the architect
of the Mexican victory, but the whole team played fast and accurate
football suitable to the conditions. Again Clayton and Greaves proved to
be England's best players, but as in the previous matches, there were too
many weaknesses elsewhere.
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Inter-Cities
Fairs Cup quarter-final second leg:
Zagreb 3 Birmingham City 3
Stadion
Maksimir, Zagreb
(50,000)
Dvornić
52, 72,
Gaspert 87
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Larkin
32, 62,
Hooper 47 |
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Birmingham went through to the
following season's semi-finals, 4-3 on aggregate, despite having
Trevor Smith sent off with three minutes left. Zagreb's two-goal scorer,
Dvornić was also dismissed.
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Amateur International:
Luxembourg 3 England 1
Stade
Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg
(3,500)
Letsch
7,
46, Cirelli 23
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Brown
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In other tour
games, Scotland drew 3-3 with a Jutland XI at Aarhus in Denmark
(Law, Kerr and Auld scored their goals), whilst FA Cup winners,
Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 to Real Oviedo in Spain. |
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In
Other News....
It was on 24 May 1959
that the first Commonwealth Day was celebrated, having
changed its name from Empire Day. Queen Victoria's birth
date was commemorated each year with a message from the Head
of the Commonwealth (HM Queen Elizabeth II). The original
intention had been that each member state would declare it
as a public holiday, but most did not, though all did
celebrate the occasion with their own traditional
ceremonies. |
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
The Complete Book of the British Charts
Macario Reyes Padilla |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author |
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