"GREAT
SHOW BY GREAVES" Daily Mirror |
Officials
from Wales |
Scotland |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England |
Referee
Clifford William Kingston
44 (8 April 1915), Newport, Monmouthshire |
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Linesmen |
J. Hawkins Rhyl |
R.E. Wright Wrexham |
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Scotland
Intermediate Team |
|
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 |
Denis Law |
Selection |
Scottish 2nd XI FA Selection Committee Team chosen on
Wednesday, 24 February 1960 |
Scotland
Lineup |
1 |
Blacklaw, Adam Smith |
22 182 days |
2 September 1937 |
G |
Burnley FC, England |
2 |
5ᵍᵃ |
final u23 app
59-60 |
2
|
Mackay, Duncan |
22 232 days |
14 July 1937 |
RB |
The Celtic FC |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Riddell, Ian Girvan |
22 298 days |
9 May 1938 |
LB |
St Mirren FC |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Gabriel, James |
19 144 days |
10 October 1940 |
RHB |
Everton FC, England |
2 |
0 |
chosen as a Dundee FC player, signed for Everton FC before the
match |
5 |
Martis, John |
19 338 days |
30 March 1940 |
CHB |
Motherwell FC |
1 |
0 |
only u23 app
1960 |
6 |
Higgins, Billy |
19 353 days |
15 March 1940 |
LHB |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Hunter, William |
20 17 days |
14 February 1940 |
OR |
Motherwell FC |
2 |
0 |
8
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Cousin, Alan |
21 361 days |
7 March 1938 |
IR |
Dundee FC |
2 |
2 |
9
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St John, John |
21 269 days |
7 June 1938 |
CF |
Motherwell FC |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Law, Denis |
20 7 days |
24 February 1940 |
IL |
Huddersfield Town FC, England |
2 |
0 |
11 |
Weir, Andrew Best |
22 108 days |
15 November 1937 |
OL |
Motherwell FC |
2 |
0 |
unused substitutes: |
not known |
team changes: |
Rangers' Alex Scott was the original outside-right, his place going to
Hunter. |
team notes: |
Left-back, Ian Riddell, is the father of actor, Derek
Riddell (Strathblair, No Angels, The Book Group & State of Mind, also
Doctor Who, Inspector George Gently, Casualty, Taggart, amongst
others) |
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2-3-5 |
Blacklaw - Mackay, Riddell - Gabriel, Martis, Higgins -
Hunter, Cousin, St John, Law, Weir. |
Averages: |
Age |
21 years 41 days |
Appearances/Goals |
1.8 |
0.1 |
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England
Intermediate Team |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
The 1959 Bukta
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, red
socks with white calf hoop. |
Captain |
Maurice Setters |
Manager |
Ronald
Greenwood, 38 (11 November 1921),
appointed over the 1959 summer, also assistant manager of
Arsenal FC; |
fourth of 8, W 1 -
D 2 - L 1 - F 8 - A 7. |
trainer: Fred Ford |
fourth of 23 intermediate matches, W 1 -
D 2 - L 1 - F 8 - A 7. |
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Team chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Frank
Adams, on Monday, 22 February. |
England
Lineup |
|
five changes
from the previous U23 match |
league position
(22 February) |
|
6 |
|
Marshall, Gordon |
20 244 days |
2 July 1939 |
G |
Hearts of Midlothian FC, Scotland (SL
TOP) |
1 |
4ᵍᵃ |
78 |
only u23 app
1960 |
2 |
Cohen, George R. |
20 132 days |
22 October 1939 |
RB |
Fulham FC
(FL 7th) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Allen, Anthony |
20
96 days |
27 November 1939 |
LB |
Stoke City FC (FL2
10th) |
7 |
0 |
final u23 app
58-60 |
4 |
Setters, Maurice E. |
23
77 days |
16 December 1936 |
RHB |
Manchester United FC
(FL 12th) |
12 |
0 |
=most apps 1960 |
5 |
Swan, Peter |
23
146 days |
8 October 1936 |
CHB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
(FL 4th) |
2 |
0 |
6
|
Kay, Anthony H. |
22 294 days |
13 May 1937 |
LHB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
(FL 4th) |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Crowe, Christopher |
20
265 days |
11 June 1939 |
OR |
Leeds United AFC (FL
20th) |
2 |
1 |
8
|
Eastham, George E. |
23
161 days |
23 September 1936 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC
(FL 9th) |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Charlton, Robert |
22 143 days |
11 October 1937 |
CF |
Manchester United FC
(FL 12th) |
5 |
5 |
10
|
Greaves, James P. |
20
11 days |
20 February 1940 |
IL |
Chelsea FC (FL 15th) |
10 |
10 |
England's third U23 hat-trick |
=most goals
58-60 |
11
|
Sydenham, John |
20 169 days |
15 September 1939 |
OL |
Southampton FC
(FL3 TOP) |
2 |
0 |
final u23 app
59-60 |
reserves: |
Alan Humphreys (chosen
as a Shrewsbury Town FC
(FL3 8th),
Leeds United AFC (FL
20th) on matchday),
Tony Knapp (Leicester
City FC
(FL 18th)),
Peter Dobing (Blackburn Rovers FC (FL
10th)) On 29 February, half-back Jackie Bell (Newcastle United FC
(FL 9th)) was drafted in as a reserve, replacing Knapp, who
had to withdraw because of injury. |
team changes: |
Two changes from the original named team. Cohen was brought in to
replace
John Angus (Burnley FC
(FL 2nd)), who was required by his club for a vital league
match against Tottenham Hotspur FC, and Greaves was drafted in to replace
Joe Baker
(Hibernian FC, Scotland
(SL 5th)). |
team notes: |
Just hours after the announcement of the Intermediate side on 22
February, goalkeeper Alan Humphreys was transferred to Leeds United
AFC for a £5,000 transfer fee. For the first time, three English-born Scots are
chosen - Gordon Marshall, Joe Baker and Chris Crowe. Although Baker
had to drop out to play for his club...It could have been the first
time two Scottish-based players were chosen for an England side. |
pre-match notes: |
The England party were situated in Leeds before their match with
Scotland. They played a practice match against Leeds United AFC on 29
February. The result ended in a 2-2 draw (Sydenham and Greaves scoring
for the U23's). They had another practice match a day later, 1 March,
in which Setters injured an ankle, but recovered in time to take his
place. |
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2-3-5 |
Marshall - Cohen, Allen - Setters,
Swan, Kay - Crowe, Eastham, Charlton, Greaves, Sydenham. |
Averages: |
Age |
21 years 224 days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.5 |
1.4 |
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Match Report
by Jimmy Stevenson, Daily Mirror,
Thursday, 3
March 1960 |
WHAT a night for wing half Jimmy Gabriel! Shortly before he turned
out for Scotland's Under-23 team here at Ibrox, Gabriel was transferred
from Dundee to Everton for £22,500. A matter of minutes later
Gabriel began the move that led to Scotland's first goal. By half-time, he
had helped the Scots to a 3—1 lead. The game was barely started when
skipper Maurice Setters announced his presence with a crunching tackle on
Denis Law, the Scots captain. That was a mistake!
Denis tumbled head over heels on the wet turf, rose, shook himself, and
then set about the Englishmen. He sprayed passes to all points
of attack. He sized up weaknesses unerringly, pin-pointing English left
back Tony Allen as a weak link. He went back deep in defence when needed.
He tackled vigorously and profitably. The first goal came in the
twenty-fifth minute. Gabriel lobbed, Law jumped with goalkeeper Gordon
Marshall and harried him into fumbling. The ball dropped to the ground and
St John netted. In the thirty-eighth minute, Cousin dashed through on a
St John pass and scored a second goal. A minute later, Law baffled
Setters with a sudden thrust of his body and moved off towards goal.
But he was pulled up sharply by the fingers of the Englishman
holding on to his jersey. A penalty! Duncan Mackay converted
smoothly. Just before half-time, Jimmy Greaves, in a one-man foray that
carried him swerving past three opponents in a dazzling run, scored a goal
for England. Gabriel made Scotland's fourth goal, too. He crossed a
free-kick into the goalmouth, and St John headed it in. Then Jimmy
Greaves, the Chelsea match-winner, who was at Ibrox only because Joe Baker
couldn't be there, scored the second England goal. It was
a replica of his first—a race through the middle, and a swerve past
defenders, even the goalkeeper. It seemed he had run too far, but his
deft finishing touch from an acute angle completed a wonderful goal.
Eighteen minutes from the end, Greaves completed his hat-trick,
and George Eastham headed a sensational equaliser ten minutes from the
finish. |
Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1960-61 page 36 |
For long periods pla was dominated by
Scotland who at one stage took a 4-1 lead. Goals were scored by St John,
Cousins, and McKay. Then Greaves, at his best, scored the first of three
great individual goals. St John made it 4-1, but then England was allowed
to fight back and eventually equalise with the two further goals by
Greaves and one by Eastham. For Scotland, Law was outstanding, but
England, with the exception of Greaves, were below form.
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Football League
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Bristol Rovers 2
Goldstone
Ground, Hove
(10,451)
Tiddy, Curry ~
Biggs, Bradford |
Rotherham United 0 Sheffield United 0
Millmoor,
Rotherham
(16,793) |
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European Cup
Quarter-final Second Leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Barcelona 5
Molineux
Stadium, Wolverhampton
(55,000)
Murray, Mason ~
Kocsis (4),
Villaverde |
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Source Note |
Official matchday
programme FA Yearbook 1960-61 Fitbastats.co.uk |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Original newspaper reports |
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