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320
vs. Yugoslavia
previous match
(32 days)
338 vs. Scotland
339
389 vs. Yugoslavia |
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Wednesday,
11 May 1960
End of Season Friendly Match
England 3 Yugoslavia 3
[1-1]
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Empire Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley Park,
Wembley, Middlesex
Kick-off (BST):
3.00pm
Attendance:
'60,000'; |
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[1-1] Bryan Douglas 41 'A
free-kick by Wilson is flicked across the goal by Joe Baker
and Douglas turned it in' |
[0-1]
Milan Galić 27
'Branko Zebec put in a deadly free-kick which deceived Swan
and Galić applied the finish.' |
2 News 2.5 Schools: Science
& Life 2.30 Watch With Mother 2.45 Football:
England vs. Yugoslavia 5 Little Jimmy
5.10 Experiment 5.25 Great
Expectations 6 News |
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[2-1] Jimmy Greaves 48
'a left wing move by Charlton and
Greaves saw Jerkovic try turn the ball back to his keeper. Joe
Baker pushed it back to Greaves who shot in.'
[2-3] Joe Baker crashed a shot against
the bar 89 [3-3]
Johnny Haynes header 89
'...leapt to head in the rebound
after Greaves' centre.'
[3-3] Joe Baker beat the keeper but hit
the post 90
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[2-2]
Milan Galić
58 'Željko Perušić
pushed the ball through for Galić, who with a wiggle, lost
Armfield.' [2-3]
Bora Kostić 80
'with a pass flicked on to him by Milan Galić' |
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Commentator: Kenneth Wolstenholme |
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"LAST-GASP
GOAL SAVES ENGLAND" Daily Mirror |
Officials
from Scotland |
England
Party |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
Yugoslavia |
Referee
(black)
Robert Holley
Davidson
31 (19 July 1928), Airdrie |
THE FACTS as reported in the Daily News...
Fouls—by England 14, by Yugoslavia 8. Corners—to England
7, to Yugoslavia 7. Off-side—by England 4, by Yugoslavia 4.
Shots—England 16: first half 7 second half 9 (Flowers
3, Douglas 1, Haynes 2, Baker 3, Greaves 5, Charlton 2); Yugoslavia 17:
first half 10, second half 7 (Durkovic 1, Zanetic 1, Lipusinovic 3, Jerkovic
3, Galic 4, Kostic 5). |
flame flag
Linesmen
orange flag |
John M. Wallace
Grangemouth |
Ronald Gordon Glasgow
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 9th |
Colours |
The 1959 Bukta
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, white
socks with red/white/blue calf hoop. |
P 4th of 38, W 1 - D 2 - L 1 - F 7 - A 7. |
Captain |
Ronnie Clayton
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Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 47 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
fifth of five, W 1 - D 3 - L 1 - F 9 - A 9. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 113th of 139,
W 63 - D 28 - L 22 - F 307 - A 162,
one abandoned. |
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The team chosen by the Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Tuesday, 19 April, in London. |
England
Lineup |
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four changes
from the previous match (Slater,
Connelly, Roadbent & Parry out) |
league position
(20 April) |
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Springett, Ronald
D. |
24
294 days |
22 July 1935 |
G |
Sheffield Wednesday FC (FL
4th) |
3 |
5ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Armfield, James C. |
24
233 days |
21 September 1935 |
RB |
Blackpool FC
(FL 11th) |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Wilson, Ramon |
25
146 days |
17 December 1934 |
LB |
Huddersfield Town AFC
(FL2 7th) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
25
280 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL
17th) |
35 |
0 |
final app
1955-60 |
791 |
5 |
Swan, Peter |
23
216 days |
8 October 1936 |
CHB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC (FL
4th) |
1 |
0 |
the 35th Wednesday player to represent
England |
6 |
Flowers, Ronald |
25 288 days |
28 July 1934 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL
TOP) |
13 |
2 |
7
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Douglas, Bryan |
25 350 days |
27 May 1934 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC (FL
17th) |
13 |
2 |
8
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Haynes, John N. |
25
207 days |
17 October 1934 |
IR |
Fulham FC (FL
10th) |
34 |
14 |
9
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Baker, Joseph H. |
19 299 days |
17 July 1940 |
CF |
Hibernian FC, Scotland
(SL2
7th) |
3 |
1 |
10
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Greaves, James P. |
20
81 days |
20 February 1940 |
IL |
Chelsea FC (FL 12th) |
6 |
3 |
11 |
Charlton, Robert |
22 213 days |
11 October 1937 |
OL |
Manchester United FC
(FL 8th) |
16 |
13 |
reserves: |
Alan Hodgkinson (Sheffield United FC
(FL2 5th)),
Don Howe (West Bromwich Albion FC (FL
5th)),
Tony Knapp (Leicester City FC (FL
13th)),
Bobby Robson (West Bromwich Albion FC (FL
5th)),
Peter Brabrook (Chelsea FC
(FL 12th)),
Denis Viollet (Manchester United FC
(FL 8th)). |
team notes: |
John Connelly (Burnley FC
(FL 3rd)) was the original named reserve outside right. He
dropped out to undergo an operation and was replaced with Peter
Brabrook. Bryan Douglas was a doubt after suffering a groin strain
in the FA Cup Final. Ray Wilson then injured himself in the two-hour
training session on Monday. Peter Swan is the 140th player to make
an appearance under Walter Winterbottom/ISC/post-war, and Ray Wilson
becomes the 115th player, in the same period, to make a second
appearance. |
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2-3-5 |
Springett - Armfield, Wilson - Clayton, Swan, Flowers
- Douglas, Haynes, Baker, Greaves, Charlton. |
Averages: |
Age |
24 years
5
days |
Appearances/Goals |
12.0 |
2.9 |
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Yugoslavia
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 12th to 11th |
Colours |
Blue wing-collared jerseys, white shorts, red socks with
white thin band. |
Captain |
Luka Lipošinović |
Chief Selection |
Aleksandar Tirnanić, 48 (15 July 1911) since 1955.
Team chosen on Tuesday, 10 May. |
first, W 0 -
D 1 - L 0 - F 3 - A 3. |
Yugoslavia
Lineup |
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Šoškić, Milutin |
22
132 days |
31 December 1937 |
G |
Fk Partizan |
11 |
15ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Durković, Vladimir |
22
187 days |
6 November 1937 |
RB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
12 |
0 |
3 |
Jusufi, Fahrudin |
20
155 days |
8 December 1939 |
LB |
Fk Partizan |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Žanetić, Ante |
23
175 days |
18 November 1936 |
RHB |
Hnk Hajduk Split |
6 |
1 |
5
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Zebec, Branko |
30
359 days |
17 May 1929 |
CHB |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
61 |
17 |
6
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Perušić, Željko |
24
49 days |
23 March 1936 |
LHB |
nk
Dinamo Zagreb |
6 |
0 |
7 |
Lipošinović, Luka |
23
364 days |
12 May 1933 |
OR |
nk
Dinamo Zagreb |
13 |
3 |
final app
1954-60 |
8 |
Jerković, Dražan,
injured off 41st min |
23
279 days |
6 August 1936 |
IR |
nk
Dinamo Zagreb |
1 |
0 |
9
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Galić, Milan |
22
64 days |
8 March 1938 |
CF |
Fk Partizan |
17 |
4 |
10 |
Šekularac, Dragoslav |
22
162 days |
30 November 1937 |
IL |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
6 |
0 |
11
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Kostić, Borivoje |
29
332 days |
14 June 1930 |
OL |
Fk Crvena zvezda |
18 |
11 |
Yugoslavia Substitutes |
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Mujić, Muhamed, on 41st min. for Jerkovic |
28
16 days |
25 April 1932 |
IR |
Fk Velež |
21 |
9 |
reserves: |
not known |
team changes: |
Dragoslav Šekularac was the
original named centre-forward, he swapped with Milan Galić just
before the start. |
team notes: |
The Yugoslavs have been together since 4
April, embarking on a four-country tour, Israel, Greece and Portugal,
before the climax at Wembley. Only four of their 22 players are over
25 years of age. They arrived at London Airport from Lisbon on
Monday afternoon, 9 May. |
One of the team selectors, Ljubomir
Lovrić, made his Yugoslav debut in goal as
an eighteen-year-old
against England in May 1939. |
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2-3-5 |
Šoškić - Durković,
Jusufi - Žanetić, Zebec, Perušić
- Lipošinović, Jerković
(Mujić), Galić, Šekularac, Kostić. |
Averages:
(start) (finish) |
Age |
24 years
170
days
24 years
312
days |
Appearances/Goals |
14.5
16.3 |
2.7 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
A CROWD of 70,000 saw this
thrilling international at Wembley and enjoyed a late revival which saw
then draw level and all but snatch victory. Once again, though, an Iron
Curtain country came to this stadium and produced a typical brand of
close-passing football which, at times, had the home side tied up in
knots.
Both teams had early chances. Jimmy Greaves and Bobby
Charlton for England Lipošinović for the Slaves all failed to
take advantage when well placed in front of goal. With Šekularac
the main tormentor, ably assisted by Perušić, Galić and Kostić,
Yugoslavia began to take control and on the half-hour they took the lead.
Zebec took a free-kick andb Jerković outjumped Peter Swan to glance
the ball sideways for Galić to shoot home.
Just before half-time, Yugoslavia brought on a
substitute when Mujić replaced Jerković but it did them little good as
even nearer the break England found an equaliser. It was a similar goal to
the earlier one, this time Joe Baker heading down Ray Wilson's free-kick
for Bryan Douglas to flick the ball past Šoškić.
After the interval, England had their best spell. For 15 minutes, with
Johnny Haynes pulling all the strings, they controlled proceedings. In the
48th minute, Greaves latched on to a fine pass by Charlton and made for
goal. Baker played his part by pulling defenders out of position with some
unselfish running, whilst Greaves continued to run on before shooting a
fine goal wide of their goalkeeper.
At this stage it looked as
though England would go on to win, but it was not to be as the Yugoslavs
suddenly stepped up a gear. With half an hour to go, Perušić set up Galić
with a lovely through pass and the inside-left scored his second to square
things up at 2-2. That goal was cue for the visitors to turn on the style
and it was keep-ball play for several minutes. This frustrated the home
fans and they were drawn into the slow hand-clap.
In the 80th
minute, a fine goal by Kostić, after a cheeky back-heel by Galić gave the
Slavs the lead again, and it looked all over for the England team. Other
chances were created by the talented Yugoslavian players but solid work by
the excellent full-back pairing of Jimmy Armfield and Wilson held the team
together and enabled England to make a barnstorming finish.
Greaves
put in a cross from the left and Baker hit a tremendous volley against the
crossbar. Before the disappointment of that could hit the crowd, Haynes
popped up to head home the rebound to equalise yet again. Then in the
final seconds, Baker was desperately unlucky to see his header from
Charlton's centre strike the Yugoslav upright and bounce clear.
That could so easily have given England a sensational victory in a match
that could just as easily lost.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
England were trailing 3-2 with 90
seconds to go when Joe Baker crashed the ball against the bar, and Johnny
Haynes swept in the rebound. Straight from the kick-off an England attack
ended with Baker again heading against the bar but this time there was
nobody able to turn the ball back into the goal. An England victory would
have been an injustice to a Yugoslavian side that played
some
excellent football, with two-goal Galić continually turning the defence inside
out. England led 2-1 after 48 minutes following neatly taken goals either side
of half-time by Bryan Douglas and Jimmy Greaves after the Yugoslavs had taken
a 30th minute lead. It was a tough debut for the latest candidate
for the No. 5 shirt, Peter Swan of Sheffield Wednesday. He replaced Bill
Slater, who heard that he was dropped just a few minutes before being told
that he had been elected 'Footballer of the Year'. Swan was stranded as
Yugoslavia equalised on the hour, and a clever back heel by Galić gave Kosctic
the chance to make it 3-2 with 10 minutes to go. This set up the dramatic
climax to one of the most exciting international matches witnessed at Wembley.
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Match Report
by Glen Isherwood |
England's only victory in five meetings with Yugoslavia had been
at Wembley in 1956. Yugoslavia had reached the World Cup quarter-finals in
1958 before losing to West Germany just a month after thrashing England
5-0 in Belgrade, They had also reached the quarter-finals of the first
European Championship and, three days earlier, had lost the first leg,
2-1 to Portugal in Lisbon.
After half an hour the
visitors took the lead when Jerković headed on a free kick from Zebec for
Milan Galić to knock in the opener. England equalised just before the
interval with a similar goal. A free kick from Wilson was headed on by
Baker for Bryan Douglas to level. Just after half-time Charlton put Jimmy
Greaves through to beat Šoškić from a narrow angle but Yugoslavia drew
level after an hour's play. Galić getting his second from a pass by
Perusic. In the 80th minute Galić created another with a clever back-heel
to Borije Kostić who shot past Springett. Defeat stared England in the
face but with just two minutes left Baker hit the bar from Greaves' cross
and Johnny Haynes rescued a draw with a header.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1960-61 page 37 |
The visit of Yugoslavia to Wembley
recalled the previous meeting in Belgrade in 1958 when England was
defeated 5-0. During the two-year interval, however, Yugoslav football,
like our own, has been in a state of transition, and they had recently
lost surprisingly to Israel and Portugal, England made several changes:
Swan had his début at centre-half in place of Slater; Douglas was recalled
to the right wing, with Haynes as his partner; Greaves replaced Parry at
inside-left. It was a dull afternoon with intermittent drizzle and the
youthful England team, while playing some forceful football, lacked
cohesion. In contrast Yugoslavia were dainty and confident, their passing
was precise and their ball-play careful, but they were bad finishers with
the exception of outside-left Kostic. Swan was disappointing, Springett
below his best and, though both backs were sound, a mistake by Armfield
enabled Yugoslavia to equalise in the second half. Only Haynes and Greaves
approached their best form in attack, though Charlton showed several fine
bursts of speed in his unaccustomed place on the left-wing. Goals were
scored by Galić (2) and Kostić for Yugoslavia; by Douglas, Greaves, and
Baker for England.
Other
Football Results:
The Republic of Ireland beat
West Germany 1-0 in front of 51,000 in Düsseldorf. Paddy Fagan scored
the goal.
Rangers beat Partick Thistle,
2-0 in front of only 8,296 in the Glasgow Charity Cup Final at Hampden
Park.
In their annual friendly
meeting, Racing Club de Paris beat Arsenal 4-3 at home. Herd, Bloomfield
and Henderson scored for the Gunners.
Third Division, Port Vale beat
Slavia Karlovy Vary, 4-2 in Czechoslovakia.
Cardiff City and Sunderland
contested a goalless draw in Bern. |
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In
Other News....
It was on 11 May 1960 that the former Nazi SS officer, Adolf
Eichmann, who had fled to Argentina after escaping capture
in 1945, was abducted in Buenos Aires by four agents of the
Mossad intelligence institute, before being sedated, and
smuggled onto a flight to Israel. He was tried in Jerusalem
and hanged in 1962 for his leading role in sending over five
million people to their deaths in the Nazi concentration
camps. |
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports Official Matchday
Programme
Reprezentacija.rs
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
The Complete Book of the British Charts |
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