Match No. 233 - Sunday, 18th May 1947
- Jacky Fatton, 27'
- 1
- Erwin BallabioErwin Ballabio.
Born 20th Oct 1918, Bettlach.
- 2
- Rudolf GygerRudolf Gyger.
Born 16th Apr 1920, Niedernjesa.
- 3
- Willi SteffenWilli Steffen.
Born 17th Mar 1925, Bern.
- 4
- André BelliAndré Belli.
Born 13th Jun 1916, Swtizerland.
- 5
- Oliver EggimannOliver Eggimann.
Born 28th Jan 1919, Switzerland.
- 6
- Roger BocquetRoger Bocquet.
Born 9th Apr 1921, Geneva.
- 7
- Jean TaminiJean Tamini.
Born 9th Dec 1919, Switzerland.
- 8
- Walter FinkWalter Wädi Fink.
Date of birth unknown, Switzerland.
- 9
- Alfred BickelAlfred Bickel.
Born 12th May 1918, Eppstein, Germany.
- 10
- Lauro AmadòLauro Amadò.
Born 3rd Mar 1912, Lugano.
- 11
- Jacky FattonJacques Fatton.
Born 19th Dec 1925, Exincourt, France.
- 1
- Frank SwiftMan City, 7th of 19 caps
33 years, 4 months, 25 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Laurie ScottArsenal, 7th of 17 caps
30 years, 0 months, 24 days
Right Back
- 3
- George HardwickMiddlesbrough, 7th of 13 caps
27 years, 3 months, 16 days
Left Back (c)7th captaincy
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 7th of 105 caps
23 years, 3 months, 12 days
Right Half
- 5
- Neil FranklinStoke City, 7th of 27 caps
25 years, 3 months, 25 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Eddie LoweAston Villa, 2nd of 3 caps
21 years, 10 months, 6 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 19th of 54 caps
32 years, 3 months, 17 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Raich CarterDerby, 13th of 13 caps
33 years, 4 months, 28 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Tommy LawtonChelsea, 15th of 23 caps
27 years, 7 months, 12 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 7th of 26 caps
29 years, 0 months, 1 day
Inside Left
- 11
- Bob LangtonBlackburn, 6th of 11 caps
28 years, 8 months, 9 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Goal DisallowedAt 1-0 down in the first half, Lawton had a goal disallowed for offside.
- Player MilestoneRaich Carter's Last Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "Switzerland beat England", Monday, 19th May 1947, page 6.
Referee
- France Victor Sdez
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -13 ranking points to 1984 points England - 3rd
- Switzerland - 15th