Match No. 249 - Wednesday, 21st September 1949

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    • 1
    • Bert WilliamsWolves, 2nd of 24 caps
      29 years, 7 months, 21 day
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Bert MozleyDerby, 1st of 3 caps
      26 years, 0 months, 0 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Jack AstonMan Utd, 8th of 17 caps
      28 years, 0 months, 18 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Billy WrightWolves, 23rd of 105 caps
      25 years, 7 months, 15 days
      Right Half       (c)8th captaincy
    • 5
    • Neil FranklinStoke City, 23rd of 27 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 28 days
      Centre Half
    • 6
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 3rd of 48 caps
      24 years, 4 months, 27 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Peter HarrisPortsmouth, 1st of 2 caps
      23 years, 9 months, 2 days
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Johnny MorrisDerby, 3rd of 3 caps
      25 years, 11 month, 24 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Jesse PyeWolves, Only Cap
      30 years, 8 months, 30 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, 16th of 26 caps
      31 years, 4 months, 5 days
      Inside Left
    • 11
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 19th of 76 caps
      27 years, 5 months, 16 days
      Outside Left
  • Con Martin, 33' (pen)
  • Peter Farrell, 85'
    • 1
    • Tommy GodwinThomas Fergus Godwin.
      Born 20th Aug 1927, Dublin.
    • 2
    • Johnny CareyJohn James Carey.
      Born 23rd Feb 1919, Dublin.
      Played for FAI and IFA       (c)
    • 3
    • Tom AherneThomas Aherne.
      Born 26th Jan 1919, Limerick.
      Played for FAI and IFA
    • 4
    • Billy WalshWilliam Walsh.
      Born 31st May 1921, Dublin.
      Played for FAI and IFA
    • 5
    • Con MartinCornelius Joseph Martin.
      Born 20th Mar 1923, Rush.
    • 6
    • Tommy MoroneyThomas Moroney.
      Born 10th Nov 1923, Cork.
    • 7
    • Peter CorrPeter Joseph Corr.
      Born 23rd Jun 1923, Dundalk.
    • 8
    • Peter FarrellPeter Desmond Farrell.
      Born 16th Aug 1922, Dalkey.
      Played for FAI and IFA
    • 9
    • Davy WalshDavid Joseph Walsh.
      Born 28th Apr 1923, Waterford.
      Played for FAI and IFA
    • 10
    • Peter DesmondPeter Desmond.
      Born 23rd Nov 1926, Cork.
    • 11
    • Tommy O'ConnorThomas O'Connor, Dublin.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneBert Mozley's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestonePeter Harris' 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneJohnny Morris' Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneJesse Pye's Only Cap

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • YouTube

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Referee

  • Scotland John Mowatt

Attendance

  • 51,487

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 1 place, losing -28 ranking points to 2007 points England - 3rd - 1
  • Republic of Ireland - 27th