263 - Wednesday, 9th May 1951

263 - 9th May 1951

  • GoalAssist: Tom Finney. "...first Mortensen equalised from a corner kick taken by Finney..."Stan Mortensen21st of 23 goals. , 79'
  • GoalAssist: Stan Mortensen. "...and then Milburn supplied the finishing touch to a pass from Mortensen after a free kick."Jackie Milburn8th of 10 goals. , 86'
  • 1Bert WilliamsWolves, 15th of 24 caps
    31 years, 3 months, 9 days
    Goalkeeper
  • 2Alf RamseySpurs, 13th of 32 caps
    31 years, 3 months, 18 days
    Right Back
  • 3Bill EckersleyBlackburn, 4th of 17 caps
    25 years, 9 months, 24 days
    Left Back
  • 4Billy WrightWolves, 35th of 105 caps
    27 years, 3 months, 3 days
    Right Half
    (c)20th captaincy
  • 5Jim TaylorFulham, 1st of 2 caps
    33 years, 6 months, 4 days
    Centre Back
  • 6Henry CockburnMan Utd, 11th of 13 caps
    27 years, 7 months, 25 days
    Left Half
  • 7Tom FinneyPreston NE, 31st of 76 caps
    29 years, 1 month, 4 days
    Outside Right
  • 8Stan MortensenBlackpool, 23rd of 25 caps
    29 years, 11 month, 14 days
    Inside Right
  • 9Jackie MilburnNewcastle Utd, 10th of 13 caps
    26 years, 11 month, 29 days
    Centre Forward
  • 10Harold HassallHuddersfield, 2nd of 5 caps
    22 years, 2 months, 5 days
    Inside Left
  • 11Vic MetcalfeHuddersfield, 1st of 2 caps
    29 years, 3 months, 6 days
    Outside Left
  • GoalMario Boyé, 18'
  •  
  • 1Miguel Ángel RugiloMiguel Ángel Rugilo.
    Born 19th Jan 1919, Buenos Aires.
  • 2Juan Carlos ColmanJuan Carlos Colman.
    Born 15th Dec 1922, Concordia.
    Off 35'
  • 3Juan FilgueirasJuan Manuel Filgueiras.
    Born 11th Jan 1927, Avellaneda.
  • 4Norberto YáconoNorberto Antonio Yácono.
    Born 8th Jan 1919, Buenos Aires.
    (c)
  • 5Ubaldo FainaUbaldo Romeo Faina.
    Born 25th May 1928, Rosario.
  • 6Natalio PesciaNatalio Agustín Pescia.
    Born 1st Jan 1922, Maciel Island.
  • 7Mario BoyéMario Emilio Heriberto Boyé.
    Born 30th Jul 1922, Colegiales.
  • 8Norberto MenéndezNorberto Menéndez.
    Born 14th Dec 1936, Buenos Aires.
  • 9Rubén BravoRubén Norberto Bravo.
    Born 16th Nov 1923, Pujato.
  • 10Ángel LabrunaÁngel Amadeo Labruna.
    Born 28th Sep 1918, Buenos Aires.
  • 11Félix LoustauFélix Loustau.
    Born 25th Dec 1922, Avellaneda.
  • 2Ángel AllegriÁngel Natalio Allegri.
    Born 26th Dec 1926, Buenos Aires.
    On 35'

England Starting Formation

    3-2-5

Notes

  • Match InfoFriendly match to celebrate the Festival of Britain.
  • Shirt NumberWhen Allegri came on he also wore number 2.
  • Player MilestoneJim Taylor's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneVic Metcalfe's 1st Cap

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • YouTube
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • British Pathé Newsreel
  • The Guardian "England beat Argrentina, Late goals after many failures", Thursday 10th May 1951, page 2.

Managers

Referee

  • Welsh FlagWales Mervyn Griffiths

Attendance

  • 99,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • English FlagNo change in rank, gaining 10 ranking points to 1974 points England - 5th
  • Argentine Flag Argentina - 1st