Match No. 266 - Saturday, 20th October 1951
- Billy Foulkes, 3'
- 1
- Bill ShorttWilliam Warren Shortt.
Born 13th Oct 1920, Wrexham.
- 2
- Walley BarnesWalley Barnes.
Born 16th Jan 1920, Brecon.
- 3
- Alf SherwoodAlfred Thomas Sherwood.
Born 13th Nov 1923, Aberaman.
- 4
- Roy PaulRoy Paul.
Born 18th Apr 1920, Ton Pentre.
- 5
- Ray DanielWilliam Raymond Daniel.
Born 2nd Nov 1928, Swansea.
- 6
- Ronnie BurgessWilliam Arthur Ronald Burgess.
Born 9th Apr 1917, Ebbw Vale.
- 7
- Billy FoulkesWilliam Isaiah Foulkes.
Born 29th May 1926, Merthyr Tydfil.
- 8
- Noel KinseyNoel Kinsey.
Born 24th Dec 1925, Treorchy.
- 9
- Trevor FordTrevor Ford.
Born 1st Oct 1923, Swansea.
- 10
- Ivor AllchurchIvor John Allchurch.
Born 16th Oct 1929, Swansea.
Brother of Len Allchurch.
- 11
- Roy ClarkeRoyston James Clarke.
Born 1st Jun 1925, Newport.
- 1
- Bert WilliamsWolves, 18th of 24 caps
31 years, 8 months, 20 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Alf RamseySpurs, 16th of 32 caps
31 years, 8 months, 29 days
Right Back
- 3
- Lionel SmithArsenal, 2nd of 6 caps
31 years, 1 month, 28 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 37th of 105 caps
27 years, 8 months, 14 days
Right Half (c)22nd captaincy
- 5
- Mal BarrassBolton, 1st of 3 caps
26 years, 10 months, 7 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 14th of 48 caps
26 years, 5 months, 26 days
Left Half
- 7
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 34th of 76 caps
29 years, 6 months, 15 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Tommy ThompsonAston Villa, 1st of 2 caps
22 years, 11 month, 10 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 2nd of 33 caps
26 years, 1 month, 24 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Eddie BailySpurs, 5th of 9 caps
26 years, 2 months, 14 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Leslie MedleySpurs, 4th of 6 caps
31 years, 1 month, 17 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Player MilestoneMal Barrass' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneTommy Thompson's 1st Cap
Sources
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
- Scotland Douglas Gerrard
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, losing -7 ranking points to 1969 points England - 5th
- Wales - 14th