280 - Monday, 8th June 1953, 8:00pm

"The Americans' goals came from Otto Dekker (59 and 67 minutes)..."Otto Decker, 59'
"...and centre forward George Atheneos, who scored after 66 minutes from a penalty against Harry Johnston for hands."George Athineos, 66' (pen)
"The Americans' goals came from Otto Dekker (59 and 67 minutes)..."Otto Decker, 67'

1Cecil MooreCecil Moore.
Born 2nd Jan 1926, Belfast, N Ireland.
Played also for Ireland in 1949.
2Roy MilneRobert Milne.
Born 27th Apr 1921, Camelon, Scotland.
3Harry KeoughHarry Joseph Keough.
Born 15th Nov 1927, St. Louis.
4Terry SpringthorpeTerry Springthorpe.
Born 4th Dec 1923, Draycott, England.
5Rolf DeckerRolf Decker.
Born 23rd Feb 1929, Germany.
Older brother of Otto Decker.
6Walter BahrWalter Alfred Bahr.
Born 1st Apr 1927, Philadelphia.
(c)
7Tom SchultzTom Schultz.
30'
8Bill ConnellyWilliam Connelly.
9George AthineosGeorge S. Athineos.
Born 16th Dec 1923, Greece.
10Benny McLaughlinBernard McLaughlin, Jr..
Born 10th Apr 1928, Philadelphia.
11Efrain ChacurianEfrain Chacurian.
Born 22nd Feb 1924, Cordoba, Argentina.
Otto DeckerOtto Decker.
Born 19th Sep 1930, Germany.
Younger brother of Rolf Decker. 30'

Assist: Tom Finney. "It was not until two minutes from half-time that Ivor Broadis opened the scoring, hooking home a pass from Finney."Ivor Broadis4th of 8 goals. , 43'
"Second half goals were scored by Finney (48 and 71 minutes)..."Tom Finney16th of 30 goals. , 48'
"...Lofthouse (55 and 60)..."Nat Lofthouse22nd of 30 goals. , 55'
"...Lofthouse (55 and 60)..."Nat Lofthouse17th of 30 goals. , 60'
"Second half goals were scored by Finney (48 and 71 minutes)..."Tom Finney23rd of 30 goals. , 71'
"...and Redfearn Froggatt (80)."Redfearn Froggatt2nd of 2 goals. , 80'

1Ted DitchburnSpurs, 3rd of 6 caps
31 years, 7 months, 15 days
Goalkeeper
2Alf RamseySpurs, 30th of 32 caps
33 years, 4 months, 17 days
Right Back
3Bill EckersleyBlackburn, 13th of 17 caps
27 years, 10 months, 23 days
Left Back
4Billy WrightWolves, 51st of 105 caps
29 years, 4 months, 2 days
Right Half (c)36th captaincy
5Harry JohnstonBlackpool, 7th of 10 caps
33 years, 8 months, 12 days
Centre Back
6Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 28th of 48 caps
28 years, 1 month, 14 days
Left Half
7Tom FinneyPreston NE, 47th of 76 caps
31 years, 2 months, 3 days
Outside Right
8Ivor BroadisMan City, 8th of 14 caps
30 years, 5 months, 21 day
Inside Right
9Nat LofthouseBolton, 16th of 33 caps
27 years, 9 months, 12 days
Centre Forward
10Redfearn FroggattSheffield Wed, 4th of 4 caps
28 years, 9 months, 16 days
Inside Left
11Jack FroggattPortsmouth, 13th of 13 caps
30 years, 6 months, 21 day
Outside Left

England Starting Formation

3-2-5

Match PostponedThe match was due to be played on the afternoon of Sunday 7th June but torrential rain delayed kick-off until the following evening. It was played under floodlights. The first such England game to do so. Half of the pitch was sand of the baseball diamond.
Match DetailsArranged to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II.
US Sub"[Otto] Dekker, brother of centre-half Rolf Dekker, came on as substitute after half an hour's play."
Player MilestoneRedfearn Froggatt's Last Cap
Player MilestoneJack Froggatt's Last Cap

England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Liverpool Echo "Revenge was sweet for England. United States beaten 6-3.", Tuesday 9th June 1953, page 7.
Nottingham Evening Post "Runaway England win over the United States", Tuesday 9th June 1953, page 6.