Match No. 286 - Sunday, 16th May 1954

  • Rajko Mitić, 87'
    • 1
    • Vladimir BearaVladimir Beara.
      Born 26th Aug 1928, Split.
    • 2
    • Branko StankovićBranislav Stanković.
      Born 31st Oct 1921, Sarajevo.
    • 3
    • Tomislav CrnkovićTomislav Crnković.
      Born 17th Jun 1929, Kotor.
    • 4
    • Zlatko ČajkovskiZlatko Čajkovski.
      Born 24th Nov 1923, Zagreb.
    • 5
    • Sima MilovanovSima Milovanov.
      Born 10th Apr 1923, Becej.
    • 6
    • Vujadin BoškovVujadin Boškov.
      Born 16th May 1931, Begec.
    • 7
    • Miloš MilutinovićMiloš Obrad Milutinović.
      Born 5th Feb 1933, Bajina Basta.
    • 8
    • Rajko MitićRajko Mitić.
      Born 19th Nov 1922, Dol.
    • 9
    • Bernard VukasBernard Vukas.
      Born 1st May 1927, Zagreb.
    • 10
    • Stjepan BobekStjepan Bobek.
      Born 3rd Dec 1923, Zagreb.
    • 11
    • Dionizije DvornićDionizije Dvornić.
      Born 27th Apr 1926, Popovac.
    • Off 22'
    • Branko ZebecBranislav Zebec.
      Born 17th May 1929, Zagreb.
    • On 22'
  •  
    • 1
    • Gil MerrickBirmingham, 19th of 23 caps
      32 years, 3 months, 21 day
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Ron StaniforthHuddersfield, 2nd of 8 caps
      30 years, 1 month, 3 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Roger ByrneMan Utd, 2nd of 33 caps
      25 years, 3 months, 8 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Billy WrightWolves, 57th of 105 caps
      30 years, 3 months, 10 days
      Right Half
      (c)42nd captaincy
    • 5
    • Syd OwenLuton Town, 1st of 3 caps
      32 years, 2 months, 16 days
      Centre Half
    • 6
    • Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 34th of 48 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 22 days
      Left Half
    • 7
    • Tom FinneyPreston NE, 50th of 76 caps
      32 years, 1 month, 11 day
      Outside Right
    • 8
    • Ivor BroadisNewcastle Utd, 10th of 14 caps
      31 years, 4 months, 29 days
      Inside Right
    • 9
    • Ronnie AllenWBA, 3rd of 5 caps
      25 years, 4 months, 1 day
      Centre Forward
    • 11
    • Jimmy MullenWolves, 11th of 12 caps
      31 years, 4 months, 10 days
      Outside Left

Notes

  • Player MilestoneSyd Owen's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneTom Finney's 50th Cap
  • Player MilestoneJohnny Nicholls' Last Cap

Sources

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

Managers

Referee

  • Austria Carl Erich Steiner

Attendance

  • 60,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -11 ranking points to 2027 points England - 4th
  • Yugoslavia - 6th