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Match No. 305 - Sunday, 20th May 1956

Finland 1 - 5 England
Friendly
Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Olli Forsgren

1
Keijo Hurri
40'

2
Väinö Pajunen

3
Aimo Sommarberg

4
Alpo Lintamo

5
Lauri Lehtinen

6
Reijo Jalava

7
Juhani Peltonen

8
Matti Hiltunen

9
Kai Pahlman

10
Olavi Lahtinen

11
Olli Forsgren

Dennis Wilshaw, 20'

Johnny Haynes, 22'

Gordon Astall, 29'

Nat Lofthouse, 63'

Nat Lofthouse, 82'

2
Jeff Hall

3
Roger Byrne

5
Billy Wright (c)

10
Dennis Wilshaw

11
Colin Grainger

Notes

Player Milestone: Gordon Astall's 1st Cap
Goal Milestone: Dennis Wilshaw's 10th Goal
Goal Milestone: Gordon Astall's 1st Goal
Goal Milestone: Nat Lofthouse, 63' - 900th goal scored by England

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