Match No. 310 - Wednesday, 5th December 1956, 6:25pm
- 1
- Ted DitchburnSpurs, 6th of 6 caps
35 years, 1 month, 12 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Jeff HallBirmingham, 13th of 17 caps
27 years, 2 months, 28 days
Right Back
- 3
- Roger ByrneMan Utd, 26th of 33 caps
27 years, 9 months, 25 days
Left Back
- 4
- Ronnie ClaytonBlackburn, 10th of 35 caps
22 years, 4 months, 0 days
Right Half
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 81st of 105 caps
32 years, 9 months, 28 days
Centre Half (c)66th captaincy
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 48th of 48 caps
31 years, 7 months, 11 day
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 51st of 54 caps
41 years, 10 months, 4 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Johnny BrooksSpurs, 3rd of 3 caps
24 years, 11 month, 13 days
Outside Right
- 9
- Tommy TaylorMan Utd, 13th of 19 caps
24 years, 10 months, 7 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Duncan EdwardsMan Utd, 11th of 18 caps
20 years, 2 months, 4 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Tom FinneyPreston NE, 63rd of 76 caps
34 years, 8 months, 0 days
Outside Left
Ove Bech Nielsen, 27' - Ove Bech Nielsen, 64'
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- 1
- Theill DrengsgaardTheill Drengsgaard.
Born 6th Mar 1927, Denmark.
- 2
- Erling Linde LarsenErling Linde Larsen.
Born 9th Nov 1931.
- 3
- Verner NielsenEigil Verner Nielsen.
Born 14th May 1931, Nørresundby.
- 4
- Flemming NielsenFlemming Gert Nielsen.
Born 24th Feb 1934, Copenhagen.
Not to be confused with Flemming Nielsen born 1954
- 5
- Ove HansenOve Hansen.
Born 29th Nov 1929.
- 6
- Jørgen OlesenJørgen Christian Thomdahl Olesen.
Born 21st Jan 1924, Aarhus.
- 7
- Jørgen HansenJørgen Hansen.
Born 24th Dec 1931.
- 8
- Bent PedersenBent Pedersen.
Born 13th Jul 1928.
- 9
- Ove Bech NielsenOve Bech Nielsen.
Born 3rd Aug 1932.
- 10
- Aage Rou JensenAage Rou Jensen.
Born 24th Sep 1924, Aarhus.
(c)
- 11
- Jens Peter HansenJens Peter Hansen.
Born 15th Mar 1927, Denmark.
Notes
- Hat-Trick: Tommy Taylor1st hat-trick (45th overall). 51 minutes between first and third goals.
- Player MilestoneTed Ditchburn's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneJimmy Dickinson's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneJohnny Brooks' Last Cap
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- www.dbu.dk
Referee
France Maurice Guigue
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 4 ranking points to 1999 points England - 4th
Denmark - 38th
World Cup 1958 Q
(Pool 1)
- England
- 7
- +10
- 0
- 1
- 3
- 4
- Republic o...
- 5
- -1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 4
- Denmark
- 0
- -9
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 4
