Match No. 283 - Wednesday, 11th November 1953
- 1
- Gil MerrickBirmingham, 16th of 23 caps
31 years, 9 months, 16 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Stan RickabyWBA, Only Cap
29 years, 7 months, 30 days
Right Back
- 3
- Bill EckersleyBlackburn, 16th of 17 caps
28 years, 3 months, 26 days
Left Back
- 4
- Billy WrightWolves, 54th of 105 caps
29 years, 9 months, 5 days
Right Half (c)39th captaincy
- 5
- Harry JohnstonBlackpool, 9th of 10 caps
34 years, 1 month, 15 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth, 31st of 48 caps
28 years, 6 months, 17 days
Left Half
- 7
- Stanley MatthewsBlackpool, 35th of 54 caps
38 years, 9 months, 10 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Albert QuixallSheffield Wed, 3rd of 5 caps
20 years, 3 months, 2 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Nat LofthouseBolton, 19th of 33 caps
28 years, 2 months, 15 days
Centre Forward 
75'
- 10
- Harold HassallBolton, 5th of 5 caps
24 years, 8 months, 7 days
Inside Left
- 11
- Jimmy MullenWolves, 9th of 12 caps
30 years, 10 months, 5 days
Outside Left
Eddie McMorran, 54' -
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- 1
- Billy SmythWilliam Thomas Smyth.
Born 1925, Belfast.
- 75'
- 2
- Len GrahamWilliam George Leonard Graham.
Born 17th Oct 1925, Belfast.
- 3
- Alf McMichaelAlfred McMichael.
Born 1st Oct 1927, Belfast.
- 4
- Danny BlanchflowerRobert Dennis Blanchflower.
Born 10th Feb 1926, Belfast.
Older brother of Jackie Blanchflower.
- 5
- Billy DicksonWilliam Dickson.
Born 15th Mar 1923, Lurgan.
- 6
- Billy CushWilbur Cush.
Born 10th Jun 1928, Lurgan.
- 7
- Billy BinghamWilliam Laurence Bingham.
Born 5th Aug 1931, Belfast.
- 8
- Jimmy McIlroyJames McIlroy.
Born 25th Oct 1931, Lambeg.
- 9
- Billy SimpsonWilliam Joseph Simpson.
Born 12th Dec 1929, Belfast.
- 10
- Eddie McMorranEdward James McMorran.
Born 2nd Sep 1923, Larne.
- 11
- Norman LockhartNorman H. Lockhart.
Born 4th Mar 1924, Belfast.
Notes
- Early GoalA cross-shot by Hassall was fumbled into his own net by Smyth.
- Player InjuriesFor the last fifteen minutes both teams played on with ten men. Lofthouse had hurt his head and Smyth had a broken nose. Dickson continued in goal for Ireland.
- Player MilestoneStan Rickaby's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneHarold Hassall's 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)
Referee
Wales Robert Smith
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 3 ranking points to 2025 points England - 3rd
Northern Ireland - 42nd
World Cup 1954 Q
(Group 3)
- England
- 6
- +7
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 3
- Scotland
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- Northern I...
- 2
- -3
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 3
- Wales
- 1
- -4
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
