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Uruguay vs England international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 31 May 1953, 15:00 (UTC-3:00)
National teams, score:
Uruguay
2-1
England
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Arthur Ellis, Halifax /
England
Attendance, venue:
66 072, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Goals:
2-1 (89') Tommy Taylor
England national team line-up in match Nr.279
Managed by team manager Walter Winterbottom
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Gil Merrick  
13
31
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Alf Ramsey  
29
33
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Bill Eckersley  
12
27
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
Billy Wright  Captain 
50
29
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
Harry Johnston  
6
33
Blackpool FC, Blackpool
Jimmy Dickinson  
27
28
Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth
Tom Finney  
46
31
Preston North End FC, Preston
Ivor Broadis  
7
30
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Nat Lofthouse  
15
27
Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
Tommy Taylor  
3
21
Manchester United FC, Stretford
Johnny Berry  
3
26
Manchester United FC, Stretford
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
England
11
19.182
29.215
10
1
0
0
Historical data sources
The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №33260, 01 Jun 1953; Newspapers.com
Comments

pieterkooijman - posted on 1 February 2011 at 13:44:55

Roque Máspoli
Matías González (...)

pieterkooijman - posted on 20 August 2011 at 16:48:28

Coach: Juan López
(...)

Soproni Démon - posted on 1 October 2011 at 22:37:46 - 1

Goals
1:0 Julio César Abaddie 27’
2:0 Miguez 60’

Soproni Démon - posted on 31 May 2012 at 14:39:40 - 1

Captain Uruguay
Matias Gonzales
(link: )

Yas054 - posted on 14 February 2013 at 09:05:26

Uruguay line up:
Julio Perez - Nacional Montevideo (...)

Makar - posted on 24 November 2014 at 20:42:22

Captains William Wright, Matias Gonzales and referee Arthur Ellis. (link: )

Chris010 - posted on 27 May 2015 at 15:43:38

Billy Wright becomes the first Englishman to win 50 caps.
Uruguay vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
1
W
1
D
0
L
0
GF
2
GA
1
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
1.000
Av attendance
66 072
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
England national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Chile vs England 1-2
Ñuñoa, Sunday 24 May 1953
Next match:
Friendly International
United States vs England 3-6
New York City, Monday 8 June 1953
England results
Top England goal scorers
1. Vivian Woodward (1903 - 1911) - 28 goals
2. Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1907) - 28 goals
3. Tommy Lawton (1938 - 1948) - 22 goals
4. Tom Finney (1946 - 1952) - 21 goals
5. Stan Mortensen (1947 - 1951) - 21 goals
... Tommy Taylor (1953) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 31, 1953)
England goal scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 31 May 1953
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Uruguay 2-1 England
Goals: Taylor 89

England: Merrick, Ramsey, Eckersley, Wright (c), Johnston, Dickinson, Finney, Broadis, Lofthouse, Taylor, Berry. Managed by Winterbottom.

Att: 66 072,
Ref: Ellis (England)

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