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Wales vs England match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 10 October 1953, 15:00 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Wales
1-4
England
Competition:
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
British Championship 1953-1954
Referee:
Charlie Faultless, Glasgow /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
61 000, Ninian Park, Cardiff
Goals:
1-0 (22') Ivor Allchurch, 1-1 (45') Dennis Wilshaw, 1-2 (49') Dennis Wilshaw, 1-3 (52') Nat Lofthouse, 1-4 (53') Nat Lofthouse
Wales football team line-up in match Nr.201
Managed by -
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Ron Howells  
1
26
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Walley Barnes  Captain 
19
33
Arsenal FC, London
Alf Sherwood  
28
29
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Roy Paul  
24
33
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Ray Daniel  
13
24
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Ron Burgess  
29
36
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Billy Foulkes  
9
27
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Reg Davies  
3
24
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
John Charles  
6
21
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Ivor Allchurch  
14
23
Swansea Town FC, Swansea
Roy Clarke  
16
28
Manchester City FC, Manchester
England football team line-up in match Nr.281
Managed by team manager Walter Winterbottom
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Gil Merrick  
14
31
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Tom Garrett  
3
26
Blackpool FC, Blackpool
Bill Eckersley  
14
28
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
Billy Wright  Captain 
52
29
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
Harry Johnston  
8
34
Blackpool FC, Blackpool
Jimmy Dickinson  
29
28
Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth
Tom Finney  
48
31
Preston North End FC, Preston
Albert Quixall  
1
20
Sheffield Wednesday FC, Sheffield
Nat Lofthouse  
17
28
Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
Dennis Wilshaw  
1
27
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
Jimmy Mullen  
7
30
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Wales
11
14.727
28.288
8
1
0
0
England
11
17.636
28.807
8
4
0
0
Historical data sources
Western Mail & South Wales News (Cardiff), №26266, 12 Oct 1953; Newspapers.com
The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №33374, 11 Oct 1953; Newspapers.com
Comments

bandyall - posted on 17 October 2010 at 16:45:37

1:3 (53.) Nathaniel Lofthouse, 1:4 (52.) Nathaniel Lofthouse
(...)

db - posted on 3 September 2018 at 11:42:57

Wales national football team:
Ray Daniel, Alfred Sherwood, Ronald Howells, Roy Burgess, Roy Paul, John Charles,
William Foukles, Reginald Davies, Wally Barnes, Ivor Allchurch, Roy Clarke. (link: )

db - posted on 4 September 2018 at 09:51:34

Cardiff - Wales V England (1953)
Ninian Park Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.
youtube.com

Vijay77 - posted on 19 October 2018 at 17:01:01

Captain Walley Barnes acted as coach.
’Prior to 1954, the Welsh team was chosen by a panel of selectors with the team captain fulfilling the role of coach’. ((link: ) ) (link: )

dudd - posted on 13 December 2019 at 11:10:26

Linesmen - J.P. Goodall, Glasgow (red flag), and J. Whiteside, Renfrew (yellow flag) (link: )

dudd - posted on 13 December 2019 at 11:12:55

Sherwood, Alfred T., injured off 35th-53rd mins.
Alf Sherwood suffered with concussion after being kicked in the head, he returned before/during/after (depending on which newspaper report is read) England’s fourth goal. (link: )

dudd - posted on 24 April 2023 at 19:45:47

1954 WCQ Wales - England (Cardiff, 10.10.1953)
Group 3
youtube.com
Wales vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
24.2
P
64
W
10
D
11
L
43
GF
64
GA
176
GF/P
1.000
GA/P
2.750
Av attendance
21 078
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Yugoslavia vs Wales 5-2
Belgrade, Thursday 21 May 1953
Next match:
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Scotland vs Wales 3-3
Glasgow, Wednesday 4 November 1953
Wales matches
England national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
United States vs England 3-6
New York City, Monday 8 June 1953
Next match:
Football Association 90th Anniversary Match
England vs Rest of Europe 4-4
Wembley, Wednesday 21 October 1953
England matches
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1953) - 22 goals
2. Dai Astley (1932 - 1939) - 12 goals
3. Billy Meredith (1896 - 1913) - 10 goals
4. Grenville Morris (1896 - 1911) - 9 goals
... Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1953) - 6 goals
... William Owen (1882 - 1884) - 6 goals
... William Jones (1906 - 1909) - 6 goals
... Len Davies (1922 - 1929) - 6 goals
(correct as of October 10, 1953)
top Wales scorers
Top England goal scorers
1. Vivian Woodward (1903 - 1911) - 28 goals
2. Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1907) - 28 goals
3. Tom Finney (1946 - 1953) - 23 goals
... Nat Lofthouse (1950 - 1953) - 19 goals
... Dennis Wilshaw (1953) - 2 goals
(correct as of October 10, 1953)
top England scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 10 Oct 1953
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Wales 1-4 England
Goals: Allchurch 22, Wilshaw 45, Wilshaw 49, Lofthouse 52, Lofthouse 53

Wales: Howells, Barnes (c), Sherwood, Paul, Daniel, Burgess, Foulkes, Davies, Charles, Allchurch, Clarke.

England: Merrick, Garrett, Eckersley, Wright (c), Johnston, Dickinson, Finney, Quixall, Lofthouse, Wilshaw, Mullen. Managed by Winterbottom.

Att: 61 000,
Ref: Faultless (Scotland)

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