Football World Cup 1950 / England

This article covers the English national football team at the 1950 World Cup .

qualification

The group was also the British Home Championship 1949–1950.

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	England	14: 3	6-0
2	Scotland	10: 3	4: 2
3	Northern Ireland	4:17	1: 5
	Wales	1: 6	1: 5

Wales	-	England	1: 4
England	-	Northern Ireland	9: 2
Scotland	-	England	0: 1

Contingent

Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	birthday	Internationals / Goals	Games	Gates
goalkeeper
Ted Ditchburn	Tottenham Hotspur	October 24, 1921	02 ( 00)	0	0
Bert Williams	Wolverhampton Wanderers	01/31/1920	07 ( 00)	3	0
defender
John Aston	Manchester United	09/03/1921	14 ( 00)	2	0
Bill Eckersley	Blackburn Rovers	07/16/1925	00 ( 00)	1	0
Alf Ramsey	Tottenham Hotspur	01/22/1920	05 ( 00)	3	0
Laurie Scott	Arsenal FC	04/23/1917	17 ( 00)	0	0
Jim Taylor	Fulham FC	05/11/1917	00 ( 00)	0	0
Billy Wright	Wolverhampton Wanderers	02/06/1924	29 ( 02)	3	0
midfield player
Eddie Baily	Tottenham Hotspur	08/06/1925	00 ( 00)	1	0
Henry Cockburn	Manchester United	09/14/1921	10 ( 00)	0	0
Jimmy Dickinson	Portsmouth FC	04/24/1925	07 ( 00)	3	0
Laurie Hughes	Liverpool FC	03/02/1924	00 ( 00)	3	0
Bill Nicholson	Tottenham Hotspur	01/26/1919	00 ( 00)	0	0
Willie Watson	Sunderland AFC	07.03.1920	02 ( 00)	0	0
striker
Roy Bentley	Chelsea FC	05/17/1924	04 ( 02)	2	0
Tom Finney	Preston North End	04/05/1922	25 (18)	3	0
Wilf Mannion	Middlesbrough FC	May 16, 1918	19 ( 09)	2	1
Stanley Matthews	Blackpool FC	02/01/1915	30 (10)	1	0
Jackie Milburn	Newcastle United	05/11/1924	07 ( 06)	1	0
Stan Mortensen	Blackpool FC	05/26/1921	18 (15)	3	1
Jimmy Mullen	Wolverhampton Wanderers	01/06/1923	04 ( 02)	2	0
Trainer
Walter Winterbottom		March 31, 1913

English team games

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Spain	6: 1	6-0
2	England	2: 2	2: 4
3	Chile	5: 6	2: 4
4th	United States	4: 8	2: 4

• England - Chile 2: 0 (1: 0)
• June 25, 1950, 3 p.m. in Rio de Janeiro , Maracanã Stadium (29,703 spectators)
• England : Williams - Ramsey, Aston - Wright (c), Hughes, Dickinson - Finney, Mannion, Bentley, Mortensen, Mullen
• Chile : Livingstone (c) - Farías, Roldán - Alvarez, Busquets, Carvallo - Mayanés, Cremaschi, Robledo, Munoz, Díaz
• Goals : 1-0 Mortensen (37th), 2-0 Mannion (52nd)
• Referee : van der Meer ( Netherlands )

• United States - England 1: 0 (1: 0)
• June 29, 1950, 6:00 p.m. in Belo Horizonte , Estádio Independência (10,151 spectators)
• USA : Borghi - Keough, Maca - McIlvenny (c), Colombo, Bahr - Wallace, Pariani, Gaetjens, J.Souza, E.Souza
• England : Williams - Ramsey, Aston - Wright (c), Hughes, Dickinson - Finney, Mannion, Bentley, Mortensen, Mullen
• Goal : 1-0 Gaetjens (39.)
• Referee : Dattilo (Italy)

• Spain - England 1: 0 (0: 0)
• July 2, 1950, 3 p.m. in Rio de Janeiro , Maracanã Stadium (74,462 spectators)
• Spain : Ramallets - Alonso, Parra - J.Gonzalvo, M.Gonzalvo, Puchades - Basora, Igoa, Zarra, Panizo, Gainza (c)
• England : Williams - Ramsey, Eckersley - Wright (c), Hughes, Dickinson - Matthews, Mortensen, Milburn, Baily, Finney
• Goal : 1-0 Zarra (49th)
• Referee : Galeati ( Italy )

The favorites in Group 2 were clearly the English. After beating Chile (2-0), superstar Stan Matthews stayed in the stands during the game against the underdog USA (previously 3-1 against Spain) and should be spared for the Spain game. In one of the biggest World Cup sensations, England lost 1-0 to the Americans (37th, Gaetjens). Since the English did not score a goal against Spain with the best line-up, but had to accept one through Zarra (49th), Spain surprisingly became group winners. England finished second on points with the other two teams and did not qualify for the final round.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "England in World Cup 1950: Squad Records" (England Football Online)
2. ↑ A international matches (international goals in brackets) before the start of the tournament