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MATT RUSH · Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 358 Location: WEST YORKSHIRE

Just been having a "rummage" and found a "souvenir programme" for Daily Mirror "Wembley Soccerscope" and it includes line ups from some iconic matches so I thought I would share it in quiz form for fans of a certain age and perhaps younger!!! This is the England XI that played Hungary in 1953 in a game that changed English football for ever. Can you fill in the blanks???
I.-------------------------------Birmingham City
2-------------------------------Spurs
3-------------------------------Blackburn Rovers
4-------------------------------Wolves
5-------------------------------Blackpool
6-------------------------------Portsmouth
7-------------------------------Blackpool
8-------------------------------Blackpool
9-------------------------------Blackpool
10------------------------------Sheffield Wednesday
11------------------------------Spurs
Amazingly only one current top division team represented. A sign of the
times for sure Good luck to all contestants. Answers later. No Wazzocks!!

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:10 pm Post subject:

Yes, amazing - and that one player was playing non-league football for Finchley less than 12 months earlier.

That's No 11, George Robb of Spurs.

I know this 11 so I won't say any more.

Nice one!

GreatBarrWolf · Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 834

My guesses would be.

1 - Gil Merrick
4 - Billy Wright
5 - Bill Slater
7 - Stanley Matthews
9 - Stan Mortensen
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MATT RUSH · Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 358 Location: WEST YORKSHIRE

Hey! Wolfie what's going on? Bill Slater playing for Blackpool Shocked

However 4 correct so far. Easy

GreatBarrWolf · Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 834

MATT RUSH wrote:

Hey! Wolfie what's going on? Bill Slater playing for Blackpool Shocked

However 4 correct so far. Easy

Sorry - thought this game was before he joined us, however, having just checked his details he was playing for Wolves in 1953. My memory not as good as it used to be!!!!!
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Five and In · Joined: 15 Sep 2015 Posts: 1441 Location: Dawlish, Devon

Like Pete, I know the eleven, but I can't leave a Spurs man "hanging" any longer!
2. Alf Ramsey

jockdodds · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 91 Location: Blackpool

Matt,

The 4 Blackpool players were Harry Johnston, Stan Matthews, Ernie Taylor and Stan Mortensen

Up The Pool !
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PompeyPhil · Joined: 24 May 2014 Posts: 330

Number 6 was the Mr Portsmouth (and a real Gentleman) Jimmy Dickinson....something tells me he's looking down on us today with a smile on his face like the rest of Pompey has!

beaudog · Joined: 06 Nov 2011 Posts: 300 Location: st11 9rh

Just returned from 4 weeks in Scotland , touring the Highlands and the islands. Glad to see the forum still up and running and being of a certain age
Gil Merrick Birmingham City
Alf Ramsey spurs
Bill Eckersley Blackburn Rovers
Billy wright Wolves
Harry Johnston Blackpool
Jimmy Dickinson Portsmouth
Stanley Matthews Blackpool
Ernie Taylor Blackpool
Stan Morteson Blackpool
Jackie Sewell Sheffield Wednesday
George Robb Spurs

Back on Newcastle market on Thursday dreaming of Kocis, Hideguti and Puskas.

MATT RUSH · Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 358 Location: WEST YORKSHIRE

Can't fault that one Beaudog Bow

Full House
The sequel is the England XI that played out a 4-4 draw against a "star-
studded" FIFA XI in the same year, 1 to 4,6 & 7 unchanged
5------------------------- Charlton Athletic
8--------------------------Blackpool
9 -------------------------Bolton Wanderers
10-------------------------Sheffield Wednesday
11-------------------------Wolves

Also two players scored in both games Who???