England Match No. 357 - Switzerland - 9 May 1962 (original) (raw)
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Wednesday, 9 May 1962 International Friendly Match England 3 Switzerland 1 [3-1] | .jpg) Match Summary England Squad Switzerland Squad |
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Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, Wembley, Middlesex Attendance: 35,000; Winterbottom surpasses three million supporters at the StadiumKick-off: 3.00pm BST Second half live on ITV (Anglia, ATV, Border, Grampian, Granada, Rediffusion, Southern Television and Tyne Tees) - Commentator: Gerry Loftus | |
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England - Ron Flowers (20), Gerry Hitchens (21), John Connelly (34) Switzerland -Toni Allemann (30) | |
| Results 1960-1965 | ||
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Match Summary
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England | Type | Switzerland |
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| Referee (-)- Daniel María Zariquiiegui Izco x (-). Linesmen - tbc | Goal Attempts | ||
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England Team
| Rank: | No official ranking system established; ELO rating 9th | Colours: | The 1959 Bukta home uniform -White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, white socks with red/white/blue tops. | ||||
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| Capt: | Johnny Haynes, seventeenth captaincy | Manager: | Walter Winterbottom, 49 (31 March 1913),appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; 131st match, W 74 - D 31 - L 26 - F 366 - A 188, one abandoned | ||||
| Winterbottom's 25th victory at the Empire Stadium | |||||||
| England Lineup |
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| Springett, Ronald D. | 26 | 22 July 1935 | G | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 20 | 30ᵍᵃ | |
| 2 | Armfield, James | RB | Blackpool FC | 24 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Wilson, Ramon | 27 | 17 December 1934 | LB | Huddersfield Town AFC | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Robson, Robert W. | 29 | 18 February 1933 | RHB | West Bromwich Albion FC | 20 | 4 |
| final app 1957-62 | |||||||
| 5 | Swan, Peter | 25 | 8 October 1936 | CHB | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 19 | 0 |
| final app 1960-62 | |||||||
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Flowers, Ronald | 27 | 28 July 1934 | LHB | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 31 | 6 |
| 7 | Connelly, John | OR | Burnley FC | 8 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Greaves, James | IR | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 | 16 | ||
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Hitchens, Gerald A. | 27 | 8 October 1934 | CF | FC Internazionale Milano, Italy | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Haynes, John N. | 27 | 17 October 1934 | IL | Fulham FC | 51 | 18 |
| 11 | Charlton, Robert | OL | Manchester United FC | 34 | 24 | ||
| unused substitutes: | - | ||||||
| records: | England equal a record set in 1957 of ten matches unbeaten at the Empire Stadium. | ||||||
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| Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - |
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Switzerland Team**
| Rank: | No official ranking system established; ELO rating 28th | Colours: | Red jerseys, white shorts, white socks | | | | |
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| Capt: | Heinz Schneiter | Manager: | Karl Rappan (born in Austria), reappointed March 1960. | | | | |
| ****** Switzerland Lineup | | | | | | | |
| | Permunian, Antonio, off 46th min. | | | G | | | GA | |
| 2 | Rösch, Peter | | | RB | | | |
| 3 | Tacchella, Ely | | | LB | | | |
| 4 | Grobéty, André | | | RHB | | | |
| 5 | Schneiter, Heinz | | | CHB | | | |
| 6 | Weber, Hans | | | LHB | | | |
| 7 | Antenen, Charles | | | OR | | | |
| 8 | Vonlanthen, Roger | | | IR | | | |
| 9 | Eschmann, Norbert | | | CF | | | |
| 10 | Allemann, Anton | | | IL | | | |
| 11 | Dürr, Richard | | | OL | | | |
| ****** Switzerland Substitutes | | | | | | | |
| | Stettler, Kurt, on 46th min. for Permunian | | | | | | | |
| unused substitutes: | - | | | | | | |
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| Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - | | |
Match Report by Mike Payne
Match Report by Norman Giller
Only a series of stunning saves by Ron Springett saved England from defeat after they had swept to a 3-1 lead in the first half hour with goals from Ron Flowers, Gerry Hitchens and John Connelly. Hitchens and Greaves smacked shots against the woodwork, but England became caught in the clutches of complacency and the Swiss staged a second-half revival that brought the best out of Springett. The major concern for England - with the World Cup finals looming - was that the 'Dynamic Duo' of Johnny Haynes and Bobby Robson had lost their powers of command. Suddenly, the shadow of the selectors' axe hung over Robson, who had given a procession of brilliant performances during the peak moments of his 20-cap career. Now a new young player was challenging for his place. His name: Bobby Moore.
Source Notes
TheFA.com Original newspaper reports Rothman's Yearbooks Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author____________________CG