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Yugoslavia 1-0 England - May 16, 1954 / Friendlies 1954

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Friendlies 1954 - Europe

JNA - Belgrade - Yugoslavia

May 16, 1954

60 000

Yugoslavia

1 - 0

England

logo Yugoslavia YUG

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Yugoslavia

1 - 0

England

Yugoslavia England

Team line-ups

Team line-up not yet available

England

Merrick

Gilbert Merrick

England

B.date26/01/1922

Age32 years

positionGoalkeeper

Wright

Billy Wright

England

B.date06/02/1924

Age30 years

positionCentral defender

Staniforth

Ronald Staniforth

England

B.date13/04/1924

Age30 years

positionDefender

Owen

Syd Owen

England

B.date29/09/1922

Age31 years

positionVersatile Defender

Byrne

Roger Byrne

England

B.date08/02/1929

Age25 years

positionDefender

Dickinson

Jimmy Dickinson

England

B.date24/04/1925

Age29 years

positionLeft Midfielder

Broadis

Ivor Broadis

England

B.date18/12/1922

Age31 years

H1m75

positionForward

Mullen

Jimmy Mullen

England

B.date06/01/1923

Age31 years

H1m78

positionLeft Winger

Allen

Ronald Allen

England

B.date15/01/1929

Age25 years

positionForward

Finney

Tom Finney

England

B.date05/04/1922

Age32 years

positionForward

Nicholls

John Nicholls

England

B.date03/04/1931

Age23 years

positionForward

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Gilbert Merrick	32	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Billy Wright	30	57	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ronald Staniforth	30	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Syd Owen	31	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Roger Byrne	25	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jimmy Dickinson	29	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ivor Broadis	31	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy Mullen	31	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ronald Allen	25	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tom Finney	32	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John Nicholls	23	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

29 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Syd Owen

Henry Clarke

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Aleksandar Tirnanic

Success rate in this team:

82 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

82 %

Tirnanic vs England

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 16, 1954

Tirnanic vs Winterbottom

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 16, 1954

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Walter Winterbottom

Success rate in this team:

62 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

62 %

Winterbottom vs Yugoslavia

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 16, 1954

Winterbottom vs Tirnanic

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 16, 1954

Referee

Erich Steiner

4 victories	0 draw	1 loss	Yugoslavia5 matches	General total	England2 matches	0 victory	0 draw	2 losses
1 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Yugoslavia2 matches	Season total	England1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on May 29, 1955					Latest figure on June 26, 1954

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Key figures

Yugoslavia keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored at home in Friendlies running (since 03/06/1933). It's a record streak. The first of history

Yugoslavia keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss vs England running (since 18/05/1939). It's a record streak. The first of history

Yugoslavia keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw at home in Friendlies running (since 03/06/1933). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 13 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VYugoslavia 5-0 Egypt02/11/1952

VYugoslavia 1-0 Greece09/05/1953

VYugoslavia 5-2 Wales21/05/1953

VYugoslavia 3-1 France18/10/1953

VYugoslavia 1-0 Israel08/11/1953

LYugoslavia 0-2 Belgium09/05/1954

Overall

DTurkey 2-2 Yugoslavia05/06/1953

VYugoslavia 3-1 France18/10/1953

VYugoslavia 1-0 Israel08/11/1953

VIsrael 0-1 Yugoslavia21/03/1954

VGreece 0-1 Yugoslavia28/03/1954

LYugoslavia 0-2 Belgium09/05/1954

Current form

Away

DArgentina 0-0 England17/05/1953

VChile 1-2 England24/05/1953

LUruguay 2-1 England31/05/1953

VUnited States 3-6 England08/06/1953

VWales 1-4 England10/10/1953

VScotland 2-4 England03/04/1954

Overall

VUnited States 3-6 England08/06/1953

VWales 1-4 England10/10/1953

DEngland 4-4 UEFA XI21/10/1953

VEngland 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1953

LEngland 3-6 Hungary25/11/1953

VScotland 2-4 England03/04/1954

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	1
Drawless streak	13	5
Goalless streak	1	1
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	3	1
Unbeaten streak	3	1
Drawless streak	5	3
Scoring streak	5	8
Conceding streak	5	8

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	0
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
0	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
1	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

0	Goals scored (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0
2	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0-2 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

No statistics here yet

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Away

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Total

2 matches

1 v

1 d

0 l

4 gf

3 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Away

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

2 matches

0 v

1 d

1 l

3 gf

4 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	May 18, 1939
Home	2 - 1	May 18, 1939

Largest victory

No success yet

Latest head to head

November 22, 1950 - Rencontres amicales 1950

England

2 - 2

Yugoslavia logo Yugoslavia

May 18, 1939 - Rencontres amicales 1939

Yugoslavia

2 - 1

England

Best historical scorers against England

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1939. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Yugoslavia

	Nat Lofthouse	2 goals	1950 - 1950
	Frank Broome	1 goal	1939 - 1939

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1939. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs England

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1939. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Yugoslavia

Joe Mercer	1 match	1939 - 1939
William Watson	1 match	1950 - 1950
Tommy Lawton	1 match	1939 - 1939
William Eckersley	1 match	1950 - 1950
Willie Hall	1 match	1939 - 1939
Len Goulden	1 match	1939 - 1939