Thursday 28 March 2019

7 UP


28th March 2001, England played Albania in a World Cup qualifier and included 5 Manchester United players in the starting line up: Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Andy Cole.
Two subs came on later; Wes Brown and Teddy Sheringham.
Paul Scholes, Michael Owen and Andy Cole scored in a 3-1.
Rest of England team: Seaman, Ashley Cole, Butt, Ferdinand, Campbell, McManaman, Heskey
18,000 was the crowd. 
England won the return 2-0 at St James Park.
This was the qualifying tournament including Germany 1 v England 5 in Munich
The previous international when 7 Arsenal players featured was in 1934, a friendly versus Italy. This was on November 14th at Highbury and England won 3-2.
Frank Moss (gk), George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin were the magnificent 7.
Brook 2 (he also missed a penalty) and Drake scored the goals.

Male was a late replacement for the injured Tom Cooper and Drake, second choice after Fred Tilson and then George Hunt had to withdraw. Arsenal also provided the "trainer", Tom Whittaker and later the club provided 6 players against Wales and Austria in 1936.

Stanley Matthews made his second appearance, Male made a debut, as did Drake.
Britton, Barker and Bowden also were winning their second caps.
OLD HANDS!!
Brook was winning his 10th cap and Bastin his 9th.
Copping was earning his 7th, Moss his 4th, Hapgood 9th.

Over 56,000 watched this spectacle.

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