SEVEN!

It's been a busy international weekend with England notching 7 against a fairly hapless Montenegro side, but as many of my age group say, in years past that might have been a struggle. Another 7-0 win was when England beat Ireland on this day (16th November) in 1938 at Old Trafford when Tottenham Hotspurs' Willie Hall scored 5. Three of his total came in 4 minutes and others were added by Tommy Lawton and Stanley Matthews. 40,000 watched this game and the rest of the team was:
Vic Woodley in goal. He won 19 caps and was part of the England side that played in Germany in 1938. His team was obliged to make the Nazi salute prior to the game in  the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Vic played in goal for Chelsea. Joe Mercer who went on to manage England briefly played.
Bill Morris was a full back who played for WBA and Wolves.
Eddie Hapgood (below), a full back, played nearly 400 times for Arsenal (only scored 2 goals) and lived his last few years in relative poverty. He was a milkman until Herbert Chapman saw his talent and signed him on to the Gunners. The PE man at Arsenal, Tom Whittaker, sorted out Eddie's diet and put him on weights. He was also involved later in fashion and chocolate advertising! Eddie captained England on May 14th 1938 when England played Germany ( see above). England won 6-3.

Ken Willingham played for Huddersfield Town in the 1938 FA Cup Final,
Stan Cullis played for Wolves went on the manage them in their most successful period in the 1950s.
Eric Stephenson only won 2 caps but played for Leeds and died in combat in Burma
J Reg Smith is the last player from Millwall to win an international cap.