England v Ireland 1949 – Maine Road – Pirate Score = 9 – 2

This original football programme comes from the England v Ireland match on 16 November 1949. A collectable reminder of England and Ireland in 1949.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Rowley (4), Froggatt, Pearson (2) and Mortensen (2) in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Maine Road.

Competition	Home ChampionshipFIFA WC Qualifying Group 1 (1949)
Result	England 9-2 Ireland
England scorers	Rowley (4), Froggatt, Pearson (2), Mortensen (2)
Ireland scorers	Smyth, Brennan
Venue	Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance	70,000
Referee	Sandy Griffiths (Wales)

Played at Man City Maine Road. Players included were: Finney, Rowley, Pearson, Mortensen, Froggatt, Bernard Streten – Of Luton – Debut.

Condition: Good, cfld, lcr, fold has been taped right around as the spine had split, (not sure why they didn't tape up along the spine instead

Did you know?

Wartime regional football ran from 1939 to 1946, and paper rationing meant many programmes of the era were single sheets.
Rowley scored 4 goals for England in this game.

See also: England · Republic Of Ireland

SKU: 22528