1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Appearance
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner England qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.
Matches
3 October 1956 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Curtis ![]() Gavin ![]() |
Report | Aa. Jensen ![]() |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Bond (England) |
5 December 1956 | England ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | Wolverhampton, England |
Taylor ![]() Edwards ![]() |
Report | O. Nielsen ![]() |
Referee: Guigue (France) |
8 May 1957 | England ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | London, England |
Taylor ![]() ![]() ![]() Atyeo ![]() ![]() |
Report | Curtis ![]() |
Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
15 May 1957 | Denmark ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
J. Jensen ![]() |
Report | Haynes ![]() Taylor ![]() Atyeo ![]() |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
19 May 1957 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Ringstead ![]() |
Report | Atyeo ![]() |
Referee: Philips (Scotland) |
2 October 1957 | Denmark ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Report | Cummins ![]() Curtis ![]() |
Referee: Schulz (East Germany) |
Final table
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Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 7 | X | 5:1 | 5:2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
2. | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1:1 | X | 2:1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
3. | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 | 1:4 | 0:2 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Team stats
England
Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | ![]() |
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Club |
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FW | John Atyeo | February 7, 1932 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Johnny Brooks | December 23, 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Roger Byrne | February 8, 1929 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Ronnie Clayton | August 5, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Jimmy Dickinson | April 24, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Ted Ditchburn | October 24, 1921 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Duncan Edwards | October 1, 1936 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Tom Finney | April 5, 1922 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Jeff Hall | September 7, 1929 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Johnny Haynes | October 17, 1934 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Alan Hodgkinson | August 16, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Stanley Matthews | February 1, 1915 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | David Pegg | September 20, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Tommy Taylor | January 29, 1932 | 4 | 8 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Billy Wright | February 6, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
Republic of Ireland
Head coach: none, selected by committee, team manager: Johnny Carey
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | ![]() |
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Club |
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DF | Noel Cantwell | February 28, 1932 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | George Cummins | March 12, 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Dermot Curtis | August 26, 1932 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ![]() | |||
90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |||||||||
DF | Don Donovan | December 23, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Seamus Dunne | April 13, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Tommy Dunne | 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Peter Farrell | August 16, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Arthur Fitzsimons | December 16, 1929 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Johnny Gavin | April 20, 1928 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Tommy Godwin | August 20, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Joe Haverty | February 17, 1936 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Charlie Hurley | October 4, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ![]() | |
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GK | Alan Kelly | July 5, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Gerry Mackey | June 10, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Ronnie Nolan | October 5, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Frank O'Farrell | October 9, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Jimmy O'Neill | October 13, 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Alf Ringstead | October 14, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Pat Saward | August 17, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Bill Whelan | April 1, 1935 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
Denmark
Head coach: Alf Young (first match);
Arne Sørensen (second to fourth match)
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | ![]() |
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Club |
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DF | John Amdisen | July 8, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Ove Andersen | June 30, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Poul Andersen | February 16, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Theill Drengsgaard | March 6, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Henry From | June 1, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Finn Alfred Hansen | October 9, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Jens Peter Hansen | March 15, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Jørgen Hansen | December 24, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Ove Hansen | November 29, 1929 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Aage Rou Jensen | September 24, 1924 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Egon Jensen | November 13, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Erik Jensen | March 2, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Erik Pondal Jensen | December 6, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | John Jensen | May 13, 1937 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Kaj Jørgensen | October 11, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Peder Kjær | February 23, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Erling Linde Larsen | November 9, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Knud Lundberg | May 14, 1920 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Kristian Mosegaard | December 3, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Flemming Nielsen | February 24, 1934 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Ove Bech Nielsen | August 3, 1932 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Verner Nielsen | May 14, 1931 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Jørgen Olesen | January 21, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Bent Pedersen | July 13, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Poul Pedersen | October 31, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |