Italy 4 v 0 England Date 16 May 1948 00:00 Venue Stadio Communale Attendance 58000 England Italy Henry Cockburn [Manchester United] Thomas Finney [Preston North End] Cornelius Franklin [Stoke City] John Howe [Derby County] Thomas Lawton [Notts County] Wilfred Mannion [Middlesbrough] Stanley Matthews [Blackpool] Stanley Mortensen [Blackpool] Lawrence Scott [Arsenal] Frank Swift [Manchester City] William Wright [Wolverhampton Wanderers] Valerio Bacigalupo, Aldo Ballarin, Alberto Eliani, Carlo Annovazzi, Carlo Parola, Giuseppe Grezar, Romeo Menti, Ezio Loik, Guglielmo Gabetto, Valentino Mazzola, Riccardo Carapellese.