England 0 v 2 Republic of Ireland Date 21 Sep 1949 Venue Goodison Park - Everton Attendance 51487 England Republic of Ireland John Aston [Manchester United] James Dickinson [Portsmouth] Thomas Finney [Preston North End] Cornelius Franklin [Stoke City] Peter Harris [Portsmouth] Wilfred Mannion [Middlesbrough] John Morris [Derby County] Bert Mozley [Derby County] Jesse Pye [Wolverhampton Wanderers] Bert Williams [Wolverhampton Wanderers] William Wright [Wolverhampton Wanderers] Tommy Godwin, Jackie Carey, Tom Aherne, Willie Walsh, Con Martin, Tommy Moroney, Peter Corr, Peter Farrell, Davy Walsh, Peter Desmond, Tommy O'Connor.