England 3 v 1 Northern Ireland Date 11 Nov 1953 Venue Goodison Park - Everton Attendance 70000 England Northern Ireland James Dickinson [Portsmouth] Harold Hassall [Bolton Wanderers] Henry Johnston [Blackpool] Nathaniel Lofthouse [Bolton Wanderers] Stanley Matthews [Blackpool] Gilbert Merrick [Birmingham City] James Mullen [Wolverhampton Wanderers] Albert Quixall [Sheffield Wednesday] Stanley Rickaby [West Bromwich Albion] William Wright [Wolverhampton Wanderers] William Eckersley [Blackburn Rovers] William Smyth, Len Graham, Alf McMichael, Danny Blanchflower, Billy Dickson, Wilbur Cush, Billy Bingham, Jimmy McIlroy, Billy Simpson, Edward McMorran, Norman Lockhart.