Uruguay 4 v 2 England Date 26 Jun 1954 Venue St Jakob Stadium Attendance 35000 England Uruguay 1 Gilbert Merrick [Birmingham City] 2 Ronald Staniforth [Huddersfield Town] 3 Roger Byrne [Manchester United] 4 William Wright [Wolverhampton Wanderers] 6 James Dickinson [Portsmouth] 7 Stanley Matthews [Blackpool] 8 Ivan Broadis [Newcastle United] 9 Nathaniel Lofthouse [Bolton Wanderers] 11 Thomas Finney [Preston North End] 14 William McGarry [Huddersfield Town] 15 Dennis Wilshaw [Wolverhampton Wanderers] Roque Maspoli #1, Jose Santamaria #2, William Martinez #3, Victor Andrade #4, Obdulio Varela #5, Julio Cesar Abbadie #7, Omar Miguez #9, Juan Schiaffino #10, Carlos Borges #11, Luis Cruz #17, Javier Ambrois #19.