England v Ireland, 05 November 1947
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | P Fitzpatrick |
| Competition | British Home Championship |
| Venue | Goodison Park |
| Attendance | 67,980 |
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England
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Goals:
| Tommy Lawton |
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| Wilf Mannion |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Frank Swift
Defender/Midfielder
Billy Wright
Full back
George Hardwick
(captain)
Full back
Laurie Scott
Centre half
Neil Franklin
Centre forward
Tommy Lawton
Forward
Tom Finney
Forward
Stan Matthews
Forward
Stan Mortensen
Inside forward
Wilf Mannion
Inside Forward/Wing half
Phil Taylor
2 Ireland
Goals:
| Peter Doherty |
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| Dave Walsh |
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Starting lineup:
Ted Hinton
Goalkeeper
Johnny Carey
Full back
Jack Vernon
Centre half
(captain)
Con Martin
Centre Half/Goalkeeper
Peter Farrell
Wing half
William Walsh
Wing half
Tommy Eglington
Outside Left
David Cochrane
Outside right
Sammy Smyth
Inside forward
Peter Doherty
Inside Left/Outside Right