England v Republic of Ireland, 08 May 1957
| Score | 5-1 to England |
| Referee | Hugh Phillips |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 1 |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
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England
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Goals:
| Tommy Taylor | 9 |
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| Tommy Taylor | 18 |
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| John Atyeo | 38 |
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| Tommy Taylor | 40 |
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| John Atyeo | 89 |
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Goals:
| Dermot Curtis | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alan Hodgkinson
Defender
Roger Byrne
Defender
Ronnie Clayton
Defender/Midfielder
Billy Wright
(captain)
Full back
Jeff Hall
Midfielder
Duncan Edwards
Centre forward
John Atyeo
Forward
Tom Finney
Forward
Johnny Haynes
Forward
Stan Matthews
Forward
Tommy Taylor
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alan Kelly
Defender
Noel Cantwell
Full back
Don Donovan
Midfielder
Joe Haverty
Wing half
Peter Farrell
(captain)
Wing half
Pat Saward
Outside Left
Alf Ringstead
Centre forward
Dermot Curtis
Inside forward
Arthur Fitzsimons