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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5
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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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
Goals:
| Dermot Curtis | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Alan Kelly
Goalkeeper
Noel Cantwell
Defender
Don Donovan
Full back
Joe Haverty
Midfielder
Peter Farrell
Wing half
(captain)
Pat Saward
Wing half
Alf Ringstead
Outside Left
Dermot Curtis
Centre forward
Arthur Fitzsimons
Inside forward