Tottenham Hotspur v FA Selected XI, 12 August 1961
| Score | 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur |
| Referee | Reg Windle |
| Competition | FA Charity Shield - |
| Venue | White Hart Lane |
| Attendance | 36,593 |
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Due to Tottenham Hotspur's double-winning success in 1960-61, the Football Association provided the opposition for this game. In effect, it was the current England national team minus the Spurs players.
3 Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Goals:
| Bobby Smith | 40 |
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| Les Allen | 68 |
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| Les Allen | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bill Brown
Defender
Maurice Norman
Defender/Midfielder
Dave Mackay
Full back
Peter Baker
Left back
Ron Henry
Midfielder
Danny Blanchflower
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Cliff Jones
Outside Left
Terry Dyson
Centre forward
Les Allen
Forward
Bobby Smith
Inside forward
John White
2 FA Selected XI
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Goals:
| Johnny Haynes | 10 |
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| Johnny Byrne | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Ron Springett
Goalkeeper
Jimmy Armfield
Defender
(captain)
Ron Flowers
Defender/Midfielder
Mick McNeil
Full back
Peter Swan
Centre half
Bobby Charlton
Midfielder/Forward
Bobby Robson
Midfielder/Forward
Johnny Byrne
Centre forward
Bryan Douglas
Forward
Johnny Haynes
Forward
Jimmy Robson
Inside forward