1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner England qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	3	1	0	15	5	3.000	7	Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup		—	5–1	5–2
2	Republic of Ireland	4	2	1	1	6	7	0.857	5			1–1	—	2–1
3	Denmark	4	0	0	4	4	13	0.308	0			1–4	0–2	—

Matches[]

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Team stats[]

England[]

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	John Atyeo	February 7, 1932	3	4	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Bristol City
FW	Johnny Brooks	December 23, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur
DF	Roger Byrne	September 8, 1929	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Manchester United
MF	Ronnie Clayton	August 5, 1934	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Blackburn Rovers
MF	Jimmy Dickinson	April 24, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Portsmouth F.C.
GK	Ted Ditchburn	October 24, 1921	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur
MF	Duncan Edwards	October 1, 1936	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Manchester United
FW	Tom Finney	April 5, 1922	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Preston North End
DF	Jeff Hall	September 7, 1929	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Birmingham City
FW	Johnny Haynes	October 17, 1934	3	1	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Fulham F.C.
GK	Alan Hodgkinson	August 16, 1936	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Sheffield United
FW	Stanley Matthews	February 1, 1915	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Blackpool F.C.
FW	David Pegg	September 20, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Manchester United
FW	Tommy Taylor	January 29, 1932	4	8	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Manchester United
MF	Billy Wright	February 6, 1924	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Republic of Ireland[]

Head coach: none, selected by committee, team manager: Johnny Carey

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
DF	Noel Cantwell	February 28, 1932	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	/2[1] West Ham United
FW	George Cummins	March 12, 1931	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Luton Town
FW	Dermot Curtis	August 26, 1932	4	3	360	0	0	90				Shelbourne F.C.
									90	90	90	/2[1] Bristol City
DF	Don Donovan	December 23, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Everton F.C.
DF	Seamus Dunne	April 13, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Luton Town
MF	Tommy Dunne	1932	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Peter Farrell	August 16, 1922	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Everton F.C.
FW	Arthur Fitzsimons	December 16, 1929	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
FW	Johnny Gavin	April 20, 1928	1	1	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	/3[1] Norwich City
GK	Tommy Godwin	August 20, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	/3[1] Bournemouth
FW	Joe Haverty	February 17, 1936	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Arsenal F.C.
MF	Charlie Hurley	October 4, 1936	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90		/3[1] Millwall F.C.
											90	Sunderland A.F.C.
GK	Alan Kelly	July 5, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Drumcondra F.C.
MF	Gerry Mackey	June 10, 1933	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Ronnie Nolan	October 5, 1933	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Frank O'Farrell	October 9, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Preston North End
GK	Jimmy O'Neill	October 13, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Everton F.C.
FW	Alf Ringstead	October 14, 1927	3	1	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	/2[1] Sheffield United
MF	Pat Saward	August 17, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Aston Villa
FW	Bill Whelan	April 1, 1935	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Manchester United

Denmark[]

Head coach: Alf Young (first match); Arne Sørensen (second to fourth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
DF	John Amdisen	July 8, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Aarhus GF
FW	Ove Andersen	June 30, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Brønshøj BK
DF	Poul Andersen	February 16, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	B 93 Copenhagen
GK	Theill Drengsgaard	March 6, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	Skovshoved IF
GK	Henry From	June 1, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Aarhus GF
FW	Finn Alfred Hansen	October 9, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	KB Copenhagen
FW	Jens Peter Hansen	March 15, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Jørgen Hansen	December 24, 1931	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Næstved IF
DF	Ove Hansen	November 29, 1929	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Aage Rou Jensen	September 24, 1924	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Aarhus GF
MF	Egon Jensen	November 13, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Esbjerg fB
MF	Erik Jensen	March 2, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Aarhus GF
MF	Erik Pondal Jensen	December 6, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	AB Copenhagen
FW	John Jensen	May 13, 1937	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Aarhus GF
GK	Kaj Jørgensen	October 11, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	AB Copenhagen
FW	Peder Kjær	February 23, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Aarhus GF
DF	Erling Linde Larsen	November 9, 1931	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	B 1909 Copenhagen
FW	Knud Lundberg	May 14, 1920	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	AB Copenhagen
FW	Kristian Mosegaard	December 3, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Ikast fS
MF	Flemming Nielsen	February 24, 1934	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	B 93 Copenhagen
FW	Ove Bech Nielsen	August 3, 1932	2	2	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	AB Copenhagen
DF	Verner Nielsen	May 14, 1931	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	AB Copenhagen
MF	Jørgen Olesen	January 21, 1924	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Aarhus GF
FW	Bent Pedersen	July 13, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-
FW	Poul Pedersen	October 31, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90

External links[]

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1958 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup
• Englandstats.com