Talk:1954 FIFA World Cup (UKatWC)

UK Squad 1954
Please give me your suggestions for the UK squad for this World Cup.

England
Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

1 GK Gil Merrick 26 January 1922 (aged 32) 20 England Birmingham City 12 GK Ted Burgin 29 April 1927 (aged 27) 0 England Sheffield United 2 DF Ron Staniforth 13 April 1924 (aged 30) 3 England Huddersfield Town 3 DF Roger Byrne 8 February 1929 (aged 25) 3 England Manchester United 4 DF Billy Wright (captain) 6 February 1924 (aged 30) 58 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 DF Ken Green 27 April 1924 (aged 30) 0 England Birmingham City 18 DF Allenby Chilton* 16 September 1918 (aged 35) 2 England Manchester United 5 MF Syd Owen 28 February 1922 (aged 32) 2 England Luton Town 6 MF Jimmy Dickinson 24 April 1925 (aged 29) 35 England Portsmouth 14 MF Bill McGarry 10 June 1927 (aged 27) 0 England Huddersfield Town 16 MF Albert Quixall 9 August 1933 (aged 20) 3 England Sheffield Wednesday 19 MF Ken Armstrong* 3 June 1924 (aged 30) 0 England Chelsea 20 MF Bedford Jezzard* 19 October 1927 (aged 26) 1 England Fulham 21 MF Johnny Haynes* 17 October 1934 (aged 19) 0 England Fulham 7 FW Stanley Matthews 1 February 1915 (aged 39) 36 England Blackpool 8 FW Ivor Broadis 18 December 1922 (aged 31) 11 England Newcastle United 9 FW Nat Lofthouse 27 August 1925 (aged 28) 19 England Bolton Wanderers 10 FW Tommy Taylor 29 January 1932 (aged 22) 3 England Manchester United 11 FW Tom Finney 5 April 1922 (aged 32) 51 England Preston North End 15 FW Dennis Wilshaw 11 March 1926 (aged 28) 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 FW Jimmy Mullen 6 January 1923 (aged 31) 11 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 FW Harry Hooper* 14 June 1933 (aged 21) 0 England West Ham United

Northern Ireland
Head coach: Peter Doherty

G William Smyth D Alfrred McMichael D Danny Blanchflower D Joseph McCabe M William Cunningham F Wilbur Cush F Billy Bingham F James McIlroy F William Simpson F Charles Tully F Norman Lockhart

G Harry Gregg D Leonard Graham D William Dickson M Edward McMorran M Albert Peacock M Jack Blanchflower F John McAdams F Peter McParland

Scotland
Head coach: Andy Beattie

1 GK Fred Martin 13 May 1929 (aged 25) 2 Scotland Aberdeen 14 GK John Anderson* 8 December 1929 (aged 24) 1 England Leicester City 2 DF Willie Cunningham (captain) 22 February 1925 (aged 29) 3 England Preston North End 3 DF Jock Aird 18 February 1926 (aged 28) 2 England Burnley 4 DF Bobby Evans 16 July 1927 (aged 26) 17 Scotland Celtic 5 DF Tommy Docherty 24 August 1928 (aged 25) 5 England Preston North End 18 DF Alex Wilson* 29 October 1933 (aged 20) 1 England Portsmouth 6 MF Jimmy Davidson 8 November 1925 (aged 28) 2 Scotland Partick Thistle 7 MF Doug Cowie 1 May 1926 (aged 28) 6 Scotland Dundee 17 MF David Mathers* 25 October 1931 (aged 22) 1 Scotland Partick Thistle 8 FW John Mackenzie 4 September 1925 (aged 28) 4 Scotland Partick Thistle 9 FW George Hamilton 7 December 1917 (aged 36) 5 Scotland Aberdeen 10 FW Allan Brown 12 October 1926 (aged 27) 11 England Blackpool 11 FW Neil Mochan 6 April 1927 (aged 27) 1 Scotland Celtic 12 FW Willie Fernie 22 November 1928 (aged 25) 1 Scotland Celtic 13 FW Willie Ormond 23 February 1927 (aged 27) 3 Scotland Hibernian 15 FW Bobby Johnstone* 7 September 1929 (aged 24) 11 Scotland Hibernian 16 FW Jackie Henderson* 17 January 1932 (aged 22) 4 England Portsmouth 19 FW Jimmy Binning* 25 July 1927 (aged 26) 0 Scotland Queen of the South 20 FW Bobby Combe* 29 February 1924 (aged 30) 3 Scotland Hibernian 21 FW Ernie Copland* 15 April 1927 (aged 27) 0 Scotland Raith Rovers 22 FW Ian McMillan* 18 March 1931 (aged 23) 3 Scotland Airdrieonians

Wales
G Ronald Gilbert Howells D Walley Barnes D Alf Sherwood D Roy Paul D Raymond Daniel M Ronald Burgess M William Foulkes M Reg Davies F John Charles F Ivor Allchurch F Royston James Clarke

D Derek Sullivan M Noel Kinsey