Goodison Park - England V. Ireland (1953)

Goodison Park, Liverpool. GV teams lined up at start. SV England in white shirts kick off. GV crowd. SV Hassall running with ball - Blanchflower of Ireland in close attendance. Hassall shoots. Goal keeper Smyth dives, but ball goes underneath his body into net. (England 1-0). STV crowd applauding. LV Lockhart running with ball, he passes to Simpson who sweeps a first time pass to McMorran, who is left with a clear path to goal. SV McMorran racing towards goal, he shoots as Eckersley tackles him, but his shot is straight at Merrick. SV crowd. HALF-TIME 1-0. LV Ireland attack down the right wing. SV McMorran leaping to head Ireland’s first goal, Merrick dives, pushes ball onto post and it trickles into net, pan to applauding Irish players. Top view, crowd cheering. SV Lofthouse who has been injured scoring an offside goal with his head. SV Crowd. SV Lofthouse jumping to head a high cross from Mullen, scores, but he holds head after colliding with Dickson and starts to sink to the ground, as players call