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France
5-2
England
Thursday 14 May 1931
Colombes
International Friendly
Attendance: 35,000
âš½ Lucien Laurent (15), Robert Mercier (18), Marcel Langiller (29), Edmond Delfour (57), Robert Mercier (76)
âš½ Sammy Crooks 10'
âš½ Pongo Waring 71'
First Half
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âš½ 10' Sammy Crooks
Second Half
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âš½ 71' Pongo Waring
FRANCE
ENGLAND
GKAlexis Thépot (Capt.)
RBMarcel Capelle
LBÉtienne Mattler
HBLouis Finot
HBJoseph Kaucsar
HBPierre Hornus
ORErnest Libérati
IREdmond Delfour (57)
CFRobert Mercier (18) (76)
ILLucien Laurent (15)
OLMarcel Langiller (29)
Starting XI
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Tom Cooper (RB)
Cap number 8
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Alf Strange (RH) (C)
Cap number 7
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Joe Tate (LH)
Cap number 1
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Sammy Crooks (OR)
Cap number 7
âš½10'
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Pongo Waring (CF)
Cap number 1
âš½71'
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Eric Houghton (OL)
Cap number 3
After the game, the French team asked if they could keep the English players'' shirts as a memento. This is when the ritual of exchanging shirts started.
1930
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