Emlyn Hughes
Debut – 5th November 1969 V Holland
Caps – 62
Goals – 1
If motivation and enthusiasm ever won trophies then you would most certainly have to hand over the trophies to Emlyn Hughes. Hughes was one of the greatest characters to emerge from the game; he retired from football in 1984 with an array of major honours and 62 England caps. Hughes was a brilliant defender and his competitive edge was matched by his great qualities as a leader on the pitch. His strength when tackling and his galloping runs earned him the nickname of ‘crazyhorse.’ Hughes played for England under four different managers and was installed captain of the national side in the spring of 1974, when Joe Mercer took over as caretaker manager. He is one of Liverpool’s greatest players of all time; he made 474 appearances for them in the space of 13 years playing for the club. In total with Liverpool, he won the league on 4 occasions, the FA Cup, European Cup on 2 occasions, UEFA Cup on 2 occasions, League Cup with Wolves in 1980 and he was voted footballer of the year in 1977.
Emlyn Hughes captained England on 23 occasions and played 62 times for his country.

 

 

Francis Lee
Debut – 11th December 1968 V Bulgaria
Number of Caps – 27
Goals – 10
Francis Lee scored his first England goal in England’s 5-0 thumping of France at Wembley on 12th march 1969. In 1970, Lee headed off to Mexico with England to defend the world cup. During the tournament he played on three occasions, including the quarter final against West Germany. His final match for England was a defeat in a European Championship qualifier against West Germany in 1972. Francis Lee was aggressive in the best sense of the word, constantly running at defenders and was scared of no one.

Rodney Marsh
Debut – 10th November 1971
Caps – 9
Goals – 1
Alf Ramsey gave him a short run in the England team as a replacement for the ageing Geoff Hurst, however after only nine games Marsh’s international career was over at the age of 28. He played a vital role in several games for England in the 1970’s. Many considered Rodney Marsh as an entertainer on the field and he would often guarantee to pull in the crowds to a stadium.

 

Alan Ball
Debut – 9th may 1965 V Yugoslavia
Caps – 72
Goals – 10
Alan Ball was only the tender age of 21, when he walked behind Bobby Moore to contest the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966. Alan ball played his part in England’s third goal in the 66 final, Ball chased an apparently hopeless ball, playing it back for Geoff Hurst to score. Alan Ball was made of stern matter, physically and mentally. Don Revie installed Alan Ball as captain in March 1975, where England beat West Germany 2-0 and few games later, Ball captained England in their 5-0 demolition of Scotland.

Martin peters
Debut – 4th may 1966 V Yugoslavia
Caps – 67
Goals – 20
Martin peters is considered by many as one of the most gifted midfielders of his time. Peters scored the second goal in England’s victory over West Germany in the 1966 world cup final.
Peters played for England during the 1970 world cup finals, and was an integral part of their team in qualification for the 1974 world cup finals, however failure to beat Poland eliminated them from taking part in the 1974 world cup.

 

Malcolm McDonald
Debut – 20th may 1972 V Wales
Caps – 14
Goals – 6

Malcolm McDonald scored his first international goal for England, against West Germany, in the 100th international match being played at Wembley stadium. Malcolm McDonald equaled the record number of goals scored by an England player in an international match against Cyprus in a memorable European Championship qualifier on 16th April 1975 where he scored 5 goals. McDonald was a regular in the England squad during the 1970’s.