Jim Taylor's England full-international debut cap v Argentina 1951, the blue cap inscribed v ARGENTI...
Jim Taylor's England full-international debut cap v Argentina 1951, the blue cap inscribed v ARGENTINE, 1951 This match was organised as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations on 9th May 1951 and, historically, Argentina became the first international team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley Stadium. Another significant aspect of the match is that England wore a red shirt for the very first time, see lot 10. In a compelling match, England came back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to beat the Argentine team 2-1 with goals in the final 11 minutes from Stan Mortensen and Jackie Milburn. Jim Taylor won his first England international cap in this match, although paradoxically it was the third cap he had been presented by the Football Association. The first was for the Tour of Canada, where matches were deemed unofficial, and the second was a tournament cap for the 1950 World Cup where he had been an unused squad player.