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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
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Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means th ...
was an
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match that took place on 13 December 1954, and was instrumental in the eventual formation of the European Cup. The match was played under floodlights, and was broadcast live on
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television.


Background

The game occurred little over a year after
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had lost 6–3 to
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at
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, and six months after the even bigger 7–1 victory for Hungary in
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. At the time, Wolverhampton Wanderers were the champions of England, having won their first ever championship in the 1953–54 season, and were top of the league by one point in the 1954–55 season. Managed by Stan Cullis and captained by
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captain Billy Wright, Wolverhampton scored 96 goals as they won the title four points clear of
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, with
Dennis Wilshaw Dennis James Wilshaw (11 March 1926 – 10 May 2004) was an English international footballer. A forward, he scored 173 goals in 380 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national t ...
,
Johnny Hancocks Johnny Hancocks (30 April 1919 – 19 February 1994) was an English footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Career A diminutive figure, standing just 5' 4" with size 6.5 boots although there was a myth that he wore size 3 boot ...
, and
Roy Swinbourne Royston Harry "Roy" Swinbourne (25 August 1929 – 27 December 2015) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was capped once by England B. Playing career Swinbourne began h ...
all scoring over 20 goals each. Budapest Honvéd were the champions of Hungary, having won their fourth championship in the 1954 season whilst scoring 100 goals in the process, including a 9–7 victory over Vörös Lobogó whom they eventually finished five points clear of in winning the league. Managed by Jenő Kalmár, Honvéd contained many players of the famous Mighty Magyars who finished as runners-up in the 1954 World Cup;
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,
Gyula Lóránt Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary. During the ...
,
László Budai László Budai (19 July 1928 – 2 July 1983), also known as László Bednarik, or Budai II, was a former Hungarian footballer and coach. Budai was born in Budapest and played as a midfielder and forward for Ferencvárosi TC, Honvéd and Hung ...
,
József Bozsik József Bozsik (; 28 November 1925 – 31 May 1978) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire club career at his hometown club, Budapest Honvéd. Bozsik was a key member of the legendary Golden Team as ...
,
Zoltán Czibor Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 – 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as ...
, as well as Ferenc Puskás and
Sándor Kocsis Sándor Péter Kocsis (; ; 21 September 1929 – 22 July 1979) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Pu ...
, who scored 54 goals between them in their title winning season. Wolverhampton had faced a number of foreign opposition under the new £30,000 Molineux floodlights in the 14 months before playing Honvéd; a South Africa national team were defeated 3–1, Scottish team Celtic lost 2–0, Argentine team Racing Club were beaten 3–1, before Austrian team
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became the only team in the series to avoid defeat, drawing 0–0. Wolverhampton rebounded with a 10–0 win against Israeli team
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, followed by a high-profile 4–0 victory over
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, with all goals coming in the final 10 minutes.


Match


Summary

Wolverhampton struggled in the opening stages to control Budapest Honvéd's "deceptive, constantly changing tactics", which ranged from attacking via the wings, to hitting the ball long, then changing to short passing, with Wolverhampton goalkeeper
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withstanding the pressure. Honvéd were 2–0 in front after 14 minutes; first,
Sándor Kocsis Sándor Péter Kocsis (; ; 21 September 1929 – 22 July 1979) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Pu ...
headed in a Ferenc Puskás free-kick given for a foul by
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, and the second came after a ball played down the right wing found Kocsis, who played in
Ferenc Machos Ferenc Machos (30 June 1932 - 3 December 2006) was a Hungarian football forward who played for Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.Dennis Wilshaw Dennis James Wilshaw (11 March 1926 – 10 May 2004) was an English international footballer. A forward, he scored 173 goals in 380 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national t ...
, Peter Broadbent,
Roy Swinbourne Royston Harry "Roy" Swinbourne (25 August 1929 – 27 December 2015) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was capped once by England B. Playing career Swinbourne began h ...
, and Les Smith, but Honvéd goalkeeper Lajos Faragó was able to keep the ball out. At half-time, Wolverhampton manager Stan Cullis requested club staff and apprentices, including
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, to water the pitch in an attempt to make the pitch boggy so Honvéd would be unable to play their "delightful" football. After being fouled by János Kovács,
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scored a penalty four minutes after half-time to make the score 2–1. Wolverhampton's "incessant pressure" was beginning to pay off, when Swinbourne scored a two-minute double salvo to win the game for Wolverhampton; he scored a header in the 76th minute, and provided the finish to a well-worked move, with both assists coming from Wilshaw. Atkinson thought Cullis' half-time instructions not only helped Wolverhampton's long-ball tactics work, but scuppered Honvéd's momentum and stopped a possible 10–0 thrashing.


Details


Post-match and aftermath

Wolverhampton goalscorer
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said afterwards that "Wolves never played a match in which there was so much pride involved", while his manager Stan Cullis and sections of the English press declared his team as "champions of the world", and that Wolves had proven that English football was "the genuine, original, unbeatable article... still the best of its kind in the world", statements which journalist Willy Meisl disagreed with, calling the Molineux pitch a "quagmire", and citing a recent Honvéd defeat to
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. Another journalist, Gabriel Hanot, also disagreed with the viewpoint put forth, claiming that Wolverhampton were inferior to Spanish team Real Madrid and Italian team
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, suggesting "a European championship be organised between clubs" to give clubs the opportunity to prove they were the greatest. Writing in ''
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'' a few days later, Hanot's colleague Jacques de Ryswick wrote a proposal of the format of a tournament to crown such a team. The following year, the first-ever European Cup began, although it was the eventual 1954–55 First Division champions
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rather than Wolverhampton who were invited to represent England. Chelsea withdrew at the behest of
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, which feared that midweek European ties would adversely affect attendances in domestic fixtures. Cullis himself said of the prospect of live televised football against continental teams that the "whole future of football in Britain depends on our ability to face the challenge from abroad" and "although I am in a minority I am sure we would be wise to have more games screened live. Television offers an opportunity not seen in all soccer's history, a whole new source of revenue, a vast sum which must make a considerable impact on the game". A rematch took place in 1993 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the game, with all eleven Wolverhampton players in attendance, as well as Ferenc Puskás. Following the death of Wolverhampton manager Stan Cullis in 2001, club figure Peter Creed said that Cullis had made them "the most famous club in the world during the 1950s", while
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said "the famous 'floodlit friendlies' against sides such as Honvéd of Hungary are ingrained in the traditions of English football".


References


External links


Pathé News video report of game

Wolverhampton Wanderers Hall of Fame 2013 Inductee
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