Fairs' Cup 1955/58

FAIRS CUP 1955-58

First Round

Group 1

04.06.55 Basel XI- London XI 0-5

(Firmani 33, 81, Holton 37, 43, 74)

26.10.55 London XI - Frankfurt XI 3-2

(Jezzard 46, 76, R.Robson 60; A.Pfaff 25p, Kaufhold 30)

04.05.56 London XI - Basel XI 1-0

(Robb 87)

20.06.56 Frankfurt XI - Basel XI 5-1

(Buchenau 19, 80, A.Pfaff 31, 73, R.Herrmann 52; J.Hügi 35p)

27.03.57 Frankfurt XI - London XI 1-0

(Preisendörfer 72)

12.06.57 Basel XI - Frankfurt XI 6-2

(Allemann 10, 47, 62, Sanmann 33, J.Hügi 64, Burger 88; Kraus 32, Mayer 65)

l. London XI 4 3-0-1 9- 3 6

2. Frankfurt XI 4 2-0-2 10-10 4

3. Basel XI 4 1-0-3 7-13 2

Group 2

06.03.56 Leipzig XI - Lausanne Sports 6-3

(Walther 5, Konzack 9, 82, Krause 23, 36, Fettke 69p; Maillard 11, Rey 31, Eschmann 43)

21.10.56 Lausanne Sports - Leipzig XI 7-3

(Tedeschi 28, Eschmann 37, 43, 55, Moser 38, Stefano 60, 71; Walther 13, Konzack 58, Fröhlich 70)

Köln XI withdrew after seeding

Group 3

25.12.55 Barcelona CF - København XI 6-2

(Areta 8, 10, Tejada 20, 80, Villaverde 40, Kubala 59; K.Lundberg 65p, 75)

26.04.56 København XI – Barcelona CF 1-1

(K.Lundberg 60p; Villaverde 85)

Wien XI withdrew after seeding

Group 4

15.05.56 FC Internazionale Milano - Birmingham City FC 0-0

22.05.56 Zagreb XI - Birmingham City FC 0-1

(E.Brown 8)

06.06.56 Zagreb XI – FC Internazionale Milano 0-1

(Campagnoli 74)

03.12.56 Birmingham City FC - Zagreb XI 3-0

(Orritt 3, E.Brown 60, P.Murphy 67)

19.03.57 FC Internazionale Milano - Zagreb XI 4-0

(Skoglund 8, 89, Lorenzi 43, 50)

07.04.57 Birmingham City FC – FC Internazionale Milano 2-1

(Govan 44, 53; Lorenzi 88)

1. Birmingham City FC 4 3-1-0 6-1 7

2. FC Internazionale Milano 4 2-1-1 6-2 5

3. Zagreb XI 4 0-0-4 0-9 0

Semifinals

16.09.57 Lausanne Sports - London XI 2-1

(Vonlanden 6, 74; Haverty 70)

23.10.57 London XI - Lausanne Sports 2-0

(Greaves 10, Holton 76)

23.10.57 Birmingham City – Barcelona CF 4-3

(E.Brown 2, Orritt 35, P.Murphy 43, 60; Tejada 12, Evaristo 27, Eulogio Martínez 40)

13.11.57 Barcelona CF - Birmingham City 1-0

(Kubala 86)

26.11.57 CF Barcelona - Birmingham City 2-1 (Basel)

(Evaristo 33, Kubala 83; P.Murphy 48)

Final

London XI – Barcelona CF 2-2

05.03.1958 London, Stamford Bridge

Referee: Albert Dusch (FRG)

London XI: Jack Kelsey (Arsenal); Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Danny Blanchflower (c, Tottenham), Jim Langley (Fulham); Maurice Norman (Tottenham), Ken Coote (Brentford); Vic Groves (Arsenal), Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), Bobby Smith (Tottenham), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), George Robb (Brentford).

Manager: Joseph Mears ENG

Barcelona CF: Pedro Estrems; Ferran Olivella, Martí Vergés, Joan Segarra (c); Enric Gensana, Enrique Ribelles; Justo Tejada, Ramón Villaverde, Eulogio Martínez, Evaristo, Estanislao Basora.

Coach: Domènec Balmanya

Tejada 7, Greaves 10, Eulogio Martínez 35, Langley 88p

Barcelona CF - London XI 6-0

01.05.1958 Barcelona, Nou Camp

Referee : Albert Dusch (FRG)

Barcelona CF: Antoni Ramallets (c); Ferran Olivella, Martí Vergés, Enric Gensana, Joaquin Brugue; Justo Tejada, Evaristo, Eulogio Martínez, Luis Suárez, Estanislao Basora.

Coach: Helenio Herrera ARG

London XI: Jack Kelsey (West Ham United); George Wright (Leyton Orient), Danny Blanchflower (c, Tottenham), Noel Cantwell (West Ham United); Kenneth Brown (West Ham United), Dave Bowen (Arsenal); Teddy Medwin (Tottenham), Vic Groves (Arsenal), Bobby Smith (Tottenham), Jimmy Bloomfield (Arsenal), Jim Lewis (Chelsea).

Manager: Billy Milne ENG

Suárez 6, 8, Eulogio Martínez 42, Evaristo 52, 75, Verges 63