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This is a list of the England national football team results from 1930 to 1959.
5 April Home Championship | England | 5 – 2 | Scotland | London, England |
Watson 11', 28' Rimmer 30', 55' Jack 33' |
Report | Fleming 49', 62' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,375 Referee: William McLean ( Northern Ireland) |
10 May International Friendly | Germany | 3 – 3 | England | Berlin, Germany |
Hofmann 10', 50', 60' | Report |
Bradford 8', 25' Jack 78' |
Stadium:
Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Johannes Mutters ( Netherlands) |
14 May International Friendly | Austria | 0 – 0 | England | Vienna, Austria |
Report | Stadium:
Hohe Warte Stadium Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Johannes Mutters ( Netherlands) |
20 October Home Championship | England | 5 – 1 | Ireland | Sheffield, England |
Burgess 15', 35' Hampson 25' Crooks 30' Houghton 40' |
Report | Dunne 80' | Stadium:
Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,000 Referee: John Thomson ( Scotland) |
22 November Home Championship | Wales | 0 – 4 | England | Wrexham, Wales |
Report |
Hampson 12', 70' Hodgson 35' Bradford 80' |
Stadium:
Racecourse Ground Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hugh Watson ( Scotland) |
28 March Home Championship | Scotland | 2 – 0 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
McPhail 61' McGrory 64' |
Report | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 129,810 Referee: Alfred Atwood ( Wales) |
14 May International Friendly | France | 5 – 2 | England | Paris, France |
Laurent 15' Mercier 18', 76' Langiller 29' Delfour 57' |
Report |
Crooks 10' Waring 71' |
Stadium:
Colombes Attendance: 35,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
16 May International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 4 | England | Brussels, Belgium |
Capelle 15' | Report |
Houghton 44' (
pen.) Burgess 65', 76' Roberts 80' |
Stadium:
Oscar Bossaert Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
17 October Home Championship | Ireland | 2 – 6 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Dunne 43' Kelly 89' |
Report |
Smith 10' Waring 11', 50' Hine 30' Houghton 60', 85' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hugh Watson ( Scotland) |
18 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 1 | Wales | Liverpool, England |
Smith 25' Crooks 50' Hine 65' |
Report | Robbins | Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 15,000 Referee: William Bunnell ( England) |
9 December International Friendly | England | 7 – 1 | Spain | London, England |
Smith 3', 40' Johnson 10', 76' Crooks 50', 85' Dean 68' |
Report | 87' Gorostiza | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
9 April Home Championship | England | 3 – 0 | Scotland | London, England |
Waring 36' Barclay 80' Crooks 88' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 92,180 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
17 October Home Championship | England | 1 – 0 | Ireland | Blackpool, England |
Barclay 30' | Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hugh Watson ( Scotland) |
16 November Home Championship | Wales | 0 – 0 | England | Wrexham, Wales |
Report | Stadium:
Racecourse Ground Attendance: 25,167 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
7 December International Friendly | England | 4 – 3 | Austria | London, England |
Crooks 5' Hampson 27', 82' Houghton 77' |
Report |
Zischek 58', 87' Sindelar 80' |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
1 April Home Championship | Scotland | 2 – 1 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
McGrory 5', 81' | Report | Hunt 30' | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 136,259 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
13 May International Friendly | Italy | 1 – 1 | England | Rome, Italy |
Ferrari 4' | Report | Bastin 24' | Stadium:
Stadio Nazionale PNF Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
29 May International Friendly | Switzerland | 0 – 4 | England | Bern, Switzerland |
Report |
Bastin 15', 75' Richardson 71', 77' |
Stadium:
Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
14 October Home Championship | Ireland | 0 – 3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report |
Brook 30' Grosvenor 51' Bowers 60' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hugh Watson ( Scotland) |
15 November Home Championship | England | 1 – 2 | Wales | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Brook | Report |
Mills Astley |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
6 December International Friendly | England | 4 – 1 | France | London, England |
Camsell 12', 42' Brook 20' Grosvenor 55' |
Report | Veinante 78' | Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,097 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
14 April Home Championship | England | 3 – 0 | Scotland | London, England |
Bastin 43' Brook 70' Bowers 85' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 92,363 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
10 May International Friendly | Hungary | 2 – 1 | England | Budapest, Hungary |
Avar 56' Sárosi 65' |
Report | Tilson 84' | Stadium:
Népstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina ( Italy) |
16 May International Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | England | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Nejedlý 40' Puč 51' |
Report | Tilson 20' | Stadium:
Letná Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
29 September Home Championship | Wales | 0 – 4 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Report |
Tilson Brook Matthews |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
14 November International Friendly | England | 3 – 2 | Italy | London, England |
Brook 3', 10' Drake 12' |
Report | Meazza 58', 62' | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 56,044 Referee: Otto Olsson ( Sweden) |
6 February Home Championship | England | 2 – 1 | Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Bastin 18', 70' | Report | Stevenson 50' | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
6 April Home Championship | Scotland | 2 – 0 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Duncan 43', 49' | Report | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 129,693 Referee: Samuel Thompson ( Ireland) |
18 May International Friendly | Netherlands | 0 – 1 | England | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Report | Worrall 46' | Stadium:
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
19 October Home Championship | Ireland | 1 – 3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Brown | Report |
Tilson Brook |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
4 December International Friendly | England | 3 – 0 | Germany | London, England |
Camsell 35', 50' Bastin 68' |
Report | Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,164 Referee: Otto Olsson ( Sweden) |
5 February Home Championship | England | 1 – 2 | Wales | Wolverhampton, England |
Bowden 40' | Report |
Astley 47' B. Jones 65' |
Stadium:
Molineux Attendance: 27,519 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
4 April Home Championship | England | 1 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
Camsell 30' | Report | Walker 80' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 93,267 Referee: William Hamilton ( Ireland) |
6 May International Friendly | Austria | 2 – 1 | England | Vienna, Austria |
Viertl 11' Geiter 18' |
Report | Camsell 54' | Stadium:
Praterstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
9 May International Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 2 | England | Brussels, Belgium |
Isemborghs Fievez |
Report |
Camsell Hobbis |
Stadium:
Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Johannes van Moorsel ( Netherlands) |
17 October Home Championship | Wales | 2 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Morris 64' Glover 66' |
Report | Bastin 44' | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 44,729 Referee: William McLean ( Ireland) |
18 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 1 | Ireland | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Carter Bastin Worrall |
Report | Davis | Stadium:
Victoria Ground Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
2 December International Friendly | England | 6 – 2 | Hungary | London, England |
Brook 25' Drake 32', 43', 80' Britton 52' Carter 87' |
Report |
Cseh 26' Vincze 48' |
Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq ( France) |
17 April Home Championship | Scotland | 3 – 1 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
O'Donnell 47' McPhail 80', 88' |
Report | Steele 40' | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 149,407 Referee: William McLean ( Ireland) |
14 May International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 6 | England | Oslo, Norway |
Report |
Kirchen 18' Holmsen 38' ( o.g.) Galley 40' Steele 43', 61' Goulden 85' |
Stadium:
Ullevall Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Einer Ulrich ( Denmark) |
17 May International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 4 | England | Stockholm, Sweden |
Report |
Steele 7', 13', 33' Johnson 35' |
Stadium:
Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 34,119 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
20 May International Friendly | Finland | 0 – 8 | England | Helsinki, Finland |
Report |
Kirchen 6' Payne 27', 56' Steele 36', 52' Johnson 44' Willingham 75' Robinson 87' |
Stadium:
Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 9,533 Referee: Rudolf Eklöw ( Sweden) |
23 October Home Championship | Ireland | 1 – 5 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Stevenson | Report |
Mills Hall Brook |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
17 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 1 | Wales | Middlesbrough, England |
Matthews 28' Hall 57' |
Report | Perry 16' | Stadium:
Ayresome Park Attendance: 30,608 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
1 December International Friendly | England | 5 – 4 | Czechoslovakia | London, England |
Crayston 10' Morton 19' Matthews 28', 57', 83' |
Report |
Puč 12' Nejedlý 45', 75' Zeman 60' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 50,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
9 April Home Championship | England | 0 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
Report | Walker 6' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 93,267 Referee: William Hamilton ( Ireland) |
14 May International Friendly | Germany | 3 – 6 | England | Berlin, Germany |
Gellesch 20' Gauchel 44' Pesser 85' |
Report |
Bastin 16' Robinson 26', 49' Broome 29' Matthews 41' Goulden 85' |
Stadium:
Olympiastadion Attendance: 105,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
21 May International Friendly | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | England | Zürich, Switzerland |
Aeby Abegglen |
Report | Bastin ( pen.) | Stadium:
Hardturm Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
26 May International Friendly | France | 2 – 4 | England | Paris, France |
Jordan 32' Nicolas 36' |
Report |
Broome 6' Drake 34', 40' Bastin 85' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
Colombes Attendance: 46,920 Referee: Louis Baert ( Belgium) |
22 October Home Championship | Wales | 4 – 2 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Astley Hopkins B. Jones |
Report |
Lawton (
pen.) Matthews |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: William Hamilton ( Ireland) |
26 October International Friendly [a] | England | 3 – 0 | The Rest of Europe [a] | London, England |
Hall 20' Lawton 39' Goulden 73' |
Report | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 40,185 Referee: Arthur Jewell ( England) |
9 November International Friendly | England | 4 – 0 | Norway | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Smith 13', 40' Dix 20' Lawton 35' |
Report | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 39,887 Referee: James Martin ( Scotland) |
18 November Home Championship | England | 7 – 0 | Ireland | Manchester, England |
Lawton 8' Hall 36', 38', 40', 55', 65' Matthews 75' |
Report | Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Peter Craigmyle ( Scotland) |
15 April Home Championship | Scotland | 1 – 2 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Dougal 20' | Report |
Beasley 67' Lawton 88' |
Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 149,269 Referee: William Hamilton ( Ireland) |
13 May International Friendly | Italy | 2 – 2 | England | Milan, Italy |
Biavati 48' Piola 64' |
Report |
Lawton 19' Hall 77' |
Stadium:
San Siro Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens ( Germany) |
18 May International Friendly | Yugoslavia | 2 – 1 | England | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Glišović 16' Perlić 63' |
Report | Broome 49' | Stadium:
Beogradski Sport Klub Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville ( France) |
24 May International Friendly | Romania | 0 – 2 | England | Bucharest, Romania |
Report |
Goulden 7' Welsh 53' |
Stadium:
Stadionul ANEF Attendance: 40,000 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) |
28 September Home Championship | Ireland | 2 – 7 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Lockhart | Report |
Carter 1' Mannion 17', 28', 61' Finney 60' Lawton 80' Langton 83' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
30 September International Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0 – 1 | England | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Report | Finney 82' | Stadium:
Dalymount Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
12 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 0 | Wales | Manchester, England |
Mannion 8', 16' Lawton 39' |
Report | Stadium:
Maine Road Attendance: 59,250 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
27 November International Friendly | England | 8 – 2 | Netherlands | Huddersfield, England |
Lawton 20', 24', 35', 78' Carter 30', 71' Mannion 34' Finney 44' |
Report |
Bergman 37' Smit 87' |
Stadium:
Leeds Road Attendance: 35,000 Referee: James Martin ( Scotland) |
12 April Home Championship | England | 1 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
Carter 56' | Report | McLaren 16' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,250 Referee: Charles Delasalle ( France) |
3 May International Friendly | England | 3 – 0 | France | Highbury, England |
Finney 50' Mannion 64' Carter 77' |
Report | Stadium:
Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Louis Baert ( Belgium) |
18 May International Friendly | Switzerland | 1 – 0 | England | Zürich, Switzerland |
Fatton 27' | Report | Stadium:
Hardturm Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Victor Sdez ( France) |
25 May International Friendly | Portugal | 0 – 10 | England | Lisbon, Portugal |
Report |
Lawton 1', 11', 38', 61' Mortensen 2', 59', 71', 77' Finney 21' Matthews 85' |
Stadium:
Estádio Nacional Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Charles Delasalle ( France) |
21 September International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 5 | England | Brussels, Belgium |
Mermans 34' De Cleyn 53' |
Report |
Lawton 1', 63' Mortensen 15' Finney 22', 60' |
Stadium:
Heysel Stadium Attendance: 62,500 Referee: James Martin ( Scotland) |
18 October Home Championship | Wales | 0 – 3 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Report |
Finney 6' Mortensen 11' Lawton 25' |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: James Martin ( Scotland) |
5 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 2 | Ireland | Liverpool, Wales |
Mannion 84' Lawton 86' |
Report |
Walsh 55' Doherty 90' |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Peter Fitzpatrick ( Scotland) |
19 November International Friendly | England | 4 – 2 | Sweden | London, England |
Mortensen 15', 35', 86' Lawton 18' ( pen.) |
Report |
Nordahl 22' Gren 68' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 44,250 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
10 April Home Championship | Scotland | 0 – 2 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Report |
Finney 44' Mortensen 64' |
Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 135,376 Referee: David Maxwell ( Ireland) |
16 May International Friendly | Italy | 0 – 4 | England | Turin, Italy |
Report |
Mortensen 4' Lawton 23' Finney 70', 72' |
Stadium:
Stadio Comunale Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Joaquin Diez Garcia ( Spain) |
26 September International Friendly | Denmark | 0 – 0 | England | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Report | Stadium:
Idrætsparken Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands) |
9 October Home Championship | Ireland | 2 – 6 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Walsh 50', 90' | Report |
Matthews 27' Mortensen 63', 68', 77' Milburn 65' Pearson 79' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Willie Webb ( Scotland) |
10 November Home Championship | England | 1 – 0 | Wales | Birmingham, England |
Finney 39' | Report | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 68,750 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
2 December International Friendly | England | 6 – 0 | Switzerland | London, England |
Haines 5', 36' Hancocks 25', 65' Rowley 55' Milburn 66' |
Report | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands) |
9 April Home Championship | England | 1 – 3 | Scotland | London, England |
Milburn 75' | Report |
Mason 29' Steel 52' Reilly 61' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,188 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
13 May International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 1 | England | Stockholm, Sweden |
Carlsson 2' Jeppson 36' Jönsson 43' |
Report | Finney 67' | Stadium:
Råsunda Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Giovanni Galeati ( Italy) |
18 May International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 4 | England | Oslo, Norway |
Andresen 52' | Report |
Mullen 5' Finney 38' Spydevold 60' ( o.g.) Morris 70' |
Stadium:
Ullevaal Attendance: 36,000 Referee: J. Andersson ( Sweden) |
22 May International Friendly | France | 1 – 3 | England | Paris, France |
Moreel 1' | Report |
Morris 8', 86' Wright 24' |
Stadium:
Colombes Attendance: 61,500 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands) |
21 September International Friendly | England | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Report |
Martin 33' (
pen.) Farrell 85' |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
15 October
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 1 | Wales | 1 – 4 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Griffiths 80' | Report |
Mortensen 22' Milburn 29', 34', 66' |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
16 November
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 1 | England | 9 – 2 | Ireland | Manchester, England |
Rowley 5', 47', 55', 58' Froggatt 28' Pearson 31', 75' Mortensen 35', 50' |
Report |
Smyth 52' Brennan 85' |
Stadium:
Maine Road Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
30 November International Friendly | England | 2 – 0 | Italy | London, England |
Rowley 75' Wright 79' |
Report | Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
15 April
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 1 | Scotland | 0 – 1 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Report | Bentley 63' | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 133,250 Referee: Reg Leafe ( England) |
14 May International Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 5 | England | Lisbon, Portugal |
Ben David 47', 59' Vasques 70' |
Report |
Finney 4' (
pen.), 28', 55', 72' (
pen.) Mortensen 15' |
Stadium:
National Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Giuseppe Carpani ( Italy) |
18 May International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 4 | England | Brussels, Belgium |
Mermans 43' | Report |
Mullen 46' Mortensen 65' Mannion 68' Bentley 86' |
Stadium:
Heysel Stadium Attendance: 55,750 Referee: Raymond Vincenti ( France) |
25 June
1950 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | Chile | 0 – 2 | England | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Report |
Mortensen 27' Mannion 51' |
Stadium:
Maracanã Attendance: 29,703 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands) |
29 June
1950 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | United States | 1 – 0 | England | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Gaetjens 38' | Report | Stadium:
Independência Attendance: 10,151 Referee: Generoso Datillo ( Italy) |
2 July
1950 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | Spain | 1 – 0 | England | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Zarra 49' | Report | Stadium:
Maracanã Attendance: 74,462 Referee: Giovanni Galeati ( Italy) |
7 October Home Championship | Ireland | 1 – 4 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McMorran 70' | Report |
Baily 43', 86' Lee 64' Wright 85' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 46,000 Referee: George Mitchell ( Scotland) |
15 November Home Championship | England | 4 – 2 | Wales | Sunderland, England |
Baily 31', 40' Mannion 66' Milburn 90' |
Report | Ford 59', 74' | Stadium:
Roker Park Attendance: 50,250 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
22 November International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | Yugoslavia | London, England |
Lofthouse 29', 34' | Report |
Compton 40' (
o.g.) Živanović 72' |
Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands) |
14 April Home Championship | England | 2 – 3 | Scotland | London, England |
Hassall 26' Finney 63' |
Report |
Johnstone 33' Reilly 47' Liddell 54' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,750 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Ireland) |
9 May International Friendly | England | 2 – 1 | Argentina | London, England |
Mortensen 79' Milburn 86' |
Report | Boyé 18' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 99,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
19 May International Friendly | England | 5 – 2 | Portugal | Liverpool, England |
Nicholson 1' Milburn 9', 83' Finney 75' Hassall 87' |
Report |
Patalino 2' Albano 48' |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 52,750 Referee: Louis Baert ( Belgium) |
3 October International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | France | London, England |
Firoud 4' (
o.g.) Medley 32' |
Report |
Doye 18' Alpsteg 19' |
Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
20 October Home Championship | Wales | 1 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Foulkes 3' | Report | Baily 6' | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Douglas Gerrard ( Scotland) |
14 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 0 | Ireland | Birmingham, England |
Lofthouse 40', 83' | Report | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
28 November International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | Austria | London, England |
Ramsey 68' (
pen.) Lofthouse 75' |
Report |
Melchior 47' Stojaspal 87' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Jack Mowat ( Scotland) |
15 April Home Championship | Scotland | 1 – 2 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Reilly 76' | Report | Pearson 10', 44' | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 134,504 Referee: Patrick Morris ( Northern Ireland) |
18 May International Friendly | Italy | 1 – 1 | England | Florence, Italy |
Amadei 58' | Report | Broadis 4' | Stadium:
Stadio Comunale Attendance: 93,000 Referee: A. Beranek ( Austria) |
25 May International Friendly | Austria | 2 – 3 | England | Vienna, Austria |
Huber 27' Dienst 42' |
Report |
Lofthouse 25', 83' Sewell 28' |
Stadium:
Praterstadion Attendance: 65,500 Referee: Giuseppe Carpani ( Italy) |
28 May International Friendly | Switzerland | 0 – 3 | England | Zürich, Switzerland |
Report |
Sewell 13' Lofthouse 51', 87' |
Stadium:
Hardturm Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Louis Baert ( Belgium) |
4 October Home Championship | Ireland | 2 – 2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Tully 15', 46' | Report |
Lofthouse 2' Elliott 87' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Douglas Gerrard ( Scotland) |
12 November Home Championship | England | 5 – 2 | Wales | London, England |
Finney 8' Lofthouse 10', 75' J. Froggatt 44' Bentley 47' |
Report | Ford 15', 49' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 93,500 Referee: Douglas Gerrard ( Scotland) |
26 November International Friendly | England | 5 – 0 | Belgium | London, England |
Elliott 4', 48' Lofthouse 42', 86' R. Froggatt 60' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Leo Horn ( Netherlands) |
18 April Home Championship | England | 2 – 2 | Scotland | London, England |
Broadis 19', 70' | Report | Reilly 55', 90' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 97,000 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Ireland) |
17 May International Friendly | Argentina | Abandoned | England | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Report | Stadium:
Estadio Monumental Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis ( England) | |||
Note: The game was stopped with a score of 0-0 and then abandoned during the mid-first half due rain. |
24 May International Friendly | Chile | 1 – 2 | England | Santiago, Chile |
Díaz 83' | Report |
Taylor 48' Lofthouse 68' |
Stadium:
Estadio Nacional Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis ( England) |
31 May International Friendly | Uruguay | 2 – 1 | England | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Abbadie 27' Míguez 60' |
Report | Taylor 89' | Stadium:
Estadio Centenario Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis ( England) |
8 June International Friendly | United States | 3 – 6 | England | New York, USA |
Decker Athineos |
Report |
Broadis Lofthouse Finney Froggatt |
Stadium:
Yankee Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sam Galin ( USA) |
10 October
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 3 | Wales | 1 – 4 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Allchurch 22' | Report |
Wilshaw 45', 50' Lofthouse 51', 52' |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Charlie Faultless ( Scotland) |
21 October International Friendly [a] | England | 4 – 4 | The Rest of Europe [a] | London, England |
Mortensen 8' Mullen 43', 49' Ramsey 90' ( pen.) |
Report |
Kubala 5' (
pen.), 64' Boniperti 15', 39' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 97,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
11 November
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 3 | England | 3 – 1 | Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Hassall 10', 60' Lofthouse 75' |
Report | McMorran 54' | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Robert Smith ( Wales) |
25 November International Friendly | England | 3–6 | Hungary | London, England |
Sewell 13' Mortensen 38' Ramsey 57' ( pen.) |
Report |
Hidegkuti 1', 20', 53' Puskás 24', 29' Bozsik 50' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Leo Horn ( Netherlands) |
3 April
Home Championship FIFA WC Qualifying Group 3 | Scotland | 2 – 4 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Brown 7' Ormond 89' |
Report |
Broadis 13' Nicholls 50' Allen 68' Mullen 83' |
Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 134,554 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Northern Ireland) |
16 May International Friendly | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | England | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Mitić 87' | Report | Stadium:
Partizan Stadium Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Carl Erich Steiner ( Austria) |
23 May International Friendly | Hungary | 7 – 1 | England | Budapest, Hungary |
Lantos 10' Puskás 17', 71' Kocsis 19', 57' Hidegkuti 59' Tóth 63' |
Report | Broadis 68' | Stadium:
Népstadion Attendance: 92,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi ( Italy) |
17 June
1954 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Belgium | 4 – 4 ( a.e.t.) | England | Basle, Switzerland |
Anoul 5', 74' Coppens 67' Dickinson 93' ( o.g.) |
Report |
Broadis 25', 62' Lofthouse 37', 91' |
Stadium:
St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Emil Schmetzer ( West Germany) |
20 June
1954 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Switzerland | 0 – 2 | England | Berne, Switzerland |
Report |
Mullen 43' Wilshaw 69' |
Stadium:
Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: István Zsolt ( Hungary) |
26 June
1954 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals | Uruguay | 4 – 2 | England | Basle, Switzerland |
Borges 5' Valera 40' Schiaffino 50' Ambrois 79' |
Report |
Lofthouse 16' Finney 67' |
Stadium:
St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Carl Erich Steiner ( Austria) |
2 October Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 0 – 2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report |
Haynes 75' Revie 78' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Charlie Faultless ( Scotland) |
10 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 2 | Wales | London, England |
Bentley 70', 74', 82' | Report | Charles 35', 75' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 91,112 Referee: Charlie Faultless ( Scotland) |
1 December International Friendly | England | 3 – 1 | West Germany | London, England |
Bentley 28' Allen 48' Shackleton 80' |
Report | Beck 75' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini ( Italy) |
2 April Home Championship | England | 7 – 2 | Scotland | London, England |
Wilshaw 1', 70', 73', 83' Lofthouse 7', 27' Revie 24' |
Report |
Reilly 10' Docherty 88' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 96,847 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
15 May International Friendly | France | 1 – 0 | England | Paris, France |
Kopa 37' ( pen.) | Report | Stadium:
Colombes Attendance: 54,750 Referee: Emil Schmetzer ( West Germany) |
18 May International Friendly | Spain | 1 – 1 | England | Madrid, Spain |
Rial 65' | Report | Bentley 38' | Stadium:
Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 125,000 Referee: R. Pieri ( Italy) |
22 May International Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 1 | England | Oporto, Portugal |
Águas 24', 83' Matateu 79' |
Report | Bentley 19' | Stadium:
Estádio das Antas Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi ( Italy) |
2 October International Friendly | Denmark | 1 – 5 | England | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Lundberg 62' | Report |
Revie 26' (
pen.), 53' Lofthouse 31', 41' Bradford 80' |
Stadium:
Idrætsparken Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi ( Italy) |
22 October Home Championship | Wales | 2 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Tapscott 41' Jones 43' |
Report | Charles 51' ( o.g.) | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Northern Ireland) |
2 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Wilshaw 51', 53' Finney 88' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
30 November International Friendly | England | 4 – 1 | Spain | London, England |
Atyeo 12' Perry 13', 60' Finney 59' |
Report | Arieta 80' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue ( France) |
14 April Home Championship | Scotland | 1 – 1 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Leggat 60' | Report | Haynes 89' | Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 132,817 Referee: Leo Callaghan ( Wales) |
9 May International Friendly | England | 4 – 2 | Brazil | London, England |
Taylor 3', 65' Grainger 5', 84' |
Report |
Paulinho 53' Didi 55' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue ( France) |
16 May International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 0 | England | Stockholm, Sweden |
Report | Stadium:
Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Leo Horn ( Netherlands) |
20 May International Friendly | Finland | 1 – 5 | England | Helsinki, Finland |
Forsgren | Report |
Wilshaw Haynes Astall Lofthouse |
Stadium:
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: J. Jorgensen ( Denmark) |
26 May International Friendly | West Germany | 1 – 3 | England | Berlin, West Germany |
F. Walter 86' | Report |
Edwards 25' Grainger 63' Haynes 69' |
Stadium:
Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: István Zsolt ( Hungary) |
6 October Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1 – 1 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McIlroy 10' | Report | S. Matthews 2' | Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 58,500 Referee: Hugh Phillips ( Scotland) |
14 November Home Championship | England | 3 – 1 | Wales | London, England |
Haynes 52' Brooks 55' Finney 75' |
Report | Charles 8' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips ( Scotland) |
28 November International Friendly | England | 3 – 0 | Yugoslavia | London, England |
Brooks 13' Taylor 65', 89' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 78,500 Referee: E. Harzic ( France) |
5 December
1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 1 | England | 5 – 2 | Denmark | Wolverhampton, England |
Taylor 18', 20', 48' Edwards 56', 77' |
Report | O.B. Nielsen 30', 52' | Stadium:
Molineux Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue ( France) |
6 April Home Championship | England | 2 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
Kevan 63' Edwards 84' |
Report | Ring 1' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 97,520 Referee: Pieter Roomer ( Netherlands) |
8 May
1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 1 | England | 5 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | London, England |
Taylor 8', 17', 40' Atyeo 38', 90' |
Report | Curtis 56' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips ( Scotland) |
15 May
1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 1 | Denmark | 1 – 4 | England | Copenhagen, Denmark |
J. Jensen 27' | Report |
Haynes 28' Taylor 71', 86' Atyeo 75' |
Stadium:
Idrætsparken Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
19 May
1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 1 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | England | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Ringstead 3' | Report | Atyeo 90' | Stadium:
Dalymount Park Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips ( Scotland) |
19 October Home Championship | Wales | 0 – 4 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Report |
Hopkins 2' (
o.g.) Haynes 44', 67' Finney 64' |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Northern Ireland) |
6 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 3 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
A'Court 58' Edwards 80' |
Report |
McIlroy 31' (
pen.) McCrory 59' Simpson 71' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Sandy Griffiths ( Wales) |
27 November International Friendly | England | 4 – 0 | France | London, England |
Taylor 3', 33' Robson 24', 84' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev ( Soviet Union) |
19 April Home Championship | Scotland | 0 – 4 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Report |
Douglas 22' Kevan 35', 74' Charlton 66' |
Stadium:
Hampden Park Attendance: 127,874 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
7 May International Friendly | England | 2 – 1 | Portugal | London, England |
Charlton 25', 62' | Report | Duarte 51' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen ( Belgium) |
11 May International Friendly | Yugoslavia | 5 – 0 | England | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Milutinović 23' Petaković 56', 77', 83' Veselinović 86' |
Report | Stadium:
Partizan Stadium Attendance: 58,000 Referee: István Zsolt ( Hungary) |
18 May International Friendly | Soviet Union | 1 – 1 | England | Moscow, Soviet Union |
V. Ivanov 78' | Report | Kevan 45' | Stadium:
Lenin Stadium Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt ( Austria) |
8 June
1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Soviet Union | 2 – 2 | England | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Simonyan 13' A. Ivanov 55' |
Report |
Kevan 66' Finney 85' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
Ullevi Attendance: 49,348 Referee: István Zsolt ( Hungary) |
11 June
1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Brazil | 0 – 0 | England | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Report | Stadium:
Ullevi Attendance: 40,895 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
15 June
1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Austria | 2 – 2 | England | Borås, Sweden |
Koller 15' Körner 71' |
Report |
Haynes 56' Kevan 74' |
Stadium:
Ryavallen Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Jan Bronkhorst ( Netherlands) |
17 June
1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Play-Off | Soviet Union | 1 – 0 | England | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ilyin 68' | Report | Stadium:
Ullevi Attendance: 23,182 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
4 October Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 3 – 3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Cush 16' Peacock 54' Casey 67' |
Report |
Charlton 31', 77' Finney 61' |
Stadium:
Windsor Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Bobby Davidson ( Scotland) |
22 October International Friendly | England | 5 – 0 | Soviet Union | London, England |
Haynes 45', 63', 82' Charlton 84' ( pen.) Lofthouse 90' |
Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue ( France) |
26 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 2 | Wales | Birmingham, England |
Broadbent 42', 75' | Report |
Tapscott 15' Allchurch 70' |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 40,500 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
11 April Home Championship | England | 1 – 0 | Scotland | London, England |
Charlton 59' | Report | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,329 Referee: Joaquim Campos ( Portugal) |
6 May International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | Italy | London, England |
Charlton 26' Bradley 38' |
Report |
Brighenti 56' Mariani 61' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 91,000 Referee: Albert Dusch ( West Germany) |
13 May International Friendly | Brazil | 2 – 0 | England | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Julinho Henrique |
Report | Stadium:
Maracanã Attendance: 160,000 Referee: Juan Brozzi ( Argentina) |
17 May International Friendly | Peru | 4 – 1 | England | Lima, Peru |
Seminario Joya |
Report | Greaves | Stadium:
National Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Erwin Hieger ( Austria) |
24 May International Friendly | Mexico | 2 – 1 | England | Mexico City, Mexico |
Cárdenas 26' Monteón 67' |
Report | Kevan 14' | Stadium:
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Eunapio Queiroz ( Brazil) |
28 May International Friendly | United States | 1 – 8 | England | Los Angeles, USA |
Murphy 9' | Report |
Bradley 35' Flowers 52', 69' Charlton 62', 82' ( pen.), 85' Kevan 74' Haynes 87' |
Stadium:
Wrigley Field Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Ray Morgan ( Canada) |
17 October Home Championship | Wales | 1 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
Moore | Report | Greaves | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Thomas Mitchell ( Northern Ireland) |
28 October International Friendly | England | 2 – 3 | Sweden | London, England |
Connelly 9' Charlton 81' |
Report |
Simonsson 52', 60' Salomonsson 75' |
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Bobby Davidson ( Scotland) |
18 November Home Championship | England | 2 – 1 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Baker 17' Parry 90' |
Report | Bingham 89' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan ( Wales) |