England national football team results (1930–1959)
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This is a list of the England national football team results from 1930 to 1959.
1930s
edit1930
edit5 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) |
1931
edit28 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) |
1932
edit9 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) |
1933
edit1 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) |
1934
edit14 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) |
1935
edit6 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) |
1936
edit5 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) |
1937
edit17 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) |
1938
edit9 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) |
1939
edit15 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) |
1940s
edit1946
edit28 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) |
1947
edit12 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) |
1948
edit10 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) |
1949
edit9 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) |
15 September International Friendly | England | 2–0 | French Cochinchina | London, England |
Stadium: Empire Stadium |
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) |
1950s
edit1950
edit15 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) |
1951
edit14 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) |
1952
edit15 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) |
1953
edit18 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) |
1954
edit3 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) |
1955
edit2 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) |
1956
edit14 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) |
1957
edit6 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) |
1958
edit19 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) |
1959
edit11 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) |