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England in Friendly Competition
 1946-47 to 1959-60

 Friendly Match Record Overall

Friendly Match Record by Opponents

Friendly Comps
 

Season 1946-47 - Friendly Matches 74-78
228 30 September 1946 - Ireland (Éire) 0 England 1 [0-1]
Dalymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin (23,000)		 Finney AW
230 27 November 1946 - England 8 Netherlands 2 [6-2]
 Leeds Road, Huddersfield (32,500)		 Lawton (4), Carter (2), Mannion, Finney
Bergman, Smit		 HW
232 3 May 1947 - England 3 France 0 [0-0]
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London (54,500)		 Finney, Carter, Mannion HW
233 18 May 1947 - Switzerland 1 England 0 [1-0]
 Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich (30,000)		 Fatton AL
234 25 May 1947 - Portugal 0 England 10 [0-5]
 Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa (62,000)		 Lawton (4), Mortensen (4), Finney, Matthews AW

Season 1947-48 - Friendly Matches 79-81
235 21 September 1947 - Belgium 2 England 5 [1-3]
 Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (62,500)		 Mermans or Hardwick OG, Lemberecht
 Lawton (2), Mortensen, Finney (2)		 AW
238 19 November 1947 - England 4 Sweden 2 [3-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London (44,250)		 Mortensen (3), Lawton
 Nordahl, Gren (pen)		 HW
240 16 May 1948 - Italy 0 England 4 [0-2]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino (58,000)		 Mortensen, Finney (2), Lawton AW

Season 1948-49 - Friendly Matches 82-86
241 26 September 1948 - Denmark 0 England 0 [0-0]
 Idrætsparken, København (41,000)		   AD
244 2 December 1948 - England 6 Switzerland 0 [3-0]
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London (35,000)		 Haines (2), Hancocks (2), Rowley, Milburn HW
246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1 [3-0]
 Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län (37,500)		 Carlsson, Jeppson, Johnsson
Finney		 AL
247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4 [0-2]
 Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo (36,000)		 Andresen
 Mullen, Finney, Spydevold OG, Morris		 AW
248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3 [1-2]
 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris (61,500)		 Moreel
Morris (2), Wright		 AW

Season 1949-50 - Friendly Matches 87-90
249 21 September 1949 - England 0 Republic of Ireland 2 [0-1]
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool (52,000)		 Martin (pen), Farrell HL
252 30 November 1949 - England 2 Italy 0 [0-0]
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London (60,000)		 Wright, Rowley HW
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5 [0-3]
 Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa (70,000)		 David (2), Vasquez
Finney (4), Mortensen		 AW
255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4 [1-0]
 Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (55,750)		 Mermans
 Mullen, Mortensen, Mannion, Bentley		 AW

Season 1950-51 - Friendly Matches 91-93
261 22 November 1950 - England 2 Yugoslavia 2 [2-1]
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London (61,000)		 Lofthouse (2)
 Compton OG, Zivanović		 HD
263 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (99,000)		 Mortenson, Milburn
Boyé		 HW
264 19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2 [2-1]
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool (52,750)		 Nicholson, Milburn (2), Finney, Hassall
 Patalino, Pereira		 HW

Season 1951-52 - Friendly Matches 94-98
265 3 October 1951 - England 2 France 2 [2-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London (57,500)		 Firoud OG, Medley
Doye, Alpsteg		 HD
268 28 November 1951 - England 2 Austria 2 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (98,000)		 Ramsey (pen), Lofthouse
 Melchior, Stojaspal (pen)		 HD
270 18 May 1952 - Italy 1 England 1 [0-1]
Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze (93,000)		 Amadei
Broadis		 AD
271 25 May 1952 - Austria 2 England 3 [2-2]
 Praterstadion, Prater, Wien (65,500)		 Huber, Dienst
 Lofthouse (2), Sewell		 AW
272 28 May 1952 - Switzerland 0 England 3 [0-1]
Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich (32,000)		 Sewell, Lofthouse (2) AW

Season 1952-53 - Friendly Matches 99-103
275 26 November 1952 - England 5 Belgium 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (65,000)		 Elliott (2), Lofthouse (2), R.Froggatt HW
277 17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0
 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Nuñez, Buenos Aires (85,000)

Abandoned after 21 minutes because of a torrential rainstorm. Officially void and recorded as a scoreless draw.

 AabD
278 24 May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2 [0-0]
 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ñuñoa, Santiago (70,000)		 Rojas
 Taylor, Lofthouse		 AW
279 31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1 [1-0]
 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (80,000)		 Abbadie, Miguez
 Taylor		 AL
280 8 June 1953 - USA 3 England 6 [0-1]
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York (10,000)		 Decker 2 (1 pen), Atheneos
Broadis, Lofthouse (2), Finney (2), R.Froggatt		 AW

Season 1953-54 - Friendly Matches 104-107
282 21 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4 [2-3]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (97,000)		 Mortensen, Mullen (2), Ramsey (pen)
Kubala (2 (1 pen)), Boniperti (2)		 HD
284 25 November 1953 - England 3 Hungary 6 [2-4]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (100,000)		 Sewell, Mortensen, Ramsey (pen)
 Hidegkuti (3), Puskás (2), Bozsik		 HL
286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0 [0-0]
Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija, Beograd (59,000)		 Mitić AL
287 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1 [3-0]
 Népstadion, Budapest (92,000)		 Lantos, Puskás (2), Kocsis (2), Toth, Hidegkuti
Broadis		 AL

Season 1954-55 - Friendly Matches 108-111
293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (100,000)		 Bentley, R.Allen, Shackleton
 Beck		 HW
295 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0 [1-0]
 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris (54,696/750)		 Kopa (pen) AL
296 18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1 [0-1]
 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Chamartín, Madrid (125,000)		 Rial
 Bentley		 AD
297 22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England 1 [1-1]
Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto, Oporto (55,000)		 Águas (2), Fonseca
 Bentley		 AL

Season 1955-56 - Friendly Matches 112-117
298 2 October 1955 - Denmark 1 England 5 [0-3]
 Idrætsparken, København (53,000/55,000)		 Lundberg
Revie (2 (1 pen)), Lofthouse (2), Bradford		 AW
301 30 November 1955 - England 4 Spain 1 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (85,000)		 Atyeo, Perry (2), Finney
 Arieta		 HW
303 9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (100,000)		 Taylor (2), Grainger (2)
 Paulinho (Byrne OG), Didi		 HW
304 16 May 1956 - Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0]
 Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län (38,000)		   AD
305 20 May 1956 - Finland 1 England 5 [1-3]
 Olympiastadion, Helsinki (20,250)		 Forsgren
 Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse (2)		 AW
306 26 May 1956 - West Germany 1 England 3 [3-0]
 Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin (tbc)		 Walter
 Edwards, Grainger, Haynes		 AW

Season 1956-57 - Friendly Match 118
309 28 November 1956 - England 3 Yugoslavia 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (78,500)		 Brooks, Taylor (2) HW

Season 1957-58 - Friendly Matches 119-122
317 27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0 [3-0]
 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (64,349)		 Taylor (2), Robson (2) HW
319 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (65,000)		 R.Charlton (2)
 Duart		 HW
320 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0 [1-0]
Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija, Beograd (58,000)		 Milutinović, Petaković (3), Veselinović AL
321 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1 [0-1]
Lenin Stadium, Moskva (105,000)		 Ivanov
 Kevan		 AD

Season 1958-59 - Friendly Matches 123-128
327 22 October 1958 - England 5 USSR 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (100,000)		 Haynes (3), Lofthouse, R.Charlton (pen) HW
330 6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (91,000)		 R.Charlton, Bradley
 Brighenti, Mariani		 HD
331 13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0 [2-0]
 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro  (160,000/200,000)		 Julinho, Henrique AL
332 17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1 [2-0]
 Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima (54,000)		 Seminario (3), Joya
 Greaves		 AL
333 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1 [1-1]
 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, ciudad de México (82,000)		 Cardenas, Reyes
 Kevan		 AL
334 28 May 1959 - USA 1 England 8 [1-1]
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles (13,000)		 Murphy
 Bradley, Flowers (2), R.Charlton (3 (1 pen)), Kevan, Haynes		 AW

Season 1959-60 - Friendly Matches 129-132
336 28 October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3 [1-0]
 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (72,000)		 Connelly, R.Charlton
 Simonsson (2), Salomonsson 		HL
339 11 May 1960 - England 3 Yugoslavia 3 [1-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London (60,000/70,000)		 Douglas, Greaves, Haynes
 Galić (2), Kostić		 HD
340 15 May 1960 - Spain 3 England 0 [1-0]
 El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Chamartín, Madrid (77,000)		 Peirò, E.Martinez (2) AL
341 22 May 1960 - Hungary 2 England 0 [0-0]
 Népstadion, Budapest (90,000)		 Albert (2) AL

 

England's Friendly Record 1872-1960
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
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Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 132 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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