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1906-39
England's Amateur Matches 1947 to 1974

1946-47

109 25-Jan-1947 England 2 Wales 2 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr AW

110 08-Feb-1947 England 3 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Haig Avenue, Southport Fr HW

111 29-Mar-1947 Wales 1 England 4 [NK] Somerton Park, Newport Fr HW

112 17-May-1947 France 1 England 4 [NK] Stade Henri-Jooris, Lille Fr AW

1947-48

113 24-Jan-1948 Wales 2 England 7 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor Fr AW

114 07-Feb-1948 Northern Ireland 0 England 5 [NK] Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast Fr AW

115 06-Mar-1948 England 3 Wales 4 [NK] Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury Fr HL

116 26-Mar-1948 England 2 Luxembourg 1 [NK] Cricklefield Stadium, Ilford Fr HW

117 29-Mar-1948 England 2 Netherlands 5 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HL

118 03-Apr-1948 England 2 France 0 [NK] Cricklefield Stadium, Ilford Fr HL

1948-49

119 22-Jan-1949 England 4 Wales 1 [NK] County Ground, Swindon Fr HW

120 05-Feb-1949 England 0 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Carrow Road, Norwich Fr HL

121 12-Mar-1949 Wales 1 England 3 [NK] Stebonheath Park, Llanelli Fr AW

122 16-Apr-1949 Scotland 3 England 2 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow Fr AL

123 22-May-1949 France 1 England 2 [NK] Stade Lesdigui�res, Grenoble Fr AW

1949-50

124 21-Jan-1950 Wales 0 England 1 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor Fr AW

125 04-Feb-1950 Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [NK] Windsor Park, Belfast Fr AW

126 04-Mar-1950 England 0 Scotland 0 [0-0] Boothferry Park, Hull Fr HD

127 04-Apr-1950 England 0 France 0 [0-0] The Dell, Southampton Fr HD

1950-51

128 06-Jan-1951 Republic of Ireland 0 England 1 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW

129 20-Jan-1951 England 4 Wales 1 [NK] Filbert Street, Leicester Fr HW

130 03-Feb-1951 England 6 Northern Ireland 3 [NK] Highfield Road Stadium, Coventry Fr HW

131 17-Mar-1951 Scotland 2 England 3 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow Fr AW

132 10-May-1951 England 3 Finland 2 [NK] County Ground, Swindon Fr HW

133 15-May-1951 England 2 Norway 1 [NK] Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough Fr HW

134 20-May-1951 France 3 England 3 [NK] Stade Maurice-Postaire, Cherbourg Fr AD

1951-52

135 02-Feb-1952 Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [NK] Windsor Park, Belfast Fr AW

136 16-Feb-1952 Wales 3 England 4 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor Fr AW

137 08-Mar-1952 England 8 Republic of Ireland 3 [NK] Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury Fr HW

138 15-Mar-1952 England 1 Scotland 2 [NK] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL

139 05-Apr-1952 England 3 France 0 [NK] Carrow Road, Norwich Fr HW

1952-53

140 15-Nov-1952 England 2 Netherlands 2 [NK] Boothferry Park, Hull Fr HD

141 31-Jan-1953 England 4 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Sincil Bank, Lincoln Fr HW

142 14-Feb-1953 England 3 Wales 3 [NK] Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HD

143 07-Mar-1953 Netherlands 1 England 0 [NK] Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam Fr AL

144 21-Mar-1953 Scotland 0 England 1 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow Fr AW

145 03-May-1953 France 0 England 1 [NK] Stade de la Lib�ration, Boulogne-sur-Mer Fr AW

146 19-May-1953 Norway 1 England 1 [NK] Ullev�l Stadion, Oslo Fr AD

1953-54

147 12-Sep-1953 Northern Ireland 2 England 1 [NK] The Showgrounds, Coleraine BC AL

148 19-Sep-1953 England 0 South Africa 4 [NK] Selhurst Park Stadium, Crystal Palace, London Fr HL

149 14-Nov-1953 England 4 France 2 [NK] Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton Fr HW

150 27-Mar-1954 England 1 Scotland 4 [NK] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL

151 24-Apr-1954 Wales 0 England 2 [NK] Somerton Park, Newport AW

England finished 3rd with two points in the 1953-54 British Amateur Championship. Northern Ireland were champions with five points.

1954-55

152 18-Sep-1954 England 5 Northern Ireland 0 [NK] Selhurst Park Stadium, Crystal Palace, London BC HW

153 09-Apr-1955 Scotland 3 England 3 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD

154 23-Apr-1955 England 3 Wales 1 [NK] Dean Court, Bournemouth HW

England won the 1954-55 British Amateur Championship with five points. Northern Ireland were runners-up with four points.

155 08-May-1955 France 1 England 1 [NK] Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest Fr AD

1955-56

The England team played the following friendly fixture as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition:

13-Sep-1955 at Arsenal Stadium, London v. Arsenal (lost 1-2)

156 17-Sep-1955 Northern Ireland 1 England 4 [NK] Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC AW

The England team played the following friendly fixtures as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition:

26-Sep-1955 at Upton Park, London v. West Ham United (lost 1-6)

10-Oct-1955 at Loftus Road, London v. Queen's Park Rangers (lost 1-2)

17-Oct-1955 at Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton v. Luton Town (lost 1-2)

The England team represented Great Britain in the following Olympic qualification fixture:

FIRST LEG (22-Oct-1955)

Bulgaria 2 Great Britain 0 [1-0] - Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia

157 12-Nov-1955 England 2 West Germany 3 [NK] White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London Fr HL

158 11-Feb-1956 Wales 2 England 1 [NK] Vetch Field, Swansea BC AL

159 24-Mar-1956 England 4 Scotland 2 [NK] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW

England jointly won the 1955-56 British Amateur Championship with Scotland, with five points each.

160 21-Apr-1956 England 3 France 1 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HW

The England team represented Great Britain in the following Olympic qualification fixture:

SECOND LEG (12-May-1956)

Great Britain 3 Bulgaria 3 [1-2] - Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Bulgaria win 5-3 on aggregate.

1956-57

161 07-Aug-1956 Iceland 2 England 3 [NK] Melav�llur, Reykjav�k Fr AW

Although Great Britain had been eliminated by Bulgaria in the Olympic qualifying competition, they were invited to compete in the Games after a spate of withdrawals. The England team played the following friendly fixture as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympiad:

02-Sep-1956 in Copenhagen v. Copenhagen XI (lost 1-5)

162 15-Sep-1956 England 5 Northern Ireland 2 [NK] Hayes Lane, Bromley, London BC HW

The England team played the following friendly fixtures as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games:

26-Sep-1956 at Cricklefield Stadium, Ilford v. Uganda XI (lost 1-2)

08-Oct-1956 at Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton v. Luton Town (won 3-2)

13-Oct-1956 at Plough Lane, Wimbledon, London v. Isthmian and Athenian Leagues XI (won 3-1)

22-Oct-1956 at St. James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne v. Newcastle United (lost 0-5)

27-Oct-1956 at Richmond Road Ground, Kingston Upon Thames v. Combined Universities XI (won 4-1)

05-Nov-1956 at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London v. Arsenal (lost 2-3)

19-Nov-1956 in City of Coburg v. Australia (won 3-1)

The England team represented Great Britain at the Games of the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne and played the following fixtures:

FIRST ROUND (26-Nov-1956)

Great Britain 9 Thailand 0 [4-0] - Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

QUARTER-FINAL (30-Nov-1956)

Great Britain 1 Bulgaria 6 [1-3] - Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

USSR won the gold medals.

The England team played the following friendly fixtures as Great Britain on a brief tour of south-east Asia on the way back from Melbourne:

10-Dec-1956 in Kallang v. Singapore (won 4-0)

13-Dec-1956 in Kuala Lumpur v. Malaya (won 6-2)

16-Dec-1956 in Yangon v. Burma (won 2-0)

163 16-Feb-1957 England 5 Wales 0 [NK] London Road Stadium, Peterborough BC HW

164 30-Mar-1957 Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD

England won the 1956-57 British Amateur Championship with five points. Wales were runners-up with three points.

165 12-May-1957 France 3 England 1 [NK] Stade de Bourtzwiller, Mulhouse Fr AL

166 19-May-1957 West Germany 1 England 1 [NK] Stegermatt, Offenburg Fr AD

1957-58

167 15-Sep-1957 Finland 4 England 3 [NK] Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AL

168 28-Sep-1957 Northern Ireland 0 England 3 [NK] The Oval, Belfast BC AW

169 12-Oct-1957 England 1 West Germany 1 [NK] Cricklefield Stadium, Ilford Fr HL

170 09-Nov-1957 Wales 2 England 5 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor BC AW

171 29-Mar-1958 England 2 Scotland 3 [NK] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HL

England jointly won the 1957-58 British Amateur Championship with Scotland and Northern Ireland, with four points each.

172 26-Apr-1958 England 1 France 1 [NK] Elland Road Stadium, Leeds Fr HD

1958-59

173 27-Sep-1958 England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [NK] Dean Court, Bournemouth BC HW

174 11-Oct-1958 England 3 Finland 2 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HW

175 25-Oct-1958 England 2 South Africa 2 [NK] Loakes Park, High Wycombe Fr HD

176 08-Nov-1958 England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury BC HD

177 14-Mar-1959 Scotland 1 England 1 [NK] Palmerston Park, Dumfries AD

England jointly won the 1958-59 British Amateur Championship with Scotland, with four points each.

178 05-Apr-1959 France 1 England 0 [NK] Stade du Grand Basque, Bayonne Fr AL

179 20-May-1959 Netherlands 1 England 3 [NK] Zuiderparkstadion, Den Haag Fr AW

180 24-May-1959 Luxembourg 3 England 1 [NK] Stade Municipal, Stad L�tzebuerg Fr AL

181 27-May-1959 West Germany 2 England 0 [NK] Leimbachstadion, Siegen Fr AL

1959-60

182 26-Sep-1959 Northern Ireland 1 England 1 [NK] Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC AD

183 07-Nov-1959 Wales 0 England 2 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor AW

184 05-Mar-1960 England 1 West Germany 1 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HD

185 26-Mar-1960 England 2 Scotland 1 [NK] Roots Hall Stadium, Southend-on-Sea BC HW

England won the 1959-60 British Amateur Championship with five points. Scotland and Northern Ireland were joint runners-up with three points each.

1960-61

186 24-Sep-1960 England 3 Northern Ireland 2 [NK] Loakes Park, High Wycombe BC HW

187 05-Nov-1960 England 6 Wales 1 [NK] Goldstone Ground, Brighton HW

188 25-Feb-1961 Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AD

189 18-Mar-1961 Scotland 2 England 2 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AD

England won the 1960-61 British Amateur Championship with five points. Scotland and Wales were joint runners-up with three points each.

190 29-Apr-1961 England 2 France 0 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HW

1961-62

191 16-Sep-1961 England 1 Iceland 0 [NK] Loakes Park, High Wycombe Fr HW

192 30-Sep-1961 Northern Ireland 0 England 3 [NK] The Showgrounds, Coleraine BC AW

193 18-Nov-1961 Wales 2 England 2 [NK] Ynys Park, Ton Pentre AD

194 16-Mar-1962 England 3 Scotland 4 [NK] Selhurst Park Stadium, Crystal Palace, London HL

England were joint runners-up in the 1961-62 British Amateur Championship with Northern Ireland, with three points each. Scotland were champions with five points, their only outright title success.

195 08-Apr-1962 France 3 England 0 [NK] Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest Fr AL

196 12-May-1962 Italy 1 England 0 [NK] Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno Fr AL

First match in new stadium.

197 16-May-1962 Netherlands 0 England 0 [0-0] Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle Fr AD

1962-63

198 16-Sep-1962 Republic of Ireland 2 England 2 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AD

199 29-Sep-1962 England 3 Northern Ireland 2 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London BC HW

200 17-Nov-1962 England 3 Wales 2 [NK] Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury HW

201 15-Mar-1963 Scotland 2 England 4 [NK] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW

England won the 1962-63 British Amateur Championship with six points, the first team to achieve maximum points in the competition. Northern Ireland were runners-up with four points.

202 15-May-1963 England 3 France 1 [NK] The Victoria Ground, Hartlepool IT HW

203 18-May-1963 England 0 West Germany 1 [NK] Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough HL

204 20-May-1963 England 3 Netherlands 1 [NK] Redheugh Park, Gateshead HW

England were runners-up in Group B of the FA Centenary Tournament with four points. West Germany qualified for the final with a maximum six points. Scotland won the tournament.

1963-64

The England team played the following friendly fixture as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition:

17-Aug-1963 at Loftus Road, London v. Queen's Park Rangers (drew 1-1)

205 28-Sep-1963 Northern Ireland 2 England 1 [NK] The Oval, Belfast BC AL

206 23-Nov-1963 Wales 3 England 3 [NK] The Stadium, Farrar Road, Bangor AD

207 20-Mar-1964 England 1 Scotland 0 [NK] Selhurst Park Stadium, Crystal Palace, London HW

England were joint runners-up in the 1963-64 British Amateur Championship with Scotland, with three points each. Northern Ireland were champions with four points, their first outright title success since 1954.

208 16-Apr-1964 England 4 New Zealand 1 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HAb

Match abandoned after 70 minutes, due to torrential rain.

England were scheduled to play Greece in their opening match of the International Tournament, but their opponents withdrew and they were replaced by the Italian B team, with the result as follows:

24-May-1964 at Stadio Communale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa v. Italy B (won 4-2)

209 28-May-1964 France 4 England 3 [NK] Sen. Eugenio Broccardi, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy IT NL

210 31-May-1964 West Germany 1 England 0 [NK] Stadio Comunale Felice Borel, Finale Ligure, Italy NL

England were third in Group 1 of the International Tournament with two points. West Germany qualified for the final with five points and won the tournament.

1964-65

211 26-Sep-1964 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Brooklands Stadium, Romford BC HW

212 21-Nov-1964 England 7 Wales 0 [NK] Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury HW

213 27-Feb-1965 Republic of Ireland 2 England 3 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW

214 20-Mar-1965 Scotland 2 England 1 [NK] Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen BC AL

England jointly won the 1964-65 British Amateur Championship with Scotland, with four points each.

215 16-May-1965 France 1 England 0 [NK] Parc des Sports, Annecy Fr AL

1965-66

216 25-Sep-1965 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [NK] The Showgrounds, Ballymena BC AW

217 20-Nov-1965 Wales 1 England 2 [NK] Park Avenue, Aberystwyth AW

218 11-Mar-1966 England 4 Republic of Ireland 0 [NK] Griffin Park, Brentford, London Fr HW

219 25-Mar-1966 England 3 Scotland 3 [NK] Roots Hall Stadium, Southend-on-Sea BC HD

England won the 1965-66 British Amateur Championship with five points. Scotland and Northern Ireland were joint runners-up with three points each.

220 21-May-1966 Netherlands 0 England 0 [0-0] De Adelaarshorst, Deventer EC AD

1966-67

221 24-Sep-1966 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 [NK] Vicarage Road, Watford BC HW

222 01-Oct-1966 Austria 3 England 0 [NK] Lehen Stadion, Salzburg EC AL

223 26-Oct-1966 England 2 Austria 0 [NK] Claremont Road, Hendon, London HW

224 19-Nov-1966 England 1 Netherlands 0 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London HW

England were runners-up in Group 4 of the 1966-67 European Amateur Championship with five points. Austria qualified for the semi-finals with six points and won the championship.

225 03-Dec-1966 England 4 Wales 1 [NK] Richmond Road Ground, Kingston upon Thames, London BC HW

226 11-Mar-1967 Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW

227 31-Mar-1967 Scotland 2 England 2 [NK] Dens Park, Dundee BC AD

England won the 1966-67 British Amateur Championship with five points. Scotland were runners-up with four points.

1967-68

228 23-Sep-1967 Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [NK] The Showgrounds, Ballymena BC AW

The England team represented Great Britain in the following Olympic qualification fixtures:

SECOND ROUND FIRST LEG (25-Oct-1967)

West Germany 0 Great Britain 2 [0-1] - Rosenau Stadion, Augsburg

SECOND ROUND SECOND LEG (08-Nov-1967)

Great Britain 0 West Germany 1 [0-1] - Claremont Road, Hendon, London

Great Britain win 2-1 on aggregate.

229 18-Nov-1967 Wales 1 England 0 [NK] Y Traeth, Porthmadog BC AL

The England team played the following friendly fixture as Great Britain before being joined by two Scottish players for the next round of Olympic qualification fixtures:

29-Jan-1968 at Manor Ground, Oxford v. Oxford United (lost 0-1)

230 05-Apr-1968 England 0 Scotland 0 [0-0] White City Stadium, Shepherd's Bush, London BC HD

England were joint runners-up in the 1967-68 British Amateur Championship with Northern Ireland, with three points each. Wales were champions for the first and only time, with five points.

231 23-May-1968 England 0 Italy 0 [0-0] Southbury Road, Enfield, London Fr HD

1968-69

232 28-Sep-1968 England 5 Northern Ireland 0 [NK] The Valley, Charlton, London BC HW

233 09-Nov-1968 England 1 Wales 1 [NK] Vicarage Road, Watford HD

234 14-Nov-1968 Bahrain 0 England 4 [NK] Isa Town Stadium, Manama Fr AW

235 08-Mar-1969 Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AD

236 28-Mar-1969 Scotland 1 England 5 [NK] Celtic Park, Parkhead, Glasgow BC AW

England won the 1968-69 British Amateur Championship with five points. Wales were runners-up with four points.

237 01-May-1969 Italy 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale, Montecatini Terme Fr AD

238 20-Jul-1969 Bahamas 0 England 4 [NK] Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau Fr AW

239 23-Jul-1969 Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 0 [0-0] Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Fr AD

240 26-Jul-1969 Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3 [NK] Skinner Park, San Fernando Fr AW

241 29-Jul-1969 Guyana 0 England 8 [NK] Georgetown Cricket Club, Georgetown Fr AW

242 31-Jul-1969 Guyana 0 England 8 [NK] Georgetown Cricket Club, Georgetown Fr AW

243 02-Aug-1969 Netherlands Antilles 0 England 2 [NK] Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Fr AW

1969-70

244 27-Sep-1969 Northern Ireland 1 England 4 [NK] Shamrock Park, Portadown BC AW

245 08-Oct-1969 England 1 France 2 [NK] Southbury Road, Enfield, London EC HL

246 22-Oct-1969 England 1 Spain 2 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London HL

247 20-Nov-1969 Spain 2 England 0 [NK] Estadio Heliodoro Rodr�guez L�pez, Santa Cruz de Tenerife AL

248 29-Nov-1969 Wales 0 England 1 [NK] Ninian Park Stadium, Caerdydd BC AW

249 02-Feb-1970 England 1 Iceland 0 [NK] The Dolphin Stadium, Slough Fr HW

250 28-Feb-1970 England 3 Republic of Ireland 1 [NK] Loakes Park, High Wycombe Fr HW

251 20-Mar-1970 England 1 Scotland 0 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London BC HW

England won the 1969-70 British Amateur Championship with a maximum six points. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were joint runners-up with two points each.

252 10-May-1970 Iceland 1 England 1 [NK] Laugardalsv�llur, Reykjavik Fr AD

253 13-May-1970 France 3 England 2 [NK] Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest EC AL

England were bottom of Group 2 of the 1969-70 European Amateur Championship with no points. Spain qualified for the semi-finals with seven points and won the championship.

254 23-May-1970 Finland 1 England 3 [NK] Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW

1970-71

255 02-Oct-1970 England 4 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Kingfield Sports Ground, Woking BC HW

256 05-Dec-1970 England 3 Wales 0 [NK] Claremont Road, Hendon, London HW

The England team played the following friendly fixture as Great Britain in preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition:

14-Dec-1970 at Baseball Ground, Derby v. Derby County (won 1-0)

257 17-Feb-1971 England 1 France 1 [NK] Champion Hill Stadium, Dulwich, London Fr HD

258 05-Mar-1971 Republic of Ireland 0 England 1 [NK] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW

259 02-Apr-1971 Scotland 0 England 2 [NK] Brockville Park, Falkirk BC AW

England won the 1970-71 British Amateur Championship with a maximum six points for the second year in succession and became the first team to win the title outright for three years in succession. Wales were runners-up with four points.

The England team represented Great Britain in the following Olympic qualification fixture:

FIRST ROUND SECOND LEG (05-May-1971)

Bulgaria 5 Great Britain 0 [4-0] - Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia

Bulgaria win 5-1 on aggregate.

260 21-Jul-1971 Norway 2 England 1 [NK] Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger Fr AL

1971-72

261 01-Aug-1971 Denmark 3 England 2 [NK] Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg Fr AL

262 04-Aug-1971 Iceland 1 England 3 [NK] Laugardalsv�llur, Reykjavik Fr AW

England were due to play Northern Ireland on October 1st, 1971, in Belfast, but the game was postponed due to the troubles in the province and was played in the following May, at the end of the season, at Hendon. Northern Ireland did not play another home match at amateur level again, yet they still managed to win all of their games in the 1971-72 British Championship.

263 04-Dec-1971 Wales 1 England 1 [NK] Victoria Avenue, Llanidloes BC AD

264 16-Feb-1972 France 1 England 1 [NK] Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest Fr AD

265 05-Mar-1972 England 2 Republic of Ireland 0 [NK] Loakes Park, High Wycombe Fr HW

266 24-Mar-1972 England 4 Scotland 0 [NK] Springfield Park, Wigan BC HW

267 03-May-1972 Denmark 1 England 2 [NK] Idr�tsparken, K�benhavn Fr AW

268 10-May-1972 England 4 Italy 0 [NK] Home Park Stadium, Plymouth Fr HW

269 15-May-1972 England 1 Northern Ireland 2 [NK] Claremont Road, Hendon, London BC HL

England were joint runners-up in the 1971-72 British Amateur Championship with Wales, with three points each. Northern Ireland were champions for the first time since 1964, with a maximum six points for the first and only time.

1972-73

270 06-Oct-1972 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 [NK] Carrow Road, Norwich BC HW

271 02-Dec-1972 England 3 Wales 1 [NK] Edgar Street Athletic Ground, Hereford HW

272 02-Mar-1973 Scotland 0 England 3 [NK] Celtic Park, Parkhead, Glasgow AW

England won the 1972-73 British Amateur Championship with a maximum six points. Scotland were runners-up with four points.

273 04-Apr-1973 England 3 Finland 0 [NK] Home Park Stadium, Plymouth Fr HW

274 06-Jun-1973 Austria 0 England 1 [NK] Praterstadion, Wien Fr AW

275 09-Jun-1973 Greece 0 England 1 [NK] Karaiskaki Stadio, Piraes Fr AW

276 14-Jun-1973 Italy 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AD

Played in the same stadium before the full international between the two countries, won 2-0 by Italy.

277 17-Jun-1973 Turkey 0 England 2 [NK] 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara Fr AW

278 20-Jun-1973 Yugoslavia 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadion na Kantridi, Rijeka Fr AD

1973-74

279 25-Sep-1973 England 6 Austria 1 [NK] Vicarage Road, Watford Fr HW

280 12-Oct-1973 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 [NK] Maine Road, Manchester BC HW

281 31-Oct-1973 England 1 West Germany 0 [NK] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London EC HW

282 05-Dec-1973 Malta 0 England 3 [NK] The National Stadium, Ta' Qali AW

283 08-Dec-1973 Wales 1 England 1 [NK] Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil BC AD

284 06-Mar-1974 England 2 Malta 0 [NK] Elm Park, Reading EC HW

285 13-Mar-1974 West Germany 3 England 1 [NK] Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld AL

England were runners-up in Group 2 of the 1973-74 European Amateur Championship with six points. West Germany qualified for the semi-finals on goal difference and shared the championship with Yugoslavia.

286 05-Apr-1974 England 1 Scotland 1 [NK] Highfield Road Stadium, Coventry BC HD

England jointly won the 1973-74 British Amateur Championship with Wales, with four points each.

Competitions:
BC - British Championship: did not begin until 1953-54, when Wales finally agreed to play Northern Ireland, the last of the six annual fixtures between the home nations. It was won by England outright in 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1972-73, and shared with Northern Ireland in 1955-56, with Scotland in 1958-59 and 1964-65, with both Northern Ireland and Scotland in 1957-58 and with Wales in 1973-74 (Scotland could also have gained a share, but their fixture with Northern Ireland was not played in the final season of the competition). England also finished as joint runners-up on the following four occasions:

1961-62 (with Northern Ireland) - won by Scotland

1963-64 (with Scotland) - won by Northern Ireland

1967-68 (with Northern Ireland) - won by Wales

1971-72 (with Wales) - won by Northern Ireland

England only finished outside the top two on one occasion - the very first championship, in 1953-54. Northern Ireland won the title, Scotland were runners-up and England were third.

IT - International Tournament: first held in 1963, to celebrate the centenary of the Football Association. It was played entirely in the north-east of England. The hosts were in Group B and finished runners-up to West Germany, who lost the final to Scotland, 5-2 at Roker Park, Sunderland. The following year, it was held in the Italian region of Liguria. England were drawn in Group 1 with France, Greece and West Germany, but Greece withdrew and were replaced by the Italian 'B' team. England finished third, behind West Germany and France, with the Germans going on to win the tournament on the toss of a coin, following a 1-1 draw with Spain in the final in Genoa.
EC - European Championship: England entered the first three competitions in, what was known as, the UEFA Amateur Cup, and failed to progress beyond the group phase into the semi-finals on each occasion. By the time of the fourth and last competition (1977-78), there was no longer an amateur England national team. In 1966-67, England finished as Group 4 runners-up to the eventual winners, Austria, though they beat them 2-0 at Hendon, after the Austrians had already qualified for the semi-finals. Three years later, England failed to win a point in Group 2, which was also headed by the eventual winners, this time, Spain. On their third and last foray into the competition, in 1973-74, England were pipped on goal difference to a semi-final place by the Group 2 winners, West Germany, whom they had beaten 1-0 at Wembley. The Germans went on to share the trophy with Yugoslavia, when the final at Stadion na Kantridi, Rijeka was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

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