Season 1914-15 |
British Championship |
120 |
The competition was cancelled for this
season |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWI. |
end-of-season tour |
124 |
May 1922 -
Denmark vs. England
København |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWI. |
Season 1921-22 |
end-of-season tour |
130 |
May 1922 -
Norway vs. England |
"insurmountable difficulties" |
131 |
May 1922 -
Sweden vs. England |
"insurmountable difficulties" |
132 |
May 1922 -
Denmark vs. England |
"insurmountable difficulties" |
Season 1925-26 |
150 |
13, then 26-27 May 1926 -
France
vs. England
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
National Strike that lasted between 3-12 May 1926 debilitated
the transport infrastructure. Thus the England team were not able to travel
anywhere. |
Season 1939-40 |
British Championship |
|
227 |
28 October 1939 -
Ireland vs.
England
Windsor Park,
Belfast |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWII. |
Friendly match |
|
228 |
6 November 1939 -
England vs.
Continental Opposition
'Northern England' |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWII. |
British Championship |
|
229 |
22 November 1939 -
England vs. Wales
'at home' |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWII. |
Friendly match |
|
230 |
6 December 1939 -
England vs.
Romania
'London' |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWII. |
British Championship |
|
231 |
13 April 1940 -
England vs.
Scotland
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Cancelled because of the outbreak of WWII. |
Season 1947-48 |
end-of-season tour |
|
241 |
May 1948 -
Czechoslovakia
vs.
England
Stadión Letná, Praha |
"The Czech F.A., newly constituted under
the Communist regime, are not now recognised as being in membership with
F.I.F.A." |
242 |
May 1948 -
Spain vs.
England
venue not known |
...a replacement match against Spain was arranged, but this too was cancelled
due to problems. |
Season 1962-63 |
Friendly match |
|
363 |
24 October 1962 -
England vs.
Hungary
venue unknown |
UEFA organised the Nations Cup match between England and France to be played on this
day, although later to changed to 3 October, the Hungary match was already
postponed. |
1975 |
Cyprus |
Turkey invaded the small
island of Cyprus the week this game was due to take place. UEFA
ordered the postponement. However, they did play
them home and away in early 1975 |
Season 1975-76 |
European Championship preliminary matches |
|
495 |
29 October 1975 -
Czechoslovakia vs.
England
Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
Abandoned
after 17 minutes because of fog.
|
Season
1980-81 |
British Championship |
|
553 |
16 May 1981
-
Northern Ireland
vs. England
Windsor Park, Belfast |
Hostilities in the Irish
Republic prevented this match from being played and thus resulting in the
incomplete British Championship. |
Season
1981-82 |
Friendly matches |
|
562 |
24 March 1982
-
France vs.
England
Paris |
Cancelled following the countries being paired in the 1982 World Cup Finals |
Season
1989-90 |
652 |
13 December 1989
-
England vs.
Netherlands
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Postponed on government advice due to a threat of
hooliganism |
Season
1993-94 |
704 |
20 April 1994 -
Germany vs. England
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Postponed due to the match falling on Hitler's
105th birthday. |
Season
1995-96 |
714 |
6 September 1995 -
England vs.
Croatia
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Postponed due to escalating events in the Balkans |
Season
1998-99 |
754 |
17 November 1998 -
England vs.
Yugoslavia
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
The FA, on 2 October 1998, axed the
proposed Friendly match in protest over the massacre by Serb forces of civilian
Albanians in the disputed territory of Kosovo. |
Season 2009-10 |
882 |
8 February
2010 -
Argentina vs.
England
Parken Stadion, København |
A Friendly match match that
had been arranged for the 9th February, but when it had been decided to
bring the fixture forward by one day, Argentina withdrew from the match. |
885 |
8 June
2010 -
Thailand vs.
England
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok |
Cancelled following the
fiasco that was the 2018 World Cup vote. The Football Association had
banked on a Thai vote that did not happen... in response, the FA cancelled
this match. |
Season 2012-13 |
World Cup Preliminary |
|
914 |
16 October 2012
-
Poland
vs. England
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa |
Delayed because of a waterlogged pitch.
|
Season 2016-17 |
Friendly matches |
|
960 |
1
September 2016
-
England vs. Croatia
The National Stadium, Wembley |
Arranged as a season opener. Cancelled by Allardyce, who
preferred to train
with his squad instead of playing a match. |
Season 2019-20 |
1002 |
27 March 2020 -
England vs. Italy
National Stadium, Wembley |
Postponed because of the Co-Vid19 Pandemic. |
1003 |
31 March 2020 -
England vs. Denmark
National Stadium, Wembley |
1004 |
2 June 2020 -
Austria vs. England
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien |
Postponed because of the Co-Vid19 Pandemic.
|
1005 |
7 June 2020 -
England vs.
Romania
Villa Park, Birmingham |
European Championship Finals
2020 |
|
1006 |
14 June 2020 - England vs.
Croatia
National Stadium, Wembley |
Postponed because of the Co-Vid19 Pandemic.
|
1007 |
19 June 2020 - England vs. Scotland
National Stadium, Wembley |
1008 |
23 June 2020 -
Czech Republic vs. England
National Stadium, Wembley |
Season 2020-21 |
Friendly match |
|
1007 |
7 November 2020 - England vs.
New Zealand
National Stadium, Wembley |
Postponed because of the Co-Vid19 Pandemic. |
|