Up until after World War II, the only age-restricted England
team were the under-14s managed by the ESFA.
1904: English Schools' Football Association formed.
13 April 1907: England met Wales in the first schoolboy
international, at Walsall. England won 3-1.
22 April 1908: England travelled to Wales for their first away
game, and won 8-0 at Aberdare.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Arthur Grimsdell.
15 April 1911: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Harry Chambers and Warney Cresswell.
13 May 1911: England met Scotland for the first time, at
Newcastle, and failed to win for the first time, in a 1-1 draw.
20 April 1912: England failed to beat Wales for the first
time, losing 1-0 at Reading.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Stan Earle.
18 May 1912: England travelled to
Scotland for the first time, and lost 5-0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.
22 March 1913: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Dicky York.
3 May 1913: England beat Scotland for the first time, by 5-0
at Newcastle.
16 May 1914: England avoided defeat in Scotland for the first
time, in a goalless draw at Hampden.
Unofficial British Champions:
England
July 1914: Schools' Football
International Board formed.
24 April 1915: England failed to win in Wales for the first
time, in a 1-1 draw at Cardiff.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Edgar Kail and
Jack Townrow.
Unofficial British Champions: Wales
(on goal average from England)
24 April 1916: England scored a goal in Scotland for the first
time, but lost 4-1 at Hampden.
22 March 1919: England lost in Wales for the first time, by
3-1 at Swansea.
Unofficial British Champions:
Scotland
Unofficial British Champions:
England
21 May 1921: England won in
Scotland for the first time, by 2-1 at Cathkin Park, Glasgow.
Unofficial British Champions:
England
13 May 1922: Scotland kept a clean
sheet in England for the first time, in a goalless draw at Fulham in
London's first schoolboy international.
Unofficial British Champions:
Scotland
Unofficial British Champions:
England (on goal average from Scotland and Wales)
10 May 1924: Wales beat
England, 3-2 at Cardiff, in the first competitive schoolboy
international, in the Invernairn (Victory) Shield.
17 May 1924: Scotland won in
England for the first time, 2-1 at Burnley.
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
Champions: Scotland (on goal average from Wales)
|
Invernairn (Victory Shield) 1924 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (1) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1.333 |
3 |
|
Wales |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1.250 |
3 |
|
England |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.60 |
0 |
Wales would have won on goals scored,
with their goal difference being equal to Scotland's.
16 April 1925: England won
their first points in the Victory Shield, by beating Wales 3-1 at West
Ham.
9 May 1925: FIRST INTERNATIONAL
APPEARANCE for Jimmy Richardson.
Victory Shield Champions: Scotland
(second year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1925 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2.00 |
4 |
|
England |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1.250 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0.250 |
0 |
5 April 1926: England beat
Scotland in the Victory Shield for the first time, by 3-0 at Sunderland.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
for Len Goulden and Sep Smith.
17 April 1926: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Cliff Bastin.
Victory Shield Champions: England
|
Victory Shield 1926 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0.40 |
0 |
23 April 1927: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Raich Carter, Ronnie Dix and Albert
Geldard.
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (third time in four years)
|
Victory Shield 1927 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (3) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
4 |
|
England |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1.40 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
0.333 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (second time in three years)
|
Victory Shield 1928 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
8.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.125 |
0 |
20 April 1929: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Stan Matthews.
Victory Shield Champions:
England (second year in succession, on
goal average from Scotland and Wales)
|
Victory Shield 1929 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(3) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1.50 |
2 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0.60 |
2 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (third year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1930 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(4) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0.333 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fourth year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1931 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(5) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1.20 |
3 |
|
Wales |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.80 |
1 |
9 April 1932: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Jimmy Hagan and Phil Taylor.
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fifth year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1932 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(6) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
5.50 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0.20 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0.286 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (sixth year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1933 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(7) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
3 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0.750 |
1 |
26 May 1934: England met
Ireland for the first time, at Celtic Park, Belfast, and won 1-0.
Victory Shield Champions: England
(seventh year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1934 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(8) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
7.00 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
1.222 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
0.333 |
0 |
22 April 1935: Ireland
travelled to England for the first time, and were beaten 3-0 at Anfield,
Liverpool.
18 May 1935: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Les Medley.
Victory Shield Champions: Scotland
(first time since 1927)
|
Victory Shield 1935 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (4) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.50 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
3.00 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
0.538 |
2 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.125 |
1 |
2 May 1936: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Len Shackleton.
30 May 1936: England conceded
goals against Ireland for the first time, but won 8-3 at Celtic Park.
Victory Shield Champions: England
(eighth time in nine years)
|
Victory Shield 1936 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(9) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
3.60 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1.40 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
0.545 |
2 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
0.333 |
0 |
3 April 1937: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Bill Ellerington.
1 May 1937: England won in
Scotland for the first time since 1921, by 4-3 at Cowdenbeath.
8 May 1937: FIRST INTERNATIONAL
APPEARANCE for Jimmy Mullen.
Victory Shield Champions: England
(second year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1937 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(10) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
4.00 |
6 |
|
Wales |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
1.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
1.286 |
2 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
0.125 |
0 |
14 May 1938: Scotland won in
England for the first time since 1924, by 1-0 at Sunderland.
Victory Shield Champions: Scotland
|
Victory Shield 1938 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (5) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
5.00 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
3.50 |
4 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
0.25 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0.50 |
1 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (tenth time in twelve years)
|
Victory Shield 1939 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(11) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
0.778 |
3 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
0.80 |
2 |
30 March 1940: Wales beat
England for the first time since 1924, by 2-0 in an unofficial match at
Cardiff.
|
ENGLAND vs. Wales |
|
Friendly matches |
|
13-Apr-1907 |
3-1 |
Hillary Street, Walsall |
HW |
|
22-Apr-1908 |
8-0 |
Ynys Field, Aberdare |
AW |
|
12-Apr-1909 |
3-1 |
Deepdale, Preston |
HW |
|
16-Apr-1910 |
1-0 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AW |
|
15-Apr-1911 |
8-3 |
Prenton Park, Birkenhead |
HW |
|
20-Apr-1912 |
0-1 |
Elm Park, Reading |
HL |
|
22-Mar-1913 |
9-2 |
Vicarage Road, Watford |
HW |
|
19-Apr-1913 |
4-0 |
Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil |
AW |
|
07-Mar-1914 |
5-0 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
14-Apr-1914 |
3-1 |
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
HW |
|
24-Apr-1915 |
1-1 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AD |
|
15-Apr-1916 |
2-1 |
Burnden Park, Bolton |
HW |
|
22-Mar-1919 |
1-3 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AL |
|
22-Apr-1919 |
3-0 |
Anfield, Liverpool |
HW |
|
24-Apr-1920 |
2-0 |
Mid Rhondda Ground, Tonypandy |
AW |
|
30-Apr-1921 |
1-1 |
Hillary Street, Walsall |
HD |
|
25-Mar-1922 |
1-1 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AD |
|
21-Apr-1923 |
7-2 |
Filbert Street, Leicester |
HW |
|
Invernairn (Victory) Shield |
|
10-May-1924 |
2-3 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AL |
|
16-Apr-1925 |
3-1 |
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
09-May-1925 |
2-2 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AAbD |
|
Invernairn (Victory) Shield |
|
17-Apr-1926 |
2-1 |
Ynys Field, Aberdare |
AW |
|
23-Apr-1927 |
6-2 |
Eastville, Bristol |
HW |
|
12-May-1928 |
3-1 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
20-Apr-1929 |
3-0 |
Dean Court, Bournemouth |
HW |
|
12-Apr-1930 |
3-1 |
Somerton Park, Newport |
AW |
|
08-Apr-1931 |
4-3 |
The Dell, Southampton |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
09-Apr-1932 |
1-0 |
Ashton Gate, Bristol |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
23-Apr-1932 |
6-2 |
Jenner Park, Barry |
AW |
|
22-Apr-1933 |
2-1 |
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield |
HW |
|
21-Apr-1934 |
2-0 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
04-May-1935 |
5-1 |
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover |
HW |
|
02-May-1936 |
6-2 |
Ynys Field, Aberdare |
AW |
|
03-Apr-1937 |
6-1 |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
HW |
|
16-Apr-1938 |
3-1 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
20-May-1939 |
3-0 |
Villa Park, Birmingham |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
30-Mar-1940 |
0-2 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
vs. Wales |
37 |
29 |
4 |
4 |
116 |
40 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
16 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
59 |
20 |
30 |
|
|
ENGLAND vs. Scotland |
|
Friendly matches |
|
13-May-1911 |
1-1 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HD |
|
18-May-1912 |
0-5 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
03-May-1913 |
6-0 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HW |
|
16-May-1914 |
0-0 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AD |
|
01-May-1915 |
6-0 |
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
HW |
|
24-Apr-1916 |
1-1 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
05-May-1917 |
1-0 |
Valley Parade, Bradford |
HW |
|
10-May-1919 |
0-5 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
08-May-1920 |
4-0 |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
HW |
|
21-May-1921 |
2-1 |
Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
AW |
|
13-May-1922 |
0-0 |
Stamford Bridge, Fulham |
HD |
|
19-May-1923 |
3-5 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
Invernairn (Victory) Shield |
|
17-May-1924 |
1-2 |
Turf Moor, Burnley |
HL |
|
30-May-1925 |
2-3 |
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
AL |
|
05-Apr-1926 |
3-0 |
Roker Park, Sunderland |
HW |
|
28-May-1927 |
1-3 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
21-Apr-1928 |
5-0 |
Filbert Street, Leicester |
HW |
|
18-May-1929 |
3-4 |
Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
21-Apr-1930 |
3-1 |
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
HW |
|
16-May-1931 |
2-2 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AD |
|
14-May-1932 |
5-0 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HW |
|
20-May-1933 |
1-1 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AD |
|
12-May-1934 |
4-1 |
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
HW |
|
18-May-1935 |
1-2 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
16-May-1936 |
4-0 |
Villa Park, Birmingham |
HW |
|
01-May-1937 |
4-3 |
Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
AW |
|
14-May-1938 |
0-1 |
Roker Park, Sunderland |
HL |
|
27-May-1939 |
1-2 |
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
AL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
vs. Scotland |
28 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
64 |
47 |
- |
|
Home |
14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
43 |
8 |
- |
|
Away |
14 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
39 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
16 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
40 |
25 |
16 |
|
ENGLAND vs. Ireland |
|
Victory Shield |
|
26-May-1934 |
1-0 |
Celtic Park, Belfast |
AW |
|
22-Apr-1935 |
3-0 |
Anfield, Liverpool |
HW |
|
30-May-1936 |
8-3 |
Celtic Park, Belfast |
AW |
|
08-May-1937 |
6-0 |
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
HW |
|
20-Apr-1938 |
4-0 |
Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
AW |
|
01-Apr-1939 |
2-0 |
Victoria Ground, Stoke |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
vs. Ireland |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
12 |
|
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