British Championship
61	Saturday, 3 April 1897 - England 1 Scotland 2 [1-1] Sports Arena, Crystal Palace (33,715)	Bloomer Hyslop, Millar	HL

1898 David Jack born in Bolton 1899 Fred Kean born in Crookesmoor	1898 Steve Bloomer arrested for being drunk & disorderly  Rab Howell's daughter, Edith, is born 1908 Bert Lipsham joins Fulham FC
1909 Bob Crompton becomes record appearance holder

British Championship
101	Saturday, 3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland 0 [2-0] Sports Arena, Crystal Palace (23,667)	Wall (2)	HW

1924 Jack Grainger (B cap) in Darton 1931 Johnny Nicholls born in Wolverhampton 1934 Edward Christian dies in Marylebone aged 75 1946 Alf Common dies in Darlington aged 65

1913 Harold Hobbis baptised in Dartford 1915 George Webb buried in West Ham cemetery 1927 Billy Marsden's daughter, Norma, born 1928 Dick Hill's youngest daughter, Iris, is born  Sam Weaver joins Hull City AFC for £50 1939 Scotland team chosen to faace England 1940 Tinsley Lindley buried in Wilford Hill cemetery 1948 amateur England 0 France 2 in Ilford 1950 Joe Mercer chosen as FWA Footballer of the Year  Scotland team chosen to face England 1951 Tommy Garrett marries Moira Shimmin in Ramsey

1954 England secure top spot in their World Cup group

British Championship and World Cup Preliminary
285	Saturday, 3 April 1954 - Scotland 2 England 4 [1-1] Hampden Park, Glasgow (134,554)	Brown, Ormond Broadis, Nicholls, R.Allen, Mullen	AW

	1956 funeral of Gerard Dewhurst in Llandegla 1961 Scotland team chosen to face England 1964 youth Portugal 0 England 4 in Den Haag
1968 Bobby Charlton equals Jimmy Greaves' total as England top goalscorer next season's Home Championship to take place in May

European Championship Quarter-Final match
420	Wednesday, 3 April 1968 - England 1 Spain 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (94,586)	R.Charlton	HW

1974 Sir Alf Ramsey's final match as manager

Friendly match
478	Wednesday, 3 April 1974 - Portugal 0 England 0 [0-0] Estádio SL Benfica, Lisboa (10,000/20,000)		AD

1983 Ben Foster born in Leamington Spa 1984 Johnny Arnold dies in Southampton aged 76

1985 UEFA Group 3 Romania 3 Turkey 0         under 17 USSR 1 England 2 in Cannes 1988 under 16 Israel 1 England 0 in Tel Aviv 1999 under 16 England 2 Cameroon 0 in Montaigu 2007 under 16 Rep. of Ireland 0 England 3 in Chantonnay 2009 Steve Gerrard pleads 'not guilty' to affray  David Unsworth announces his retirement from playing 2010 under 16 Japan 1 England 2 in St Gilles Croix de Vie 2011 Paul Ince sacked as Notts County FC manager 2012 under 16 Japan 1 England 1 in Saint-Laurent 2019 Harry Maguire's daughter, Lillie Saint, is born

Opposition On This Day
BIRTHS		DEATHS & APPOINTMENTS
official John Campbell (Scotland) in Thornliebank  John Jones (Ireland)  Johannes Plöeger (Denmark)  Jesus Correia (Portugal) goalkeeper Salvador Sadurni (Spain)  John Hughes (Scotland)  Ladislav Kuna (Czechoslovakia) official Claudio Puglisi (Italy)  Michael Gravgaard (Denmark)  Yuval Spungin (Israel)  goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić (Croatia)  Adrien Rabiot (France) Fabián Ruiz (Spain)  Gabriel Jesus (Brazil)  Wout Faes (Belgium)	1865 1907 1922 1924 1941 1943 1947 1960 1978 1987 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998

England's Record on 3rd April
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	0	1	1.333	0.667	66.7	+1
Away	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	1	2	2.00	1.00	75.0	+1
Total	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	1	3	1.60	0.80	70.0	+2