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14th March

England on
15th March

16th March
Friendly match
11 Monday, 15 March 1880 - Wales 2 England 3 [0-0]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (3,000)
W.Roberts, J.Roberts
Brindle, Sparks (2)
AW

   
1884 England lose to Scotland for a fifth match in a row

British Championship  
21 Saturday, 15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0 [1-0]
Cathkin Park, Glasgow (10,000 to 20,000)
Smith AL

   
1890 England begin a run of six years unbeaten
Pelham von Donop marries Annie Orr in Bombay
Scotland team chosen to face England

British Championship  
38 3.05pm, Saturday, 15 March 1890 -
Ireland 1 England 9 [0-3]
Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (3,000 to 5,000)
Reynolds
Geary (3), Townley (2), Lofthouse, Davenport (2), Barton
AW
39 3.45pm, Saturday, 15 March 1890 -
Wales 1 England 3 [1-0]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (3,000 to 5,000)
Lewis
Currey (2), Lindley
AW







1897
Joe Peacock born in Ince-in-Makerfield



1908
Arthur Bateman (uncapped) born in Grimsby
1892 Scotland team chosen to face England
 Liverpool FC founded
 Harry Thickitt marries Anna Robinson in Doncaster
1893 Alf Lyttelton's eldest, Oliver, born

1894 trial Whites 2 Stripes 1 in Richmond
 then the England team chosen to play Scotland
1897 trial Amateurs 1 Professionals 3 at Queen's Club
 then the England team chosen to play Wales
1900 Wales team chosen for England
1902 Home Championship Scotland 5 Wales 1
1909 England play at the City Ground for their only time
Home Championship Scotland 5 Ireland 0

British Championship  
100 Monday, 15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0 [2-0]
City Ground, Nottingham (11,500)
Holley, Freeman HW

1912 Sep Smith born in Whitburn 1912 England team chosen to face Scotland
1913 Home Championship Ireland 1 Scotland 2
1915 postponed Home Championship England vs. Wales
 Frank Osborne becomes Fulham FC manager
 George Thornewell's daughter, Doris, born
1919 Fred Priest's 14 month old daughter, Cissie, dies
1920 Billy Meredith at 45 is the oldest player against England
also play at Highbury for the first time

British Championship  
121 Monday, 15 March 1920 - England 1 Wales 2 [1-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(21,180)
Buchan
S.Davies (pen), Richards
HL















1941 Bob Crompton dies in Blackburn aged 61






1953
Arthur Berry dies in Liverpool aged 65

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1963
Harry Hampton dies in Rhyl aged 77




1985
Curtis Davies (uncapped) born in Leytonstone






2005 Bill McGarry dies in South Africa aged 77







2022 Tony Marchi (reserve) dies in Chelmsford, aged 89
1921 Clem Stephenson joins Huddersfield Town FC £3000
1924 Home Championship Ireland 0 Wales 1
1928 Fred Fox joins Brentford AFC
1929 Billy Felton joins Manchester City FC
1930 amateur Scotland 1 England 0 at Hampden Park
1932 Billy Felton joins Tottenham Hotspur FC
1934 Ernie Blenkinsop signs for Liverpool FC for £6000
 Ronnie Starling refuses a transfer to Derby County FC
1935 Ralph Birkett signs for Middlesbrough FC for £5000
 Harry Burgess joins Chelsea FC
 Harry Martin resigns as Mansfield Town FC manager
1937 Bobby Barclay joins Huddersfield Town FC for £7000
1938 Bill Scott refuses to join Luton Town FC
1939 Home Championship Wales 3 Ireland 1

1950
Eddie Hapgood resigns as Watford FC manager
1951 Jimmy Meadows joins Manchester City FC for £5000
 Jesse Pye refuses to join Sheffield Wednesday FC
 Jackie Sewell joins Sheffield Wednesday FC £34,500
1952 amateur England 1 Scotland 2 at Wembley
        youth England 3 Scotland 1 at Roker Park

1954 amateur Watford 2 England 1 at Vicarage Road
1958  Capt. Kenneth Rayment, 37, dies from his injuries
1961 under 23 England 4 West Germany 1 at Tottenham
1963 amateur Scotland 2 England 4 at Hampden Park
1967 youth Scotland 0 England 0 in Dundee

1969 youth England 3 Wales 1 in Haverfordwest
1971
GB amateur Sheffield Wednesday 3 GB 1
1972 youth England 4 Spain 1 at Bramall Lane

1988 semi-pro Wales 0 England 2 in Rhyl
1992 under 17 Combined Services 0 FA 3 at Portsmouth
1995
Dennis Wise eight minutes away from going to prison
1998 Phil Neal sacked as Peterborough United manager
2000 England remain eleventh in rankings
2001 Finland name squad for England
2005 women England 0 China 0 in Albafeira
2006
England remain ninth in rankings

2009 Joe Royle rejoins Oldham Athletic FC as manager
2010 failure to reach agreement over Group G fixtures
 Ryan Mason recalled by Tottenham Hotspur FC
2018 England remain sixteenth in rankings
 England announce squad for Italy & Netherlands
2021 Lee Bowyer resigns as Charlton Athletic manager
 
  
Opposition On This Day
1899 Jack Buchanan (Scotland) born
1903 official Gunnar Dahlner (Sweden) born

1913 Ernest Lörtscher (Switzerland) born
1922 Vasco Oliviera (Portugal) born
1923 Billy Dickson (Northern Ireland) born
1927 Peder Hansen (Denmark) born
1953 Christian Lopez (France) born
1957 Victor Munez (Spain) born
1962 official Markus Merk (Germany) born in Kaiserslautern
1963 official Bill René Hansen (Denmark) born
1971 Joachim Bjorklund (Sweden) born
1973 Luís Vidigal (Portugal) born
1974 Anders Andersson (Sweden) born
1975 Pierre Njanka (Cameron) born
1979 official Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) born
1981 Tamás Hajnal (Hungary)
& Mikael Forsell (Finland) born
1983 Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland)
& Carlo Valentini (San Marino) born
1989 Adrien Silva (Portugal) born
1991 Serhiy Kryvtsov (Ukraine) born
1993 Paul Pogba (France) born
1995 Jáno Hahn (Hungary) born


1908 Juan López (Uruguay manager) born

England's Record on 15th March
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 0 1 1.50 1.00 50.0 =0
Away 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 1 0 3.75 1.25 75.0 +2
Total 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 1 1 3.00 1.167 66.7 +2

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