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1883
Billy Silto (reserve) born in Washington










1916
Willie Foulkes dies in Glossop aged 42
1846 Fred Soden baptised in Clapham
1862
Robert King baptised in Leigh-on-Sea
1879
The father of the Bambridge brothers, William, dies
1881
Harry Linacre baptised in Aston-upon-Trent

1889
John Goodall joins Derby County FC
1900
Arthur Lockett signs for Stoke FC
1901
Daniel Cunliffe rejoins Portsmouth FC
 
Fred Spikesley sacked by Wednesday FC
1902
Scotland team chosen to play England
 Edgar Chadwick buys himself from Burnley FC
 
Fred Wheldon joins Portsmouth FC
1903
Kelly Houlker joins Southampton FC
 John Goodall appointed player~manager of Watford FC
 
Jack Robinson signs as Plymouth Argyles' goalkeeper

1925
Louis Page joins Burnley FC
 
Jack Tresadern new manager at Northampton Town FC
1928
Jack Barker joins Derby County FC for £200
1930
Jack Cock involved in a car accident
1931
Horace Burrows joins Sheffield Wednesday for £350
1935
Tommy Mort not retained by Aston Villa FC
 
Jack Smith joins Bournemouth & Boscombe AFC
1937
George Green retires from playing as his club does
1947
Albert Geldard announces his retirement
1952
Italy party chosen to play England
1953
Ted Sagar appointed as Everton FC trainer
 
Jim Allen resigns as Colchester United FC manager
1959 interlevel
England 3 Young England 3 at Highbury
 
Billy Wright becomes Honorary Life Member of FA
1963
Alf Ramsey takes effective charge of England
1964 interlevel
England 3 Young England 0 at Chelsea
1966 Brian Clough resigns as Hartlepools United manager
1968 under 23 England 4 Hungary 0 at Goodison Park

1969 amateur Italy 0 England 0 at Montecatini Terme
1972 Uwe Seeler match Hamburger SV 3 Europe 7
1974 Announcement of Sir Alf Ramsey's resignation.
 Joe Mercer appointed as caretaker manager
1980 women Belgium 2 England 1 in Ostende
1985 Kenny Sansom makes his fiftieth appearance
UEFA Group 3 Northern Ireland 2 Turkey 0

World Cup Preliminary match
598 Wednesday, 1 May 1985 - Romania 0 England 0 [0-0]
Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti (65,000 to 80,000)
  AD

   
1991 England's first goal in İzmir at the second attempt
UEFA Group 7 Republic of Ireland 0 Poland 0

European Championship Preliminary match
670 Wednesday, 1 May 1991 - Turkey 0 England 1 [0-1]
Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir (20,000/25,000)
Wise AW



1996
Eric Houghton dies in Sutton Coldfield aged 85


2002
Bob Morton (reserve) dies in Dunstable aged 74
1992 Paul Gascoigne finally signs for SS Lazio for £5.5m
1995 under 16
England 0 France 1 in Eupen
1996 under 16
Turkey 1 England 2 in Schrems
2000 under 16
England 2 Russia 3 in Ashkelon
2001
The FA accept that the Wembley may not be built
2002 under 17
England 0 Denmark 0 in København
2003 under 16
Israel 2 England 1 in Ballymena
  FA fined £68,000 for incidents against Turkey

2012
Roy Hodgson takes charge of the National Team
  David James released by Bristol City FC
2015 Rio Ferdinand's wife, Rebecca, dies
2019 England to play Kosovo in Southampton

Opposition On This Day
1848 Bobby Smith (Scotland) born
1890 Henry Hampton (Ireland) born
1892 goalkeeper Pierre Chayriguès (France) born
1905 Bert Williams (Wales) born
1914 Rudolf Gellesch (Germany) born
1922 Predrag Đajić (Yugoslavia) born
1923 Billy Steel (Scotland) born
1926 Doug Cowie (Scotland) born
1927 Bernard Vukas (Yugoslavia)
& goalkeeper Walter Zemen (Austria) born

1960 goalkeeper Clint Gosling (New Zealand) born
1962 official Peter Henes (Germany) born
1968 Oliver Bierhoff (Germany) born
1973 Oliver Neuville (Germany) born
1974 official Milovan Ristić (Serbia) born in Belgrade
1975 Marc Vivien Foe (Cameroon) born
1977 Aurtis Whitley (Trinidad & Tobago) born
1978 Isaac Okoronkwo (Nigeria) born
1981 Timofei Kalachev (Belarus) born
1982 Darijo Srno (Croatia) born
1984 Mindaugas Panka (Lithuania)
& Mišo Brecko (Slovenia) born
1985 official Michael Orué (Peru) born
1987 Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) born
1992 Matĕj Vydra (Czech Republic) born










1950
Gustavo Ferrin (Uruguay manager) born


England's Record on 1st May
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1
Total 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1

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