England on 9th May
End-of-Season Tour match 165 Thursday, 9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4 [0-1] Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (35,000) Dewaquez Kail (2), Camsell (2) AW 1933 Arthur Kaye (reserve) born in Barnsley 1930 Charlie Spencer joins Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC1932 Jack Townrow joins Bristol Rovers FC Ronnie Dix joins Blackburn Rovers FC for £3000 1936 Bernard Joy becomes the last amateur to play in an England international End-of-Season Tour match 204 Saturday, 9 May 1936 - Belgium 3 England 2 [0-1] Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (40,000) Isemborghs (2), Fievez Camsell, Hobbis AL 1942 wartime Wales 1 England 0 at Ninian Park 1950 Two England parties named for two separate tours 1951 England's first meeting with Argentina is the first ever friendly match at Wembley ...then team chosen to play Portugal FA Tour American Soccer League 0 England 4 in New York Festival of Britain Celebration Match 263 Wednesday, 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley (99,000) Mortensen, Milburn Boyé HW 1956 England miss two penalties in same match for the first time Friendly match 303 Wednesday, 9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000) Taylor (2), Grainger (2) Byrne OG, Didi HW 1958 Raich Carter's contract not renewed by Leeds United 1959 youth England 5 Northern Ireland 0 at Anfield 1962 Switzerland's first visit to Wembley Friendly match 357 Wednesday, 9 May 1962 - England 3 Switzerland 1 [3-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley (35,000) Flowers, Hitchens, Connelly Allemann HW 1965 England are the first foreign side to avoid defeat in Yugoslavia End-of-Season European Tour match 389 Sunday, 9 May 1965 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [1-1] Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd (60,000/70,000) Kovačević Bridges AD 1968 Neil Ruddock born in Wandsworth 1967 youth Yugoslavia 1 England 1 in İzmir 1975 youth Rep. Ireland 0 England 1 in Brunnen 1978 youth Poland 2 England 0 in Chorzów Mike Doyle testimonial Manchester City 4 England 3 1986 unofficial youth PLA 0 England 12 in Beijing 1988 Terry Cooper is the new manager at Exeter City FC1992 Gary Lineker joins Grampus 81997 women United States 5 England 0 in San José2000 Brazil name their squad to play England2002 England name a provisional World Cup squad 2003 under 17 England 0 Italy 0 in Chaves 2004 under 17 England 1 Austria 0 in Blois2006 Ecuador name their World Cup squad Sweden name their World Cup squad 2007 Albania squad named for the England B side2009 under 17 Germany 4 England 0 in Jena 2011 under 17 Serbia 0 England 3 in Inđija 2012 England remain seventh in rankings France name a 12-man provisional squad for Euro 20122013 England remain seventh in rankings 2014 under 17 Malta 0 England 3 in Ta'Qali 2016 under 17 France 0 England 2 in Yeni Suraxanι Iceland name their Euro 2016 squad Wales name a 29-man training squad 2019 under 17 Sweden 1 England 3 in Dublin David Beckham banned from driving for six months 2020 Harry Maguire's daughter, Piper Rose, is born Opposition On This Day 1844 Gilbert Kennedy (Scotland unofficial) born in Bath 1892 goalkeeper Jan de Bie (Belgium) born 1893 Bert Manderson (Ireland) born 1920 official Erich Steiner (Austria) born in Vienna 1921 Turl Brinek (Austria) born 1922 goalkeeper Manuel Capela (Portugal) born 1930 Alekbar Mammadov (USSR) born 1932 Javier Ambrois (Uruguay) born 1957 Billy Hamilton (Northern Ireland) & Fulvio Collovati (Italy) born 1964 official Herbert Fandel (Germany) born in Kyllburg & Genar Andrinua (Spain) born 1966 goalkeeper Marco Pascolo (Switzerland) born 1969 goalkeeper Ron Gaspercic (Belgium) born 1971 Don Hutchison (Scotland) born 1975 George Boateng (Netherlands) born in Ghana 1976 Nenad Jestrović (Serbia & Montenegro) born 1977 Marek Jankulovski (Czech Republic) born 1986 Ludovic Clemente (Andorra) born 1988 Timm Klose (Switzerland) born in Germany & Yevhen Selin (Ukraine) born 1993 Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) born 1998 Douglas Luiz (Brazil) born
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