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16th October

England on
17th October

18th October
England On This Day
Reginald Welch born in Richmond
 George Haworth born in Accrington
 Syd Puddefoot born in Limehouse

 official Jack Clough born in Bolton



 Percy Bates dies in London aged 61

 Arthur Henfrey dies in Finedon aged 61
1851
1864
1894
1903
1909
1914
1919

1921
1924
1929



George Wall marries Isabella Headley in Sth Shields

Ernie Scattergood signs for Bradford City AFC
Billy Kirton signs for Aston Villa FC for £400
Billy McLeod signs for Notts County FC for £1250

Fulham FC appoint Fred Spiksley as a coach
Ray Westwood signs for Brierley Hill Alliance FC

British Championship
178 Ireland 2 England 6 [1-3]
Windsor Park, Belfast
(40,000)
1931 Dunne, Kelly
Smith, Waring (2), Hine, Houghton (2)
AW
  Dunne scores the third (maybe 4th) direct free-kick against England
182 England 1 Ireland 0 [1-0]
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
(25,000)
1932 Barclay HW
  England's only visit to Blackpool

Frank Blunstone born in Crewe
Johnny Haynes born in Kentish Town
1934

1935


Sam Cowan signs for Bradford City AFC for £2000

British Championship
205 Wales 2 England 1 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(44,729)
1936
Morris, Glover
Bastin
AL
  England's fifth match in a row without a victory
Darlington FC appoint George Brown as player-manager


 
Harry Davis dies in Sheffield aged 65




Bert Hall dies in Kidderminster aged 75 years
1938
1945

1955

1956
1957
England & Wales teams chosen to play each other
Burnley FC's Cliff Britton beginhs his managership
Tottenham Hotspur FC appoint Joe Hulme an assistant
practice England 4 England B 1 at Broughton Park
amateur Luton Town 2 Great Britain 1
under 23 England 0 France 0 at Ashton Gate

British Championship
335 Wales 1 England 1 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (63,000)
1959 Moore
Greaves
AD
  Billy Wright is absent from the line-up for the first time in eight years

Graeme Le Saux born in St. Helier 1968  

World Cup Preliminary match
476 England 1 Poland 1 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000)
1973 Clarke (pen)
Domarski
HD
  England score their first penalty goal for nearly 2½ years

  1976
1977
women Wales 1 England 2 in Ebbw Vale
The FA express an interest in hosting Euro '80

European Championship Preliminary match
535 Northern Ireland 1 England 5 [0-2]
Windsor Park, Belfast (17,755/25,000)
1979

Moreland (pen)
T.Francis (2), Woodcock (2), J.Nicholl OG
AW
  Jimmy Nicholl's own goal is England's first for over 6 years
UEFA Group 1 Republic of Ireland 3 Bulgaria 0
Stockport County FC manager Mike Summerbee resigns

  1980
1981
Peter Osgood marries Philippa Cooke-Smith
under 20 England 0 Romania 1 in Adelaide

World Cup Preliminary match
594 England 5 Finland 0 [2-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (47,234)
1984 Hateley (2), Woodcock, Robson, Sansom HW
  England keep a clean sheet against Fins for first time since 1966

  1986
1989
Matt Le Tissier signs pro forms with Southampton FC
under 16 Italy 1 England 1 in Alassio

European Championship Preliminary match
666 England 2 Poland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (77,040)
1990
Lineker (pen), Beardsley HW
  Lineker converts England's seventieth penalty kick
UEFA Group 7 Republic of Ireland 5 Turkey 0

  1991
1992
1995
1996
1997
1999
2001
2002

2003
under 16 Austria 1 England 3 in Cairo Montenetto
women Italy 3 England 2 in Solofra
England drop to 22nd in the FIFA rankings
Michael Ball signs pro forms with Everton FC
England remain seventh in the FIFA rankings
women Switzerland 0 England 3 in Zofingen
England remain ninth in the FIFA rankings
women England 0 France 1 at Selhurst Park
Glen Johnson joins Millwall FC on loan
under 16 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 in Nene Park

European Championship Preliminary match
858 Russia 2 England 1 [0-1]
Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (84,700)
2007

Pavlyuchenko (2 (1 pen))
Rooney
AL
  England concede their first penalty goal in over 3 years
UEFA Group E FYR Macedonia 3 Andorra 0
under 19 England 3 Belgium 1 at Oakwell

      

World Cup Preliminary match
914 Poland 1 England 1 [0-1]
Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa (43,000)
2012 Glik
Rooney
AD
  rescheduled match from the previous evening

  2013

2015
2017
England up to tenth in the FIFA rankings
England to play Germany & Chile next month
youth England 1 Guinea 1 in Coquimbo
youth England 0 Japan 0 in Bidhannagar

European Championship preliminary match
1049 England 3 Italy 1 [1-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (83,194)
2023



Kane (2 (1 pen), Rashford
Scamacca
HW
  Harry Kane becomes top goalscorer at Wembley
under 20 England 1 Portugal 2 in Milton Keynes
under 19 Austria 0 England 0 in Podgorica
youth England 1 Korea Republic 1 in Marbella
UEFA Group C Malta 1 Ukraine 3

      

Opposition On This Day
BIRTHS DEATHS & APPOINTMENTS
 Jimmy Cowan (Scotland)
Dion Örnvold (Denmark)
Giacomo Mari (Italy)
 Len Graham (Northern Ireland)
 goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea (Argentina)
Nicolas Funck (Luxembourg)
 official Guido Kleve (Germany) in Nordhorn
 goalkeeper David Aouate (Israel)
 official Marco Achmüller (Germany)
 official Rogier Honig (Netherlands)
Adam Marušić (Montenegro) in Belgrade
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria)
Dimitrios Giannoulis (Greece)
1868
1921
1924
1925
1963
1972
1976
1977
1979
1982
1992
1993
1995
2007
Rabah Saādane (Algeria manager) appointed

England's Record on 17th October
Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10 0 3 2.20 0.40 90.0 +4
Away 6 2 2 2 15 9 +6 0 0 2.50 1.50 50.0 +0
11 6 3 2 27 11 +16 0 3 2.455 1 68.2 +4
 

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