British Championship
178	Saturday, 17 October 1931 - Ireland 2 England 6 [1-3] Windsor Park, Belfast (40,000)	Dunne, Kelly Smith, Waring (2), Hine, Houghton (2)	AW

1932 England's only visit to Blackpool

British Championship
182	Monday, 17 October 1932 - England 1 Ireland 0 [1-0] Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (25,000)	Barclay	HW

1934 Frank Blunstone born in Crewe Johnny Haynes born in Kentish Town	1935 Sam Cowan signs for Bradford City AFC for £2000
1936 England's fifth match in a row without a victory George Brown appointed as Darlington FC player-manager

British Championship
205	Saturday, 17 October 1936 - Wales 2 England 1 [0-1] Ninian Park, Cardiff (44,729)	Morris, Glover Bastin	AL

1945 Harry Davis dies in Sheffield aged 65 1957 Bert Hall dies in Kidderminster aged 75 years	1938 England & Wales teams chosen to play each other 1944 Joe Hulme appointed assistant at Tottenham Hotspur 1945 Cliff Britton begins as Burnley FC's manager  Joe Hulme appointed assistant at Tottenham Hotspur 1955 practice England 4 England B 1 at Broughton Park         amateur Luton Town 2 Great Britain 1 1956 under 23 England 0 France 0 at Ashton Gate
1959 Billy Wright is absent from the England line-up for the first time in eight years

British Championship
335	Saturday, 17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1 [0-1] Ninian Park, Cardiff (63,000)	Moore Greaves	AD

1968 Graeme Le Saux born in St. Helier
1973 England score their first penalty goal for nearly 2½ years

World Cup Preliminary match
476	Wednesday, 17 October 1973 - England 1 Poland 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000)	Clarke (pen) Domarski	HD

	1976 women Wales 1 England 2 in Ebbw Vale 1977 The FA express an interest to host Euro '80
1979 Jimmy Nicholl's own goal is England's first for over 6 years UEFA Group 1 Republic of Ireland 3 Bulgaria 0 Mike Summerbee resigns as Stockport County FC manager

European Championship Preliminary match
535	Wednesday, 17 October 1979 - Northern Ireland 1 England 5 [0-2] Windsor Park, Belfast (17,755/25,000)	Moreland (pen) T.Francis (2), Woodcock (2), J.Nicholl OG	AW

	1980 Peter Osgood marries Philippa Cooke-Smith 1981 under 20 England 0 Romania 1 in Adelaide
1984 England keep a clean sheet against Fins for first time since 1966

World Cup Preliminary match
594	Wednesday, 17 October 1984 - England 5 Finland 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (47,234)	Hateley (2), Woodcock, Robson, Sansom	HW

	1986 Matt Le Tissier signs pro forms with Southampton FC 1989 under 16 Italy 1 England 1 in Alassio
1990 Lineker converts England's 70th penalty kick UEFA Group 7 Republic of Ireland 5 Turkey 0

European Championship Preliminary match
666	Wednesday, 17 October 1990 - England 2 Poland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (77,040)	Lineker (pen), Beardsley	HW

1991 under 16 Austria 1 England 3 in Cairo Montenetto 1992 women Italy 3 England 2 in Solofra 1995 England drop to 22nd in the rankings 1996 Michael Ball signs pro forms with Everton FC 1997 England remain seventh in the rankings 1999 women Switzerland 0 England 3 in Zofingen 2001 England remain ninth in rankings 2002 women England 0 France 1 at Selhurst Park  Glen Johnson joins Millwall FC on loan 2003 under 16 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 in Nene Park

2007 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

European Championship Preliminary match
858	Wednesday, 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1 [0-1] Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (84,700)	Pavlyuchenko (2 (1 pen)) Rooney	AL

2012 rescheduled match from the previous evening

World Cup Preliminary match
914	Wednesday, 17 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1 [0-1] Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa (43,000)	Glik Rooney	AD

	2013 England up to tenth in rankings  England to play Germany & Chile next month 2015 youth England 1 Guinea 1 in Coquimbo 2017 youth England 0 Japan 0 in Bidhannagar
2023 Harry Kane scores in a record 44th match and 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

European Championship preliminary match
1049	Tuesday, 17 October 2023 - England 3 Italy 1 [1-1] The National Stadium, Wembley (83,194)	Kane (2 (1 pen), Rashford Scamacca	HW

Opposition On This Day

1868 Jimmy Cowan (Scotland) 1921 Dion Örnvold (Denmark) born 1924 Giacomo Mari (Italy) born 1925 Len Graham (Northern Ireland) born 1963 goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea (Argentina) born 1972 Nicolas Funck (Luxembourg) born 1976 official Guido Kleve (Germany) born in Nordhorn 1977 goalkeeper David Aouate (Israel) born 1979 official Marco Achmüller (Germany) born 1982 official Rogier Honig (Netherlands) born 1992 Adam Marušić (Montenegro) born in Belgrade 1993 Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) born

2007 Rabah Saādane (Algeria manager) appointed

   

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