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9th September
 
England On This Day
1857 Charles Clerke (withdrew) born in Westminster

1872
Phil Bach is born in Bitterley



1900
Norman Bullock born in Eccles

1910
Fred Worrall born in Warrington

1918
Bobby Langton born in Burscough
1929
Roger Byrne born in Gorton



1944
Eric Stephenson dies in Burma aged 30




1969
Chris Powell born in Lambeth

1860
Arthur Dunn is baptised in Whitby

1875
Daniel Cunliffe is baptised in Bolton
1888
The Football League begins
 
Edwin Luntley's daughter, Kathleen, is born
1900
Frank Becton rejoins Preston North End FC
1908
amateur Sweden 1 England 6 in Göteborg

1915
Ernie Simms re-enlists with the RAF


1930
Joe Smith signs for Darwen FC
1936
Austen Campbell transfer listed by Hull City AFC
1937
Louis Page suspended by Newport County FC

1947
Jack Tresadern resigns as Plymouth Argyle manager
1949
Ray Westwood signs for Darwen FC
1958 Bobby Moore makes his West Ham United FC debut
1964 Albert Quixall signs for Oldham Athletic FC for £7000

1972 Stan Bowles signs with Queen's Park Rangers FC
1976 Ireland's first visit to Wembley since 1957
 
Friendly match
504 Wednesday, 8 September 1976 -
England 1 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (51,000/52,000)
Pearson
Daly (pen)
HD



1981
Austen Campbell dies in Blackburn aged 80
1979 youth England 1 Czechoslovakia 2 in Pula
1980
youth England 6 Belgium 1 in Labia
1981
under 21 Norway 0 England 0 in Drammen
1983 youth Yugoslavia 2 England 2 in Pula
1984 youth USSR 0 England 1 in Poreč
1987
under 21 West Germany 2 England 0 in Lüdenscheid
1991 women England 1 USSR 3 at Goldstone Ground
1992
under 21 Spain 0 England 1 in Burgos
1993 England score from their second free-kick goal this year

World Cup preliminary match  
700 Wednesday, 8 September 1993 -
England 3 Poland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (70,220)
L.Ferdinand, Gascoigne, Pearce HW

  1996 women Spain 2 England 1 in Córdoba
1999 Batty is the sixth player sent off for England
UEFA Group 2 Luxembourg 0 Sweden 1

European Championship preliminary match  
761 Wednesday, 8 September 1999 -
Poland 0 England 0 [0-0]
Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa (14,000 to 17,000)
AD
David Batty

  2000 youth Poland 2 England 1 in Lázně Bohdaneč
2001
David Bentley signs professional with Arsenal FC
2003
Peter Crouch signs for Norwich City FC on loan
2004 England win in Poland for first time since 1997
UEFA Group 6 Wales 2 Northern Ireland 2 & Austria 2 Azerbaijan 0

World Cup preliminary match
820 Wednesday, 8 September 2004 -
Poland 1 England 2 [0-1]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (38,000)
Żurawski
Defoe,
Głowacki OG
AW

  2006 Darren Anderton signs for AFC Bournemouth
2007 England's first victory over Israel since 1986
UEFA Group E Croatia 2 Estonia 0 & Russia 3 FYR Macedonia 0

European Championship preliminary match

 
855 Saturday, 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (85,372)
Wright-Phillips, Owen, Richards HW

  2009 under 21 Greece 1 England 1 in Tripoli
        under 19 England 2 Russia 1 in Shrewsbury
2011
Colin Cooper leaves Bradford City FC
2014 England keep a clean sheet against the Swiss for first time in ten years
under 19 Germany 1 England 1 in Oberhausen
UEFA Group E Estonia 1 Slovenia 0 & San Marino 0 Lithuania 2

European Championship preliminary match  
936 Monday, 8 September 2014 - 
Switzerland 0
England 2 [0-0]
Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel (35,500)
Welbeck (2) AW

   
2015 Wayne Rooney scores his fiftieth goal for England
UEFA Group E Lithuania 2 San Marino 1 & Slovenia 1 Estonia 0

European Championship preliminary match  
946 Tuesday, 8 September 2015 - 
England 2
Switzerland 0
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(75,751)
Kane, Rooney (pen) HW

   
2018 England's first ever Nations League match

Nations League preliminary match  
986 Saturday, 8 September 2018 - England 1 Spain 2 [1-2]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(81,392)
Rashford
Saúl, Rodrigo
HL

2019 youth England 1 Brazil 1 in Hednesford
        under 17 Austria 2 England 4 in Ząbki
2020 under 21 Austria 1 England 2 in Ried im Innkreis

Nations League preliminary match  
1003 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 -
Denmark 0 England 0 [0-0]

Parken Stadion, København (bcd)
  AD

   
2021 England fail to make a substitution for first time since Euro 96
UEFA Group I Albania 5 San Marino & Hungary 2 Andorra 1

World Cup preliminary match  
1024 Wednesday, 8 September 2021 -
Poland 1 England 1
[0-0]
Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa (56,212)
Szymański
Kane
AD

   2022 under 17 England 3 Faroe Islands 0 in Norway
  Nathan Redmond joins Beşiktaş JK
2023 youth England 0 Japan 4 in Limoges


Opposition On This Day
1868 John Bowdler (Wales) born in Shrewsbury
1914 Aleksandar Petrović (Yugoslavia) born
1938 José Torres (Portugal) born
1969 Lars Bohinen (Norway) born
1972 Markus Babbel (Germany) born
1973 Khamis Al-Owairan (Saudi Arabia) born
1981 Morten Gamst Pedersen (Norway) born
1983 goalkeeper Diego Benaglio (Switzerland) born
1986 Carlos Bacca (Colombia), João Moutinho (Portugal) & official Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) born
1989 Gylfi Sigurðsson (Iceland) born
1992 Bernard (Brazil) born
1994 Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) born
1995 Julian Weigl (Germany) born
1998 Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) born



1969
Gary Speed (Wales player & manager) born











2011
Branislav Brnović (Montenegro manager) appointed
England's Record on 8th September
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 0 3 2.00 0.60 70.0 +2
Away 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 2 3 1.00 0.40 70.0 +2
Total 10 5 4 1 15 5 +10 2 6 1.50 0.50 70.0 +4
 

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