1948-49
18 May 1949, 2-1 vs. Norway,
Ullevål Stadion,
Oslo
Bjørn Spydevold scored the second half own goal
when he diverted a Wilf Mannion shot wide of Torgesen.
1951-52
3 October 1951, 2-1 vs. France,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Abdelkader Firoud scored a fourth minute own goal,
diverting a Tom Finney cross beyond Vignal.
1955-56
22 October 1955, 1-2 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff
John Charles scored a 51st minute
inexplicable own goal.
A harmless-looking lob from
Roger Byrne into the Welsh penalty area was greeted with little danger,
yet Charles leapt and planted a superb header past the startled Kelsey.
1957-58
19 October 1957, 4-0 vs. Wales,
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Mel Hopkins scored an early own goal.
Johnny Haynes threaded a strong through
ball for Derek Kevan to chase. Hopkins intercepted and rolled the
ball back to goal, Kelsey had already advanced to pick out the cross,
allowing the ball to trickle into the empty net.
1964-65
21 October 1964, 2-2 vs. Belgium,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley
Laurent Verbiest scored an equalising 70th
minute own goal.
Terry Venables cleverly passed to Alan Hinton, following a weaving run,
managed a weak cross, deflected into the net off Verbiest.
1966-67
16 November 1966, 2-2 vs. Wales,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley
Terry Hennessey scored an 80th minute own goal,
when he lobbed in a Roger Hunt chip high over his keeper, dropping just
under Millington's crossbar. The twentieth own goal in favour of
England.
1971-72
13 October 1971, 3-2 vs. Switzerland,
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel
Anton Weibel scored an own goal after a glorious Martin
Chivers decisive run down the right produced a low cross into the path
of Weibel, who could only turn the ball into his own net.
1972-73
14 February 1973, 5-0 vs. Scotland,
Hampden
Park, Glasgow
Peter Lorimer scored a sixth minute own goal.
A move down the right began with Allan Clarke and Colin
Bell. Clarke eventually put in a cross for Mick Channon, heavily
marked by Peter Lorimer. The Scot got the decisive touch with his head,
into his own goal.
10 June 1973, 2-1 vs. USSR,
Central V.I. Lenin Stadium, Moskva
Murtaz Khutsilava scored a 55th minute own goal.
Following a Mick Channon corner, Martin Peters dummied over the ball,
hitting the hapless Khutsilava, diverting it into his net.
1979-80
17 October 1979, 5-1 vs. Northern Ireland,
Windsor Park, Belfast
Jimmy Nicholl scored an 83rd minute own goal.
Tony Woodcock's ball found Phil Neal who hammered in a
probing ball, for the unfortunate Nicholl to turn past Jennings.
20 May 1980, 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
Noel Brotherston scored an 81st minute own goal.
Emlyn Hughes played a centre ball, helped on by Kenny Sansom, the ball
ran onto the far post, for David Johnson to nip in, going in off
Brotherston's boot. The 25th own goal in favour of England.
1980-81
19 November 1980, 2-1 vs. Switzerland,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
Markus Tanner scored a 22nd minute own goal. Steve Coppell
fired in a low diagonal shot across the goal. Phil Neal attempted
to lunge at it, but was beaten to it by Tanner, who then deflected it
into his net.
World Cup Finals 1982, Spain
20 June 1982, 2-0 vs. Czechoslovakia,
Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Jozef Barmoš scored a second half own goal. The
defender intercepted some smart play between Paul Mariner and Trevor
Francis, sliding the ball past Seman, the Czech keeper.
1982-83
15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
Marcel Bossi scored a 21st minute own goal. Bryan Robson
sent Luther Blissett away down the left hand side, the cross was
produced, which Bossi deflected the ball in off Moes.
1985-86
29 January 1986, 4-0 vs. Egypt,
Nasser Stadium, Cairo
Mohammed Omar scored a closing first half own goal. A Ray
Wilkins chip, aimed for Mark Hateley, was intercepted by Omar, who put
it in his own net.
1988-89
8 February 1989, 2-1 vs. Greece,
Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Athína
Goalkeeper Spiros
Economopoulos scored the own goal from a John Barnes'
free-kick. After a foul on Alan Smith, the sharp-thinking Barnes took a
quick free-kick, which hit the crossbar and away from the goal before
going in off the goalkeepers back. The thirtieth own goal in favour of
England.
1990-91
27 March 1991, 1-1 vs. Republic of Ireland,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
Steve Staunton scored a tenth minute own goal. Staunton
headed away a Stuart Pearce cross, only as far as Lee Dixon, whose first
time shot was going wide, until it struck Staunton's left knee and past
the wrong-footed Bonner into the net.
1 June
1991, 1-0 vs. Australia,
Sydney Football
Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney
Ian Gray scored a fortieth minute own goal.
Following a Stuart Pearce free-kick, the penalty area scramble to clear
the ball somehow ended in the net, off Gray's boot.
1991-92
12 May 1992, 1-0 vs. Hungary,
Népstadion,
Budapest
Andras Telek scored the 56th minute own goal
that is often credited to a Neil Webb header. A chipped pass by Andy
Sinton sent Gary Lineker free in the penalty area. He hit an
instant cross to the far left post, where Neil Webb stooped to head
towards goal. The ball appeared to be covered by Brochauser, but
Telek stuck out a foot, knocking the ball into his own net.
2001-02
17 April 2002, 4-0 vs.
Paraguay, Anfield
Road, Liverpool
Celso Ayala scored the own goal
after 81 minutes.
World Cup Finals 2002, Japan & South
Korea
15 June 2002, 3-0 vs. Denmark,
Niigata Sutajiamu, Niigata-shi
Thomas
Sørenson scored the own goal
after only five minutes. Awarded officially by FIFA as a Rio Ferdinand
goal, but this is just wrong. Faced with an open goal from a Beckham
corner, Ferdinand headed the ball sideways, where Sørenson
pushed it over his line, touching it more than once! The 35th own goal
in favourof England.
2003-04
18 February 2004, 1-1 vs.
Portugal,
Estádio Algarve, Almancil
Miguel scored the own goal
after 47 minutes. Often credited to Ledley King, as both rose to head
David Beckham's cross. Television evidence clearly show's that King
never touched the ball, it was Miguel who put the ball in his own net.
2004-05
8 September 2004, 2-1 vs.
Poland,
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Arkadiusz Głowacki
scored the 58th minute own goal to help
England regain the lead,
when Joe Cole's cross was diverted past Dudek by Głowacki.
26 March 2005,
4-0 vs. Northern Ireland,
Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester
Chris Baird
scored the 53rd minute own goal. Wayne Rooney beat two defenders on the right,
charged into the area close to the goalline and his pass deflect into
the net off Baird.
2005-06
3 June 2006, 6-0 vs.
Jamaica,
Old Trafford, Manchester
Jermaine Taylor
scored the 17th minute own goal,
from a foul by Omar Daley on Joe Cole that provided David Beckham to
whip in a free-kick and as a clutch of players rose at the near post the
ball deflected in off Taylor's head.
World Cup Finals 2006, Germany
10 June 2006, 1-0 vs. Paraguay,
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Carlos Gamarra's third minute own goal came from David
Beckham's free-kick. Gamarra glanced the ball past Justo Villar. The
fortieth own goal in favour of England.
2007-08
13 October 2007, 3-0 vs.
Estonia,
The National Stadium,
Wembley
Taavi Rähn
scored the 11th minute own goal in an attempt to clear the ball
from outside his own box, he cleanly headed Ashley Cole's cross onto his
own post and into the net.
2008-09
11 October 2008, 5-1 vs.
Kazakhstan,
The National Stadium,
Wembley
Aleksandr Kuchma
scored the 64th minute own goal with a header,
following a Lampard free-kick and under pressure from Rooney.
2009-10
(2) 30 May 2010, 2-1 vs.
Japan,
UPC-Arena, Graz
Marcus Túlio Tanaka
scored the 72nd minute own goal
from a Joe Cole cross. Tanaka's diving header beat Kawashima.
Yuji Nakazawa
scored the 83rd minute own goal from a Ashley Cole cross.
Tanaka's diving leg deflected past Kawashima.
2011-12 15 November 2011, 1-0 vs.
Sweden, The National
Stadium, Wembley
Daniel Majstorović's own goal
in the 23rd minute was England's 2000th goal in total. Initially
awarded to Gareth Barry, and indeed, the referee's report states so,
but Barry's header following Stewart Downing's cross, was going wide
of the goal, then Daniel Majstorović's diving header pushed the ball
between Isaksson and the goalpost. The 45th own goal in favour of
England.
2012-13 22 March 2013, 8-0 vs.
San Marino, Stadio Olimpico,
Serravalle
Alessandro Della Valle's own goal
in the 12th minute was from a Leighton Baines cross. The ball was
intended for Wayne Rooney, who was bearing down on Della Valle,
prompting him to side-foot the cross into his own net.
2013-14 11 October 2013, 4-1 vs.
Montenegro, The National Stadium,
Wembley Branko Bošković's own goal
in the 62nd minute was from a Danny Welbeck cross. The ball was
intended for Daniel Sturridge, who had already sublimely gifted the
ball to Welbeck. Bošković
attempted a safe clearance, but only miscued it past his goalkeeper Poleksić.
2014-15
9 October 2014, 5-0 vs. San Marino,
The National Stadium,
Wembley
Alessandro Della
Valle's
second own goal against England in eighteen
months after 77 minutes
was scored after Rooney's cross hit his
chest and deflected past his own goalkeeper.
2015-16 5 September 2015, 6-0 vs.
San Marino, San Marino
Stadium,
Serravalle
Cristian Brolli's own goal
in the 30th minute was headed into his own net from an
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross.
12 October 2015, 3-0 vs.
Lithuania, LFF
Stadionas, Vilnius Goalkeeper
Giedrius
Arlauskis' own goal
in the 35th minute, the fiftieth in England's favour, was rebounded into the net off the keepers head
after a fierce Harry Kane shot had struck the post.
2018-19
22 March 2019, 5-0 vs. Czech
Republic,
The National Stadium,
Wembley
Tomáš Kalas's
own goal came after 84 minutes
when Hudson-Odoi's shot
was brilliantly saved by Pavlenka, but it parried towards Kalas, who
could not get out of the way, and rebounding into an empty net.
2019-20
10 September 2019, 5-3 vs. Kosovo,
St. Mary's Stadium,
Southampton
Mërgim Vojvoda's
own goal came after 38 minutes
when Sancho's hopeful cross
was tapped in from three yards.
14 November 2019, 7-0 vs.
Montenegro,
The National Stadium,
Wembley
Aleksandar
Šofranac's
own goal came after 66 minutes
when Mason Mount's strike found its
way into the goal in from three yards. |