Season 1974-75

"....and the FA Charity Shield, which took on a new lease of life because of Wembley. It was in danger of being shelved after the League Champions and FA Cup winners had declined to take part in the preceding three years, but from 1974 onwards no club would ever refuse again such was the allure of the famous stadium."
FA Charity Shield: 10 August 1974 - Leeds United 1 Liverpool 1 - Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties (67,000).
"(On 18 August) 1974, (the second) stock-car meeting [was] held, including the [BRISCA] World Championship." - won by Dave Brown (no.283)

Concert on 14 September 1974 (12noon to 10pm) - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - supported by Joni Mitchell, Tom Scott & The LA Express, The Band and Jesse Colin Young.

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Don Revie

This is the 100th England match to be played at Wembley Stadium. Colin Bell's goal was also the 250th England goal at the Stadium.

Schoolboy International: 22 March 1975 - England 4 Netherlands 0

"(FA Vase) competition was inaugurated to replace the FA Amateur Cup for the smaller clubs."
FA Vase Final: 19 April 1975 - Epsom & Ewell 1 Hoddesdon Town 2 (9,500)

26 May 1975 - "Motorcycle stunt rider Evel Knievel attempted to jump a world record 13 buses (in front of 90,000 spectators) but clipped the last one and crashed, fracturing his spine. Injuries were nothing new to him, and he recovered to clear 13 buses in Ohio five months later."
Schoolboy International: 7 June 1985 - England 0 Scotland 1

Schoolboy International: 5 June 1976 - England 6 France 1

Season 1976-77

Schoolboy International: 19 March 1977 - England 2 Scotland 0 - The England team featured a young Mark Chamberlain

Schoolboy International: 18 June 1977 - England 1 West Germany 2

Season 1977-78

Ron Greenwood

Schoolboy International: 4 March 1978 - England 3 France 3

European Cup Final: 10 May 1978 Bruges 0 Liverpool 1

Schoolboy International: 27 May 1978 - England 3 Scotland 0.

Schoolboy International: 24 March 1979 - England 1 Wales 1 - The England team featured Trevor Steven and Mark Walters, against a Wales side with Mark Hughes, Clayton Blackmore and Mike Bowen in their team.

Schoolboy International: 9 June 1979 - England 2 West Germany 2. - The England team featured Paul Rideout, the first of his four goals at Wembley.

Season 1979-80

Rock Concert on 18 August 1979 (Gates opened 2pm, ends 10pm) - The Who 'And Friends Roar In!' tour - supported by AC/DC, Nils Lofgren and The Stranglers.

Schoolboy International: 22 March 1980 - England 2 Switzerland 0

Schoolboy International: 7 June 1980 - England 4 Scotland 5 (69,000) - Millions watching on the television witnessed England concede five goals at the Stadium for the first time, despite a Paul Rideout hattrick. Scotland featured a young Paul McStay in their side, scoring twice.

Season 1980-81

Victory Shield Schoolboy International: 28 March 1981 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0 - The England team featured Andy Sinton

The FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City was played either side of England's match with Brazil. A draw on Saturday 9th, was followed up on Thursday 14th with a Spurs victory. The replay was the first to be held at Wembley. Suffice to say, no Hotspur or City players were in the England team.

Schoolboy International: 13 June 1981 - England 1 West Germany 2

Season 1981-82

Schoolboy International: 27 March 1982 - England 7 Netherlands 0 - A young Michael Thomas was helping England secure a record victory over the Dutch.

The FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Queen's Park Rangers was played either side of England's match with Netherlands. A draw on Saturday 22, was followed up on Thursday 27th with a Spurs victory. The replay was the second to be held at Wembley. Suffice to say, no Hotspur or Rangers players were in the England team.

"There was a crowd of under 100,000 when Pope John Paul II celebrated mass at Wembley (on 29 May) 1982." The Holy Father celebrated the first Mass of Pentecost.
Schoolboy International: 5 June 1982 - England 0 Scotland 0 "Jim Morrow bowed out after twelve years as England's manager with Wembley's first scoreless schoolboy game.
Concert on 19 June 1982 (gates open 4pm or 5pm, ends 10pm) - Simon & Garfunkel (72,000) - no support acts
Concert on 25/26 June 1982 (gates open 2pm, ends 10pm) - Rolling Stones 'Tattoo You' tour - supported by Black Uhuru and the J.Geils Band.
  

Schoolboy International: 19 March 1983 - England 1 West Germany 0

Schoolboy International: 11 June 1983 - England 3 Scotland 3.

Season 1983-84

"Gridiron returned to the stadium (for the Global Cup on 6 August) 1983 as Minnesota Vikings defeated St. Louis Cardinals (28-10) in the first of six demonstration games capitalisng on renewed interest in the UK, thanks to TV coverage of the American sport."

Schoolboy International: 17 March 1984 - England 1 Scotland 0 (40,000).
"Wembley's first major final to be played o a Sunday was also the first all-Merseyside final." - Milk Cup Final: 25 March 1984 - Everton 0 Liverpool 0

Schoolboy International: 9 June 1984 - England 4 Netherlands 1.

Concert on 30 June 1984 - 'The Summer of 84!' - Headlined by Elton John, he followed Wang Chung, Nik Kershaw, Kool & the Gang and Paul Young & The Royal Family.
Concert on 7 July 1984 (gates open 4pm or 5pm, ends 10pm) - Bob Dylan and Santana - supported by UB40.

Schoolboy International: 16 March 1985 - England 0 West Germany 1

"In 1985, further initiatives brought yet more games to Wembley. The Freight Rover Trophy Final arrived and underwent four changes of names while still attracting large crowd. Under-16 internationals were introduced as curtain raisers to the FA Charity Shield as a showcase for the FA's new National School at Lilleshall. These ran until 1989."
Freight Rover Trophy Final: 1 June 1985 - Brentford 1 Wigan Athletic 3.
Schoolboy International: 8 June 1985 - England 2 Switzerland 0.
Concert on 4-6 July 1985 - Bruce Springsteen 'Born In The USA' tour.

Season 1985-86

Under-16 International: 10 August 1985 - England 3 Yugoslavia 2 - a curtain raiser for the FA Charity Shield match - Everton 2 Manchester United 0 (82,000).

Schoolboy International: 23 March 1986 - England 1 Netherlands 0 (21,650) - a curtain raiser for....

"The Full Members Cup Final was added to the calendar in 1986. This subsequently became the Simod and then Zenith Cup Final thanks to sponsorship, before its demise in 1992, as English clubs re-established themselves in European Competitions following the five-year ban after the Heysel Stadium disaster." - 23 March 1986 - Chelsea 5 Manchester City 4 (68,000).

Schoolboy International: 31 May 1986 - England 2 Italy 1.

Concert on 28 June 1986 - Wham! 'The Final' tour - opened by Gary Glitter and Nick Heyward. Elton John and Simon Le Bon were guests with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley - It really was the Final - for Wham! never performed again.
Concert on 5 July 1986 - Rod Stewart 'Every Beat of my Heart' tour - supported by the Electric Light Orchestra, Feargal Sharkey and The Blow Momkeys.
Concert on 11 July 1986 - Queen 'Magic' tour - supported by INXS, Status Quo and The Alarm.
"It was not until (19) July 1986, that Wembley finally staged a World Championship fight but the great British hope was once more defeated. In a fight held in the early hours of Sunday morning to suit American TV audiences, Frank Bruno was defeated by the WBA Heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon."
   

Season 1986-87

Under-16 International: 16 August 1986 - England 0 France 1 - a curtain raiser for the FA Charity Shield match - Everton 1 Liverpool 1 (88,231)

Schoolboy International: 14 March 1987 - England 2 West Germany 0 (25,000) - two goals from a young Andrew Cole helped England beat the Germans for the first time in four years.

Victory Shield Schoolboy International: 30 May 1987 - England 1 Scotland 1.
31 May 1987 - "Wembley was also aware of its responsibilities to the local community and was made available in 1987 for Brent Council's annual football festival..."
Concert on 12-13 June 1987 - U2 'The Joshua Tree' tour - supported by The Pretenders, World Party, Spear of Destiny, Lou Reed, The Pogues and Lone Justice.
Concert on 19-20 June 1987 - David Bowie 'The Glass Spider' tour (70,000 each night) - supported by Big Country
Concert on 1-4 July 1987 - Genesis 'The Invisible Touch' tour - supported by Paul Young
16 July 1987 "...and the London International Youth Festival, the highlight being an under-14 match between Cincinatti Cardinals and Millwall Lionesses. Although the game lasted for only half an hour, the players became the first female footballers to play at the stadium. The team from Ohio were the winners."

Season 1987-88

AC Declo Challenge Under-17 International: 1 August 1987 - England 3 Netherlands 1 - a curtain raiser for the FA Charity Shield match - Coventry City 0 Everton 1 (88,000).
8 August 1987 - Under-16 International: England 2 Denmark 1 - goalkeeper Ian Walker starred in goal in the curtain raiser for the Centenary match.
Football League Centenary Match: Football League 3 Rest of the World 0 (61,000) - a star-studded match that pitted the wits of managers Bobby Robson and Terry Venables against each other.
Concert on 18-20 August 1987 - Madonna 'Who's That Girl' tour (216,000 across the 3 nights) - supported by Level 42, Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys

Schoolboy International: 12 March 1988 - England 2 Brazil 0 (54,900)

"The Football League took over the stadium for a whole weekend in 1988 to organise a 16-team tournament to celebrate its centenary. This was the year when Wembley passed the twenty-games mark for the first time, not including the Football League's tournament but helped by the one-off return of the Middlesex Charity Cup Final....."

16/17 April 1988: "To celebrate 100 years of the Football League a knockout competition, sponsored by Mercantile Credit, was organised for 16 clubs from all four divisions. Qualification was based on results from 15 league games between November 1987 and February 1988. The tournament was completed over two days with 40-minute matches in the first two rounds and 60-minute matches for the semi-final and final. Unfortunately it was poorly attended. There were 41,500 on the first day and only 17,000 for the semi-finals and final on the Sunday."

Schoolboy International: 28 May 1988 - England 4 Italy 1 (31,504).
Middlesex Charity Cup Final: 2 June 1988 - Golders Green (Hendon) 2 Wembley 0 (3,715) - "Thanks to astrologer Russell Grant's sponsorship, the Middlesex Charity Cup Final returned to Wembley for the first time since 1945."

Season 1988-89

Concert on 5-6 August 1988 - Pink Floyd 'Momentary Lapse of Reason' tour
".....and the pre-season Wembley International Tournament sponsored by Makita in the two following years."
13 August 1988 Arsenal 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0 & Bayern Munich 0 AC Milan 1.
14 August 1988 AC Milan 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 & Arsenal 3 Bayern Munich 0.
"The first meeting at the stadium of the north London rivals kicked off Wembley's new tournament, an attempt to compensate for the lack of European competition due to the ban on English clubs. The attendance for the day was 30,468. Only 27,369 turned up for the second and final day."
Vauxhall Challenge Under-16 International: 20 August 1988 - England 1 Israel 1 - a curtain raiser for the FA Charity Shield match - Liverpool 2 Wimbledon 1 (54,887).
Concert on 26-27 August 1988 - Michael Jackson 'Bad' tour - again opened by Kim Wilde
2 September 1988 - Human Rights Now! "On the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International began a six-week tour of the world, raising awareness with a series of concerts. The performers were Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Sting and Bruce Springsteen." 

Schoolboy International: England 3 Belgium 1 (23,988) - England's three goals came from a Nick Barmby brace and a Ryan Wilson penalty. Wilson became better known as Welsh international player and manager Ryan Giggs.

Women's International: 23 May 1989 - England 0 Sweden 2 (c.3,000) - The women's first appearance at Wembley was a curtain raiser for....

Schoolboy International: 10 June 1989 - England 1 West Germany 3.
Concert on 17 June 1989 - Cliff Richard 'The Event' tour - supported by The Shadows, The Searchers, Aswad, Vernon Girls, Gerry & the Pacemakers and the Mersey Sound Orchestra. A celebration of Cliff's 30-year career, spanning the rock & roll years to the present day.

Season 1989-90

Under-16 International: 12 August 1989 - England 2 Scandinavia 1 - a curtain raiser for the FA Charity Shield match - Arsenal 0 Liverpool 1 (63,149). "England had won the Vauxhall Nordic Cup for the first time the previous day and their opponents were selected from four of the countries they had been competing with over the previous week."
Concert on 19 August 1989 - Bros 'In 2 Summer' one night only tour (77,000).
Concert on 26 August 1989 - Simple Minds 'Fighting Years' tour - supported by Texas, The Silencers and Gun

England's 100th victory at Wembley Stadium.

Schoolboy International: 10 March 1990 - England 1 France 1. - featuring a young Nicky Butt
Youth International: 28 March 1990 - England 0 Denmark 0 - "Wembley's first Under-18 International for 27 years failed to produce a goal in the curtain raiser for the full international."

Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert 16 April 1990 - "A hastily arranged five-hour concert began with Nelson Mandela's first public speech to a worldwide audience after his release from prison in South Africa. Many of the artists from his 70th birthday tribute were at Wembley again."
   

Youth International: 25 April 1990 - England 1 Czechoslovakia 1 - another curtain raiser for the full international.

Youth International: 15 May 1990 - England 3 Poland 0 - another curtain raiser for the full international.

The FA Cup Final between Crystal Palace and Manchester United was played either side of England's match with Denmark. A 3-3- draw on Saturday 12, was followed up on Thursday 17th with a United victory. The replay was the fourth to be held at Wembley. Suffice to say, no Palace or United players were in the England team.
Youth International: 22 May 1990 - England 1 France 3 - another curtain raiser for the full international, featuring a young Jamie Redknapp.

This loss ended a new record run of 24 matches unbeaten at the stadium.

"There was a rapid increase to a staggering 27 games in 1990 with the pre-match youth internationals and the Football League Play-Off Finals which were generating so much interest that only Wembley could satisfy demand."
Fourth Division Play-off Final: 26 May 1990 - Cambridge United 1 Chesterfield 0 (26,404).
Third Division Play-off Final: 27 May 1990 - Notts County 2 Tranmere Rovers 0 (29,252).
Second Division Play-off Final: 28 May 1990 - Sunderland 0 Swindon Town (72,873).
Schoolboy International: 2 June 1990 - England 1 Netherlands 0.
Concert on 4, 6 & 7 July 1990 - Rolling Stones 'Urban Jungle' tour - supported by Gun
Concert on 22-24 July 1990 - Madonna 'Blond Ambition' tour - supported by Technotronic