Many thanks to Andy Kelly for
filling in a number of gaps on this page.
Season 1953-54 |
1 |
Friday, 30 April 1954
- England 2 Young England 1
[1-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(43,554) |
Mannion,
Lawton
Hines |
England:
Bartram, Mozley,
L. Smith,
Johnston, Leuty, Cockburn, Matthews, Mannion, Lawton, Shackleton, Langton.
Young England: Sims, Sillett,
Byrne, Adamson, T. Smith, Edwards, Hooper, Quixall, Hines, Viollet,
Pilkington. |
Season 1954-55 |
2 |
Friday, 6 May 1955
- England 5 Young England 0
[1-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(38,000) |
Matthews, Lawton (2),
Langton
(pen), Mortensen |
England: Swift
(Kelsey), Ramsey, Eckersley,
Johnston, Chilton, Dickinson, Matthews, Mortensen, Lawton, Baily, Langton.
Young England: Matthews,
Sillett, Shaw, Clayton, Smith, Flowers, Hooper, Atyeo, Hines, Haynes, Blunstone. |
41-year-old, Frank Swift came out of retirement
to play for the over-thirties. Despite pulling a muscle in the opening
minutes and limping around his goalmouth, he kept a clean sheet for 55
minutes, before being replaced by Arsenal's 25-year-old Welsh international
'keeper, Jack Kelsey. |
Season 1956-57 |
3 |
Friday, 3 May 1957
- England 1 Young England 2
[0-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(30,795) |
Taylor
Stevens, Groves |
England: Ditchburn,
Staniforth, Garrett, Armstrong, Wright,ᶜ Dickinson, Matthews, Taylor, Lofthouse, Baily, Metcalfe.
Young England: Hopkinson,
Armfield, Shaw, Anderson, Smith, Neal, Groves, Stevens, Clough, Haynes,ᶜ A'Court. |
It was the Under-23
side that represented Young England. For the first three of these
games, the England team were restricted to the over-30s.
Season 1957-58 |
4 |
Friday, 2 May 1958
- England 4 Young England 2
[2-1]
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(40,630) |
Finney,
Haynes, Douglas, Kevan
A'Court,
Clough |
England:
McDonald,
Howe, Langley, Clayton, Wright,ᶜ Slater, Douglas, Robson, Kevan,
Haynes, Finney.
Young England: Hodgkinson,
Hall, Sillett, Setters, Norman, Clamp, Brabrook, Hayes, Clough, Broadbent,
A'Court. |
Season 1958-59 |
5 |
Friday, 1 May 1959
- England 3 Young England 3
[3-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(34,212) |
Flowers,
Charlton (2)
Parry,
Pointer, Greaves |
England: Hopkinson,
Howe,
Shaw,
Clayton,
Wright
,ᶜ Flowers, Bradley, Broadbent, Charlton, Haynes, Holden.
Young England: Macedo,
Armfield,ᶜ Allen, McGuinness, Smith, Kay, Brabrook, Greaves, Pointer,
Parry, Scanlon. |
Season 1959-60 |
6 |
Friday, 6 May 1960
- England 2 Young England 1
[2-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(34,671) |
Baker
(2)
Pointer |
England: Springett, Armfield, Wilson, Robson, Swan, Kay, Brabrook,
Haynes,ᶜ Baker, Greaves, Charlton.
Young England: Macedo,
Angus, Allen (Cohen), Setters, Labone, Miller, Paine, Eastham, Pointer, Fantham,
Holliday. |
Season 1960-61 |
7 |
Friday, 5 May 1961
- England 1 Young England 1
[1-1]
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(46,661) |
Haynes
Robson |
England:
Springett, Armfield, McNeil, Robson, Swan,
Flowers, Douglas, Eastham, Hitchens, Haynes,ᶜ Charlton.
Young England: Macedo, Angus,ᶜ Ashurst, Kirkham, McGrath, Moore, Paine, Hill, Baker, Robson, Harris. |
Season 1961-62 |
8 |
Friday, 4 May 1962
- England 3 Young England 2
[2-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(21,051) |
Peacock,
Charlton, Hitchens
Barnwell,
Byrne |
England:
Springett, Armfield, Wilson, Robson, Swan,
Flowers, Douglas, Peacock, Hitchens, Haynes,ᶜ Charlton.
Young England: West, Kirkup,
Jones, Crawford, Labone, Moore,ᶜ Paine, Barnwell, Byrne, Tambling, Thompson. |
Season 1962-63 |
9 |
Friday, 24 May 1963
- England 3 Football League 3
[2-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(26,994) |
Greaves
(pen), Hinton, Byrne
Hunt,
Hurst, Kay |
England:
Springett, Armfieldᶜ (Marchi), Wilson, Moore, Norman,
Milne, Douglas, Greaves, Byrne, Eastham, Hinton.
Football League: Bonetti, Shellito,
Shaw, Flowers,ᶜ Labone, Kay, Paine, Hunt, Hurst, Melia, Dobson. |
The Football League eleven were all English
players (effectively England B). Only Bonetti, Dobson, Hurst and Labone were
eligible to play for the Under-23s. |
Season 1963-64 |
10 |
Friday, 1 May 1964
- England 3 Young England 0
[0-0]
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(29,761) |
Charlton,
Greaves, Hunt |
England:
Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Milne, Norman,
Flowers,ᶜ Paine, Greaves, Hunt, Eastham, Charlton.
Young England: Bonetti, Badger,
Thomson, Bailey, Talbut,ᶜ Cross, Usher, Tambling, Chivers, Venables,
Thompson. |
Season 1964-65 |
11 |
Friday, 30 April 1965
- England 2 Young England 2
[1-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(26,840) |
Temple,
Bridges
Tambling,
Hollins |
England:
Banks, Cohen,
Wilson, Stiles, Flowers,ᶜ Mullery, Paine, Greaves, Bridges, Eastham, Temple.
Young England: West, Knowles,
Thomson,ᶜ Hollins, Mobley, Peters, Murray, Tambling, Jones, Ball, Armstrong. |
Season 1965-66 |
12 |
Friday, 13 May 1966
- England 1 Young England 1
[1-1]
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(18,274) |
Byrne
Chivers |
England:
Bonetti, Armfield, Newton, Milne, Flowers,
Moore,ᶜ Callaghan, Hurst, Byrne, Greaves, Eastham.
Young England: Stepney, Reaney,
Knowles, Smith,ᶜ Cross, Peters, Ball, Chivers, Saul, Venables,
Thompson. |
Season 1966-67 |
13 |
Friday, 19 May 1967
- England 0 Young England 5
[0-2]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(13,018) |
Marsh
(2), Clarke (2
pens), Barrett |
England: Springett, Cohen,
Newton, Peters, Labone, Moore,ᶜ Summerbee,
Hunt, Byrne, Hurst, Ball (Boyce).
Young England: Montgomery, Charles, Thomson, Harvey, Mobley, Hurst,
Barrett, Marsh, Clarke, Sammels, Sissons. |
Season 1967-68 |
14 |
Friday, 17 May 1968
- England 1 Young England 4
[0-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(20,077) |
Peters
Baldwin
(2), Chivers (2) |
England:
Banks, Newton, Knowles, Mullery, Moore,ᶜ Hunter, Bell, Hunt, Clarke, Peters, Thompson.
Young England: Jones, Badger,
Cooper, Hollins,ᶜ Stephenson, Smith, Sammels, Baldwin, Osgood (Harris), Chivers,
Sissons (Doyle). |
Season 1968-69 |
15 |
Friday, 25 April 1969
- England 0 Young England 0
[0-0]
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(18,140) |
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England:
Bonetti, Knowles, McNab, Mullery, McGrath,
Moore,ᶜ Sammels, Hurst, Astle, Peters, Tambling.
Young England: Springett, Smith,
Charles, Brown, McFarland, Hollins, Coates, Robson, Weller, Gould, Sissons. |
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