23 September 1959: England met
Hungary in an under-23 international for the first time, and lost at
home for the first time, by 1-0 at Goodison Park.
11 November 1959: England beat
France in an under-23 international for the first time, by 2-0 at
Sunderland.
16 March 1960: England met the
Netherlands in an under-23 international for the first time, and won 5-2 at
Hillsborough.
19 March 1960: Wales avoided defeat
in England in a youth international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw at
Canterbury.
2 April 1960: East Germany visited
England for the first time at any level, and drew 1-1 at Portsmouth in a
youth international.
16 April 1960: The UEFA Youth
Tournament began in Austria (the 1950 hosts) for 16 teams.
18 April 1960: England met Poland
in a youth international for the first time, and won 4-2 in a UEFA Youth
Tournament group match in Graz.
20 April 1960: Austria beat England
at home in a youth international for the first time, by 1-0 in a UEFA Youth
Tournament group match in Vienna.
14 May 1960: England won a youth
international in Northern Ireland for the first time, by 5-2 at Portadown.
15 May 1960: England avoided defeat
in East Germany at any level for the first time, and won 4-1 in their first under-23
international meeting, in East Berlin.
18 May 1960: England visited Poland
for the first time at any level, and won 3-2 in an under-23 international in
Warsaw.
22 May 1960: England met Asian
opposition for the first time at any level, and for the first time against a
team from outside of Europe for an under-23 international, when Israel's
full international team beat them 4-0 in Ramat Gan.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1960 Group B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Austria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
|
Bulgaria |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (third time in four years,
ninth (eighth outright)
in eleven years)
|
Victory Shield 1960 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(19+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.50 |
6 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
0.778 |
3 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0.333 |
1 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
Scotland
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1960 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland
(4) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
2.333 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
1.750 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
0.50 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.60 |
1 |
UEFA Youth Tournament Winners:
Hungary beat Romania, 2-1 in the
final in Vienna (having previously won it in 1953).
8 October 1960: Switzerland lost a
youth international in England for the first time, when England won
4-3 at Orient, as Billy Wright took charge of England's professional
youth team.
8 February 1961: Wales visited England for an under-23
international for the first time, and failed to win for the first time,
losing 2-0 at Goodison Park.
1 March 1961: Scotland beat
England in an under-23 international for the first time, by 1-0 at Middlesbrough.
12 March 1961: West Germany
beat England
at home in a youth international for the first time, by 2-0 in
Flensburg.
15 March 1961: West Germany visited England for an
under-23 international for the first time, and lost 4-1 at Tottenham.
30 March 1961: The UEFA Youth Tournament began
in Portugal for 13 teams.
2 April 1961: England
visited Portugal for a youth international for the first time, and lost
4-0 in their first UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Lisbon.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1961 Group A Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Portugal |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|
Italy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
England |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (second time in three years)
|
Victory Shield 1961 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (10+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
2.750 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
1.714 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
0.625 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
0.214 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
England (fourth time in five years,
ninth in twelve)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1961 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(10) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.50 |
6 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
1.429 |
3 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
0.636 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
0.167 |
0 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
Portugal (the hosts) beat Poland, 4-0 in the final in Lisbon.
9 November 1961: A team from outside Europe visited
England to play the under-23s for the first time, as Israel's
full international team lost 7-1 at Leeds.
29 November 1961: England visited the Netherlands for an
under-23 international for the first time, and won 5-2 in Rotterdam.
22 March 1962: England met Turkey in an under-23
international for the first time, and beat them for the first time at
any level, by 4-1 at Southampton.
31 March 1962: West Germany
lost a youth international in England
for the first time, by 1-0 at Northampton, as Gordon Jago took charge of
England's professional youth team.
20 April 1962: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in
Romania
for 19 countries, and included the USSR for the first time, plus a representative team from Brașov
County in central Romania. Yugoslavia beat England for the first time in
a youth international, by 5-0 in their opening match in Ploiești.
24 April 1962: England
avoided defeat against Bulgaria for the first time in a youth
international, in a goalless draw
in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Ploiești.
28 April 1962: England lost at home to continental
opposition in a schoolboy international for the first time, when West
Germany won 2-1 at Wembley.
20 May 1962: England met a
youth team from outside of Europe
for the first time, and beat Israel 3-1 in Tel Aviv.
22 May 1962: England lost to
a team from outside of Europe in a youth international for the first
time, when Israel beat them 2-1 in Haifa.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1962 Group B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Yugoslavia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
Bulgaria |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (second year in succession,
third time in four years)
|
Victory Shield 1962 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (11+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
2.60 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
2.50 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
0.50 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
0.250 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
England (second year in succession,
fifth time in six years) and Northern Ireland
(joint winners)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1962 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(10+1) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
2.250 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland
(+1) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2.00 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.125 |
1 |
England would have won it
outright on
both goal average and goal difference.
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
Romania (the hosts, in their second final in three years) beat
Yugoslavia (in their third final) 4-1 in Bucharest.
Pat Welton took charge of England's professional youth
team.
7 November 1962: England met Belgium in an under-23
international for the first time, and won 6-1 at Plymouth.
28 November 1962: Greece visited England for the first
time at any level, for their first under-23 meeting, as England won 5-0
at St Andrew's, Birmingham.
21 March 1963: England met Yugoslavia in an under-23
international for the first time, in a goalless draw at Old Trafford,
Manchester.
13 April 1963: The UEFA Youth
Tournament began in southern England (having also hosted the first
tournament, in 1948) for 16 qualifiers, and included
Sweden for the first time.
17 April 1963: England met
the USSR in a youth international for the first time, and won 2-0 in a
UEFA Youth Tournament group match at Tottenham.
19 April 1963: England met Scotland in a professional
youth international for the first time, and won 1-0 in the UEFA Youth
Tournament semi-final at White City, to reach the final for the first
time since 1958.
23 April 1963: England (the hosts) beat Northern Ireland,
4-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in the first youth international
to be played at Wembley Stadium, and their first professional meeting, to win the title for the first time
since 1948 (when they were, again, hosts).
29 May 1963: England visited Yugoslavia for an under-23
international for the first time, and won there for the first time at
any level, by 4-2 in Belgrade.
2 June 1963: Romania beat England at home for the first
time at any level, when they won 1-0 in an under-23 international in
Bucharest.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1963 Group C Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
|
Romania |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
|
USSR |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England
|
Victory Shield 1963 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(20+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
7.00 |
6 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1.250 |
3 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1.00 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0.125 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
England
(third year in succession, fourth time in
five years)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1963 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(11+1) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2.50 |
5 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1.667 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0.50 |
2 |
UEFA Youth Tournament Winners:
England (first time since 1948).
13 November 1963: Wales avoided defeat in an under-23
international in England for the first time, in a 1-1 draw at Ashton
Gate, Bristol.
England manager, Alf Ramsey took charge of the under-23
team.
26 March 1964: The UEFA
Youth Tournament began in the Netherlands (the
1949 hosts) for
16 teams. Poland avoided defeat against England (the defending
champions) for the first time at any level, in their first meeting
in a professional youth international, in a 1-1 draw in their
opening match in Breda.
30 March 1964: England met the Republic of Ireland in a
professional youth international for the first time, and won 6-0 in a
UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Middelburg.
3 April 1964: England
avoided defeat against Portugal in a youth international, and scored
against them, for the first time, in their first professional meeting, by winning 4-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament
semi-final in Den Haag.
5 April 1964: England beat Spain for the first time in a
neutral country at any level, by 4-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final
in Amsterdam to become the first team to win the title three times
(winning it for the first time on foreign soil), and the first to retain
it. Both teams were appearing in a record fourth final.
13 May 1964: Hungary met England for the first time in an
under-23 international, and won 2-1 in Budapest.
17 May 1964: England's under-23s won an international
outside of Europe for the first time, when they beat Israel's full
international team, 4-0 in Tel Aviv.
20 May 1964: England visited Turkey for the first time at
any level and lost for the first time, by 3-0 in an under-23
international in Istanbul.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1964 Group 8 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
Poland |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Republic of Ireland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (second year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1964 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(21+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
6.00 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
1.80 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0.50 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
0.118 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
England
(fourth year in succession, fifth time in
six years)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1964 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(12+1) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2.00 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1.250 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
0.20 |
0 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
England (second year in succession).
4 November 1964: England won in Wales for the first time
in an under-23 international, by 3-2 at Wrexham.
25 November 1964: England met Romania's under-23 team for
the first time, and won 5-0 at Coventry.
22 January 1965: England lost at home to Northern Ireland
in a youth international for the first time, by 3-2 at Tranmere.
7 April 1965: Czechoslovakia avoided defeat in England
for the first time at any level, in a goalless draw in an under-23
international at Leeds.
15 April 1965: The UEFA
Youth Tournament began in West Germany (hosts in 1954 and co-hosts in
1958) for 23 teams. England (holders for the second successive year)
beat Belgium in a neutral country for the first time at any level, by
3-0 in their opening match in Ludwigshafen.
21 April 1965: England beat Hungary on foreign soil for
the first time in a youth international, by 5-0 in the UEFA Youth
Tournament quarter-final in Wuppertal.
22 April 1965: England failed to score against Wales in a
schoolboy international for the first time since 1954, in a goalless
draw at Hillsborough.
23 April 1965: England avoided defeat against Italy in a
youth international for the first time, in their first professional
meeting, and won 3-1 in the UEFA Youth
Tournament semi-final in Marl to become the first team to reach five
finals, and three in succession.
25 April 1965: East Germany beat England in a neutral
country for the first time at any level, by 3-2 in the UEFA Youth
Tournament Final in Essen in West Germany.
8 May 1965: England met Wales in an under-18
schoolboy international for the first time, as the English Schools'
Football Association joined the Conference of Grammar Schools' Football
Associations. England won 4-2 at Leeds.
Unofficial British Champions: England (on goal
average from Scotland)
25 May 1965: West Germany beat England in an under-23
international for the first time, by 1-0 in Freiburg.
29 May 1965: England visited Czechoslovakia for an
under-23 international for the first time, with a goalless draw in
Liberec.
2 June 1965: Austria met England in an under-23
international for the first time, with a goalless draw in Vienna.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1965 Group F Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Belgium |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
Spain |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (third year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1965 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(22+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
4.00 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
1.833 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
0.10 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
Scotland
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1965 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland
(5) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
3.00 |
6 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1.40 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
0.714 |
1 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
0.250 |
1 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
East Germany.
24 November 1965: Yugoslavia lost an under-23
international in England for the first time, by 2-1 at Southampton.
30 March 1966: Spain lost a youth
international in England for the first time. England won 3-0 at Swindon.
23 April 1966: England visited Wales for an under-18
schoolboy international for the first time, and won 4-1 at Cardiff.
30 April 1966: Scotland avoided defeat in England in
an under-18 schoolboy international for the first time, drawing 1-1 at
Chesterfield.
Unofficial British Champions: England
21
May 1966: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Yugoslavia for 16 teams.
Czechoslovakia met England in a professional youth international for the
first time and won 3-2 in their opening match in Rijeka.
23 May 1966: England met
France in a neutral country for the first time at any level, and lost 2-1 in
a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Rijeka.
25 May 1966: Italy avoided defeat
against England in a professional youth international for the first time, in
a 1-1 draw in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Rijeka.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1966 Group C Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Italy |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
|
France |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fourth year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1966 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(23+1) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
1.143 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
1.143 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
0.40 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
England
(fifth time in six years, sixth in eight)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1966 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(13+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
3.250 |
6 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
0.750 |
3 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
0.778 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
0.444 |
1 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
Italy and USSR (joint winners)
after a goalless draw in the final in Belgrade.
Unofficial British Champions
(Under-23): Scotland
15 March 1967: England visited
Scotland for a professional youth international for the first time, and won
1-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying round after a
goalless draw at Dens Park, Dundee.
5 May 1967: The
UEFA Youth Tournament began in Turkey for 16 teams. England played their first youth
international in Turkey, and beat Italy, 1-0 in their opening match in İzmir.
10 May 1967: Austria visited
England for an under-23 international for the first time, and lost 3-0 at
Hull.
11 May 1967: England
beat France in a neutral country for the first time at any level, by 2-0 in
the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Istanbul, to become the first team
to reach six finals (their fourth in five years).
13
May 1967: The USSR beat England in a youth international for the first time,
by 1-0
in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in Istanbul, to retain the title (after
sharing it with Italy in the previous year).
The Conference of Grammar
Schools' Football Associations became the Conference of English Schools'
Senior Football Associations.
Unofficial British Champions:
England
31 May 1967: England visited Greece
for the first time at any level, as Greece avoided defeat in an under-23
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in Athens.
3 June 1967: England met Bulgaria's
under-23s for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Sofia.
7 June 1967: Turkey lost at home to
England for the first time at any level, by 3-0 in an under-23 international
in Ankara.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1967 Group D Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
|
Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Italy |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
Spain |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fifth year in succession)
|
Victory Shield 1967 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
England
(24+1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
2.60 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.80 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
0.444 |
0 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
Scotland
(second time in three years)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1967 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland
(6) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0.40 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1.50 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1.40 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
2 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners:
USSR.
25 January 1968: England lost a youth international
in France for the first time (apart from on the toss of a coin), by 1-0
in Paris.
3 February 1968: England lost at home to Scotland in a
youth international for the first time, by 5-0 at Walsall.
Unofficial British Champions
(Under-23): England
7 February 1968: England visited the Republic of Ireland
for a youth international for the first time, and failed to score
against them for the first time at any level, in a goalless draw in the
UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying round first leg at Dalymount Park,
Dublin.
28 February 1968: England met the Republic of Ireland at
home in a youth international for the first time, and won 4-1 in the
UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying round second leg at Portsmouth (to win
4-1 on aggregate).
16 March 1968: Wales won a youth international in England
for the first time, by 3-2 at Watford.
7
April 1968: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in south-east France (co-hosts
in 1951 and 1958) for 16 teams. Bulgaria met England in a professional
youth international for the first time, in a goalless draw in their
opening match in Nîmes.
1 May 1968: England beat Hungary in an under-23
international for the first time, by 4-0 at Goodison Park.
4 May 1968: Wales won an under-18 schoolboy
international for the first time, and avoided defeat against England for
the first time, when they won 2-1 at Newport.
Unofficial British Champions: Wales
3 June 1968: West Germany lost at home to England in an
under-23 international for the first time, by 1-0 in Kassel.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1968 Group B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Bulgaria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
USSR |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (sixth year in succession)
and Scotland (joint winners)
|
Victory Shield 1968 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (11+2) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1.333 |
4 |
|
England
(24+2) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1.250 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
0.714 |
2 |
England would have won it outright on goals scored, as their goal
differences were both +1, whilst Scotland would have won it on goal
average.
Amateur Youth Champions:
Scotland (second year in succession,
third time in four years)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1968 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland
(7) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
7.00 |
6 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0.857 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
0.667 |
2 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
0.20 |
0 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Winners: Czechoslovakia beat France (the hosts), 2-1 in the final in
Cannes.
Wilf McGuinness took charge of England's professional
youth team.
13 November 1968: England failed to beat the Netherlands
at home for the first time at any level, in a 2-2 draw in an under-23
international at St Andrew's, Birmingham.
29 March 1969: Wales beat England in an under-15
schoolboy international for the first time since 1949, by 2-1 at
Cardiff.
5 April 1969: England met the Netherlands in a schoolboy
international (under-15s) for the first time, and won 5-2 at Coventry.
16 April 1969: England met Portugal in an under-23
international for the first time, and won 4-0 at Coventry.
Unofficial British Champions (under-18 schoolboys):
Scotland
17 May 1969: England failed to win
a schoolboy international in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1947,
and failed to beat them for the first time since 1956, when drawing 2-2 at
Newtownards.
18
May 1969: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in East Germany for 16 teams, and included
Malta for the first time. England met Malta for the
first time at any level, and won 6-0 in their opening match in Wolfen.
20 May 1969: England
beat Czechoslovakia in a youth international for the first time, by 3-1 in a
UEFA
Youth Tournament group match in Leipzig.
22 May 1969: The Netherlands beat
England in an under-23 international for the first time, by 2-1 in Deventer,
as Ron Suart took charge for the three-match tour.
25 May 1969: England's under-23s
visited Belgium for the first time, and beat their hosts' B team, 1-0 in
Ostend.
28 May 1969: England visited
Portugal for an under-23 international for the first time, and the island of
Madeira for the first time at any level, and failed to beat them at under-23
level for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Funchal.
|
UEFA Youth Tournament
1969 Group B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
East Germany |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
|
Malta |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (second year in succession, first time outright since
1962)
|
Victory Shield 1969 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (12+2) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
5.00 |
6 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
0.50 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0.750 |
2 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0.50 |
1 |
Amateur Youth Champions:
Scotland (third year in succession,
fourth time in five years)
|
Amateur Youth Championship
1969 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GAve |
Pts
|
|
Scotland
(8) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1.00 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
2 |
UEFA Youth Tournament
Group Winners: Bulgaria beat East Germany (the hosts) on the toss of a
coin, following a 1-1 draw after extra time in Leipzig (having
previously won it at home in 1959).
SCHOOLBOYS:
ENGLAND vs. Wales
(Under-14: 1907-47
Under-15: 1948-59) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1907-59 |
56 |
43 |
8 |
5 |
176 |
63 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
29 |
25 |
2 |
2 |
103 |
38 |
52 |
Victory Shield |
|
09-Apr-1960 |
3-0 |
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park |
HW |
|
24-Mar-1961 |
7-3 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
Friendly match |
|
29-Apr-1961 |
8-1 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
24-Mar-1962 |
4-0 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HW |
|
20-Apr-1963 |
2-0 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
Friendly match |
|
27-Apr-1963 |
4-1 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
04-Apr-1964 |
5-0 |
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield |
HW |
|
Sheffield Schools' FA 75th Anniversary
International |
|
22-Apr-1965 |
0-0 |
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
HD |
|
Victory Shield |
|
08-May-1965 |
2-0 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
07-May-1966 |
3-1 |
Ashton Gate, Bristol |
HW |
|
05-May-1967 |
7-3 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
13-Apr-1968 |
2-1 |
Filbert Street, Leicester |
HW |
|
29-Mar-1969 |
1-2 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AL |
|
Friendly match |
|
19-Apr-1969 |
3-0 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1907-69 |
70 |
55 |
9 |
6 |
234 |
75 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
39 |
34 |
2 |
3 |
139 |
48 |
70 |
|
ENGLAND vs. Republic of Ireland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-59 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
54 |
27 |
Friendly matches |
|
13-May-1960 |
2-2 |
Tolka Park, Dublin |
AD |
|
08-Apr-1961 |
8-0 |
Highfield Road, Coventry |
HW |
|
25-May-1962 |
6-0 |
Dalymount Park, Dublin |
AW |
|
17-May-1963 |
3-2 |
Filbert Street, Leicester |
HW |
|
20-May-1964 |
2-2 |
Flower Lodge, Cork |
AD |
|
20-Mar-1965 |
4-0 |
County Ground, Northampton |
HW |
|
|
|
16-May-1969 |
6-1 |
Dalymount Park, Dublin |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-69 |
20 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
85 |
34 |
|
Home |
10 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
13 |
|
Away |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
21 |
|
ENGLAND Under-15 at
Wembley |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1950-69 |
20 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
58 |
21 |
|
ENGLAND Under-18 vs.
Scotland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1955-59 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Friendly matches |
|
20-Apr-1960 |
2-1 |
Turf Moor, Burnley |
HW |
|
19-Apr-1961 |
0-1 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
18-Apr-1962 |
1-0 |
Roker Park, Sunderland |
HW |
|
|
|
15-May-1965 |
2-2 |
Fir Park, Motherwell |
AD |
|
30-Apr-1966 |
1-1 |
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield |
HD |
|
13-May-1967 |
4-1 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AW |
|
11-May-1968 |
3-0 |
Field Mill, Mansfield |
HW |
|
03-May-1969 |
0-1 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1955-69 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
17 |
|
Home |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
|
Away |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
|
ENGLAND Under-18 vs. Wales |
|
Friendly matches |
|
08-May-1965 |
4-2 |
Elland Road, Leeds |
HW |
|
23-Apr-1966 |
4-1 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
22-Apr-1967 |
3-0 |
Highfield Road, Coventry |
HW |
|
30-Mar-1968 |
2-1 |
Manor Ground, Oxford |
HW |
|
04-May-1968 |
1-2 |
Somerton Park, Newport |
AL |
|
25-Apr-1969 |
7-1 |
Elm Park, Reading |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1965-69 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
7 |
|
ENGLAND vs. Scotland
(Under-14: 1911-47
Under-15: 1948-59) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1911-59 |
46 |
21 |
10 |
15 |
105 |
68 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
29 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
75 |
41 |
31 |
|
|
Friendly match |
|
30-Apr-1960 |
5-3 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
07-May-1960 |
2-1 |
Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
AW |
|
22-Apr-1961 |
2-3 |
Roker Park, Sunderland |
HL |
|
Scottish Schools' FA Golden Jubilee International |
|
06-May-1961 |
2-2 |
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
AD |
|
Victory Shield |
|
12-May-1962 |
3-4 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AL |
|
11-May-1963 |
1-0 |
City Ground, Nottingham |
HW |
|
02-May-1964 |
4-2 |
Dens Park, Dundee |
AW |
|
Friendly match |
|
03-Apr-1965 |
3-0 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
05-Apr-1965 |
3-1 |
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
HW |
|
14-May-1966 |
1-1 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AD |
|
Friendly match |
|
29-Apr-1967 |
0-2 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HL |
|
Victory Shield |
|
01-May-1967 |
3-0 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
HW |
|
London Schools' FA 75th Anniversary
International |
|
16-Mar-1968 |
0-1 |
White Hart Lane, Tottenham |
HL |
|
Victory Shield |
|
11-May-1968 |
0-1 |
Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
AL |
|
22-Mar-1969 |
0-2 |
Turf Moor, Burnley |
HL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1911-69 |
61 |
28 |
12 |
21 |
134 |
91 |
- |
|
Home |
35 |
21 |
6 |
8 |
87 |
33 |
- |
|
Away |
26 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
47 |
58 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
39 |
17 |
8 |
14 |
94 |
56 |
42 |
ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland
(Under-14: 1934-47
Under-15: 1948 &
1957-59) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1934-59 |
19 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
83 |
12 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
6 |
23 |
Victory Shield |
|
02-Apr-1960 |
4-1 |
Bootham Crescent, York |
HW |
|
12-May-1961 |
3-1 |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
AW |
|
07-Apr-1962 |
3-0 |
Burnden Park, Bolton |
HW |
|
03-May-1963 |
4-1 |
The Oval, Belfast |
AW |
|
21-Mar-1964 |
9-1 |
Elm Park, Reading |
HW |
|
14-May-1965 |
4-1 |
Solitude, Belfast |
AW |
|
02-Apr-1966 |
2-0 |
St Andrew's, Birmingham |
HW |
|
12-May-1967 |
3-2 |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
AW |
|
25-May-1968 |
3-2 |
Simonside Hall, South Shields |
HW |
|
17-May-1969 |
2-2 |
Castlereagh Park, Newtownards |
AD |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1934-69 |
29 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
120 |
23 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
23 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
86 |
17 |
42 |
|
ENGLAND Under-15 vs.
West Germany |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1956-59 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
Friendly matches |
|
20-Apr-1960 |
2-0 |
Maine Road, Manchester |
HW |
|
14-Apr-1961 |
3-1 |
Ischelandstadion, Hagen |
AW |
|
28-Apr-1962 |
1-2 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HL |
|
24-May-1963 |
1-3 |
Frankenstadion, Heilbronn |
AL |
|
25-Apr-1964 |
1-1 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HD |
|
ESFA Diamond Jubilee International |
|
27-Apr-1964 |
1-1 |
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
HD |
|
Friendly matches |
|
29-May-1965 |
3-0 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AW |
|
30-Apr-1966 |
2-1 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
02-May-1966 |
1-0 |
Bootham Crescent, York |
HW |
|
22-Apr-1967 |
0-6 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AL |
|
24-Apr-1967 |
0-0 |
Ludwigstadion, Saarbrücken |
AD |
|
27-Apr-1968 |
1-2 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HL |
|
30-Apr-1968 |
1-4 |
Boothferry Park, Hull |
HL |
|
26-Apr-1969 |
2-2 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AD |
|
29-Apr-1969 |
1-0 |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1956-69 |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
32 |
31 |
|
Home |
11 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
14 |
|
Away |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
17 |
|
YOUTH and UNDER-23:
|
ENGLAND vs. Scotland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-59 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
38 |
21 |
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
27-Feb-1960 |
1-1 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HD |
|
25-Feb-1961 |
3-2 |
Borough Briggs, Elgin |
AW |
|
24-Feb-1962 |
4-2 |
London Road, Peterborough |
HW |
|
UEFA Youth Tournament Semi-Final |
|
19-Apr-1963 |
1-0 |
White City Stadium, Shepherd's Bush |
HW |
|
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
18-May-1963 |
3-1 |
Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
AW |
|
22-Feb-1964 |
1-1 |
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
HD |
|
27-Feb-1965 |
1-2 |
Grant Street Park, Inverness |
AL |
|
05-Feb-1966 |
5-3 |
Edgar Street, Hereford |
HW |
|
04-Feb-1967 |
0-1 |
Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
AL |
|
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round First Leg |
|
01-Mar-1967 |
1-0 |
The Dell, Southampton |
HW |
|
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round Second Leg |
|
15-Mar-1967 |
0-0 |
Dens Park, Dundee |
AD |
|
England win 1-0 on aggregate |
|
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
03-Feb-1968 |
0-5 |
Fellows Park, Walsall |
HL |
|
01-Feb-1969 |
1-1 |
Stair Park, Stranraer |
AD |
Note: Matches in the UEFA Youth
Tournament were for professional teams.
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1947-69 |
26 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
59 |
40 |
- |
|
Amateur Championship |
22 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
57 |
39 |
29 |
|
ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1948-59 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
37 |
21 |
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
14-May-1960 |
5-2 |
Shamrock Park, Portadown |
AW |
|
13-May-1961 |
2-0 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
HW |
|
12-May-1962 |
1-2 |
Brandywell, Derry |
AL |
|
UEFA Youth Tournament Final (professional teams) |
|
23-Apr-1963 |
4-0 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
11-May-1963 |
1-1 |
Boundary Park, Oldham |
HD |
|
25-Jan-1964 |
3-1 |
The Oval, Belfast |
AW |
|
22-Jan-1965 |
2-3 |
Prenton Park, Birkenhead |
HL |
|
26-Feb-1966 |
4-0 |
Solitude, Belfast |
AW |
|
25-Feb-1967 |
3-0 |
Edgeley Park, Stockport |
HW |
|
23-Feb-1968 |
0-2 |
The Oval, Belfast |
AL |
|
28-Feb-1969 |
0-2 |
Prenton Park, Birkenhead |
HL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1948-69 |
25 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
62 |
33 |
- |
|
Home (Amateur Championship) |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
31 |
12 |
16 |
|
Away |
11 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
19 |
8 |
|
|
ENGLAND vs. Wales |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1948-59 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
52 |
13 |
Amateur Youth Championship |
|
19-Mar-1960 |
1-1 |
Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury |
HD |
|
18-Mar-1961 |
4-0 |
Latham Park, Newtown |
AW |
|
17-Mar-1962 |
4-0 |
County Ground, Swindon |
HW |
|
16-Mar-1963 |
1-0 |
Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest |
AW |
|
14-Mar-1964 |
2-1 |
Skelton Road, Leeds |
HW |
|
20-Mar-1965 |
2-2 |
Somerton Park, Newport |
AD |
|
19-Mar-1966 |
4-1 |
County Ground, Northampton |
HW |
|
18-Mar-1967 |
3-3 |
Cwmbrân Park |
AD |
|
16-Mar-1968 |
2-3 |
Vicarage Road, Watford |
HL |
|
15-Mar-1969 |
3-1 |
Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1948-69 |
23 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
78 |
25 |
|
ENGLAND Under-23 vs.
Scotland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1955-58 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
Friendly matches |
|
02-Mar-1960 |
4-4 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AD |
|
01-Mar-1961 |
0-1 |
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
HL |
|
28-Feb-1962 |
4-2 |
Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
AW |
|
27-Feb-1963 |
- |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
PP |
|
05-Feb-1964 |
3-2 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HW |
|
24-Feb-1965 |
0-0 |
Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
AD |
|
|
|
01-Mar-1967 |
1-3 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HL |
|
07-Feb-1968 |
2-1 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AW |
|
19-Feb-1969 |
- |
Roker Park, Sunderland |
PP |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1955-68 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
16 |
|
ENGLAND Under-23 vs. Wales |
|
Friendly matches |
|
23-Apr-1958 |
1-2 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AL |
|
|
|
08-Feb-1961 |
2-0 |
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
HW |
|
|
|
13-Nov-1963 |
1-1 |
Ashton Gate, Bristol |
HD |
|
04-Nov-1964 |
3-2 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AW |
|
|
|
12-Oct-1966 |
8-0 |
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
HW |
|
01-Nov-1967 |
2-1 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
02-Oct-1968 |
3-1 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1958-68 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
7 |
|
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