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    England's Own 
    Goals: Against |  | Last update includes 
		  no. 1076 against Latvia on 14 October 2025 |  
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        | Definition of an own goal |  
        | When the ball’s clearly heading in a different 
		direction away from goal and a defender (including the goalkeeper) 
		diverts it into goal, then it has to be an own goal. Some 
		clarifications:  
			If an 
			effort is on target, but the goalkeeper looks like he’s going to 
			stop it and a defender diverts it away from him into goal, that is 
			NOT an own goal, because the original effort was on target.If a 
			defender hits it more than once and ends up putting it into his own 
			net, even if it was on target, that IS an own goal, but only if at 
			least one of his touches stops it from going in. A good example of 
			this is Gordon Strachan’s in the 1992 Charity Shield when the ball 
			gets caught under his feet. He stops it, but then accidentally 
			knocks it in because he can’t work out exactly where the ball is!If an 
			effort is on target and it hits two defenders on its way into goal, 
			only if one of the defenders diverts it away from goal does it 
			become an own goal when it subsequently ends up in the net. In the 
			1984 Charity Shield, Alan Hansen stops a shot and it then rebounds 
			in off Grobbelaar. |  | 
      
        |  | own goals scored at home | 4 |  
        | own goals scored away | 1 |  
        | Own Goals 1872-1914 | 5 |  
        |  | own goals scored at home | 2 |  
        | own goals scored away | 2 |  
        | Own Goals 1919-1939 | 4 |  
        |  | own goals scored at home | 11 |  
        | own goals scored away | 12 |  
        | Own Goals Post-War | 23 |  
        | Own Goals by England | 32 |  |  |  
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          | The Five Pre-WW1 Own Goals Scored 
	  by England |  
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      | 1 | 1880-81 |  
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		12 March 1881, 1-6 vs. Scotland,
    Surrey Cricket Ground, 
		  Kennington26 year-old left-back Edgar Field 
		scored a 74th minute own goal from a scrimmage. It was the second of his 
		two appearances.
 ''Field 
		being unlucky enough to kick the ball through in trying to save his side.'
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      | 2 | 1881-82 |  
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		13 March 1882, 3-5 vs. Wales,
		The 
		Racecourse, Wrexham21 year-old left-back Alf Jones 
		scored a 68th minute equalising own goal with his head. It was his 
		second appearance.
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      | 3 | 1888-89 |  
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		13 April 1889, 2-3 vs. Scotland,
    Surrey Cricket Ground, 
		  KenningtonAs Billy Moon stopped a low hard shot, he threw the ball away into the 
		path of 23 year-old centre-half 
		Harry Allen  
          who returned the ball, only to kick it through his own goal, 
		scoring a 82nd minute equaliser on his fourth appearance.
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      | 4 | 1904-05 |  
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		25 February 1905, 1-1 vs. Ireland,
		 
          Ayresome Park, MiddlesbroughThe second half had opened in sensational style. Ireland got down and 
		  obtained two corners, from the second, Jack Kirwan dropped the 
		  ball in front of goal. It was caught by the 20 year-old debutant goalkeeper
		Tim Williamson, 
		"in negotiating this 
		second corner, he bounced the ball on the ground and found it suddenly 
		inspired with an uncanny idea of 'putting on side,' the result being 
		that when it dropped it was quite ten inches inside the net. Referee 
		Robertson for the moment seemed too staggered to do anything, but 
		promptly ascertaing by a mental calculation that he was where he was, 
		pointed to the centre of thr ground."
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      | 5 | 1906-07 |  
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		6 April 1907, 1-1 vs. Scotland,
		 
    	St. James' Park, Newcastle upon TyneJimmy Stewart and Bobby Walker worked the 
		  ball into a favourable position near the corner flag and Stewart 
		  centred accurately. 27 year-old right-back and captain 
		Bob Crompton rushed out to head the ball clear landing it through his own goal 
		after four minutes.
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				  | The Four Inter-War Own Goals Scored
	  by England |  
 
    
      | 6 | 1923-24 |  
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		12 April 1924, 1-1 vs. Scotland,
		 
    	The British Exhibition 
		  Empire Stadium, WembleyA William Clunas free-kick dropped between Sam Wadsworth and 
		the goalkeeper Taylor 
		with neither attempting to 
		  make the ball, instead William Cowan snapped 
		  in a shot, hitting the post, but it made it into the net off the knee 
		of the 36 year-old 
		  Teddy Taylor.
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      | 7 & 
        8 | 1927-28 |  
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		22 October 1927, 0-2 vs. Ireland,
		 
          Windsor Park, Belfast30 year-old left-back Herbert Jones was trying to keep out a 36th minute Bobby Irvine shot, 
		which was beating his goalkeeper, Ted Hufton, who at this point, was 
		playing with a broken arm.
 28 November 1927, 1-2 vs. Wales,
		 
          Turf Moor, Burnley
 In a fortieth minute Welsh attack on the right, the thirty 
		year-old captain Jack Hill, 
		racing back, tried to head the bouncing ball back to his goalkeeper Dan Tremelling, 
		but the ball was out of the goalkeeper's reach and bounced into the net.
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      | 9 | 1938-39 |  
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		22 October 1938, 4-2 vs. Wales,
		 
    	Ninian Park, CardiffReported as an Idris Hopkins goal. 
		However, Bill Whatley's free-kick is beackheaded past Vic Woodley by the 32 year-old
		Alf Young.
		''A long cross from the right wing looked to be covered by Young as he and Hopkins jumped for it in the goal area, but Woodley ran out, upset Young's balance with a push in the back, and the ball went off the centre-half's head into the net.''
		Young never played for his country again.
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				  | The Twenty-Three Post-War Own Goals Scored
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      | 10 | 1 | 1950-51 |  
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		22 November 1950, 2-2 vs. Yugoslavia,
		 Arsenal Stadium, HighburyWillie Watson had possession of the ball on his goal-line, 
		taken away from him by Tihomir Orgjanov, his cross found the 38 year-old 
		centre-half Leslie Compton, 
		who was trying to shield his goalkeeper, Bert Williams, to divert the 
		goal into his own net.
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      | 11 | 2 | 1953-54 |  
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		11 November 1953, 3-1 vs. Ireland,
		 Goodison Park, LiverpoolBilly Bingham's cross was met by a leaping Eddie McMorran, who 
		outjumped Billy Wright on the penalty spot. The strikers header went to 
		the left of the diving Gil Merrick. 
		However, the ball struck the foot of the far post and rebounded off the 
		back of the 31 year-old's arm, to then trickle over the line.
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      | 12 | 3 | 1954 World Cup Finals |  
      |  | 17 June 1954, 4-4 vs. Belgium,
		 
		
    Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel 29 year-old left half Jimmy 
		Dickinson
		had played so well but gave 
		the Belgians a gift goal when he back headed a shot past his goalkeeper 
		Gil Merrick that was going wide into his own goal after four minutes 
		into extra-time. Some say from a Marcel Dries cross, others state it was 
		a free-kick from the halfway-line.
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      | 13 | 4 | 1955-56 |  
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		9 May 1956, 4-2 vs. Brazil,  
          
          Empire Stadium, WembleyAlthough credited by most as a Paulinho goal, it appears absurd as 
		  his shot was a half-volleyed crossed intended for a teammate, instead, 
		  it parried off the outstrecthed boot of the 26 year-old left-back
    	  Roger Byrne, 
          sending the ball past Reg Matthew's inside and across the line.
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							| 14 | 5 | 1956-57 |  
							| 6 November 1957, 2-3 vs. 
							Northern Ireland, 
							Empire Stadium, Wembley Another goal that 
							is mostly credited to the 26 year-old 
							inside-left
							Jimmy McIlroy 
							 
							 
							with a 32nd minute 
							penalty kick against 22 year old 
		Eddie Hopkinson.  
							However, McIlroy's
							kick 
							hit the post and rebounded into the net off the 
							goalkeepers head.
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      | 15 | 6 | 1964-65 |  
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		21 October 1964, 2-2 vs. Belgium,  
          
          Empire Stadium, WembleyPaul Van Himst's shot was most certainly going wide of Gordon Bank's 
          goal, it bounced of the back of right-back
    George Cohen's boot, 
          sending a sprawling Bank's the wrong way.
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      | 16 | 7 | 1967-68 |  
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		1 June 1968, 0-1 vs. West Germany,
		 
    
		Niedersachsenstadion, HannoverCredited by most as a Franz Beckenbauer spectacular 25-yard shot at 
          goal, but his effort deflected heavily enough to wrong-foot Gordon 
          Banks, who had the shot covered.  The German's first victory over 
          England was thanks to a 28 year-old centre-half
		
    Brian Labone 
		82nd minute own goal.
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      | 17 | 8 | 1970-71 |  
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		22 May 1971, 
		  3-1 vs. Scotland,
		  Empire Stadium, WembleyAs Scotland pressed, 
		  26 year-old World Cup winner 
		  Alan Ball intercepted a Jimmy Johnstone pass, heading the ball 
		  back twenty-yards to his goalkeeper, Gordon Banks. As Hugh 
		  Curran challenged Banks, the ball went through them both, without a 
		  Curran touch, to land into the English net after eleven minutes.
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      | 18 
		& 19 | 9 & 
		10 | 1973-74 |  
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		18 May 1974, 
		  0-2 vs. Scotland,
		  Hampden Park, GlasgowThe first time two own goals have been scored in one match to the 
		detriment of England. Joe Jordan's 
          angled shot after four minutes, was deflected past Peter Shilton 
          by the outstretched leg of 22 year-old left-back 
		
		  Mike Pejic. He 
		never played for England again.
 Then Kenny Dalglish's thirtieth minute shot on 
          goal was well covered by Shilton, but took another wicked deflection, 
		by the 25 year-old 
		  Colin Todd, which 
		took it past the stranded goalkeeper.
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      | 20 | 11 | 1979-80 |  
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		17 May 1980, 1-4 vs. Wales,  
          Racecourse Ground, WrexhamDespite Trevor 
		Brooking attempting to hold back the fleeing David Giles, the Welsh 
		forward's shot was diverted past goalkeeper Ray Clemence by his 26 
		year-old captain Phil Thompson in the 66th minute.
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      | 21 | 12 | 1982-83 |  
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		19 June 1983, 1-1 vs. Australia,
		 
		
		Olympic Park Stadium, MelbourneClever work from 
		Charlie Yankos and Ken Murphy gave Joseph Watson possession on the 
          right, his cross eluded Terry Butcher and John Kosmina, hitting the 32 
		year-old right-back Phil Neal 
          on the chest, deflecting the ball past Peter Shilton, for a 27th 
		minute equaliser.
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      | 22 | 13 | 1987-88 |  
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		23 March 1988, 2-2 vs. Netherlands,
		 
          Wembley Stadium, WembleyA fine pass from Ronald Koeman sent 
		Jan Wouters 
          down the right and his hard, low cross was shinned into the net by the 
          unfortunate 21 year-old central defender 
		Tony Adams 
		under pressure from Ruud Gullit behind him in the 21st minute.
 Adams 
		went on to make amends when he became the only England player to score 
		for both sides.
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      | 23 | 14 | 1990 World Cup Finals |  
      |  | 4 July 1990, 1-1 vs. West Germany,
		   
          
		  Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Andreas Brehme's free-kick 
		  awarded after Stuart Pearce fouled Thomas Häßler just outside the 
		  penalty area, would not have reached the goal but for the 
          intervention of 26 year-old right wing-back Paul Parker, as he ran from the defensive 
		  wall to force down the ball, redirecting the ball to loop over the 
          back-pedalling Peter Shilton.
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      | 24 | 15 | 1990-91 |  
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		21 May 1991, 3-1 vs. USSR,
		 
          
		Wembley Stadium, WembleyAfter Tony Dorigo allowed Igor Kolyvanov 
          to cross from the right, Alexei Mikhailićhenko chested the ball to 
		Vladimir Tatarchuk, 
		who instantly volleyed at the goal. The foot of 27 year-old captain and 
		central defender Mark Wright 
		redirected the ball it past 
		Chris Woods after nine minutes.
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      | 25 | 16 | 1999-2000 |  
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		3 June 2000, 2-1 vs. Malta,
		  
    Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'AttardDavid Carabott's 28th minute penalty kick rebounded of the post and hit 
		the back of the 22 year-old debuting goalkeeper 
		Richard Wright, before bouncing into 
          the net. 
          The first goalkeeper since 1924 to concede an own goal.
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      | 26 | 17 | 2006-07 |  
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		11 October 2006, 0-2 vs. Croatia,
		  
    	  
		Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb31 year-old right-back Gary Neville 
		made a backpass to 
          Paul Robinson hit a divet in the pitch and bounced over Robinson's 
		flailing foot and into an empty net. The goal  
          severely dented England's hopes of reaching Euro 2008
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      | 27 | 18 | 2010-11 |  
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		11 August
          2010, 2-1 vs. Hungary,  
    The National Stadium, WembleyA
          
          Michael Dawson mistake led to a Vladimir Koman cross that rebounded off 
		the 27 year-old central defender Phil Jagielka. 
    Despite the ball not cleanly crossing the goal-line in the 62nd minute, referee Harchay 
    signalled the ball had done so.
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      | 28 | 19 | 2012 European Championship Finals |  
      |  | 15 June 2012, 3-2 vs. Sweden, 
    	  
    	  
		  
    	  
      Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv Zlatan Ibrahamović shot after 59 minutes that had parried 
		  towards the goal off Olof Mellberg. Joe Hart pulled off a save, pushing it into 
		  the 27 year-old right-back Glen Johnson's 
		  chest, after which he retrieved it off his own goalline, only to hit 
		  the post and into the net.
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      | 29 | 20 | 2014-15 |  
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		15 November 2014, 3-1 vs. Slovenia, The National Stadium, WembleyMilivoje Novaković inswinging 58th minute free-kick was met by 
		the 24 year-old midfielder Jordan Henderson, his glancing header flew over Joe 
		Hart to put Slovenia one-up
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      | 30 | 21 | 2015-16 |  
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		27 May 2016, 2-1 vs. Australia,
		 
    	  
		  Stadium of Light, SunderlandFrom a Miloš Degenec cross, 22 year-old substitute defender 
		Eric Dier attempted a clearance 
		ahead of Tomislav Juric, but his diving header went through the legs of his own goalkeeper, 
		Fraser Forster, to give 
		Australia a consolation goal. The first own goal scored by a substitute.
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      | 31 | 22 | 2018-19 |  
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		6 June 
		  2019, 1-3 vs. Netherlands,
     
    
    Estádio Dom Afonso 
	Henriques, GuimarãesJohn Stones was tackled outside his own box by Memphis 
		  Depay, whose shot was then saved by Jordan Pickford. The rebound was pounced 
		on by Quincy Promes. His slice hit the ankle of 29 year-old right-back
		  Kyle Walker to bounce into the goal
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      | 32 | 23 | 2023-24 |  
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		12 September 
		  2023, 3-1 vs. Scotland,
    	 
    	
    	National Stadium, 
		GlasgowAndrew Robertson's right-footed strike 
		from twelve yards was heading across the face of the goal. 
		Thirty year-old 
		substitute central defender Harry 
		Maguire attempted to clear the ball from seven yards out 
		of goal, only to steer it past the grounded Aaron Ramsdale.
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