England national football team results (1930–1959)

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This is a list of the England national football team results from 1930 to 1959.

1930s

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1930

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5 April Home Championship England  5 – 2  Scotland London, England
Watson 11', 28'
Rimmer 30', 55'
Jack 33'
Report Fleming 49', 62' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,375
Referee: William McLean (Northern Ireland)
10 May International Friendly Germany  3 – 3  England Berlin, Germany
Hofmann 10', 50', 60' Report Bradford 8', 25'
Jack 78'
Stadium: Deutsches Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
20 October Home Championship England  5 – 1  Ireland Sheffield, England
Burgess 15', 35'
Hampson 25'
Crooks 30'
Houghton 40'
Report Dunne 80' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: John Thomson (Scotland)
22 November Home Championship Wales  0 – 4  England Wrexham, Wales
Report Hampson 12', 70'
Hodgson 35'
Bradford 80'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Hugh Watson (Scotland)

1931

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28 March Home Championship Scotland  2 – 0  England Glasgow, Scotland
McPhail 61'
McGrory 64'
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 129,810
Referee: Alfred Atwood (Wales)
14 May International Friendly France  5 – 2  England Paris, France
Laurent 15'
Mercier 18', 76'
Langiller 29'
Delfour 57'
Report Crooks 10'
Waring 71'
Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
16 May International Friendly Belgium  1 – 4  England Brussels, Belgium
Capelle 15' Report Houghton 44' (pen.)
Burgess 65', 76'
Roberts 80'
Stadium: Oscar Bossaert Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
17 October Home Championship Ireland  2 – 6  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dunne 43'
Kelly 89'
Report Smith 10'
Waring 11', 50'
Hine 30'
Houghton 60', 85'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hugh Watson (Scotland)
18 November Home Championship England  3 – 1  Wales Liverpool, England
Smith 25'
Crooks 50'
Hine 65'
Report Robbins Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: William Bunnell (England)
9 December International Friendly England  7 – 1  Spain London, England
Smith 3', 40'
Johnson 10', 76'
Crooks 50', 85'
Dean 68'
Report 87' Gorostiza Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

1932

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9 April Home Championship England  3 – 0  Scotland London, England
Waring 36'
Barclay 80'
Crooks 88'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,180
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
17 October Home Championship England  1 – 0  Ireland Blackpool, England
Barclay 30' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hugh Watson (Scotland)
16 November Home Championship Wales  0 – 0  England Wrexham, Wales
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 25,167
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
7 December International Friendly England  4 – 3  Austria London, England
Crooks 5'
Hampson 27', 82'
Houghton 77'
Report Zischek 58', 87'
Sindelar 80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

1933

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1 April Home Championship Scotland  2 – 1  England Glasgow, Scotland
McGrory 5', 81' Report Hunt 30' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 136,259
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
13 May International Friendly Italy  1 – 1  England Rome, Italy
Ferrari 4' Report Bastin 24' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
29 May International Friendly Switzerland  0 – 4  England Bern, Switzerland
Report Bastin 15', 75'
Richardson 71', 77'
Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
14 October Home Championship Ireland  0 – 3  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Report Brook 30'
Grosvenor 51'
Bowers 60'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hugh Watson (Scotland)
15 November Home Championship England  1 – 2  Wales Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Brook Report Mills
Astley
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
6 December International Friendly England  4 – 1  France London, England
Camsell 12', 42'
Brook 20'
Grosvenor 55'
Report Veinante 78' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 17,097
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

1934

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14 April Home Championship England  3 – 0  Scotland London, England
Bastin 43'
Brook 70'
Bowers 85'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,363
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
10 May International Friendly Hungary  2 – 1  England Budapest, Hungary
Avar 56'
Sárosi 65'
Report Tilson 84' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
29 September Home Championship Wales  0 – 4  England Cardiff, Wales
Report Tilson
Brook
Matthews
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
14 November International Friendly England  3 – 2  Italy London, England
Brook 3', 10'
Drake 12'
Report Meazza 58', 62' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 56,044
Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden)

1935

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6 February Home Championship England  2 – 1  Ireland Liverpool, England
Bastin 18', 70' Report Stevenson 50' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
6 April Home Championship Scotland  2 – 0  England Glasgow, Scotland
Duncan 43', 49' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 129,693
Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)
19 October Home Championship Ireland  1 – 3  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Brown Report Tilson
Brook
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
4 December International Friendly England  3 – 0  Germany London, England
Camsell 35', 50'
Bastin 68'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54,164
Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden)

1936

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5 February Home Championship England  1 – 2  Wales Wolverhampton, England
Bowden 40' Report Astley 47'
B. Jones 65'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,519
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
4 April Home Championship England  1 – 1  Scotland London, England
Camsell 30' Report Walker 80' (pen.) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 93,267
Referee: William Hamilton (Ireland)
6 May International Friendly Austria  2 – 1  England Vienna, Austria
Viertl 11'
Geiter 18'
Report Camsell 54' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
9 May International Friendly Belgium  3 – 2  England Brussels, Belgium
Isemborghs
Fievez
Report Camsell
Hobbis
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Johannes van Moorsel (Netherlands)
17 October Home Championship Wales  2 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Morris 64'
Glover 66'
Report Bastin 44' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 44,729
Referee: William McLean (Ireland)
18 November Home Championship England  3 – 1  Ireland Stoke-on-Trent, England
Carter
Bastin
Worrall
Report Davis Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
2 December International Friendly England  6 – 2  Hungary London, England
Brook 25'
Drake 32', 43', 80'
Britton 52'
Carter 87'
Report Cseh 26'
Vincze 48'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

1937

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17 April Home Championship Scotland  3 – 1  England Glasgow, Scotland
O'Donnell 47'
McPhail 80', 88'
Report Steele 40' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 149,407
Referee: William McLean (Ireland)
14 May International Friendly Norway  0 – 6  England Oslo, Norway
Report Kirchen 18'
Holmsen 38' (o.g.)
Galley 40'
Steele 43', 61'
Goulden 85'
Stadium: Ullevall Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark)
17 May International Friendly Sweden  0 – 4  England Stockholm, Sweden
Report Steele 7', 13', 33'
Johnson 35'
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 34,119
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
20 May International Friendly Finland  0 – 8  England Helsinki, Finland
Report Kirchen 6'
Payne 27', 56'
Steele 36', 52'
Johnson 44'
Willingham 75'
Robinson 87'
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä
Attendance: 9,533
Referee: Rudolf Eklöw (Sweden)
23 October Home Championship Ireland  1 – 5  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Stevenson Report Mills
Hall
Brook
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
17 November Home Championship England  2 – 1  Wales Middlesbrough, England
Matthews 28'
Hall 57'
Report Perry 16' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 30,608
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
1 December International Friendly England  5 – 4  Czechoslovakia London, England
Crayston 10'
Morton 19'
Matthews 28', 57', 83'
Report Puč 12'
Nejedlý 45', 75'
Zeman 60'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

1938

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9 April Home Championship England  0 – 1  Scotland London, England
Report Walker 6' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 93,267
Referee: William Hamilton (Ireland)
14 May International Friendly Germany  3 – 6  England Berlin, Germany
Gellesch 20'
Gauchel 44'
Pesser 85'
Report Bastin 16'
Robinson 26', 49'
Broome 29'
Matthews 41'
Goulden 85'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
26 May International Friendly France  2 – 4  England Paris, France
Jordan 32'
Nicolas 36'
Report Broome 6'
Drake 34', 40'
Bastin 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 46,920
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
22 October Home Championship Wales  4 – 2  England Cardiff, Wales
Astley
Hopkins
B. Jones
Report Lawton (pen.)
Matthews
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: William Hamilton (Ireland)
26 October International Friendly[a] England  3 – 0 The Rest of Europe[a] London, England
Hall 20'
Lawton 39'
Goulden 73'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 40,185
Referee: Arthur Jewell (England)
9 November International Friendly England  4 – 0  Norway Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Smith 13', 40'
Dix 20'
Lawton 35'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 39,887
Referee: James Martin (Scotland)
18 November Home Championship England  7 – 0  Ireland Manchester, England
Lawton 8'
Hall 36', 38', 40', 55', 65'
Matthews 75'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peter Craigmyle (Scotland)
  1. ^ a b As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.[1]

1939

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15 April Home Championship Scotland  1 – 2  England Glasgow, Scotland
Dougal 20' Report Beasley 67'
Lawton 88'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 149,269
Referee: William Hamilton (Ireland)
13 May International Friendly Italy  2 – 2  England Milan, Italy
Biavati 48'
Piola 64'
Report Lawton 19'
Hall 77'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
24 May International Friendly Romania  0 – 2  England Bucharest, Romania
Report Goulden 7'
Welsh 53'
Stadium: Stadionul ANEF
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

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1946

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28 September Home Championship Ireland  2 – 7  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Lockhart Report Carter 1'
Mannion 17', 28', 61'
Finney 60'
Lawton 80'
Langton 83'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
30 September International Friendly Republic of Ireland  0 – 1  England Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Finney 82' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
12 November Home Championship England  3 – 0  Wales Manchester, England
Mannion 8', 16'
Lawton 39'
Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 59,250
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
27 November International Friendly England  8 – 2  Netherlands Huddersfield, England
Lawton 20', 24', 35', 78'
Carter 30', 71'
Mannion 34'
Finney 44'
Report Bergman 37'
Smit 87'
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: James Martin (Scotland)

1947

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12 April Home Championship England  1 – 1  Scotland London, England
Carter 56' Report McLaren 16' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,250
Referee: Charles Delasalle (France)
3 May International Friendly England  3 – 0  France Highbury, England
Finney 50'
Mannion 64'
Carter 77'
Report Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
18 May International Friendly Switzerland  1 – 0  England Zürich, Switzerland
Fatton 27' Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Victor Sdez (France)
25 May International Friendly Portugal  0 – 10  England Lisbon, Portugal
Report Lawton 1', 11', 38', 61'
Mortensen 2', 59', 71', 77'
Finney 21'
Matthews 85'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Charles Delasalle (France)
21 September International Friendly Belgium  2 – 5  England Brussels, Belgium
Mermans 34'
De Cleyn 53'
Report Lawton 1', 63'
Mortensen 15'
Finney 22', 60'
Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: James Martin (Scotland)
18 October Home Championship Wales  0 – 3  England Cardiff, Wales
Report Finney 6'
Mortensen 11'
Lawton 25'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: James Martin (Scotland)
5 November Home Championship England  2 – 2  Ireland Liverpool, Wales
Mannion 84'
Lawton 86'
Report Walsh 55'
Doherty 90'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Peter Fitzpatrick (Scotland)
19 November International Friendly England  4 – 2  Sweden London, England
Mortensen 15', 35', 86'
Lawton 18' (pen.)
Report Nordahl 22'
Gren 68' (pen.)
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 44,250
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)

1948

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10 April Home Championship Scotland  0 – 2  England Glasgow, Scotland
Report Finney 44'
Mortensen 64'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 135,376
Referee: David Maxwell (Ireland)
16 May International Friendly Italy  0 – 4  England Turin, Italy
Report Mortensen 4'
Lawton 23'
Finney 70', 72'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Joaquin Diez Garcia (Spain)
26 September International Friendly Denmark  0 – 0  England Copenhagen, Denmark
Report Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
9 October Home Championship Ireland  2 – 6  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Walsh 50', 90' Report Matthews 27'
Mortensen 63', 68', 77'
Milburn 65'
Pearson 79'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Willie Webb (Scotland)
10 November Home Championship England  1 – 0  Wales Birmingham, England
Finney 39' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 68,750
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
2 December International Friendly England  6 – 0   Switzerland London, England
Haines 5', 36'
Hancocks 25', 65'
Rowley 55'
Milburn 66'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

1949

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9 April Home Championship England  1 – 3  Scotland London, England
Milburn 75' Report Mason 29'
Steel 52'
Reilly 61'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,188
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
13 May International Friendly Sweden  3 – 1  England Stockholm, Sweden
Carlsson 2'
Jeppson 36'
Jönsson 43'
Report Finney 67' Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
18 May International Friendly Norway  1 – 4  England Oslo, Norway
Andresen 52' Report Mullen 5'
Finney 38'
Spydevold 60' (o.g.)
Morris 70'
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: J. Andersson (Sweden)
22 May International Friendly France  1 – 3  England Paris, France
Moreel 1' Report Morris 8', 86'
Wright 24'
Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 61,500
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
15 October Home Championship
FIFA WC Qualifying
Group 1
Wales  1 – 4  England Cardiff, Wales
Griffiths 80' Report Mortensen 22'
Milburn 29', 34', 66'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
16 November Home Championship
FIFA WC Qualifying
Group 1
England  9 – 2  Ireland Manchester, England
Rowley 5', 47', 55', 58'
Froggatt 28'
Pearson 31', 75'
Mortensen 35', 50'
Report Smyth 52'
Brennan 85'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
30 November International Friendly England  2 – 0  Italy London, England
Rowley 75'
Wright 79'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

1950s

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1950

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14 May International Friendly Portugal  3 – 5  England Lisbon, Portugal
Ben David 47', 59'
Vasques 70'
Report Finney 4' (pen.), 28', 55', 72' (pen.)
Mortensen 15'
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (Italy)
18 May International Friendly Belgium  1 – 4  England Brussels, Belgium
Mermans 43' Report Mullen 46'
Mortensen 65'
Mannion 68'
Bentley 86'
Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 55,750
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)
25 June 1950 FIFA World Cup
Group 2
Chile  0 – 2  England Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Report Mortensen 27'
Mannion 51'
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 29,703
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
29 June 1950 FIFA World Cup
Group 2
United States  1 – 0  England Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Gaetjens 38' Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 10,151
Referee: Generoso Datillo (Italy)
2 July 1950 FIFA World Cup
Group 2
Spain  1 – 0  England Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Zarra 49' Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 74,462
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
7 October Home Championship Ireland  1 – 4  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
McMorran 70' Report Baily 43', 86'
Lee 64'
Wright 85'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: George Mitchell (Scotland)
15 November Home Championship England  4 – 2  Wales Sunderland, England
Baily 31', 40'
Mannion 66'
Milburn 90'
Report Ford 59', 74' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 50,250
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
22 November International Friendly England  2 – 2  Yugoslavia London, England
Lofthouse 29', 34' Report Compton 40' (o.g.)
Živanović 72'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

1951

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14 April Home Championship England  2 – 3  Scotland London, England
Hassall 26'
Finney 63'
Report Johnstone 33'
Reilly 47'
Liddell 54'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,750
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Ireland)
9 May International Friendly England  2 – 1  Argentina London, England
Mortensen 79'
Milburn 86'
Report Boyé 18' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 99,000
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
19 May International Friendly England  5 – 2  Portugal Liverpool, England
Nicholson 1'
Milburn 9', 83'
Finney 75'
Hassall 87'
Report Patalino 2'
Albano 48'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 52,750
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
3 October International Friendly England  2 – 2  France London, England
Firoud 4' (o.g.)
Medley 32'
Report Doye 18'
Alpsteg 19'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 57,500
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
20 October Home Championship Wales  1 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Foulkes 3' Report Baily 6' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Douglas Gerrard (Scotland)
14 November Home Championship England  2 – 0  Ireland Birmingham, England
Lofthouse 40', 83' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
28 November International Friendly England  2 – 2  Austria London, England
Ramsey 68' (pen.)
Lofthouse 75'
Report Melchior 47'
Stojaspal 87' (pen.)
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

1952

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15 April Home Championship Scotland  1 – 2  England Glasgow, Scotland
Reilly 76' Report Pearson 10', 44' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 134,504
Referee: Patrick Morris (Northern Ireland)
18 May International Friendly Italy  1 – 1  England Florence, Italy
Amadei 58' Report Broadis 4' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: A. Beranek (Austria)
25 May International Friendly Austria  2 – 3  England Vienna, Austria
Huber 27'
Dienst 42'
Report Lofthouse 25', 83'
Sewell 28'
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 65,500
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (Italy)
28 May International Friendly Switzerland  0 – 3  England Zürich, Switzerland
Report Sewell 13'
Lofthouse 51', 87'
Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
4 October Home Championship Ireland  2 – 2  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Tully 15', 46' Report Lofthouse 2'
Elliott 87'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Douglas Gerrard (Scotland)
12 November Home Championship England  5 – 2  Wales London, England
Finney 8'
Lofthouse 10', 75'
J. Froggatt 44'
Bentley 47'
Report Ford 15', 49' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 93,500
Referee: Douglas Gerrard (Scotland)
26 November International Friendly England  5 – 0  Belgium London, England
Elliott 4', 48'
Lofthouse 42', 86'
R. Froggatt 60'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

1953

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18 April Home Championship England  2 – 2  Scotland London, England
Broadis 19', 70' Report Reilly 55', 90' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 97,000
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Ireland)
17 May International Friendly Argentina  Abandoned  England Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)
Note: The game was stopped with a score of 0-0 and then abandoned during the mid-first half due rain.
24 May International Friendly Chile  1 – 2  England Santiago, Chile
Díaz 83' Report Taylor 48'
Lofthouse 68'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)
31 May International Friendly Uruguay  2 – 1  England Montevideo, Uruguay
Abbadie 27'
Míguez 60'
Report Taylor 89' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)
10 October Home Championship
FIFA WC Qualifying
Group 3
Wales  1 – 4  England Cardiff, Wales
Allchurch 22' Report Wilshaw 45', 50'
Lofthouse 51', 52'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)
11 November Home Championship
FIFA WC Qualifying
Group 3
England  3 – 1  Ireland Liverpool, England
Hassall 10', 60'
Lofthouse 75'
Report McMorran 54' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Robert Smith (Wales)
25 November International Friendly England  3–6  Hungary London, England
Sewell 13'
Mortensen 38'
Ramsey 57' (pen.)
Report Hidegkuti 1', 20', 53'
Puskás 24', 29'
Bozsik 50'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
  1. ^ a b As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.[1]

1954

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3 April Home Championship
FIFA WC Qualifying
Group 3
Scotland  2 – 4  England Glasgow, Scotland
Brown 7'
Ormond 89'
Report Broadis 13'
Nicholls 50'
Allen 68'
Mullen 83'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 134,554
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)
16 May International Friendly Yugoslavia  1 – 0  England Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Mitić 87' Report Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)
23 May International Friendly Hungary  7 – 1  England Budapest, Hungary
Lantos 10'
Puskás 17', 71'
Kocsis 19', 57'
Hidegkuti 59'
Tóth 63'
Report Broadis 68' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
17 June 1954 FIFA World Cup
Group 4
Belgium  4 – 4 (a.e.t.)  England Basle, Switzerland
Anoul 5', 74'
Coppens 67'
Dickinson 93' (o.g.)
Report Broadis 25', 62'
Lofthouse 37', 91'
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)
26 June 1954 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-finals
Uruguay  4 – 2  England Basle, Switzerland
Borges 5'
Valera 40'
Schiaffino 50'
Ambrois 79'
Report Lofthouse 16'
Finney 67'
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)
2 October Home Championship Northern Ireland  0 – 2  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
Report Haynes 75'
Revie 78'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)
10 November Home Championship England  3 – 2  Wales London, England
Bentley 70', 74', 82' Report Charles 35', 75' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 91,112
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)
1 December International Friendly England  3 – 1  West Germany London, England
Bentley 28'
Allen 48'
Shackleton 80'
Report Beck 75' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

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2 April Home Championship England  7 – 2  Scotland London, England
Wilshaw 1', 70', 73', 83'
Lofthouse 7', 27'
Revie 24'
Report Reilly 10'
Docherty 88'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 96,847
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
15 May International Friendly France  1 – 0  England Paris, France
Kopa 37' (pen.) Report Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 54,750
Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)
18 May International Friendly Spain  1 – 1  England Madrid, Spain
Rial 65' Report Bentley 38' Stadium: Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 125,000
Referee: R. Pieri (Italy)
22 May International Friendly Portugal  3 – 1  England Oporto, Portugal
Águas 24', 83'
Matateu 79'
Report Bentley 19' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
2 October International Friendly Denmark  1 – 5  England Copenhagen, Denmark
Lundberg 62' Report Revie 26' (pen.), 53'
Lofthouse 31', 41'
Bradford 80'
Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
22 October Home Championship Wales  2 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Tapscott 41'
Jones 43'
Report Charles 51' (o.g.) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)
2 November Home Championship England  3 – 0  Northern Ireland London, England
Wilshaw 51', 53'
Finney 88'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)
30 November International Friendly England  4 – 1  Spain London, England
Atyeo 12'
Perry 13', 60'
Finney 59'
Report Arieta 80' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

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14 April Home Championship Scotland  1 – 1  England Glasgow, Scotland
Leggat 60' Report Haynes 89' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 132,817
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
9 May International Friendly England  4 – 2  Brazil London, England
Taylor 3', 65'
Grainger 5', 84'
Report Paulinho 53'
Didi 55'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
16 May International Friendly Sweden  0 – 0  England Stockholm, Sweden
Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
20 May International Friendly Finland  1 – 5  England Helsinki, Finland
Forsgren Report Wilshaw
Haynes
Astall
Lofthouse
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: J. Jorgensen (Denmark)
6 October Home Championship Northern Ireland  1 – 1  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
McIlroy 10' Report S. Matthews 2' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 58,500
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
14 November Home Championship England  3 – 1  Wales London, England
Haynes 52'
Brooks 55'
Finney 75'
Report Charles 8' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
28 November International Friendly England  3 – 0  Yugoslavia London, England
Brooks 13'
Taylor 65', 89'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 78,500
Referee: E. Harzic (France)
5 December 1958 FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Group 1
England  5 – 2  Denmark Wolverhampton, England
Taylor 18', 20', 48'
Edwards 56', 77'
Report O.B. Nielsen 30', 52' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

1957

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6 April Home Championship England  2 – 1  Scotland London, England
Kevan 63'
Edwards 84'
Report Ring 1' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 97,520
Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)
8 May 1958 FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Group 1
England  5 – 1  Republic of Ireland London, England
Taylor 8', 17', 40'
Atyeo 38', 90'
Report Curtis 56' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
15 May 1958 FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Group 1
Denmark  1 – 4  England Copenhagen, Denmark
J. Jensen 27' Report Haynes 28'
Taylor 71', 86'
Atyeo 75'
Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
19 October Home Championship Wales  0 – 4  England Cardiff, Wales
Report Hopkins 2' (o.g.)
Haynes 44', 67'
Finney 64'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)
27 November International Friendly England  4 – 0  France London, England
Taylor 3', 33'
Robson 24', 84'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

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19 April Home Championship Scotland  0 – 4  England Glasgow, Scotland
Report Douglas 22'
Kevan 35', 74'
Charlton 66'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 127,874
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
7 May International Friendly England  2 – 1  Portugal London, England
Charlton 25', 62' Report Duarte 51' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
18 May International Friendly Soviet Union  1 – 1  England Moscow, Soviet Union
V. Ivanov 78' Report Kevan 45' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)
11 June 1958 FIFA World Cup
Group 4
Brazil  0 – 0  England Gothenburg, Sweden
Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 40,895
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
15 June 1958 FIFA World Cup
Group 4
Austria  2 – 2  England Borås, Sweden
Koller 15'
Körner 71'
Report Haynes 56'
Kevan 74'
Stadium: Ryavallen
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
17 June 1958 FIFA World Cup
Group 4 Play-Off
Soviet Union  1 – 0  England Gothenburg, Sweden
Ilyin 68' Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
22 October International Friendly England  5 – 0  Soviet Union London, England
Haynes 45', 63', 82'
Charlton 84' (pen.)
Lofthouse 90'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
26 November Home Championship England  2 – 2  Wales Birmingham, England
Broadbent 42', 75' Report Tapscott 15'
Allchurch 70'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

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11 April Home Championship England  1 – 0  Scotland London, England
Charlton 59' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,329
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
6 May International Friendly England  2 – 2  Italy London, England
Charlton 26'
Bradley 38'
Report Brighenti 56'
Mariani 61'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 91,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
13 May International Friendly Brazil  2 – 0  England Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Julinho
Henrique
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 160,000
Referee: Juan Brozzi (Argentina)
17 May International Friendly Peru  4 – 1  England Lima, Peru
Seminario
Joya
Report Greaves Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
24 May International Friendly Mexico  2 – 1  England Mexico City, Mexico
Cárdenas 26'
Monteón 67'
Report Kevan 14' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Eunapio Queiroz (Brazil)
28 May International Friendly United States  1 – 8  England Los Angeles, USA
Murphy 9' Report Bradley 35'
Flowers 52', 69'
Charlton 62', 82' (pen.), 85'
Kevan 74'
Haynes 87'
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ray Morgan (Canada)
17 October Home Championship Wales  1 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Moore Report Greaves Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)
28 October International Friendly England  2 – 3  Sweden London, England
Connelly 9'
Charlton 81'
Report Simonsson 52', 60'
Salomonsson 75'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)
18 November Home Championship England  2 – 1  Northern Ireland London, England
Baker 17'
Parry 90'
Report Bingham 89' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

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