England national football team results (unofficial matches)
This is a list of the England national football team's results from 1870 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.[1]
| Win Draw Loss |
1870s
| 5 March 1870 International Friendly | England  | 1 – 1 |  Scotland | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ? |
| 19 November 1870 International Friendly | England | 1 – 0 | Scotland | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: 650 |
| 25 February 1871 International Friendly | England | 1 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: >500 |
| 18 November 1871 International Friendly | England | 2 – 1 | Scotland | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ? |
| 24 February 1872 International Friendly | England | 1 – 0 | Scotland | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ? |
1890s
| 19 December 1891 International Friendly[2] | England | 6 – 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | London, England |
| Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ? |
1900s
| 25 September 1901 [lower-alpha 1] | England | 10 – 0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | Manchester, England |
| Bloomer 2 Wooldridge 4 Calvey 3 Wharton |
[3](p11) | Stadium: Hyde Road Referee: J Lewis |
| 5 April 1902 International Friendly[lower-alpha 2] | Scotland | 1 – 1 | England | Glasgow |
| 15:30 | Brown  25' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Settle 44' |
Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 68,114 Referee: J. Torrans |
- Germany also played a match against England Amateurs on 21 September 1901.[3](p10)
- This was scheduled as a full international and was the title decider in the 1901–02 British Home Championship. A capacity crowd was in attendance. During the first half, a new wooden stand collapsed, killing 25 and injuring 500. The match was played to a conclusion to mitigate any further crowd panic, but was not recorded as a full international fixture. The official match was replayed in England a month later.[4]
1910s
World War I
| 13 May 1916 International Friendly | England | 4 – 3 | Scotland | Liverpool |
| Smith 7' Hampton 20'Abrams 41'Mosscrop 84' |
Report | Scott 40' J. Reid 46' James Galt 52' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 8 June 1918 International Friendly[lower-alpha 1] | Scotland | 2 – 0 | England | Glasgow |
| Archibald McLean |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000 |
- Fundraising benefit match for the Sir Douglas Haig Base Hospitals. Jimmy McMullan played for England after squad members had to pull out at short notice.[5][6][7]
| 12 October 1918 International Friendly[lower-alpha 1] | Ireland  | 0 – 0 | England | Belfast |
| Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 |
- Fundraising benefit match for the Prisoners of War Fund and the Ulster Volunteer Force Hospital. Newcastle United's Bill McCracken, an Ulsterman, helped to organise the event and was a guest player for England.[7][8]
| 26 April 1919 Victory International | England | 2 – 2 | Scotland | Liverpool |
| Turnbull Puddefoot 75' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Wright 2' Bowie |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: A. Warner |
| 3 May 1919 Victory International | Scotland | 3 – 4 | England | Glasgow |
| Wilson 50' (pen) 87' Alan Morton 65' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Grimsdell 20' 35' Puddefoot 37' 67' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 80,000 Referee: A.A. Jackson |
| 11 October 1919 Victory International | Wales .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Meredith 22' Wynn 85' |
Report | Puddefoot 77' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 18 October 1919 Victory International | England | 2 – 0 | Wales | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Whittingham 6' Smith 54' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,000 |
1930s
| 12 March 1930 Trial Match | England | 1 – 6 | The Rest | Liverpool, England |
| Tunstall | [9] | Jack 3 Strange Marsden Johnson |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W E Rycroft |
| 4 March 1931 Trial Match | England | 3 – 2 | The Rest | London, England |
| Dean 3 | [9] | Burgess 2 | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 14,282 Referee: G T Gould |
| 16 March 1932 Trial Match | England | 1 – 4 | The Rest | Huddersfield, England |
| Bastin | [9] | Waring 2 Hulme Barclay |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 8,444 Referee: H Bateson |
| 22 March 1933 Trial Match | England | 1 – 5 | The Rest | Portsmouth, England |
| Bastin | [9] | Hulme 2 Hunt 2 Pickering |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,103 Referee: E G Walliker |
| 21 March 1934 Trial Match | England | 1 – 7 | The Rest | Sunderland, England |
| Willingham | [9] | Carter 4 Gurney 2 Brook |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 13,500 Referee: T J Thompson |
| 27 March 1935 Trial Match[lower-alpha 1] | England | 2 – 2 | The Rest | West Bromwich, England |
| Drake 2 | [9] | Gurney Brook |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,846 Referee: Dr A W Barton & E J Wood[lower-alpha 2] |
| 21 August 1935 International Friendly[lower-alpha 3] | Scotland | 4 – 2 | England | Glasgow |
| Delaney 8' Armstrong 30'Walker 44' (pen) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Gurney 82' Westwood 87' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 56,300 Referee: W. Webb |
| 26 October 1938[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 4] International Friendly | England | 3 – 0 | Rest of Europe[lower-alpha 4] | London, England |
| Hall 21' Lawton 28'Goulden 73' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 40,185 Referee: A. J. Jewell |
- Subsequent trial matches were billed as Probables versus Possibles.[9]
- Trial of 2 referee system.[9]
- King's Silver Jubilee Trust Fund International
- 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.[10]
- 75th Anniversary of the Football Association.
World War II
| 11 November 1939 International Friendly | Wales | 1 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 18 November 1939 International Friendly | Wales | 2 – 3 | England | Wrexham, Wales |
| Stadium: The Racecourse Ground Attendance: 17,000 |
| 2 December 1939 International Friendly[lower-alpha 1] | England | 2 – 1 | Scotland | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Clifton Lawton Carter |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dodds |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H. Nattrass |
- After two English players were injured in a traffic accident on their way to the match, two players from the local club Newcastle United who had been in the crowd as spectators appeared for England, including Tommy Pearson, a Scot who later also appeared for his native country.[5]
1940s
| 13 April 1940 International Friendly | England | 0 – 1 | Wales | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 40,000 |
| 11 May 1940 International Friendly | Scotland | 1 – 1 | England | Glasgow |
| Dougal |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Welsh |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 75,000 Referee: W. Webb |
| 8 February 1941 International Friendly | England | 2 – 3 | Scotland | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Birkett 7' Lawton 41' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Bacuzzi og' (17) Wallace 45' 67' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: T. Thompson |
| 16 or 26 April 1941 International Friendly | England | 4 – 1 | Wales | Nottingham, England |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,000 |
| 3 May 1941 International Friendly | Scotland | 1 – 3 | England | Glasgow |
| Venters 10' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Welsh 44' 87' Goulden |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 78,000 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
| 7 June 1941 International Friendly | Wales | 2 – 3 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 4 October 1941 International Friendly | England | 2 – 0 | Scotland | London |
| Welsh Hagan |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 65,000 Referee: F.S. Milner |
| 25 October 1941 International Friendly | England | 2 – 1 | Wales | Birmingham, England |
| Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 25,000 |
| 17 January 1942 International Friendly | England | 3 – 0 | Scotland | London |
| Lawton Hagan |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 64,000 Referee: W.E. Ross Gower |
| 18 April 1942 International Friendly | Scotland | 5 – 4 | England | Glasgow |
| Liddell Dodds Shankly |
Report 1 Report 2 Report] |
Lawton Hagan |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 91,000 Referee: R. Calder |
| 9 May 1942 International Friendly | Wales | 1 – 0 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 10 October 1942 International Friendly | England | 0 – 0 | Scotland | London |
| Report 1 Report 2 Report] |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 75,000 Referee: P. Stevens |
| 24 October 1942 International Friendly | England | 1 – 2 | Wales | Wolverhampton, England |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,100 |
| 27 February 1943 International Friendly | England | 5 – 3 | Wales | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 75,000 |
| 17 April 1943 International Friendly | Scotland | 0 – 4 | England | Glasgow |
| Report 1 Report 2 |
Carter 3' 10' Westcott D. Compton |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 137,363 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
| 8 May 1943 International Friendly | Wales | 1 – 1 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 25 September 1943 International Friendly | England | 8 – 3 | Wales | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,000 |
| 16 October 1943 International Friendly | England | 8 – 0 | Scotland | Manchester |
| Lawton Carter Hagan Matthews |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 60,000 |
| 19 February 1944 International Friendly | England | 6 – 2 | Scotland | London |
| Dodds 38' |
Hagan 37' Macauley 48' (og)Lawton Carter Mercer |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,000 |
| 22 April 1944 International Friendly | Scotland | 2 – 3 | England | Glasgow |
| Caskie 19' Dodds 66' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lawton 22' 34' Carter 37' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 132,835 |
| 6 May 1944 International Friendly | Wales | 0 – 2 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 50,000 |
| 16 September 1944 International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | Wales | Liverpool, England |
| Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,500 |
| 14 October 1944 International Friendly | England | 6 – 2 | Scotland | London |
| Lawton 56' Carter 37'Goulden L. Smith |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Milne 3' Walker |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 90,000 Referee: G. Reader |
| 3 February 1945 International Friendly | England | 3 – 2 | Scotland | Birmingham |
| Brown Mortensen |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Delaney Dodds |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 65,800 Referee: T. Smith |
| 14 April 1945 International Friendly | Scotland | 1 – 6 | England | Glasgow |
| L. Johnston 38' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Carter 29' Lawton Brown L. Smith pen' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 134,479 Referee: J.S. Cox |
| 5 May 1945 International Friendly | Wales | 2 – 3 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 26 May 1945 International Friendly | England | 2 – 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} France | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 60,000 or 65,000 |
| 21 July 1945 International Friendly[lower-alpha 2] | Switzerland  | 3 – 1 | England[lower-alpha 1] | Bern, Switzerland |
| [11] | Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 35,000 |
| 21 July 1945 International Friendly[lower-alpha 2] | Switzerland B | 0 – 3 | England[lower-alpha 1] | Zürich, Switzerland |
| [11] | Stadium: Hardturm |
| 15 September 1945 BVHC | Ireland | 0 – 1 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 45,100 |
| 20 October 1945 BVHC | England | 0 – 1 | Wales | West Bromwich, England |
| Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 54,600 or 56,000 |
| 19 January 1946 Victory International | England | 2 – 0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 85,000 |
| 13 April 1946 BVHC | Scotland | 1 – 0 | England | Glasgow |
| Delaney 90' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 139,642 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
| 11 May 1946 Victory International | England | 4 – 1 | Switzerland | London, England |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 75,000 |
| 19 May 1946 Victory International | France | 2 – 1 | England | Paris, France |
| Stadium: Stade Olympique de Colombes Attendance: 58,500 |
| 24 August 1946 International Friendly[lower-alpha 3] | England | 2 – 2 | Scotland | Manchester |
| Welsh pen' (45) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Thornton 89' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 70,000 Referee: G. Dutton |
- Originally considered to be an official England team. Later downgraded to Services XI.[11]
- Swiss Football Association 50th anniversary.[11]
- Fundraising match for the Burnden Park disaster.
1950s
| 20 September 1950 1950 FA Charity Shield[lower-alpha 1] | England | 4 – 2 | England B / FA XI | London, England |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,468 |
| 21 October 1953 Friendly[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | England | 4 – 4 | Rest of Europe[lower-alpha 5] | London, England |
| Mortensen 7' Mullen 40' 48'Ramsay 89' |
Report | Kubala 6' 63' Boniperti 15' 38' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 97,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} B. M. Griffiths |
| 14 May 1956 [lower-alpha 6] | Ireland-Wales | 3 – 3 | England-Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
| J P Dunne Allchurch 2 |
[3](p36) | Thompson Langton Allen |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: J Scully |
- Instead of being contested between the Football League champions and FA Cup winners, the 1950 Charity Shield was an exhibition match between the England squad of the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the FA representative team that concurrently toured Canada.
- The opponent was officially the 'Rest of the World', but in practice all the players were from continental Europe.
- 90th anniversary of the Football Association.
- 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.[10]
- The opponent was officially the 'Rest of the World', but in practice all the players were from continental Europe.
- Belgrove F.C. Exhibition match.
1960s
| 12 August 1961 1961 FA Charity Shield | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 3 – 2 | England[lower-alpha 2] | London, England |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,593 |
| 23 May 1963 Friendly[lower-alpha 3] | England | 3 – 3 | Football League XI | London, England |
| Greaves 21' (pen) Hinton 30'Byrne 47' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Hunt 24' Hurst 31'Kay 62' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 26,994 Referee: A. E. Moore |
| 23 October 1963 International friendly[lower-alpha 3] | England | 2 – 1 | Rest of World[lower-alpha 4] | London, England |
| 14:45 Match 373[lower-alpha 4] |
Paine 65' Greaves 90' |
Report | Law 82' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 48,350 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
- Team billed as F.A. XI, assembled to take the berth vacated by Tottenham Hotspur's Football League and FA Cup Double.
- Team billed as F.A. XI, assembled to take the berth vacated by Tottenham Hotspur's Football League and FA Cup Double.
- Part of the Football Association's centenary celebrations.
- 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.[10]
1970s
| 24 May 1971 Exhibition Match[lower-alpha 1] | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | England | Dublin |
| Heighway |
Wagstaff |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 8,000 |
| 1976 Exhibition Match | England | 8 – 0 | Uxbridge F.C. | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: ? |
| 31 May 1976 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament | Team America | 1 – 3 | England | Philadelphia, United States |
| Scullion |
Keegan Keegan Francis |
Stadium: John F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance: 16,200 |
- Golden Jubilee match for the Football Association of Ireland.[12]
1980s
| 13 October 1981 Friendly[lower-alpha 1] | London XI | 3 – 4 | England | London |
| Roeder Davies Bonds |
Report | Goddard Morley Keegan McDermott |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 5,007 |
- Centenary commemoration match for the London Football Association.[13][14]
| 23 March 1982 Testimonial[lower-alpha 1] | Athletic Bilbao | 1 – 1 | England | Bilbao |
| 20:00 | Sarabia 67' |
Keegan 37' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: I. Urizar Azpitarte |
- Testimonial for retiring Athletic Bilbao player Txetxu Rojo. Served as a warm-up for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, as England would play their opening round matches at the same venue.[15][16][14]
| 14 May 1986 International Friendly | South Korea  | 1 – 4 | England | Colorado Springs, United States ? |
| Kang Deuk-soo ?' |
News Paper | Mark Hateley ?' |
Stadium: Fountain Valley School of Colorado ? Attendance: ? |
| 28 May 1986 Exhibition Match | C.F. Monterrey | 1 – 4 | England | Monterrey, Mexico ? |
| Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico ? Attendance: ? |
| 14 Dec 1986[17] Exhibition Match | Bradford City F.C. | 2 – 1 | England | Bradford, England |
| Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: ? |
| 4 June 1988 Exhibition Match | Aylesbury United F.C. | 0 – 7 | England | Aylesbury, England |
| Stadium: Buckingham Road Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
1990s
1995
- The friendly match between England and the Republic of Ireland on 15 February 1995 in Dublin had to be abandoned after 27 minutes due to missile throwing and riotous disorder among extremist elements in the England support; caps were still awarded to the players and the match (along with David Kelly's goal for Ireland) is counted as a full international; it was never replayed.[18][19][20]
1996
| 26 May 1996 Exhibition Match | Hong Kong Golden XI | 0 – 1 | England | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Report | Ferdinand 35' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 26,000 |
1998
| 9 June 1998 Exhibition Match | Caen XI | 0 – 1 | England | Caen, France |
| Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 200 |
2010s
| 7 June 2010 Exhibition Match | Platinum Stars | 0 – 3 | England | Moruleng, South Africa |
| Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Attendance: 12,000 |
See also
- Category:England v Scotland representative footballers (1870–1872)
- Category:England wartime international footballers
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