* Although the half-time break was introduced on 23 February 1870, the teams only changed ends if no goal had been scored in the first 45 minutes. This rule existed up until 24 February 1875, when the half-time interval was to be introduced at the end of that season.

Season 1872-73
x		International Selection Committee (The F.A.)
Friendlies
1	30 November 1872 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0]* The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow (4,000)		AD
2	8 March 1873 - England 4 Scotland 2 * Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (2,500 to 4,000)	Kenyon-Slaney (2), Bonsor, Chenery Renny-Tailyour, Gibb	HW
Season 1873-74
3	7 March 1874 - Scotland 2 England 1 * The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow (4,000)	Anderson, MacKinnon Kingsford	AL
Season 1874-75
4	6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2 * Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (2,000)	Wollaston, Alcock McNiel, Andrews	HD
Season 1875-76
5	4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0 [3-0] The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow (12,000)	MacKinnon, McNiel, Highet	AL
Season 1876-77
6	3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3 [0-1] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (2,000 to 3,000)	Lyttelton Ferguson (2), Richmond	HL
Season 1877-78
7	2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2 [4-0] Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow (10,000)	McDougall (3), McGregor (2), McNiel (2), MacKinnon Wylie, A.Cursham	AL
Season 1878-79
8	18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1 [2-0] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (85 to 300)	Whitfield, Sorby Davies	HW
		Match lasted only 60 minutes at the decision of the Captains, due to heavy snow.
9	5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4 [1-4] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (4,500)	Mosforth, C.Bambridge (2), Goodyer, Parlane OG MacKinnon (2), McDougall, Smith	HW
Season 1879-80
10	13 March 1880 - Scotland 5 England 4 [3-2] Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow (12,000)	Ker (3), Baird,  Kay C.Bambridge (2), Mosforth, Sparks	AL
11	15 March 1880 - Wales 2 England 3 [0-0] The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham (3,000)	W.Roberts, J.Roberts Hibbott OG, Sparks (2)	AW
Season 1880-81
12	26 February 1881 - England 0 Wales 1 [0-0] East Lancashire Cricket Club, Alexandra Meadows, Dukes Brow, Blackburn (3,000)	Vaughan	HL
13	12 March 1881 - England 1 Scotland 6 [0-1] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (8,500)	C.Bambridge Smith (2), Hill, Ker, Field OG	HL
Season 1881-82
14	18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13 [0-5] Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast (2,500)	Vaughton (5), J.Brown (2), A.Brown (4), C.Bambridge, H.Cursham	AW
15	11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1 [2-1] Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow (10,000)	Harrower, Ker (2), McPherson,  Kay Vaughton	AL
16	13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3 [1-2] The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham (5,000)	Owen (2), Morgan, A.Jones OG, Vaughan Mosforth, Parry, H.Cursham	AL
Season 1882-83
17	3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0 [2-0] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (2,000)	Mitchell (3), C.Bambridge, A.Cursham	HW
18	24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0] Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool (2,500)	Whateley (2), Cobbold (2), Dunn (2), Pawson	HW
19	10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3 [2-2] Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield (7,000)	Mitchell, Cobbold Smith (3)	HL
Season 1883-84
British Championship
20	23 February 1884 - Ireland 1 England 8 [0-4] Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (3,000)	McWha Johnson (2), C.Bambridge (2), H.Cursham (3), A.Bambridge	AW
21	15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0 [1-0] Cathkin Park, Cathcart Road, Glasgow (10,000)	Smith	AL
22	17 March 1884 - Wales 0 England 4 [0-1] The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham (4,500)	Bromley-Davenport (2), Bailey, Gunn	AW
Season 1884-85
23	28 February 1885 - England 4 Ireland 0 [1-0] Manchester Football Ground, Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester (6,000)	C.Bambridge, J.Brown, Spilsbury, Eames OG	HW
24	14 March 1885 - England 1 Wales 1 [1-1] Leamington Street, Blackburn (7,500)	Mitchell Lewis	HD
25	21 March 1885 - England 1 Scotland 1 [0-1] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (8,000)	Lindsay C.Bambridge	HD
Season 1885-86
26	13 March 1886 - Ireland 1 England 6 [1-2] Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (4,500)	Williams Dewhurst, Lindley, Spilsbury (4)	AW
27	27 March 1886 - Scotland 1 England 1 [0-1] Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow (11,000)	Sommerville Lindley	AD
28	29 March 1886 - Wales 1 England 3 [1-0] The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham (5,000)	Lewis Amos, Brann, Dewhurst	AW
Season 1886-87
29	5 February 1887 - England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0] Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield (6,000)	Dewhurst (2), Cobbold (2), Lindley (3)	HW
30	26 February 1887 - England 4 Wales 0 [1-0] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (4,500)	Powell OG, Lindley (2), Cobbold	HW
31	19 March 1887 - England 2 Scotland 3 [1-1] Leamington Street, Blackburn (12,000)	McCall, Kier, Allan Lindley, Dewhurst	HL
Season 1887-88
32	4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5 [1-1] Nantwich Road, Crewe (6,000)	Doughty Dewhurst (3), Woodhall, Lindley	AW
33	17 March 1888 - Scotland 0 England 5 [0-4] Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow (16,000)	Lindley, Hodgetts, Dewhurst (2), Goodall	AW
34	7 April 1888 - Ireland 1 England 5 [1-3] Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (7,000)	Crone Dewhurst, A.Allen (3), Lindley	AW
Season 1888-89
35	23 February 1889 - England 4 Wales 1 [1-1] Victoria Ground, Stoke-Upon-Trent (6,000)	Goodall, Dewhurst, Southworth, Bassett Owen	HW
36	2 March 1889 - England 6 Ireland 1 [3-1] Anfield Road, Liverpool (6,500)	Weir, Yates (3), Lofthouse, Brodie Wilton	HW
37	13 April 1889 - England 2 Scotland 3 [2-0] Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London (10,000)	not certain, but anything from, Brodie, Goodall or Bassett and Bassett, Goodall or Weir Munro, H.Allen OG, McLaren	HL
Season 1889-90
# please note that the matches with identical match numbers and match dates, were both played on those given dates.
38#	15 March 1890 - Wales 1 England 3 [1-0] The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham (5,000)	Lewis Currey (2), Lindley	AW
38#	15 March 1890 - Ireland 1 England 9 [0-3] Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (5,000)	Reynolds not certain; but anything from Geary (2-5 goals), Walton (0-3), Townley (0-3), Lofthouse, Davenport (0-2), Barton (0-1)	AW
40	5 April 1890 - Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow (26,379)	McPherson Wood	AD