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England's Under 21 Matches

1976-2001

2001-

No. Date Opposition Venue Att. Type F A Res. H.T.
1 15-Dec-1976 Wales U21 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton 4,000 F 0 0 HD [0-0]
2 27-Apr-1977 Scotland U21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 9,000 F 1 0 HW [0-0]
3 26-May-1977 Finland U21 Olympiastadion, Helsinki 4,000 ECQ 1 0 AW [1-0]
4 01-Jun-1977 Norway U21 Brann Stadion, Bergen N.K. ECQ 2 1 AW [1-0]
5 06-Sep-1977 Norway U21 Goldstone Ground, Brighton 18,431 ECQ 6 0 HW [3-0]
6 12-Oct-1977 Finland U21 Boothferry Park, Hull 4,606 ECQ 8 0 HW [3-0]
7 03-Mar-1978 Italy U21 Maine Road, Manchester 22,241 ECQF 2 1 HW [1-1]
8 05-Apr-1978 Italy U21 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 45,000 ECQF 0 0 AD [0-0]
9 19-Apr-1978 Yugoslavia U21 Vojvodina Stadium, Novi Sad 10,000 ECSF 1 2 AL [1-1]
10 02-May-1978 Yugoslavia U21 Maine Road, Manchester 24,423 ECSF 1 1 HD [0-0]
11 19-Sep-1978 Denmark U21 Hvidovre Stadion, København 1,800 ECQ 2 1 AW [0-1]
12 06-Feb-1979 Wales U21 Vetch Field, Swansea 5,642 ECQ 1 0 AW [0-0]
13 05-Jun-1979 Bulgaria U21 Minjor Stadion, Pernik 10,000 ECQ 3 1 AW [2-1]
14 09-Jun-1979 Sweden U21 Arosvallen, Västerås N.K. F 2 1 AW [0-0]
15 11-Sep-1979 Denmark U21 Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford 9,167 ECQ 1 0 HW [1-0]
16 20-Nov-1979 Bulgaria U21 City Stadium, Filbert Street, Leicester 5,758 ECQ 5 0 HW [3-0]
17 12-Feb-1980 Scotland U21 Highfield Road Stadium, Coventry 15,382 ECQF 2 1 HW [1-0]
18 04-Mar-1980 Scotland U21 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 24,000 ECQF 0 0 AD [0-0]
19 16-Apr-1980 East Germany U21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 10,039 ECSF 1 2 HL [0-0]
20 23-Apr-1980 East Germany U21 Ernst Abbe Sportfeld Stadion, Jena 3,000 ECSF 0 1 AL [0-0]
21 09-Sep-1980 Norway U21 The Dell, Southampton 6,973 F 3 0 HW [3-0]
22 14-Oct-1980 Romania U21 Stadionul Astra, Ploiesti 10,000 ECQ 0 4 AL [0-1]
23 18-Nov-1980 Switzerland U21 Portman Road, Ipswich 3,808 ECQ 5 0 HW [4-0]
24 25-Feb-1981 Republic of Ireland U21 Anfield Road, Liverpool 5,882 F 1 0 HW [1-0]
25 28-Apr-1981 Romania U21 County Ground, Swindon 8,739 ECQ 3 0 HW [1-0]
26 31-May-1981 Switzerland U21 Neuenburg 1,500 ECQ 0 0 AD [0-0]
27 05-Jun-1981 Hungary U21 Keszthely N.K. F 2 1 AW [1-1]
28 08-Sep-1981 Norway U21 Marielyst Stadion, Drammen 5,200 F 0 0 AD [0-0]
29 17-Nov-1981 Hungary U21 City Ground, Nottingham 8,734 ECQ 2 0 HW [1-0]
30 17-Mar-1982 Poland U21 Warsaw 4,000 ECQF 2 1 AW [1-0]
31 07-Apr-1982 Poland U21 Boleyn Ground, West Ham, London 6,680 ECQF 2 2 HD [2-0]
32 19-Apr-1982 Scotland U21 Hampden Park, Glasgow 16,130 ECSF 1 0 AW [1-0]
33 28-Apr-1982 Scotland U21 Maine Road, Manchester 8,212 ECSF 1 1 HD [1-1]
=34 21-Sep-1982 Denmark U21* Hvidovre Stadion, København 500 ECQ 4 1 AW [2-1]
=34 21-Sep-1982 West Germany U21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 6,354 ECFin 3 1 HW [1-0]
The England U21 side played two games on one night.  Howard Wilkinson coached one England team against Denmark U21, and Dave Sexton coached the other England U21 team in the UEFA U21 Championship Final.
36 12-Oct-1982 West Germany U21 Weserstadion, Bremen 7,000 ECFin 2 3 AL [0-0]

England U21 beat West Germany U21 5-4 on aggregate, becoming UEFA U21 Champions 1982.
37 16-Nov-1982 Greece U21* Karaiskaki Stadium, Piraeus 12,000 ECQ 0 1 AL [0-0]
38 29-Mar-1983 Greece U21 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 8,499 ECQ 2 1 HW [1-0]
39 26-Apr-1983 Hungary U21 St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 90,000 ECQ 1 0 HW [0-0]
40 20-Sep-1983 Denmark U21* Carrow Road, Norwich 7,836 ECQ 4 1 HW [2-0]
41 11-Oct-1983 Hungary U21* Stadion Sóstói Út, Nyiregyhaza 10,000 ECQ 2 0 AW [2-0]
42 28-Feb-1984 France U21 Hillsborough, Sheffield 6,409 ECQF 6 1 HW [2-1]
43 28-Mar-1984 France U21 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen 20,000 ECQF 1 0 AW [0-0]
44 18-Apr-1984 Italy U21 Maine Road, Manchester 3,496 ECSF 3 1 HW [2-0]
45 02-May-1984 Italy U21 Stadio Comunale, Florence 10,000 ECSF 0 1 AL [0-1]
46 17-May-1984 Spain U21 Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville 35,000 ECFin 1 0 AW [0-0]
47 24-May-1984 Spain U21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 11,478 ECFin 2 0 HW [0-0]

England U21 beat Spain U21 3-0 on aggregate, becoming UEFA U21 Champions 1984.
48 16-Oct-1984 Finland U21 The Dell, Southampton 6,325 ECQ 2 0 HW [1-0]
49 13-Nov-1984 Turkey U21 Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa 10,000 ECQ 0 0 AD [0-0]
50 27-Feb-1985 Israel U21 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv  2,500 F 2 1 AW [1-1]
51 25-Mar-1985 Republic of Ireland U21 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 5,489 F 3 2 HW [2-0]
52 30-Apr-1985 Romania U21 Stadionul Tineretului, Brasov 14,000 ECQ 0 0 AD [0-0]
53 21-May-1985 Finland U21 Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli 1,500 ECQ 1 3 AL [0-2]
54 10-Sep-1985 Romania U21 Portman Road, Ipswich 2,093 ECQ 3 0 HW [0-0]
55 15-Oct-1985 Turkey U21 Ashton Gate, Bristol 3,826 ECQ 3 0 HW [1-0]
56 12-Mar-1986 Denmark U21 Idrætspark, København 1,600 ECQF 1 0 AW [0-0]
57 26-Mar-1986 Denmark U21 Maine Road, Manchester 1,592 ECQF 1 1 HD [0-1]
58 09-Apr-1986 Italy U21 Arena Garibaldi Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa 25,000 ECSF 0 2 AL [0-1]
59 23-Apr-1986 Italy U21 County Ground, Swindon 4,405 ECSF 1 1 HD [0-0]
60 09-Sep-1986 Sweden U21 Z-hallen, Östersund 1,739 F 1 1 AD [1-1]
61 11-Nov-1986 Yugoslavia U21 London Road, Peterborough 7,753 ECQ 1 1 HW [1-1]
62 18-Feb-1987 Spain U21 Estadio El Plantío, Burgos 2,872 F 2 1 AW [0-0]
63 28-Apr-1987 Turkey U21 Izmir Atatürk Stadium, Izmir 22,000 ECQ 0 0 AD [0-0]
64 07-Jun-1987 Morocco U21 Stade Mayol, Toulon, France N.K. Tn 2 0 NW [0-0]
65 09-Jun-1987 USSR U21 La Ciatot, France N.K. Tn 0 0 ND [0-0]
66 11-Jun-1987 France U21 Stade Mayol, Toulon N.K. Tn 0 2 AL [0-2]
67 13-Jun-1987 Portugal U21 Sollies-Pont, France N.K. Tn5/6 0 0 ND [0-0]

0-0 full time, 6-5 on penalty-kicks

England came fifth in Under-21 Espoirs (Hopefuls) Festival, in Toulon, France.  These matches are only 40 minutes each half and caps are still awarded to the participating players.  France are the eventual winners.
68 08-Sep-1987 West Germany U21 Lüdensheid-Stadion, Lüdenscheid 3,600 F 0 2 AL [0-2]
69 13-Oct-1987 Turkey U21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5,854 ECQ 1 1 HD [0-1]
70 10-Nov-1987 Yugoslavia U21 Gradski Stadium, Zemun 4,500 ECQ 5 1 AW [3-1]
71 16-Feb-1988 Scotland U21 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 14,500 ECQF 1 0 AW [0-0]
72 22-Mar-1988 Scotland U21 City Ground, Nottingham 11,284 ECQF 1 0 HW [0-0]
73 13-Apr-1988 France U21 Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon 22,000 ECSF 2 4 AL [1-1]
74 27-Apr-1988 France U21 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London 5,661 ECSF 2 2 HD [1-0]
75 28-May-1988 Switzerland U21 Stade Pontaise, Lausanne 10,000 F 1 1 AD [0-1]
76 05-Jun-1988 Mexico U21 Stade Mayol, Toulon, France N.K. Tn 2 1 NW [2-0]
77 07-Jun-1988 USSR U21 Presqu'ile du Gaou, Six-Fours-les-Plages, France N.K. Tn 1 0 NW [1-0]
78 09-Jun-1988 Morocco U21 Stade Mayol, Toulon, France N.K. Tn 1 0 NW [1-0]
79 12-Jun-1988 France U21 Stade Mayol, Toulon N.K. TnF 2 4 AL [0-1]

After extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.

England came second in Under-21 Espoirs (Hopefuls) Festival, in Toulon, France.  These matches are only 40 minutes each half and caps are still awarded to the participating players.  France are the eventual winners again.
80 13-Sep-1988 Denmark U21 Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford 3,580 F 0 0 HD [0-0]
81 18-Oct-1988 Sweden U21 Highfield Road Stadium, Coventry 3,988 ECQ 1 1 HD [1-0]
82 07-Feb-1989 Greece U21 Panpeloponnesian Stadium, Patras 2,000 ECQ 0 1 AL [0-1]
83 07-Mar-1989 Albania U21 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkroda 20,000 ECQ 2 1 AW [0-1]
84 25-Apr-1989 Albania U21 Portman Road, Ipswich 6,023 ECQ 2 0 HW [1-0]
85 02-Jun-1989 Poland U21 Home Park, Plymouth 10,596 ECQ 2 1 HW [2-0]