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1946-47   Walter Winterbottom
227 28 September 1946 7-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW George Hardwick (1-8)
  Middlesbrough
228 30 September 1946 1-0 vs. Éire, Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW
229 13 November 1946 3-0 vs. Wales, Maine Road, Manchester BC HW
230 27 November 1946 8-2 vs. Netherlands, Leeds Road, Huddersfield Fr HW
231 12 April 1947 1-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HD  
232 3 May 1947 3-0 vs. France, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HW  
233 18 May 1947 0-1 vs. Switzerland, Hardturm Stadion, Zürich AL
234 25 May 1947 10-0 vs. Portugal, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa AW

1947-48
235 21 September 1947 5-2 vs. Belgium, Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles Fr AW George Hardwick (9-13)
  Middlesbrough
236 18 October 1947 3-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW
237 5 November 1947 2-2 vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool HD
238 19 November 1947 4-2 vs. Sweden, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HW
239 10 April 1948 2-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW
240 16 May 1948 4-0 vs. Italy, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AW GK Frank Swift
 Manchester City

1948-49
241 26 September 1948 0-0 vs. Denmark, Idrætsparken, København Fr AD GK Frank Swift
 Manchester City
242 9 October 1948 6-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW   Billy Wright (16-22)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
243 10 November 1948 1-0 vs. Wales, Villa Park, Birmingham HW
244 2 December 1948 6-0 vs. Switzerland, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HW
245 9 April 1949 1-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HL
246 13 May 1949 1-3 vs. Sweden, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna Fr AL
247 18 May 1949 4-1 vs. Norway, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo AW
248 22 May 1949 3-1 vs. France, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris AW

1949-50
249 21 September 1949 0-2 vs. Republic of Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool Fr HL   Billy Wright (23-32)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
250 15 October 1949 4-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/
WCP		 AW
251 16 November 1949 9-2 vs. Ireland, Maine Road, Manchester HW
252 30 November 1949 2-0 vs. Italy, White Hart Lane, Tottenham Fr HW
253 15 April 1950 1-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/
WCP		 AW  
254 14 May 1950 5-3 vs. Portugal, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa Fr AW
255 18 May 1950 4-1 vs. Belgium, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles AW
256 25 June 1950 2-0 vs. Chile, Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro WCF NW
257 29 June 1950 0-1 vs. United States, Estádio Independencia, Belo Horizonte NL
258 2 July 1950 0-1 vs. Spain, Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro NL

1950-51
259 7 October 1950 4-1 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Billy Wright (33)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
260 15 November 1950 4-2 vs. Wales, Roker Park Ground, Sunderland HW Alf Ramsey
 Tottenham Hotspur
261 22 November 1950 2-2 vs. Yugoslavia, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HD
262 14 April 1951 2-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HL Billy Wright (34-35)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
263 9 May 1951 2-1 vs. Argentina, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
264 19 May 1951 5-2 vs. Portugal, Goodison Park, Liverpool HW Alf Ramsey
 Tottenham Hotspur

1951-52
265 3 October 1951 2-2 vs. France, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HD Billy Wright (36-43)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
266 20 October 1951 1-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AD
267 14 November 1951 2-0 vs. Ireland, Villa Park, Birmingham HW
268 28 November 1951 2-2 vs. Austria, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD
269 5 April 1952 2-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW
270 18 May 1952 1-1 vs. Italy, Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze Fr AD
271 25 May 1952 3-2 vs. Austria, Praterstadion, Wien AW
272 28 May 1952 3-0 vs. Switzerland, Hardturm Stadion, Zürich AW

1952-53
273 4 October 1952 2-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright (44-51)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
274 12 November 1952 5-2 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
275 26 November 1952 5-0 vs. Belgium, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
276 18 April 1953 2-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HD
277 17 May 1953
abandoned		 2-1 vs. Argentina, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Fr AD
278 24 May 1953 2-1 vs. Chile, Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago AW
279 31 May 1953 1-2 vs. Uruguay, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AL
280 8 June 1953 6-3 vs. United States, Yankee Stadium, New York City AW

1953-54
281 10 October 1953 4-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/
WCP		 AW Billy Wright (52-61)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
282 21 October 1953 4-4 vs. Rest of the World, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD
283 11 November 1953 3-1 vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool BC/
WCP		 HW
284 25 November 1953 3-6 vs. Hungary, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HL
285 3 April 1954 4-2 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/
WCP		 AW
286 16 May 1954 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion J.N.A., Beograde Fr AL
287 23 May 1954 1-7 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest AL
288 17 June 1954 4-4 vs. Belgium, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel AET WCF ND
289 20 June 1954 2-0 vs. Switzerland, Wankdorfstadion, Bern AW
290 26 June 1954 2-4 vs. Uruguay, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel NL

1954-55
291 2 October 1954 2-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Billy Wright (62-68)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
292 10 November 1954 3-2 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
293 1 December 1954 3-1 vs. West Germany, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
294 2 April 1955 7-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW
295 15 May 1955 0-1 vs. France, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris Fr AL
296 18 May 1955 1-1 vs. Spain, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD
297 22 May 1955 1-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto, Oporto AL

1955-56
298 2 October 1955 5-1 vs. Denmark, Idrætsparken, København Fr AW Billy Wright (69-77)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
299 22 October 1955 1-2 vs. Northern Ireland, Ninian Park,  Cardiff BC AL
300 2 November 1955 3-0 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
301 30 November 1955 4-1 vs. Spain, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
302 14 April 1956 1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AD
303 9 May 1956 4-2 vs. Brazil, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
304 16 May 1956 0-0 vs. Sweden, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna AD
305 20 May 1956 5-1 vs. Finland, Olympiastadion, Helsinki AW
306 26 May 1956 3-1 vs. West Germany, Olympiastadion, Berlin AW

1956-57
307 6 October 1956 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright (78-85)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
308 14 November 1956 3-1 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
309 28 November 1956 3-0 vs. Yugoslavia, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
310 5 December 1956 5-2 vs. Denmark, Molineux, Wolverhampton WCP HW
311 6 April 1957 2-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW
312 8 May 1957 5-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley WCP HW
313 15 May 1957 4-1 vs. Denmark, Idrætsparken, København AW
314 19 May 1957 1-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Dalymount Park, Dublin AD

1957-58
315 19 October 1957 4-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Billy Wright (86-96)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
316 6 November 1957 2-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley HL
317 27 November 1957 4-0 vs. France, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
318 19 April 1958 4-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW
319 7 May 1958 2-1 vs. Portugal, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
320 11 May 1958 0-5 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion J.N.A., Beograde AL
321 18 May 1958 1-1 vs. USSR, Lenin Stadium, Moskva AD
322 8 June 1958 2-2 vs. USSR, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg WCF ND
319 11 June 1958 0-0 vs. Brazil, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg ND
320 15 June 1958 2-2 vs. Austria, Ryavallen Stadion, Borås ND
321 17 June 1958 0-1 vs. USSR, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg NL

1958-59
322 4 October 1958 3-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright (97-105)
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
323 22 October 1958 5-0 vs. USSR, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW
324 26 November 1958 2-2 vs. Wales, Villa Park, Birmingham BC HD
325 11 April 1959 1-0 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
326 6 May 1959 2-2 vs. Italy, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD
327 13 May 1959 0-2 vs. Brazil, Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro AL
328 17 May 1959 1-4 vs. Peru, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima AL
329 24 May 1959 1-2 vs. Mexico, Estádio Olímpico Universitario, ciudad de México AL
330 28 May 1959 8-1 vs. United States, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles AW

1959-60
331 17 October 1959 1-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AD Ronnie Clayton (31-35)
  Blackburn Rovers
332 28 October 1959 2-3 vs. Sweden, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HL
333 18 November 1959 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW
334 9 April 1960 1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD
335 11 May 1960 3-3 vs. Yugoslavia, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD
336 15 May 1960 0-3 vs. Spain, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AL Johnny Haynes (35-36)
 Fulham
337 22 May 1960 0-2 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest AL

 

England's Captains by Club Affiliations 1872-1960
 * denotes Player appeared for two or more clubs at the time of his captaincy, thus the total amount of captaincies below will NOT equal total amount of England matches
Wolverhampton Wanderers 92 Corinthians 48* Arsenal 31
Blackburn Rovers 27 Old Carthusians 20* Huddersfield Town & Clapham Rovers 16*
Sheffield Wednesday & Tottenham Hotspur 15 Middlesbrough 13 Derby County 8
7 Aston Villa
6 Manchester City
5 Burnley, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest* & Old Westminsters*
Disputed/Unknown
4 Oxford University*, Preston North End & Wanderers
3 Cambridge University*, Newcastle United, Old Etonians* & Swifts*
2 Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool, Notts County, Old Brightonians*, Sunderland & West Bromwich Albion
1 Crystal Palace, Old Malvernians*, Old Wykehamists*, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Heeley & Sheffield United.
 

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