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2nd April

England on
3rd April

4th April
England On This Day

1884
Billy Bradshaw born in Padiham
1893
Frank Roberts born in Sandbach
1880 Frank Burton's mother, Annie, dies
1884
Arthur Cursham's benefit match
1897 first free-kick is scored against England for twenty years

British Championship  
61 Saturday, 3 April 1897 - England 1 Scotland 2 [1-1]
Sports Arena, Cr
ystal Palace (33,715)
Bloomer
Hyslop, Millar
HL

1898 David Jack born in Bolton

1899
Fred Kean born in Crookesmoor
1898 Steve Bloomer arrested for being drunk & disorderly
 Rab Howell's daughter, Edith, is born

1908
Bert Lipsham joins Fulham FC
1909 Bob Crompton becomes record appearance holder

British Championship  
101 Saturday, 3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland 0 [2-0]
Sports Arena, Crystal Palace (23,667)
Wall (2) HW



1924
Jack Grainger (B cap) in Darton



1931
Johnny Nicholls born in Wolverhampton
1934 Edward Christian dies in Marylebone aged 75


1946
Alf Common dies in Darlington aged 65
1913 Harold Hobbis baptised in Dartford
1915
George Webb buried in West Ham cemetery

1927 Billy Marsden's daughter, Norma, born
1928 Dick Hill's youngest daughter, Iris, is born
 Sam Weaver joins Hull City AFC for £50


1939 Scotland team chosen to faace England
1940 Tinsley Lindley buried in Wilford Hill cemetery

1948 amateur England 0 France 2 in Ilford
1950 Joe Mercer chosen as FWA Footballer of the Year
 Scotland team chosen to face England
1951 Tommy Garrett marries Moira Shimmin in Ramsey
1954 England secure top spot in their World Cup group

British Championship and World Cup preliminary
285 Saturday, 3 April 1954 - Scotland 2 England 4 [1-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
(134,554)
Brown, Ormond
Broadis, Nicholls,
R.Allen, Mullen
AW

  1956 funeral of Gerard Dewhurst in Llandegla
1961
Scotland team chosen to face England
1964 youth Portugal 0 England 4 in Den Haag
1968 Bobby Charlton equals Jimmy Greaves' total as England top goalscorer
next season's Home Championship to take place in May

European Championship Quarter-Final match  
420 Wednesday, 3 April 1968 - England 1 Spain 0 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(94,586)
R.Charlton HW

   
1974 Sir Alf Ramsey's final match as manager

Friendly match
478 Wednesday, 3 April 1974 - Portugal 0 England 0 [0-0]
Estádio SL Benfica, Lisboa (10,000/20,000)
  AD

1983 Ben Foster born in Leamington Spa
1984 Johnny Arnold dies in Southampton aged 76


1985
UEFA Group 3 Romania 3 Turkey 0
        under 17 USSR 1 England 2 in Cannes
1988
under 16 Israel 1 England 0 in Tel Aviv
1999 under 16 England 2 Cameroon 0 in Montaigu
2007 under 16 Rep. of Ireland 0 England 3 in Chantonnay
2009
Steve Gerrard pleads 'not guilty' to affray
 David Unsworth announces his retirement from playing
2010 under 16 Japan 1 England 2 in St Gilles Croix de Vie
2011
Paul Ince sacked as Notts County FC manager
2012 under 16 Japan 1 England 1 in Saint-Laurent
2019 Harry Maguire's daughter, Lillie Saint, is born

Opposition On This Day
BIRTHS DEATHS & APPOINTMENTS
official John Campbell (Scotland) in Thornliebank
 John Jones (Ireland)
 Johannes Plöeger (Denmark)
 Jesus Correia (Portugal)
goalkeeper Salvador Sadurni (Spain)
 John Hughes (Scotland)
 Ladislav Kuna (Czechoslovakia)
official Claudio Puglisi (Italy)
 Michael Gravgaard (Denmark)
 official José Paranjo (Spain)
Yuval Spungin (Israel)
 goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić (Croatia)
 Adrien Rabiot (France)
Fabián Ruiz (Spain)
 Gabriel Jesus (Brazil)
 Wout Faes (Belgium)
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England's Record on 3rd April
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 1.333 0.667 66.7 +1
Away 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 2 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
Total 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 1 3 1.60 0.80 70.0 +2

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