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1877
Sam Wolstenholme born in Little Lever
1862 George Vidal baptised in Abbotsham
1865 Arthur Walters baptised in Ewell

1872
The very first FA Cup Final is played at The Oval
1873
Andrew Amos' mother dies
 
Vaughan Lodge is baptised in Aycliffe

1885
England team named to face Scotland

1895
Home Championship Ireland 2 Wales 2
1896 England inflict their heaviest victory on Wales
England now have twenty matches unbeaten
Tom Crawshaw's son dies
John Goodall's son, John, born
British Championship  
57 Monday, 16 March 1896 - Wales 1 England 9 [0-5]
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
(10,000)
Chapman
Smith (2), Bloomer (5), Bassett,  Goodall
AW



1906
Jack Keenan (uncapped) dies in Burnley aged 41
1899 Albert Allen's youngest, Ivy, born
1900
Henry Wace's youngest, Jocelyn, born
1906
Steve Bloomer & Billy Brawn join Middlesbrough FC
1907
Home Championship Scotland 3 Ireland 0
1908 Dai Davies becomes the first international substitute

British Championship  
93 Monday, 16 March 1908 - Wales 1 England 7 [0-4]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (7,000)
Davies
Woodward (3
), Windridge, Wedlock, Hilsdon (2)
AW

  1911 Frank Jefferis joins Everton FC for £750
1912
Home Championship Ireland 1 Scotland 4
        amateur England 4 Netherlands 0 in Hull
1914 England beat Wales for seventh match in a row

British Championship  
118 Monday, 16 March 1914 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-0]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (17,586)
J.Smith, Wedlock AW









1929 Ken Barnes (reserve) born in Small Heath


1934
Bill Rowley dies in Longton aged 68 years






1941
Bob Crompton dies in Blackburn aged 61
1949
Billy Hibbert dies in Blackpool aged 64



1957 Herbert Lock (uncapped) dies in Southampton aged 71



1962
Fred Pentland dies in Lytchett Matravers aged 78


1965
Ellis Rimmer dies in Formby aged 58








1989
Theo Walcott born in Stanmore
1996 Ivan Toney born in Northampton
1997 Dominic Calvert-Lewin born in Sheffield
1915 Home Championship pp Scotland vs. Ireland
1918 45 year old Kelly Houlker plays in his last match
1925 Willis Edwards joins Leeds United AFC for £1500
 Russell Wainscoat joins Leeds United AFC for £2000
1926 Jimmy Moore signs for Chesterfield FC
1927 Joe Smith joins Stockport County FC
1928 Eric Brook joins Manchester City FC for £4000
 Bill Rawlings joins Manchester United FC
1929 amateur England 3 Scotland 1 at Elland Road
1932 trial England 1 The Rest 4 at Huddersfield

 Louis Page joins Manchester United FC

1936 Bill Nicholson signs amateur with Tottenham Hotspur
1937 Peter O'Dowd signs for Torquay United FC
1938 Home Championship Ireland 1 Wales 0
 George Hunt joins Bolton Wanderers FC for £5000
1939 Teddy Sandford joins Sheffield United FC for £1500
1940
war charity Kent FA 2 FA XI 3 at Rochester


1950
Eddie Hapgood appointed as Bath City AFC manager
1956 Louis Page to leave as manager of Chester City FC

1960
under 23 England 5 Netherlands 2 at Hillsborough
1961 Jack Crayston to leave Doncaster Rovers FC
 Don Revie joins Leeds United AFC as player-manager
1962 amateur England 3 Scotland 4 at Selhurst Park
 Billy Wright appointed as Arsenal FC manager
1963 youth Wales 0 England 1 at Haverfordwest

1966 Colin Bell signs for Manchester City FC for £47,500
 Allan Clarke joins Fulham FC
1968 youth England 2 Wales 3 at Vicarage Road
 Dick Spence marries Cecilia English in Hammersmith
1970 Jimmy Greaves moves to West Ham United FC
1986 women England 10 North. Ireland 0 at Ewood Park
1987 youth FA 4 Independent Schools 1 at Bisham Abbey
1988 Terry Cooper sacked as Bristol City FC manager

1996 women Italy 1 England 2 in Cosenza

2000 England to play Germany at Wembley one last time
2001 Tony Cottee resigns as Barnet FC player-manager
2003 under 17 England 2 Scotland 0 at Prenton Park
2007
England squad named for Israel and Andorra
2010 Callum Wilson signs pro with Coventry City FC
2017 England squad vs. Germany named on Facebook

2018 England remain sixteenth in rankings

 Netherlands announce squad for England and Portugal
2021 Poland squad named for March Internationals
 Lee Bowyer appointed as Birmingham City FC manager
2023 England name squad to face Italy and Ukraine

Opposition On This Day
1870 Billy Dalton (Ireland) born
1891 Patsy Gallagher (Ireland) born

1909 Wilf Lawrence (Wales) born
1912 Pierre Dalem (Belgium) born
1913 Tom Pearson (Scotland) born
1920 Leopold Gernhardt (Austria) born
1934 José María Maguregui (Spain) born
1971 official Carlos Velasco (Spain) born in Madrid
1974 Georgios Anatolakis (Greece)
& goalkeeper Bryan Baloyi (South Africa) born
1976 Pál Dárdai (Hungary) born
1977 official Mark Borsch (Germany) born
1979 Édison Méndez (Ecuador)
& Andrei Stepanov (Estonia) born
1981 Yoav Ziv (Israel) born
1989 Rajko Rotman (Slovenia)
& Vladimir Koman (Hungary) born
1991 Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) born in Yugoslavia
1993 Andy Najar (Honduras) born
1998 Marco Friedl (Austria) born


1898
Italian FA (FIGC) founded


















2006
Péter Bozsik (Hungary manager) appointed

   

England's Record on 16th March
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 0 1 6.00 0.667 100.0 +3
Total 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 0 1 6.00 0.667 100.0 +3

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