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8th May

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9th May

10th May
England On This Day














1927
Sam Widdowson dies in Beeston aged 76
1883 Arthur Cursham's son, also Arthur, is born
1890
Ernest Bambridge's daughter, Sylvia, is born
1897
Joe Peacock baptised in Werneth
1901
Arthur Chadwick joins Portsmouth FC
1903
Johnny Holt's son, Douglas, is born
1905
John Sutcliffe charged with wife maintenance arrears

 
George Raikes marries Maud Cochrane in Loftus
1909
funeral of Herbert Whitfeld in Lewes
1910
postponed amateur (again) Denmark vs. England
1922
Fred Mitchell joins Manchester City FC
 Fred Priest buried in West View cemetery in Hartlepool
1923
Ted Harper signs for Blackburn Rovers FC
1925
FA Tour of Australia Western Australia 0 England 7
 
Jack Alderson joins Sheffield United FC
1927
Sid Bishop's son, Donald, is born
1928
Frank Barson joins Watford FC on a free transfer
1929 Camsell becomes the 90th debutant to score.
End-of-Season Tour match
165 Thursday, 9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4 [0-1]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (35,000)
Dewaquez
Kail (2), Camsell (2)
AW




1933 Arthur Kaye (reserve) born in Barnsley
1930 Charlie Spencer joins Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC
1932
Jack Townrow joins Bristol Rovers FC
 
Ronnie Dix joins Blackburn Rovers FC for £3000
1936 Bernard Joy becomes the last amateur to play in an England international

End-of-Season Tour match  
204 Saturday, 9 May 1936 - Belgium 3 England 2 [0-1]
Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (40,000)
Isemborghs (2), Fievez
Camsell, Hobbis
AL

  1942 wartime Wales 1 England 0 at Ninian Park
1950
Two England parties named for two separate tours
1951 England's first meeting with Argentina is the first ever friendly match at Wembley
...then team chosen to play Portugal
FA Tour American Soccer League 0 England 4 in New York

Festival of Britain Celebration Match  
263 Wednesday, 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(99,000)
Mortensen, Milburn
Boyé
HW

   
1956 England miss two penalties in same match for the first time

Friendly match  
303 Wednesday, 9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000)
Taylor (2), Grainger (2)
Byrne OG, Didi
HW

  1958 Raich Carter's contract not renewed by Leeds United
1959
youth England 5 Northern Ireland 0 at Anfield
1962 Switzerland's first visit to Wembley

Friendly match
357 Wednesday, 9 May 1962 -
England 3
Switzerland 1 [3-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (35,000)
Flowers, Hitchens, Connelly
Allemann
HW

   
1965 England are the first foreign side to avoid defeat in Yugoslavia

End-of-Season European Tour match
389 Sunday, 9 May 1965 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [1-1]
Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd (60,000/70,000)
Kovačević
Bridges
AD


1968
Neil Ruddock born in Wandsworth
1967 youth Yugoslavia 1 England 1 in İzmir

1975 youth Rep. Ireland 0 England 1 in Brunnen
1978 youth Poland 2 England 0 in Chorzów
 
Mike Doyle testimonial Manchester City 4 England 3
1986
unofficial youth PLA 0 England 12 in Beijing
1988
Terry Cooper is the new manager at Exeter City FC
1992
Gary Lineker joins Grampus 8
1997 women
United States 5 England 0 in San José
2000
Brazil name their squad to play England
2002
England name a provisional World Cup squad
2003 under 17 England 0 Italy 0 in Chaves
2004
under 17 England 1 Austria 0 in Blois
2006
Ecuador name their World Cup squad
 Sweden name their World Cup squad
2007 Albania squad named for the England B side
2009 under 17 Germany 4 England 0 in Jena
2011 under 17 Serbia 0 England 3 in Inđija

2012 England remain seventh in rankings
 France name a 12-man provisional squad for Euro 2012
2013 England remain seventh in rankings
2014 under 17 Malta 0 England 3 in Ta'Qali
2016 under 17 France 0 England 2 in Yeni Suraxanι

 Iceland name their Euro 2016 squad
 Wales name a 29-man training squad
2019 under 17 Sweden 1 England 3 in Dublin

 David Beckham banned from driving for six months
2020 Harry Maguire's daughter, Piper Rose, is born

Opposition On This Day
1844 Gilbert Kennedy (Scotland unofficial) born in Bath
1892 goalkeeper Jan de Bie (Belgium) born
1893 Bert Manderson (Ireland) born
1920 official Erich Steiner (Austria) born in Vienna
1921 Turl Brinek (Austria) born
1922 goalkeeper Manuel Capela (Portugal) born
1930 Alekbar Mammadov (USSR) born
1932 Javier Ambrois (Uruguay) born
1957 Billy Hamilton (Northern Ireland)
& Fulvio Collovati (Italy) born
1964 official Herbert Fandel (Germany) born in Kyllburg
& Genar Andrinua (Spain) born
1966 goalkeeper Marco Pascolo (Switzerland) born
1969 goalkeeper Ron Gaspercic (Belgium) born
1971 Don Hutchison (Scotland) born
1975 George Boateng (Netherlands) born in Ghana
1976 Nenad Jestrović (Serbia & Montenegro) born
1977 Marek Jankulovski (Czech Republic) born
1986 Ludovic Clemente (Andorra) born
1988 Timm Klose (Switzerland) born in Germany
& Yevhen Selin (Ukraine) born
1993 Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) born
 

 

England's Record on 9th May
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 0 0 3.00 1.333 100.0 +3
Away 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 0 0 2.333 1.667 50.0 =0
Total 6 4 1 1 16 9 +7 0 0 2.667 1.50 75.0 +3
 

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