England on 15th May
End-of-Season Tour match 167 Wednesday, 15 May 1929 - Spain 4 England 3 [2-2] Estádio Metropolitano, Madrid (45,000) Rubio (2), Lazcano, Goiburu Carter (2), Bradford AL 1933 Peter Broadbent born in Elvington 1930 Horace Burrows joins Mansfield Town FC Jackie Carr joins Blackpool FC1946 Billy Butler resigns as Torquay United FC manager1947 England team chosen to play Switzerland 1948 youth Ireland 2 England 2 at Cliftonville 1949 B Finland A England 4 at the Olympiastadion 1950 England team confirmed to play Belgium 1951 amateur England 2 Norway 1 at Ayresome Park 1955 England lose to France for first time since 1931 End-of-Season East-European Tour 295 Sunday, 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0 [1-0] Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (54,696) Kopa (pen) AL 1956 Bobby McNeal dies in West Bromwich aged 56 1956 England teams chosen to play Sweden & Finland 1957 Stan Matthews makes his final appearance in an England shirt Mike Hellawell signs for Birmingham City FC World Cup Preliminary match 313 Wednesday, 15 May 1957 - Denmark 1 England 4 [1-1] Idrætsparken, København (35,000/45,000) J.Jensen Haynes, Taylor (2), Atyeo AW 1959 England team chosen to play Peru 1960 Johnny Haynes captains for the first time under-23 GDR 1 England 4 at the Olympiastadion Hungary team is chosen to face England End-of-Season East-European Tour match 340 Sunday, 15 May 1960 - Spain 3 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (50,000) Peirò, Martínez (2) AL 1968 Fred Fox dies in High Wycombe aged 69 1961 Bobby Gurney joins Horden Colliery Welfare FC 1963 amateur England 3 France 0 in Hartlepool 1971 Bobby Moore captain's England for the seventieth time British Championship 453 Saturday, 15 May 1971 - Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0] Windsor Park, Belfast (33,000) Clarke AW 1972 youth Northern Ireland 0 England 4 in Sabadell amateur England 1 Northern Ireland 2 in Hendon 1973 England beat Wales at home for first time in four years British Championship 469 Tuesday, 15 May 1973 - England 3 Wales 0 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (38,000) Chivers, Channon, Peters HW 1974 Joe Mercer's second victory in his second match under 23 Yugoslavia 1 England 0 at Stadion Karađorđev Park British Championship 480 Wednesday, 15 May 1974 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (45,500/48,500) Weller HW 1976 England lose in Scotland for second time in a row British Championship 500 Saturday, 15 May 1976 - Scotland 2 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Glasgow (85,165) Masson, Dalglish Channon AL 1981 Paul Konchesky born in Barking 1982 This Time We'll Get It Right enters album chart 1983 youth England 4 Scotland 2 at St. Andrews UEFA Group 3 Hungary 2 Greece 31984 England name squad to play Scotland & USSR 1990 England now seventeen matches unbeaten preceded by youth England 3 Poland 0 at Wembley Friendly match 655 Tuesday, 15 May 1990 - England 1 Denmark 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (27,643) Lineker HW 2018 Ray Wilson dies in Huddersfield aged 83 JLloyd Samuel dies in High Legh aged 37 1993 semi-pro Highland League 2 England 2 in Elgin Names on back of the shirts domestically for first time2000 England name a squad for Brazil & Ukraine Romania names a provisional 26-man squad for Finals 2001 semi-pro Highland League 0 England 3 in Inverness2002 England drop to twelfth in rankings The FA announce Carlsberg as a partner2003 South Africa name 24-man squad for England 2004 under 17 Portugal 4 England 4 at Châteauroux South Africa to host 2010 World Cup Finals2005 Gary Neville comes closest to England captaincy 2006 World Cup Finals squads named England squad announced ~ Paraguay name their squad Hungary name their 30-man squad for England 2007 under 19 England 0 Russia 2 at Bescot Stadium Sam Allardyce appointed Newcastle United manager 2008 under 21 Wales 0 England 2 at Racecourse Ground Trinidad & Tobago announce squad for England United States have named a 33-man squad for England2012 France name a 26-man provisional squad for Finals Belgium name their 26-man squad for England2013 Rio Ferdinand announces his international retirement 2014 under 17 England 0 Netherlands 2 in Paola 2015 Jake Livermore suspended by the FA 2016 under 17 Spain 1 England 0 in Nizami Rayonu Opposition On This Day 1882 Walter White (Scotland) & James Sheridan (Ireland) born 1885 Jimmy Brownlie (Scotland) born 1890 Billy Cringan (Scotland) born 1901 Luis Felipe Monti (Italy) born 1918 official Robert Christie (Scotland) dies in Rouen 1924 Victor Lemberechts (Belgium) born 1933 Dick Keith (Northern Ireland) born 1934 Fernand Brosius (Luxembourg) born 1946 Georges Bereta (France) born 1958 official Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) born in Prague 1960 official Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) born 1966 Jiři Němec (Czech Republic) born 1970 Frank de Boer (Netherlands) & Ron de Boer (Netherlands) born 1971 Tomasz Wałdoch (Poland) & Zoubeir Baya (Tunisia) born 1973 Brian Said (Malta) born 1976 Jacek Krzynówek (Poland) born 1977 official Oliver Drachta (Austria) born 1979 official Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) born 1981 Patrice Evra (France) born 1982 Segundo Castillo (Ecuador) born 1986 Matías Fernández (Chile) born 1988 Steve Borg (Malta) born & official Daniel Poláček (Slovakia) born 1992 Benjamin Kololli (Kosovo) born 1993 Tomáš Kalas (Czech Republic) born 1994 Edison Flores (Peru) born 1997 Ousmane Dembélé (France)& Idriz Voca (Kosovo) born in Switzerland 1999 Arnúr Sigurðsson (Iceland) born 1964 Sulejman Demollari (Albania manager & player) born 2012 Marc Wilmots (Belgium) appointed caretaker manager
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