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Season 1901-02
British Championship
76 Saturday, 3 May 1902 - England 2 Scotland 2 [0-2]
Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham (15,000)
Settle, Wilkes
Templeton, Orr
HD

Season 1908-09
End of Season Tour matches
102 Saturday, 29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4 [1-3]
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth
(10,000)
Késmárky, Grósz
Bridgett, Woodward, Fleming, Weinber OG
AW
103 Monday, 31 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 8 [0-5]
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth
(11,000)
Schlosser, Mészáros
Fleming (2), Woodward (4), Holley (2)
AW

England's Record in May 1902-09
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
Away 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 0 0 6.00 2.00 100.0 +2
Total 3 2 1 0 14 6 +8 0 0 4.667 2.00 83.3 +2

Season 1920-21
Friendly match
126 Saturday, 21 May 1921 - Belgium 0 England 2 [0-1]
Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (25,000)
Buchan, Chambers AW

Season 1922-23
End-of-Season Tour matches
134 Thursday, 10 May 1923 - France 1 England 4 [0-2]
Stade Pershing, Paris
(30,000)
Dewaquez
Hegan (2), Buchan, Creek
AW
135 Monday, 21 May 1923 - Sweden 2 England 4 [1-3]
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
(14,500)
H.Dahl (2)
Walker (2), Thornwell, J.Moore
AW
136 Thursday, 24 May 1923 - Sweden 1 England 3 [1-1]
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
(12,000)
H.Dahl
W.Moore (2), Miller
AW

Season 1923-24 to Season 1925-26
Friendly matches
141 Saturday, 17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3 [0-2]
Stade Pershing, Paris (20,000)
Dewaquez
Gibbins (2), Baumann OG
AW
146 Thursday, 21 May 1925 - France 2 England 3 [0-1]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (35,000)
Boyer, Dewaquez
Gibbins, Bonnardel OG, Dorrell
AW
150 Monday, 24 May 1926 - Belgium 3 England 5 [1-1]
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
(35,000)
Thys, R.Braine (2)
F.Osborne (3), Johnson, Carter
AW

Season 1926-27
End-of-Season Tour matches
154 Wednesday, 11 May 1927 - Belgium 1 England 9 [0-5]
Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (35,000)
Vanhalme
G.Brown (2), Hulme, Rigby (2), Dean (3), Page
AW
155 Saturday, 21 May 1927 -
Luxembourg 2 England 5
[2-2]
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette (3,789)
Hubert, Lefevre
Dean
(3), Kelly, Bishop
AW
156 Thursday, 26 May 1927 - France 0 England 6 [0-2]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (25,000)
G.Brown (2, maybe 1), Dean (2, maybe 1), Rollet OG, Rigby (1, maybe 2) AW

Season 1927-28
160 Thursday, 17 May 1928 - France 1 England 5 [1-3]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (40,000)
Langiller
Jack, Stephenson (2), Dean (2)
AW
161 Saturday, 19 May 1928 - Belgium 1 England 3 [1-1]
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
(25,000)
Moeschal (pen ????)
Dean (2), Matthews
AW

Season 1928-29
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
166 Saturday, 11 May 1929 - Belgium 1 England 5 [0-3]
Parc Duden, Bruxelles (35,000)
Moeschal
Camsell
(4 (1 pen)), Carter
AW
167 Wednesday, 15 May 1929 - Spain 4 England 3 [2-2]
Estádio Metropolitano, Madrid (45,000)
Rubio (2), Lazcano, Goiburu
Carter
(2), Bradford
AL

Season 1929-30
171 Saturday, 10 May 1930 - Germany 3 England 3 [1-2]
Deutsches Stadion, Berlin
(50,000)
R.Hofmann (3)
Bradford (2), Jack
AD
172 Wednesday, 14 May 1930 - Austria 0 England 0 [0-0]
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien (61,000)
  AD

England's Record in May 1921-30
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 17 14 2 1 67 24 +43 1 3 3.941 1.412 88.2 +13
Total 17 14 2 1 67 24 +43 1 3 3.941 1.412 88.2 +13

Season 1930-31
176 Thursday, 14 May 1931 - France 5 England 2 [3-1]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris
(35,000)
Laurent, Mercier (2), Langiller, Delfour
Crooks, Waring
AL
177 Saturday, 16 May 1931 - Belgium 1 England 4 [1-1]
Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (30,000)
Capelle
Houghton (pen), Burgess (2), Roberts
AW

Season 1932-33
186 Saturday, 13 May 1933 - Italy 1 England 1 [1-1]
Stadio Nazionale del PNF, Roma (50,000)
Ferrari
Bastin
AD
187 Saturday, 20 May 1933 - Switzerland 0 England 4 [0-1]
Stadion Neufeld, Bern
(26,000)
Bastin (2), Richardson (2) AW

Season 1933-34
192 Thursday, 10 May 1934 - Hungary 2 England 1 [0-0]
Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest
(40,000)
Avar, Sárosi
Tilson
AL
193 Wednesday, 16 May 1934 -
Czechoslovakia 2 England 1 [1-1]
Stadión Letná, Praha
(35,000)
Nejedlý, Puč
Tilson
AL

Season 1934-35 to Season 1935-36
198 Saturday, 18 May 1935 - Netherlands 0 England 1 [0-0]
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (33,000)
Worrall AW
203 Wednesday, 6 May 1936 - Austria 2 England 1 [2-0]
Praterstadion, Wien (60,000)
Viertl, Geiter
Camsell
AL
204 Saturday, 9 May 1936 - Belgium 3 England 2 [0-1]
Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (40,000)
Isemborghs (2), Fievez
Camsell, Hobbis
AL

Season 1936-37
209 Friday, 14 May 1937 - Norway 0 England 6 [0-4]
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo (20,000)
Kirchen, Holmsen OG, Galley, Steele (2),  Goulden AW
210 Monday, 17 May 1937 - Sweden 0 England 4 [0-4]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (34,199)
Steele (3), J.Johnson AW
211 Thursday, 20 May 1937 - Finland 0 England 8 [0-4]
Töölön pallokenttä, Helsinki (9,533)
Kirchen, Payne (2), Steele (2), J.Johnson, Willingham, Robinson AW

Season 1937-38
216 Saturday, 14 May 1938 - Germany 3 England 6 [2-4]
Olympiastadion, Berlin (105,000)
Gellesch, Gauchel, Pesser
Bastin, Robinson (2), Broome, Matthews, Goulden
AW
217 Saturday, 21 May 1938 - Switzerland 2 England 1 [1-1]
Hardturm Stadion
, Zürich
(25,000)
Aeby, Abegglen (pen)
Bastin (pen)
AL
218 Thursday, 26 May 1938 - France 2 England 4 [2-3]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (46,920)
Jordan, Nicolas
Broome, Drake (2), Bastin (pen)
AW

Season 1938-39
224 Saturday, 13 May 1939 - Italy 2 England 2 [0-1]
Stadio Civićo San Siro, Milano
(70,000)
Biavati, Piola
Lawton, Hall
AD
225 Thursday, 18 May 1939 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1 [1-0]
Stadion Beogradski SK, Beograd (35,000)
Glišović, Perlić
Broome
AL
226 Wednesday, 24 May 1939 - Romania 0 England 2 [0-1]
Stadionul ANEF, Bucureşti (40,000)
Goulden, Welsh AW

England's Record in May 1931-39
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 18 9 2 7 51 27 +24 0 6 2.833 1.50 55.6 +2
Total 18 9 2 7 51 27 +24 0 6 2.833 1.50 55.6 +2

Season 1946-47
Friendly match
232 Saturday, 3 May 1947 - England 3 France 0 [0-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (54,500)
Finney, Carter, Mannion HW
Overseas Tour matches
233 Sunday, 18 May 1947 - Switzerland 1 England 0 [1-0]
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich (30,000)
Fatton AL
234 Sunday, 25 May 1947 - Portugal 0 England 10 [0-5]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (62,000)
Lawton (4), Mortensen (4), Finney, Matthews AW

Season 1947-48
Italian F.A. 50th Anniversary Friendly match   
240 Sunday, 16 May 1948 - Italy 0 England 4 [0-2]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino
(58,000)
Mortensen, Finney (2), Lawton AW

Season 1948-49
End-of-Season Tour matches
246 Friday, 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1 [3-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (37,500)
Carlsson, Jeppson, Jónsson
Finney
AL
247 Wednesday, 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4 [0-2]
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo (36,000)
Andresen
Mullen, Finney, Spydevold OG, Morris
AW
248 Sunday, 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3 [1-2]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (61,500)
Moreel
Morris (2), Wright
AW

Season 1949-50
254 Sunday, 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5 [0-3]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (70,000)
David (2), Vasques
Finney (4 (2 pen)), Mortensen
AW
255 Thursday, 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4 [1-0]
Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles (55,750)
Mermans
Mullen, Mortensen, Mannion, Bentley
AW

England's Record in May 1947-50
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Away 8 6 0 2 31 10 +21 1 2 3.875 1.25 75.0 +4
Total 9 7 0 2 34 10 +24 1 3 3.778 1.111 77.8 +5

Season 1950-51
Friendly matches
263 Wednesday, 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(99,000)
Mortensen, Milburn
Boyé
HW
264 Saturday, 19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2 [2-1]
Goodison Park, Liverpool
(52,686)
Nicholson, Milburn (2), Finney, Hassall
Patalino, Albano
HW

Season 1951-52
End-of-Season Tour matches
270 Sunday, 18 May 1952 - Italy 1 England 1 [0-1]
Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze
(93,000)
Amadei
Broadis
AD
50th match to be played in May
271 Sunday, 25 May 1952 - Austria 2 England 3 [2-2]
Praterstadion, Wien (65,500)
Huber, Dienst
Lofthouse (2), Sewell
AW
272 Wednesday, 28 May 1952 -
Switzerland
0 England 3 [0-1]
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich (32,000)
Sewell, Lofthouse (2) AW

Season 1952-53
277 Sunday, 17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires (85,000)
   AabD
Suspended after 23 minutes. Abandoned after 36 minutes
278 Sunday, 24 May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2 [0-0]
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago (56,398)
Rojas
Taylor, Lofthouse
AW
279 Sunday, 31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1 [1-0]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (66,072)
Abbadie, Míguez
Taylor
AL

Season 1953-54
286 Sunday, 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0 [0-0]
Stadion JNA, Beograd
(59,000)
Mitić AL
287 Sunday, 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1 [3-0]
Népstadion, Budapest (92,000)
Lantos, Puskás (2), Kocsis (2), Toth, Hidegkuti
Broadis
AL

Season 1954-55
295 Sunday, 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0 [1-0]
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris (54,696)
Kopa (pen) AL
296 Wednesday, 18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1 [0-1]
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (125,000)
Rial
Bentley
AD
297 Sunday, 22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England 1 [1-1]
Estádio do FC do Porto, Oporto
(55,000)
Ãguas (2), Matateu
Bentley
AL

Season 1955-56
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
End-of-Season Scandinavian/European Tour matches
304 Wednesday, 16 May 1956 - Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (36,500)
  AD
305 Sunday, 20 May 1956 - Finland 1 England 5 [1-3]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (20,250)
Forsgren
Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse (2)
AW
306 Saturday, 26 May 1956 -
West Germany 1
England 3 [0-1]
Olympiastadion, Berlin (92,000)
Walter
Edwards, Grainger, Haynes
AW

Season 1956-57
World Cup preliminary matches
312 Wednesday, 8 May 1957 -
England 5
Republic of Ireland
1 [4-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(52,000)
Taylor (3), Atyeo (2)
Curtis
HW
England's third goal was their 200th goal in May
313 Wednesday, 15 May 1957 - Denmark 1 England 4 [1-1]
Idrætsparken, København (35,000/45,000)
J.Jensen
Haynes, Taylor (2), Atyeo
AW
314 Sunday, 19 May 1957 -
Republic of Ireland
1 England 1 [1-0]
Dalymount Park, Dublin
(47,000)
Ringstead
Atyeo
AD

Season 1957-58
Friendly match
319 Wednesday, 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (72,000)
Charlton (2)
Duarte
HW
End-of-Season East-European Pre-World Cup Tour matches
320 Sunday, 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0 [1-0]
Stad
ion JNA, Beograd (55,000-60,000)
Milutinović, Petaković (3), Veselinović AL
321 Sunday, 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1 [0-1]
Lenin Stadium, Moskva (102,000-110,000)
Ivanov
Kevan
AD

Season 1958-59
Friendly match
330 Wednesday, 6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(90,000-91,000)
Charlton, Bradley
Brighenti, Mariani
HD
End-of-season American Tour matches
331 Wednesday, 13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0 [2-0]
Estádio Municipal, Rio (150,000-200,000)
Julinho, Henrique AL
332 Sunday, 17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1 [2-0]
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima (50,306)
Seminario (3), Joya
Greaves
AL
333 Sunday, 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1 [1-1]
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, ciudad de México (83,000)
Cardenas, Reyes
Kevan
AL
334 Thursday, 28 May 1959 -
United States 1 England 8
[1-1]
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
(13,000-15,000)
Murphy
Bradley, Flowers (2), Charlton (3 (1 pen)), Kevan, Haynes
AW

Season 1959-60
Friendly match
339 Wednesday, 11 May 1960 -
England 3
Yugoslavia 3 [1-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (60,000)
Douglas, Greaves, Haynes
Galić (2), Kostić
HD
End-of-Season/-European Tour matches
340 Sunday, 15 May 1960 - Spain 3 England 0 [1-0]
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (50,000)
Peirò, Martínez (2) AL
341 Sunday, 22 May 1960 - Hungary 2 England 0 [0-0]
Népstadion, Budapest (90,000)
Albert (2) AL

England's Record in May 1951-60
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 7 5 2 0 23 12 +11 0 0 3.286 1.714 85.7 +5
Away 24 7 6 11 37 43 -6 8 3 1.542 1.792 41.7 -4
Total 31 12 8 11 60 55 +5 8 3 1.935 1.774 51.6 +1

Season 1960-61

Friendly match
347 Wednesday, 10 May 1961 - England 8 Mexico 0 [4-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (77,000)
Hitchens, Charlton (3), Robson, Douglas (2), Flowers (pen) HW
World Cup preliminary match
348 Sunday, 21 May 1961 - Portugal 1 England 1 [0-0]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (65,000)
Âguas
Flowers
AD
End-of-Season European Tour matches
349 Wednesday, 24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3 [1-1]
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (62,000)
Sivori, Brighenti
Hitchens (2), Greaves
AW
350 Saturday, 27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1 [2-1]
Praterstadion, Wien (90,000)
Hof, Nemec, Senekowitsch
Greaves
AL

Season 1961-62

Friendly match
357 Wednesday, 9 May 1962 -
England 3
Switzerland 1 [3-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (35,000)
Flowers, Hitchens, Connelly
Allemann
HW
South American Pre-World Cup Tour match
358 Sunday, 20 May 1962 - Peru 0 England 4 [0-4]
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima (32,565)
Flowers (pen), Greaves (3) AW
Manuel Grimaldo
World Cup Finals in Chile
359 Thursday, 31 May 1962 - Hungary 2 England 1 [1-0]
Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua (7,938)
Tichy, Albert
Flowers (pen)
NL

Season 1962-63

Friendly match
368 Wednesday, 8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (92,000)
Douglas
Pepe
HD
End-of-Season European Tour match
369 Wednesday, 29 May 1963 -
Czechoslovakia
2 England 4 [0-1]
Tehelné pole
, Bratislava (60,000)
Scherer, Kadraba
Greaves (2), R.Smith, Charlton
AW

Season 1963-64

End-of-Season friendly matches
376 Wednesday, 6 May 1964 - England 2 Uruguay 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (55,000)
J.Byrne (2)
Spencer
HW
377 Sunday, 17 May 1964 - Portugal 3 England 4 [1-2]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (40,000)
Torres (2), Eusébio
Charlton, J.Byrne (3)
AW
378 Sunday, 24 May 1964 -
Republic of Ireland 1 England 3 [1-2]
Dalymount Park, Dublin (45,000)
Strahan
Eastham, J.Byrne, Greaves
AW
379 Wednesday, 27 May 1964 - United States 0 England 10 [0-3]
Downing Stadium, New York City (5,062)
Hunt (4), Pickering (3), Paine (2), Charlton AW
Taça das Nações 1964
380 Saturday, 30 May 1964 - Brazil 5 England 1 [1-0]
Estádio Municipal, Rio
(77,000)
Rinaldo (2), Pelé, Julinho, Roberto Dias
Greaves
AL

Season 1964-65

Friendly match
388 Wednesday, 5 May 1965 - England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (50,000)
Greaves HW
End-of-Season European Tour matches
389 Sunday, 9 May 1965 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [1-1]
Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd (60,000/70,000)
Kovačević
Bridges
AD
390 Wednesday, 12 May 1965 -
West Germany 0 England
1
[0-1]
Städtisches Stadion, Bayern (60,000/70,000)
Paine AW
391 Sunday, 16 May 1965 - Sweden 1 England 2 [1-1]
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (18,000/975)
Eriksson
Ball, Connelly
AW

Season 1965-66

Friendly matches  
399 Wednesday, 4 May 1966 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (55,000)
Greaves, R.Charlton HW

Season 1966-67

414 Wednesday, 24 May 1967 - England 2 Spain 0 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(97,500)
Greaves, Hunt HW
415 Saturday, 27 May 1967 - Austria 0 England 1 [0-1]
Praterstadion, Wien (50,000)
Ball AW

Season 1967-68

European Nations Cup Quarter-Final  
421 Wednesday, 8 May 1968 - Spain 1 England 2 [0-0]
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (66,994/120,000)
Amancio
Peters, Hunter
AW
England's 100th match in May
Friendly match  
422 Wednesday, 22 May 1968 - England 3 Sweden 1 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(72,000)
Peters, R.Charlton, Hunt
R.Andersson
HW

Season 1968-69

British Championship  
430 Saturday, 3 May 1969 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [0-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast (23,000)
McMordie
Peters, Lee, Hurst (pen)
AW
431 Wednesday, 7 May 1969 - England 2 Wales 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(70,000)
R.Charlton, Lee
R.Davies
HW
432 Saturday, 10 May 1969 - England 4 Scotland 1 [2-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(89,902)
Peters (2), Hurst (2 (1 pen))
Stein
HW

Season 1969-70

Pre-World Cup Friendly matches  
443 Wednesday, 20 May 1970 - Colombia 0 England 4 [0-2]
Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá (35,000)
Peters (2), R.Charlton, Ball AW
444 Sunday, 24 May 1970 - Ecuador 0 England 2 [0-1]
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (29,706)
Lee, Kidd AW

England's Record in May 1961-70
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 9 1 0 28 6 +22 0 4 2.80 0.60 95.0 +9
Away 17 13 2 2 47 21 +26 0 6 2.765 1.235 82.4 +11
Neutral 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 000 -1
Total 28 22 3 3 76 29 +47 0 10 2.714 1.036 83.9 +19

Season 1970-71
European Championship preliminary match
452 Wednesday, 12 May 1971 - England 5 Malta 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (38,500 to 41,534)
Chivers (2), Lee, Clarke (pen), Lawler HW
British Championship
453 Saturday, 15 May 1971 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (33,000)
Clarke AW
454 Wednesday, 19 May 1971 - England 0 Wales 0 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(70,000)
  HD
455 Saturday, 22 May 1971 - England 3 Scotland 1 [3-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(91,469)
Peters, Chivers (2)
Ball OG
HW

Season 1971-72
European Championship preliminary match  
460 Saturday, 13 May 1972 -
West Germany
0 England 0 [0-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin (72,000 to 84,000)
  AD
British Championship
461 Saturday, 20 May 1972 - Wales 0 England 3 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (34,000)
Hughes, Marsh, Bell AW
462 Tuesday, 23 May 1972 -
England
0 Northern Ireland 1 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (64,000)
Neill HL
463 Saturday, 27 May 1972 - Scotland 0 England 1 [0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (119,325/415)
Ball AW

Season 1972-73
British Championship
468 Saturday, 12 May 1973 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 2
[1-1]
Goodison Park, Liverpool (29,865)
Clements (pen)
Chivers (2)
AW
469 Wednesday, 15 May 1973 - England 3 Wales 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (38,000)
Chivers, Channon, Peters HW
470 Saturday, 19 May 1973 - England 1 Scotland 0 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (95,950)
Peters HW
Friendly match
471 Sunday, 27 May 1973 -
Czechoslovakia 1 England 1 [0-0]
Stadión Letná, Praha (22,000)
Novák
Clarke
AD

Season 1973-74
British Championship
479 Saturday, 11 May 1974 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (25,734)
Bowles, Keegan AW
480 Wednesday, 15 May 1974 -
England
1 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (45,500/48,500)
Weller HW
481 Saturday, 18 May 1974 - Scotland 2 England 0 [2-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (93,271/94,487)
Pejic OG (Jordan), Todd OG AL
Friendly match
482 Wednesday, 22 May 1974 - England 2 Argentina 2 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (68,000)
Channon, Worthington
Kempes (2 (1 pen)
HD
Eastern Europe Tour match
483 Wednesday, 29 May 1974 - GDR 1 England 1 [0-0]
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
(95,000)
Streich
Channon
AD

Season 1974-75
European Championship preliminary match
490 Sunday, 11 May 1975 - Cyprus 0 England 1 [0-1]
Tsirion Athletic Centre, Limassol (15,708 to 21,000)
Keegan AW
British Championship
491 Saturday, 17 May 1975 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (36,500)
  AD
492 Wednesday, 21 May 1975 - England 2 Wales 2 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (53,000)
Johnson (2)
Toshack, Griffiths
HD
493 Saturday, 24 May 1975 - England 5 Scotland 1 [3-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (98,241)
G.Francis (2), Beattie, Bell, Johnson
Rioch (pen)
HW

Season 1975-76
British Championship
498 Saturday, 8 May 1976 - Wales 0 England 1 [0-0]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (24,592)
Taylor AW
499 Wednesday, 11 May 1976 -
England
4 Northern Ireland 0 [2-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (48,000)
G.Francis, Channon (2 (1 pen)), Pearson HW
500 Saturday, 15 May 1976 - Scotland 2 England 1 [1-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (85,165)
Masson, Dalglish
Channon
AL
USA Bicentennial Cup
501 Sunday, 23 May 1976 - Brazil 1 England 0 [1-0]
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (32,495)
Roberto NL
502 Friday, 28 May 1976 - England 3 Italy 2 [0-2]
Yankee Stadium, New York City (40,650)
Channon (2), Thompson
Graziani (2)
NW

Season 1976-77
British Championship
509 Saturday, 28 May 1977 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 2 [1-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast (35,000)
McGrath
Channon, Tueart
AW
510 Tuesday, 31 May 1977 - England 0 Wales 1 [0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (48,000)
L.James (pen) HL

Season 1977-78
British Championship
520 Saturday, 13 May 1978 - Wales 1 England 3 [0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (17,698)
Dwyer
Latchford, Currie, P.Barnes
AW
521 Tuesday, 16 May 1978 -
England 1 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (50,000)
Neal HW
522 Saturday, 20 May 1978 - Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (88,319)
Coppell AW
Friendly match
523 Wednesday, 24 May 1978 - England 4 Hungary 1 [3-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (74,000)
P.Barnes, Neal (pen), T.Francis, Currie
Nagy
HW

Season 1978-79
British Championship
528 Saturday, 19 May 1979 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]
Windsor Park, Belfast (35,000)
Watson, Coppell AW
529 Wednesday, 23 May 1979 - England 0 Wales 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (70,220/74,000)
  HD
530 Saturday, 26 May 1979 - England 3 Scotland 1 [1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (98,000/100,000)
P.Barnes, Coppell, Keegan
Wark
HW

Season 1979-80
Friendly match
539 Tuesday, 13 May 1980 - England 3 Argentina 1 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (92,000)
Johnson (2), Keegan
Passarella (pen)
HW
British Championship
540 Saturday, 17 May 1980 - Wales 4 England 1 [2-1]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (24,236)
Thomas, Walsh, L.James, Thompson OG
Mariner
AL
541 Tuesday, 20 May 1980 -
England 1 Northern Ireland 1 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (33,676)
Brotherston OG
Cochrane
HD
542 Saturday, 24 May 1980 - Scotland 0 England 2 [0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (85,000/88,000)
Brooking, Coppell AW
Friendly matches
543 Saturday, 31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2 [0-2]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (30,000/c.45,000)
Cole (pen)
Hoddle, Mariner
AW

England's Record in May 1971-80
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 18 11 5 2 38 12 +26 4 8 2.111 0.667 75.0 +9
Away 20 13 4 3 27 14 +13 3 11 1.35 0.70 75.0 +10
Neutral 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0
Total 40 25 9 6 68 29 +39 8 19 1.70 0.725 73.8 +19

Season 1980-81
552 Tuesday, 12 May 1981 - England 0 Brazil 1 [0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (75,000)
Zico HL
British Championship
553 Wednesday, 20 May 1981 - England 0 Wales 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (34,280)
  HD
554 Saturday, 23 May 1981 - England 0 Scotland 1 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (90,000)
Robertson (pen) HL
World Cup preliminary match/England Summer Tour matches
555 Saturday, 30 May 1981 - Switzerland 2 England 1 [2-0]
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel (40,000)
Scheiwiler, Sulser
McDermott
AL
150th match to be played in May

Season 1981-82
Friendly match
561 Tuesday, 25 May 1982 - England 2 Netherlands 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (69,000)
Woodcock, Mariner HW
British Championship
562 Saturday, 29 May 1982 - Scotland 0 England 1 [0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (80,529)
Mariner AW

Season 1982-83
British Championship
577 Saturday, 28 May 1983 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (22,000 to <30,000)
  AD

Season 1983-84
587 Wednesday, 2 May 1984 - Wales 1 England 0 [1-0]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (14,250)
M.Hughes AL
588 Saturday, 26 May 1984 - Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (73,064)
McGhee
Woodcock
AD

Season 1984-85
World Cup preliminary matches
598 Wednesday, 1 May 1985 - Romania 0 England 0 [0-0]
Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti (65,000 to 80,000)
  AD
599 Wednesday, 22 May 1985 - Finland 1 England 1 [1-0]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (30,311)
Rantanen
Hateley
AD
Rous Cup
600 Saturday, 25 May 1985 - Scotland 1 England 0 [0-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (66,439)
Gough AL

Season 1985-86
Friendly matches
612 Saturday, 17 May 1986 - Mexico 0 England 3 [0-3]
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (45,000)
Hateley (2), Beardsley NW
613 Saturday, 24 May 1986 - Canada 0 England 1 [0-0]
Swangard Stadium, British Columbia (8,150)
Hateley AW

Season 1986-87
Rous Cup
625 Tuesday, 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (92,000)
Lineker
Mirandinha
HD
626 Saturday, 23 May 1987 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (64,713)
  AD

Season 1987-88
Rous Cup
633 Saturday, 21 May 1988 - England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (70,480)
Beardsley HW
634 Tuesday, 24 May 1988 - England 1 Colombia 1 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (25,756)
Lineker
Escobar
HD
Friendly match
635 Saturday, 28 May 1988 - Switzerland 0 England 1 [0-0]
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (10,000)
Lineker AW

Season 1988-89
Rous Cup
645 Tuesday, 23 May 1989 - England 0 Chile 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (15,628)
  HD
646 Saturday, 27 May 1989 - Scotland 0 England 2 [0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (63,282)
Waddle, Bull AW

Season 1989-90
Friendly matches
655 Tuesday, 15 May 1990 - England 1 Denmark 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (27,643)
Lineker HW
656 Tuesday, 22 May 1990 - England 1 Uruguay 2 [0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (38,751)
J.Barnes
Ostolaza, J.Perdomo
HL

England's Record in May 1981-90
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 3 4 3 7 6 +1 4 5 0.70 0.60 50.0 =0
Away 12 4 5 3 8 6 +2 5 7 0.667 0.50 54.2 +1
Neutral 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Total 23 8 9 6 18 12 +6 9 13 0.783 0.522 54.3 +2

Season 1990-91
European Championship preliminary match
670 Wednesday, 1 May 1991 - Turkey 0 England 1 [0-1]
Atatürk Stadyumu, Ízmir (20,000/25,000)
Wise AW
England Challenge Cup
671 Tuesday, 21 May 1991 - England 3 USSR 1 [2-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (23,789)
Smith, Platt (2 (1 pen))
M.Wright OG
HW
672 Saturday, 25 May 1991 - England 2 Argentina 2 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (44,497)
Lineker, Platt
García, Franco
HD

Season 1991-92
Friendly matches  
683 Tuesday, 12 May 1992 - Hungary 0 England 1 [0-0]
Népstadion, Budapest
(25,000)
Telek OG AW
684 Sunday, 17 May 1992 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (53,428)
Platt
Bebeto
HD

Season 1992-93
World Cup preliminary match
695 Saturday, 29 May 1993 - Poland 1 England 1 [1-0]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (60,000)
Adamczuk
I.Wright
AD

Season 1993-94
Friendly matches  
704 Tuesday, 17 May 1994 - England 5 Greece 0 [3-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (23,659)
Anderton, Beardsley, Platt (2 (1 pen)), Shearer HW
705 Sunday, 22 May 1994 - England 0 Norway 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (64,327)
  HD

Season 1995-96
720 Saturday, 18 May 1996 - England 3 Hungary 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (34,184)
Anderton (2), Platt HW
721 Thursday, 23 May 1996 - PR China 0 England 3 [0-1]
Workers' Stadium, Beijing (65,000)
Barmby (2), Gascoigne AW

Season 1996-97
733 Saturday, 24 May 1997 - England 2 South Africa 1 [1-1]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(52,676)
R.Lee, I.Wright
Masinga
HW
World Cup preliminary match
734 Saturday, 31 May 1997 - Poland 0 England 2 [0-1]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
(32,000)
Shearer, Sheringham AW

Season 1997-98
Friendly match
744 Saturday, 23 May 1998 -
England 0
Saudi Arabia 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (63,733)
  HD
King Hassan II International Cup in Morocco
745 Wednesday, 27 May 1998 - Morocco 0 England 1 [0-0]
Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca
(80,000)
Owen AW
746 Friday, 29 May 1998 - Belgium 0 England 0 [0-0]
4-3 on penalty kicks

Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca
(20,000/25,000)
  ND

Season 1999-2000
Friendly matches
766 Saturday, 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (73,956)
Owen
França
HD
767 Wednesday, 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (55,975)
Fowler, Adams HW

England's Record in May 1991-2000
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 5 5 0 19 6 +13 2 5 1.90 0.60 75.0 +5
Away 6 5 1 0 9 1 +8 0 5 1.50 0.167 91.7 +5
Neutral 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
Total 17 10 7 0 28 7 +21 3 11 1.647 0.412 79.4 +10

Season 2000-01
779 Friday, 25 May 2001 - England 4 Mexico 0 [3-0]
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
(33,597)
Scholes, Fowler, Beckham, Sheringham HW

Season 2001-02
789 Tuesday, 21 May 2002 -
Korea Republic 1 England 1 [0-1]
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si
(39,876)
Ji-Sung
Owen
AD
790 Sunday, 26 May 2002 - England 2 Cameroon 2 [1-1]
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City (36,424)
Vassell, Fowler
Eto'o, Geremi
ND

Season 2002-03
802 Thursday, 22 May 2003 -
South Africa 1 England 2 [1-1]
ABSA Stadium, Durban (48,000)
McCarthy (pen)
Southgate, Heskey
AW

Season 2004-05

Tour matches of United States

827 Saturday, 28 May 2005 - United States 1 England 2 [0-2]
Soldier Field, Chicago (42,637/47,637)
Dempsey
Richardson (2)
AW
828 Tuesday, 31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3 [1-2]
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford (50,807)
Yepes, Ramirez
Owen (3)
NW

Season 2005-06
Friendly matches  
836 Tuesday, 30 May 2006 - England 3 Hungary 1 [0-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester (56,323)
Gerrard, Terry, Crouch
Dárdai
HW

Season 2007-08
863 Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (71,233)
Terry, Gerrard HW

Season 2009-10
883 Monday, 24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1 [2-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (88,638)
King, Crouch, G.Johnson
Franco
HW
884 Sunday, 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2 [1-0]
UPC-Arena, Graz (15,326)
Tanaka
Tanaka OG, Nakazawa OG
NW

Season 2011-12
904 Saturday, 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1 [0-1]
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo
(21,496)
Young AW

Season 2012-13
FA 150th Year Anniversary match
919 Wednesday, 29 May 2013 -
England 1
Republic of Ireland 1 [1-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(80,126)
Lampard
Long
HD

Season 2013-14
Friendly matches  
929 Friday, 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(83,578)
Sturridge, Cahill, Jagielka HW

Season 2015-16
953 Sunday, 22 May 2016 - England 2 Turkey 1 [1-1]
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
(44,866)
Rashford, Rooney
Dier OG
HW
954 Friday, 27 May 2016 - England 2 Australia 1 [1-0]
Stadium of Light, Sunderland (46,595)
Smalling HW
Bruno Alves

England's Record in May 2001-16
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 8 7 1 0 20 5 +15 0 3 2.50 0.625 93.8 +7
Away 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 0 1 1.50 0.75 87.5 +3
Neutral 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 0 0 2.333 1.667 83.3 +2
Total 15 12 3 0 33 13 +20 0 4 2.20 0.867 90.0 +12
England's Record in May
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 65 41 19 5 140 49 +91 10 26 2.154 0.754 77.7 +36
Away 128 76 23 29 295 153 +142 18 44 2.305 1.195 68.4 +47
Neutral 8 4 2 2 14 10 +4 2 2 1.75 1.25 62.5 +2
Total 201 121 44 36 449 212 +237 30 72 2.234 1.055 71.1 +85
 

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