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England's Stadia:
 The Anfield Road Ground
 
 

Anfield

 The Anfield Road Ground
Anfield Road
Anfield
Liverpool
Lancashire
L4 0TH

P 8 W 7 D 1 L 0 F 24: A 8
94% successful
1889-2006

opened 1884
Home club Everton FC until 1892; Liverpool FC
Capacity 20,000 [1890]; 30,000 [1928]; 52,518 [1980]; 41,000 [1996]; 54,074 since September 2016;
First match 28 September 1884, Everton 5 Earlstown 0, a friendly match
The Anfield Ground was built on land between Annfield Lane and Walton Breck Road, just within the West Derby Parliamentary Boundary, by John Orwell in 1884. Taking its name from the area's cottages and farms, Annfield Lane became Anfield Road as more residents moved in. 

England Career
Venue number Sixteen
First match No. 36, 2 March 1889, England 6 Ireland 1, a British Championship match.
Last match No. 835, 1 March 2006, England 2 Uruguay 1, a friendly match.
Major tournaments British Championships 1888-89, 1904-05, 1921-22, 1926-27, 1931-32;

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1894

1906

1925

1947

2019

 
 
8 7 1 0 24 8 +16 0 2 3 1 93.8 +7
Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 90.0 +4
World Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Friendly 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2

Tournament Record
  
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1888-89 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 0 0 6.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1904-05 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1921-22 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1926-27 1 0 1 0 3 3 =0 0 0 3.00 3.00 50.0 =0
BC 1931-32 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 90.0 +4

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 90.0 +4
WC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
6 5 1 0 18 7 +11 0 1 3 1.167 91.7 +5

   

England's Results at The Anfield Road Ground
 
Everton FC  
36 2 March 1889 - England 6 Ireland 1 [3-1] (6,500) Weir, Yates (3), Lofthouse, Brodie
Wilton		 BC HW
Liverpool FC  
84 27 March 1905 - England 3 Wales 1 [0-0] (26,100) Woodward (2), Harris
 Morris		 BC HW
128 13 March 1922 - England 1 Wales 0 [1-0] (35,000) Kelly BC HW
151 20 October 1926 - England 3 Ireland 3 [1-2] (25,000) G.Brown, Spence, Bullock
 Gillespie, Davey, Irvine		 BC HD
179 18 November 1931 -
England 3 Wales 1 [1-1] (15,000)		 Smith, Crooks, Hine
Robbins		 BC HW
Anfield also hosted a wartime international, on 16 September 1944 between England & Wales 38,483 watched a two-all draw

Sven-Göran Eriksson
777 24 March 2001 - England 2 Finland 1 [1-1] (44,262) Owen, Beckham
 Riihilahti		 WCP HW
788 17 April 2002 - England 4 Paraguay 0 [1-0] (42,713) Owen, Murphy, Vassell, Ayala OG Fr HW
835 1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1 [0-1] (40,013) Crouch, J.Cole
 Pouso		 Fr HW
  Top scorers: Jack Yates 3  


England's Other Level Results at Anfield

The England B Team
Friendly match
56 13 December 1994 -
England 2 Republic of Ireland 0 [1-0] (7,431)		 Cole, Fowler HW
England: K.Pressman (David James), Warren Barton, J.Beresford, Tim Sherwood, John Scales (Ugo Ehiogu), Neil Ruddock, Sol Campbell (Jamie Redknapp), Chris Sutton (Nick Barmby), Andy Cole (Robbie Fowler), R.Fox, Jason Wilcox.

1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2 0 100 +1


England's Youth Level Results at Anfield
 
The England Under-23 Team
Friendly match
39 27 November 1963 -
England 4 West Germany 1 [2-1]  (26,672)		 Tambling (2), Chisnall (2)
 Lechner		 HW
England: P.Grummitt, R.Thomson, G.Jones, Martin Peters, J.Talbut, G.Cross, D.Wilson, Bobby Tambling, Fred Pickering, J.Chisnall, Peter Thompson.

1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4 1 100 +1


The England Under-21 Team
Friendly match
24 25 February 1981 -
England 1 Republic of Ireland 0 [1-0] (5,882)		 Shaw HW
England: J.Lukic (I.Hesford), Danny Thomas, P.Dyson (Mike Duxbury), M.Smith, Terry Fenwickᶜ, R.Moses (M.Proctor), C.Johnston, Steve McMahon, G.Shaw (Paul Goddard), L.Chapman (J.Fashanu), D.Hodgson.

1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1 0 100 +1


The England Youth Team
Amateur Youth Championship matches for the British Association
23 5 May 1951 - England 5 Ireland 2 [1-0] (tbc) Lockwood (2), Groves, Tomkys, Watkins
Pinkerton, McCormick		 HW
England: E.Thomas, N.Shaw, G.Atkins, D.Stonehouse, G.Jago, C.Cavell, M.Tomkys, V.Groves, R.Lockwood, J.Watkins, D.Bennett.
104 9 May 1959 - England 5 Northern Ireland 0 [4-0] (tbc) Phythian (3), Hart, Lackenby HW
England: J.Crosby, D.Bacuzzi, G.Trigg, A.Corbett, K.McCabeᶜ, M.Beard, J.Rowlands, B.Hart, E.Phythian, D.Lackenby, D.Heard.

2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 0 1 5 1 100 +2


England's International Trials Results at Anfield
 
- 24 January 1910 - Whites vs. Stripes match postponed due to severe frost
43 31 January 1910 - Whites 1 Stripes 1 [0-1] (12,000) Owen
Parkinson
Whites: Sam Hardy, Bert Morley, Jesse Penningtonᶜ, Andy Ducat, Billy Wedlock, Billy Bradshaw, J.Curtis, Harold Fleming, Bert Freeman, A.Owen, E.Williams.
Stripes: J.Lievesley, H.Collyer, Arthur Cowell, Tom Brittleton, Tommy Boyle, George Richards, Charlie Wallace, Vivian Woodwardᶜ, Jack Parkinson, Joe Bache, Bert Hall.
80 12 March 1930 - England 1 The Rest 6 [0-2] (12,000) Tunstall
 Jack (3), Marsden, Johnson, Strange
England: Harry Hibbs, Tom Cooper, Ernie Blenkinsop, Willis Edwardsᶜ, Tom Wilson, Austen Campbell, Hugh Adcock, Ernie Hine, George Camsell, George Stephenson, Fred Tunstall.
 The Rest: Jack Brown, Roy Goodall, Eddie Hapgood, Alf Strange, Maurice Webster, Billy Marsden, Sammy Crooks, David Jackᶜ, Joe Bradford, Tommy Johnson, Eric Brook.
114 16 May 1988 - Liverpool 3 England 2 [0-1] (31,552) Whelan, Rush
Harford, Waddle
Liverpool: B.Grobbelaar, N.Spackman, G.Ablett, J.Molby, R.Whelan, A.Hansenᶜ, Peter Beardsley (I.Rush), J.Aldridge (K.Dalglish), C.Johnston (R.Houghton), John Barnes, Steve McMahon. unused: S.Staunton and A.Watson. 
England: Peter Shiltonᶜ (Chris Woods), Gary Stevens, Kenny Sansom, Peter Reid, Dave Watson, Mark Wright (Tony Adams), Trevor Steven, S.Robson, Mick Harford, Chris Waddle, Steve Hodge. unused: Neil Webb.


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