England national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the England national football team's results from 1870 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.^[1]

1870s

5 March 1870 International Friendly	England	1 – 1	Scotland	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ?

19 November 1870 International Friendly	England	1 – 0	Scotland	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: 650

25 February 1871 International Friendly	England	1 – 1	Scotland	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: >500

18 November 1871 International Friendly	England	2 – 1	Scotland	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ?

24 February 1872 International Friendly	England	1 – 0	Scotland	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ?

1890s

19 December 1891 International Friendly^[2]	England	6 – 1	Canada	London, England
				Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: ?

1900s

5 April 1902 International Friendly^[a]	Scotland	1 – 1	England	Glasgow
15:30	Brown 25'	Report 1 Report 2	Settle 44'	Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 68,114 Referee: J. Torrans

^ This was scheduled as a full international and was the title decider in the 1901–02 British Home Championship. A capacity crowd was in attendance. During the first half, a new wooden stand collapsed, killing 25 and injuring 500. The match was played to a conclusion to mitigate any further crowd panic, but was not recorded as a full international fixture. The official match was replayed in England a month later.^[3]

1910s

World War I

13 May 1916 International Friendly	England	4 – 3	Scotland	Liverpool
	Smith 7' Hampton 20' Abrams 41' Mosscrop 84'	Report	Scott 40' J. Reid 46' James Galt 52'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,000

8 June 1918 International Friendly^[a]	Scotland	2 – 0	England	Glasgow
	Archibald McLean	[1]		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000

^ Fundraising benefit match for the Sir Douglas Haig Base Hospitals. Jimmy McMullan played for England after squad members had to pull out at short notice.^[4]^[5]^[6]

12 October 1918 International Friendly^[a]	Ireland	0 – 0	England	Belfast
		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000

^ Fundraising benefit match for the Prisoners of War Fund and the Ulster Volunteer Force Hospital. Newcastle United's Bill McCracken, an Ulsterman, helped to organise the event and was a guest player for England.^[6]^[7]

26 April 1919 Victory International	England	2 – 2	Scotland	Liverpool
	Turnbull Puddefoot 75'	Report 1 Report 2	Wright 2' Bowie	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: A. Warner

3 May 1919 Victory International	Scotland	3 – 4	England	Glasgow
	Wilson 50' (pen) 87' Alan Morton 65'	Report 1 Report 2	Grimsdell 20' 35' Puddefoot 37' 67'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 80,000 Referee: A.A. Jackson

11 October 1919 Victory International	Wales	2 – 1	England	Cardiff, Wales
	Meredith 22' Wynn 85'	Report	Puddefoot 77'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000

18 October 1919 Victory International	England	2 – 0	Wales	Stoke-on-Trent, England
	Whittingham 6' Smith 54'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,000

1930s

21 March 1934 Exhibition Match	England	1 – 7	The-Rest-of-England XI	Sunderland, England
				Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: ?

27 March 1935 Exhibition Match	England	2 – 2	The-Rest-of-England XI	West Bromwich, England
				Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,850

21 August 1935 International Friendly^[a]	Scotland	4 – 2	England	Glasgow
	Delaney 8' Armstrong 30' Walker 44' (pen)	Report 1 Report 2	Gurney 82' Westwood 87'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 56,300 Referee: W. Webb

26 October 1938^[b]^[c] International Friendly	England	3 – 0	Rest of Europe^[c]	London, England
	Hall 21' Lawton 28' Goulden 73'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 40,185 Referee: A. J. Jewell

^ King's Silver Jubilee Trust Fund International
^ 75th Anniversary of the Football Association.
^ ^a ^b As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]

World War II

11 November 1939 International Friendly	Wales	1 – 1	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,000

18 November 1939 International Friendly	Wales	2 – 3	England	Wrexham, Wales
				Stadium: The Racecourse Ground Attendance: 17,000

2 December 1939 International Friendly^[a]	England	2 – 1	Scotland	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Clifton Lawton Carter	Report 1 Report 2	Dodds	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H. Nattrass

^ After two English players were injured in a traffic accident on their way to the match, two players from the local club Newcastle United who had been in the crowd as spectators appeared for England, including Tommy Pearson, a Scot who later also appeared for his native country.^[4]

1940s

13 April 1940 International Friendly	England	0 – 1	Wales	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 40,000

11 May 1940 International Friendly	Scotland	1 – 1	England	Glasgow
	Dougal	Report 1 Report 2	Welsh	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 75,000 Referee: W. Webb

8 February 1941 International Friendly	England	2 – 3	Scotland	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Birkett 7' Lawton 41'	Report 1 Report 2	Bacuzzi og' (17) Wallace 45' 67'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: T. Thompson

16 or 26 April 1941 International Friendly	England	4 – 1	Wales	Nottingham, England
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,000

3 May 1941 International Friendly	Scotland	1 – 3	England	Glasgow
	Venters 10'	Report 1 Report 2	Welsh 44' 87' Goulden	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 78,000 Referee: P. Craigmyle

7 June 1941 International Friendly	Wales	2 – 3	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000

4 October 1941 International Friendly	England	2 – 0	Scotland	London
	Welsh Hagan	Report 1 Report 2		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 65,000 Referee: F.S. Milner

25 October 1941 International Friendly	England	2 – 1	Wales	Birmingham, England
				Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 25,000

17 January 1942 International Friendly	England	3 – 0	Scotland	London
	Lawton Hagan	https://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19420117.html Report 1] Report 2		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 64,000 Referee: W.E. Ross Gower

18 April 1942 International Friendly	Scotland	5 – 4	England	Glasgow
	Liddell Dodds Shankly	https://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19420418.html Report 1] Report 2	Lawton Hagan	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 91,000 Referee: R. Calder

9 May 1942 International Friendly	Wales	1 – 0	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,000

10 October 1942 International Friendly	England	0 – 0	Scotland	London
		https://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19421010.html Report 1] Report 2		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 75,000 Referee: P. Stevens

24 October 1942 International Friendly	England	1 – 2	Wales	Wolverhampton, England
				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,100

27 February 1943 International Friendly	England	5 – 3	Wales	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 75,000

17 April 1943 International Friendly	Scotland	0 – 4	England	Glasgow
		Report 1 Report 2	Carter 3' 10' Westcott D. Compton	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 137,363 Referee: P. Craigmyle

8 May 1943 International Friendly	Wales	1 – 1	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,000

25 September 1943 International Friendly	England	8 – 3	Wales	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,000

16 October 1943 International Friendly	England	8 – 0	Scotland	Manchester
	Lawton Carter Hagan Matthews	Report 1 Report 2		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 60,000

19 February 1944 International Friendly	England	6 – 2	Scotland	London
Dodds 38'	Hagan 37' Macauley 48' (og) Lawton Carter Mercer	Report 1 Report 2		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,000

22 April 1944 International Friendly	Scotland	2 – 3	England	Glasgow
	Caskie 19' Dodds 66'	Report 1 Report 2	Lawton 22' 34' Carter 37'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 132,835

6 May 1944 International Friendly	Wales	0 – 2	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 50,000

16 September 1944 International Friendly	England	2 – 2	Wales	Liverpool, England
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,500

14 October 1944 International Friendly	England	6 – 2	Scotland	London
	Lawton 56' Carter 37' Goulden L. Smith	Report 1 Report 2	Milne 3' Walker	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 90,000 Referee: G. Reader

3 February 1945 International Friendly	England	3 – 2	Scotland	Birmingham
	Brown Mortensen	Report 1 Report 2	Delaney Dodds	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 65,800 Referee: T. Smith

14 April 1945 International Friendly	Scotland	1 – 6	England	Glasgow
	L. Johnston 38'	Report 1 Report 2	Carter 29' Lawton Brown L. Smith pen'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 134,479 Referee: J.S. Cox

5 May 1945 International Friendly	Wales	2 – 3	England	Cardiff, Wales
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,000

26 May 1945 International Friendly	England	2 – 2	France	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 60,000 or 65,000

15 September 1945 BVHC	Ireland	0 – 1	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
				Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 45,100

20 October 1945 BVHC	England	0 – 1	Wales	West Bromwich, England
				Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 54,600 or 56,000

19 January 1946 Victory International	England	2 – 0	Belgium	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 85,000

13 April 1946 BVHC	Scotland	1 – 0	England	Glasgow
	Delaney 90'	Report 1 Report 2		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 139,642 Referee: P. Craigmyle

11 May 1946 Victory International	England	4 – 1	Switzerland	London, England
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 75,000

19 May 1946 Victory International	France	2 – 1	England	Paris, France
				Stadium: Stade Olympique de Colombes Attendance: 58,500

24 August 1946 International Friendly^[a]	England	2 – 2	Scotland	Manchester
	Welsh pen' (45)	Report 1 Report 2	Thornton 89'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 70,000 Referee: G. Dutton

^ Fundraising match for the Burnden Park disaster.

1950s

20 September 1950 1950 FA Charity Shield	England	4 – 2	England B / FA XI	London, England
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,468

21 October 1953 Friendly^[a]^[b]	England	4 – 4	Rest of Europe^[c]	London, England
	Mortensen 7' Mullen 40' 48' Ramsay 89'	Report	Kubala 6' 63' Boniperti 15' 38'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 97,000 Referee: B. M. Griffiths

^ 90th anniversary of the Football Association.
^ As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]
^ The opponent was officially the 'Rest of the World', but in practice all the players were from continental Europe.

1960s

12 August 1961 1961 FA Charity Shield	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.	3 – 2	England	London, England
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,593

23 May 1963 Friendly^[a]	England	3 – 3	Football League XI	London, England
	Greaves 21' (pen) Hinton 30' Byrne 47'	Report 1 Report 2	Hunt 24' Hurst 31' Kay 62'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 26,994 Referee: A. E. Moore

23 October 1963 International friendly^[a]	England	2 – 1	Rest Of World^[b]	London, England
14:45 Match 373^[b]	Paine 65' Greaves 90'	Report	Law 82'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 48,350 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

^ ^a ^b Part of the Football Association's centenary celebrations.
^ ^a ^b As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]

1970s

24 May 1971 Exhibition Match^[a]	Republic of Ireland	1 – 1	England	Dublin
	Heighway		Wagstaff	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 8,000

1976 Exhibition Match	England	8 – 0	Uxbridge F.C.	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: ?

31 May 1976 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament	Team America	1 – 3	England	Philadelphia, United States
	Scullion		Keegan Keegan Francis	Stadium: John F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance: 16,200

^ Golden Jubilee match for the Football Association of Ireland.^[9]

1980s

13 October 1981 Friendly^[a]	London XI	3 – 4	England	London
	Roeder Davies Bonds	Report	Goddard Morley Keegan McDermott	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 5,007

^ Centenary commemoration match for the London Football Association.^[10]^[11]

23 March 1982 Testimonial^[a]	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 1	England	Bilbao
20:00	Sarabia 67'		Keegan 37'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: I. Urizar Azpitarte

^ Testimonial for retiring Athletic Bilbao player Txetxu Rojo. Served as a warm-up for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, as England would play their opening round matches at the same venue.^[12]^[13]^[11]

14 May 1986 International Friendly	South Korea	1 – 4	England	Colorado Springs, United States ?
	Kang Deuk-soo ?'	News Paper	Mark Hateley ?'	Stadium: Fountain Valley School of Colorado ? Attendance: ?

28 May 1986 Exhibition Match	C.F. Monterrey	1 – 4	England	Monterrey, Mexico ?
				Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico ? Attendance: ?

4 June 1988 Exhibition Match	Bradford City F.C.	2 – 1	England	Bradford, England
				Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: ?

4 June 1988 Exhibition Match	Aylesbury United F.C.	0 – 7	England	Aylesbury, England
				Stadium: Buckingham Road Stadium Attendance: 6,000

1990s

1995

The friendly match between England and the Republic of Ireland on 15 February 1995 in Dublin had to be abandoned after 27 minutes due to missile throwing and riotous disorder among extremist elements in the England support; caps were still awarded to the players and the match (along with David Kelly's goal for Ireland) is counted as a full international; it was never replayed.^[14]^[15]^[16]

1996

26 May 1996 Exhibition Match	Hong Kong Golden XI	0 – 1	England	Wan Chai, Hong Kong
		Report	Ferdinand 35'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 26,000

1998

9 June 1998 Exhibition Match	Caen XI	0 – 1	England	Caen, France
				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 200

2010s

7 June 2010 Exhibition Match	Platinum Stars	0 – 3	England	Moruleng, South Africa
				Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Attendance: 12,000

References

^ England Football Online (February 2008). "England's Unofficial Matches". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Colin Jose. "Canadian-American Great Britain Tour, 1891–92". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ Ewing Grahame (30 December 2010). "More than 600 people were killed or injured in the first Ibrox Disaster in 1902 when Scotland played England". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Scots who played for England". Scottish Sport History. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ 45,000 view the charity 'national match, Sunday Post, 9 June 1918 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
^ ^a ^b Testimonials, Clubs and Forces, England Football Online
^ NUFC 1918/19 - Diary, A History of Newcastle United
^ ^a ^b ^c Matches of Supranational Representative Teams 1937-1970, RSSSF
^ Ireland v England XI (1971), RTE Archives
^ History of London Football Association, London FA
^ ^a ^b England matches: Testimonials, Clubs and Forces, England Football Online
^ Históricos de San Mamés VIII: Athletic - Brasil, la fiesta del centenario (Histories of San Mamés VIII: Athletic - Brazil, the centenary party), Vavel, 6 May 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Athletic Club 1–1 Inglaterra, Athletic Bilbao
^ Moore, Glenn; Murdoch, Alan (16 February 1995). "England fans in football riot". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "England v Republic of Ireland: Riot marred Lansdowne Road friendly". BBC Sport. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ Match 709: Republic of Ireland 0 England 0 - abandoned after 27 minutes, England Football Online

[4] This was scheduled as a full international and was the title decider in the 1901–02 British Home Championship. A capacity crowd was in attendance. During the first half, a new wooden stand collapsed, killing 25 and injuring 500. The match was played to a conclusion to mitigate any further crowd panic, but was not recorded as a full international fixture. The official match was replayed in England a month later.^[3]

[8] Fundraising benefit match for the Sir Douglas Haig Base Hospitals. Jimmy McMullan played for England after squad members had to pull out at short notice.^[4]^[5]^[6]

[10] Fundraising benefit match for the Prisoners of War Fund and the Ulster Volunteer Force Hospital. Newcastle United's Bill McCracken, an Ulsterman, helped to organise the event and was a guest player for England.^[6]^[7]

[11] King's Silver Jubilee Trust Fund International

[12] 75th Anniversary of the Football Association.

[XIs-14] As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]

[15] After two English players were injured in a traffic accident on their way to the match, two players from the local club Newcastle United who had been in the crowd as spectators appeared for England, including Tommy Pearson, a Scot who later also appeared for his native country.^[4]

[16] Fundraising match for the Burnden Park disaster.

[17] 90th anniversary of the Football Association.

[XIs-18] As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]

[19] The opponent was officially the 'Rest of the World', but in practice all the players were from continental Europe.

[100th-20] Part of the Football Association's centenary celebrations.

[XIs-21] As it did not take place against a standard national opponent, FIFA no longer considers this match to be valid as a full international; however, the FA still does so.^[8]

[23] Golden Jubilee match for the Football Association of Ireland.^[9]

[26] Centenary commemoration match for the London Football Association.^[10]^[11]

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