1946 to 1950 Date 28 Sep 1946 Venue Windsor Park, Northern Ireland Competition Home Championship , 1947 Fixture Northern Ireland 2 v 7 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Horatio Carter [1 mins] Wilfred Mannion [7 mins] Wilfred Mannion [28 mins] Thomas Finney [60 mins] Wilfred Mannion [61 mins] Thomas Lawton [80 mins] Robert Langton [83 mins] Northern Ireland Scorers Norman Lockhart Norman Lockhart England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Alex Russell, Bill Gorman, Tom Aherne, Jackie Carey, Jack Vernon, Jim Douglas, David Cochrane, Jimmy McAlinden, Edward McMorran, Peter Doherty, Norman Lockhart. Attendance 57111 Referee Webb [Scotland] Date 30 Sep 1946 Venue Dalymount Park, Republic of Ireland Competition Friendly Fixture Republic of Ireland 0 v 1 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [82 mins] Republic of Ireland Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Tommy Breen, Bill Gorman, Billy Hayes, Jackie Carey, Con Martin, Billy Walsh, Kevin O'Flanagan, Paddy Coad, Michael O'Flanagan, Alex Stevenson, Tommy Eglington. Attendance 32000 Referee Webb [Scotland] Date 13 Nov 1946 Venue Maine Road, England Competition Home Championship , 1947 Fixture England 3 v 0 Wales [Head to Head] England Scorers Wilfred Mannion [8 mins] Wilfred Mannion [16 mins] Thomas Lawton [39 mins] Wales Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Cyril Sidlow, Alf Sherwood, William Hughes, Douglas Witcomb, Thomas Jones, Ronald Burgess, Ernest Jones, Aubrey Powell, Stanley Richards, Ivor Powell, George Edwards. Attendance 59435 Referee Webb [Scotland] Date 27 Nov 1946 Venue Leeds Road, England Competition Friendly Fixture England 8 v 2 Holland [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Lawton [20 mins] Thomas Lawton [24 mins] Horatio Carter [30 mins] Wilfred Mannion [34 mins] Thomas Lawton [35 mins] Thomas Finney [44 mins] Horatio Carter [71 mins] Thomas Lawton [78 mins] Holland Scorers Co Bergman [37 mins] Kick Smit [87 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Johnston Blackpool Thomas Finney Preston North End Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Piet Kraak, Jan Potharst, Henk van der Linden, Bas Paauwe, Arie Vermeer, Guus Drager, Arie de Vroet, Faas Wilkes, Wim Roosen, Co Bergman, Kick Smit. Attendance 32435 Referee Martin [Scotland] Date 12 Apr 1947 Venue Wembley, England Competition Home Championship , 1947 Fixture England 1 v 1 Scotland [Head to Head] England Scorers Horatio Carter [56 mins] Scotland Scorers Alan McLaren [15 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Johnston Blackpool Stanley Matthews Stoke City Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team William Miller, George Young, John Shaw, Archie McCauley, Willie Woodburn, Alex Forbes, Gordon Smith, Andrew McLaren, James Delaney, Billy Steel, Tommy Pearson. Attendance 98200 Referee Charles de le Salle [France] Date 03 May 1947 Venue Arsenal Stadium, England Competition Friendly Fixture England 3 v 0 France [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [50 mins] Wilfred Mannion [64 mins] Horatio Carter [77 mins] France Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Edward Lowe Aston Villa Thomas Finney Preston North End Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Julien Darui, Jean Swiatek, Roger Marche, Antoine Cuissard, Jean Grégoire, Jean Prouff, Ernest Vaast, Bolek Tempowski, Emile Bongiorni, Oscar Heisserer, Jean Lechantre. Attendance 54389 Referee Baert [Belgium] Date 18 May 1947 Venue Hardturm Sportplatz, Switzerland Competition Friendly Fixture Switzerland 1 v 0 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Switzerland Scorers Jacques Fatton [27 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Edward Lowe Aston Villa Stanley Matthews Blackpool Horatio Carter Derby County Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Erwin Ballabio, Rudi Gyger, Willi Steffan, André Belli, Olivier Eggimann, Roger Bocquet, Jean Tamini, Walter Fink, Alfred Bickel, Lauro Amado, Jacques Fatton. Attendance 34000 Referee Sdez [France] Date 25 May 1947 Venue Estádio Nacional, Portugal Competition Friendly Fixture Portugal 0 v 10 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Mortensen [1 mins] Thomas Lawton [2 mins] Thomas Lawton [11 mins] Thomas Finney [21 mins] Thomas Lawton [38 mins] Stanley Mortensen [59 mins] Thomas Lawton [61 mins] Stanley Mortensen [71 mins] Stanley Mortensen [77 mins] Stanley Matthews [85 mins] Portugal Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Edward Lowe Aston Villa Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Joao Azevedo, Alvaro Cardoso, Francisco Fereira, Mariano Amaro, Antonio Feliciano, Francisco Moreira, Jesús Correia, Antonio Araujo, Fernando Peyroteo, José Travacos, Rogerio de Carvalho. Subs: Manuel Capela for Joao Azevedo (27 mins), Vasco de Oliveira for Alvaro Cardoso (29 mins). Attendance 65000 Referee Charles de le Salle [France] Date 21 Sep 1947 Venue Stade du Heysel, Belgium Competition Friendly Fixture Belgium 2 v 5 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Lawton [1 mins] Stanley Mortensen [15 mins] Thomas Finney [22 mins] Thomas Finney [60 mins] Thomas Lawton [63 mins] Belgium Scorers Jeff Mermans [34 mins] Albert De Cleyn [53 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough Timothy Ward Derby County Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Francois Daenen, Léon Aernaudts, Joseph Pannaye, Henri Coppens, Fernand Massay, Jules Henriet, Victor Lemberechts, Joseph Mermans, Albert de Cleyn, Léopold Anoul, René Thirifays. Attendance 54436 Referee Martin [Scotland] Date 18 Oct 1947 Venue Ninian Park, Wales Competition Home Championship , 1948 Fixture Wales 0 v 3 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [6 mins] Stanley Mortensen [11 mins] Thomas Lawton [25 mins] Wales Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough Philip Taylor Liverpool Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Cyril Sidlow, Ray Lambert, Walley Barnes, Ivor Powell, Thomas Jones, Ronald Burgess, Sidney Thomas, Aubrey Powell, George Lowrie, Bryn Jones, George Edwards. Attendance 55000 Referee Martin [Scotland] Date 05 Nov 1947 Venue Goodison Park - Everton, England Competition Home Championship , 1948 Fixture England 2 v 2 Northern Ireland [Head to Head] England Scorers Wilfred Mannion [84 mins] Thomas Lawton [86 mins] Northern Ireland Scorers Dave Walsh [55 mins] Peter Doherty [90 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough Philip Taylor Liverpool Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Edward Hinton, Con Martin, Johnny Carey, Willie Walsh, John Vernon, Peter Farrell, David Cochrane, Sammy Smyth, Dave Walsh, Peter Doherty, Tommy Eglington. Attendance 67980 Referee Fitzpatrick [Scotland] Date 19 Nov 1947 Venue Arsenal Stadium, England Competition Home Championship , 1948 Fixture England 4 v 2 Sweden [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Mortensen [15 mins] Thomas Lawton [18 mins] Stanley Mortensen [35 mins] Stanley Mortensen [86 mins] Sweden Scorers Gunnar Nordahl [43 mins] Gunnar Gren [60 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough Philip Taylor Liverpool Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Notts County Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Robert Langton Blackburn Rovers Opposition Team Torsten Lindberg, Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson, Sune Andersson, Bertil Nordahl, Rune Emanuelsson, Malte Martensson, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Stefan Nilsson. Attendance 44282 Referee Webb [Scotland] Date 10 Apr 1948 Venue Hampden Park, Scotland Competition Home Championship , 1948 Fixture Scotland 0 v 2 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [44 mins] Stanley Mortensen [64 mins] Scotland Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal George Hardwick Middlesbrough William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Notts County Stanley Pearson Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Ian Black, John Govan, David Shaw, William Campbell, George Young, Archie McCauley, James Delaney, James Combe, Billy Thornton, Billy Steel, Billy Lidell. Attendance 135376 Referee David Maxwell [Northern Ireland] Date 16 May 1948 Venue Stadio Communale, Italy Competition Friendly Fixture Italy 0 v 4 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Mortensen [4 mins] Thomas Lawton [23 mins] Thomas Finney [70 mins] Thomas Finney [72 mins] Italy Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal John Howe Derby County William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Thomas Lawton Notts County Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Valerio Bacigalupo, Aldo Ballarin, Alberto Eliani, Carlo Annovazzi, Carlo Parola, Giuseppe Grezar, Romeo Menti, Ezio Loik, Guglielmo Gabetto, Valentino Mazzola, Riccardo Carapellese. Attendance 58000 Referee Escartin [Spain] Date 26 Sep 1948 Venue Idraetsparken, Denmark Competition Friendly Fixture Denmark 0 v 0 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Denmark Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool James Hagan Sheffield United Thomas Lawton Notts County Leonard Shackleton Sunderland Robert Langton Bolton Wanderers Opposition Team Eigil Nielsen, Karl Hansen, John Hansen, Johannes Ploger, Carl Praest, Holger Seebach, Ivan Jensen, Viggo Jensen, Axel Pilmark, Dion Ornvold, Poul Petersen. Attendance 41000 Referee Karel Van Der Meer [Holland] Date 09 Oct 1948 Venue Windsor Park, Northern Ireland Competition Home Championship , 1949 Fixture Northern Ireland 2 v 6 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Matthews [27 mins] Stanley Mortensen [63 mins] John Milburn [65 mins] Stanley Mortensen [68 mins] Stanley Mortensen [77 mins] Stanley Pearson [79 mins] Northern Ireland Scorers Dave Walsh [50 mins] Dave Walsh [90 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal John Howe Derby County William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Milburn Newcastle United Stanley Pearson Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team William Smyth, Jackie Carey, Con Martin, William Walsh, Jack Vernon, Peter Farrell, John O'Driscoll, James McAlinden, Dave Walsh, Charles Tully, Tommy Eglington. Attendance 53629 Referee Webb [Scotland] Date 10 Nov 1948 Venue Villa Park, England Competition Home Championship , 1949 Fixture England 1 v 0 Wales [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [39 mins] Wales Scorers England Team Frank Swift Manchester City Lawrence Scott Arsenal John Aston Manchester United Timothy Ward Derby County Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Stanley Matthews Blackpool John Milburn Newcastle United Leonard Shackleton Sunderland Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Opposition Team William Hughes, Walley Barnes, Alf Sherwood, Roy Paul, Thomas Jones, Ronald Burgess, Ernest Jones, Aubrey Powell, Trevor Ford, William Morris, Roy Clarke. Attendance 68750 Referee Mowatt [Scotland] Date 02 Dec 1948 Venue Arsenal Stadium, England Competition Home Championship , 1949 Fixture England 6 v 0 Switzerland [Head to Head] England Scorers John Haines [5 mins] John Hancocks [25 mins] John Haines [36 mins] John Rowley [55 mins] John Hancocks [65 mins] John Milburn [66 mins] Switzerland Scorers England Team Edwin Ditchburn Tottenham Hotspur Alfred Ramsey Southampton John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool John Rowley Manchester United John Milburn Newcastle United John Haines West Bromwich Albion John Hancocks Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team Eugenio Corrodi, Rudi Gyger, Roger Bocquet, Bernard Lanz, Olivier Eggimann, Gerhard Lusenti, Alfred Bickel, Lauro Amado, Jean Tamini, René Bader, Jacques Fatton. Attendance 48000 Referee Karel Van Der Meer [Holland] Date 09 Apr 1949 Venue Wembley, England Competition Home Championship , 1949 Fixture England 1 v 3 Scotland [Head to Head] England Scorers John Milburn [75 mins] Scotland Scorers James Mason [29 mins] Billy Steel [54 mins] Lawrie Reilly [60 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City John Aston Manchester United John Howe Derby County William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Milburn Newcastle United Stanley Pearson Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team James Cowan, George Young, Sammy Cox, Bobby Evans, Willie Woodburn, George Aitken, William Waddell, James Mason, Billy Houliston, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly. Attendance 98188 Referee Mervyn Griffiths [Wales] Date 13 May 1949 Venue Rĺsunda Stadion, Sweden Competition Friendly Fixture Sweden 3 v 1 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [67 mins] Sweden Scorers Henry Carlsson [2 mins] Hasse Jeppson [36 mins] Egon Johnsson [43 mins] England Team Edwin Ditchburn Tottenham Hotspur Edmund Shimwell Blackpool John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City Henry Cockburn Manchester United Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Roy Bentley Chelsea John Rowley Manchester United Robert Langton Preston North End Opposition Team Karl Svensson, Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson, Kjell Rosen, Börje Leander, Sune Andersson, Egon Johnsson, Gunnar Gren, Hasse Jeppson, Henry Carlsson, Björn Backvall. Attendance 37500 Referee Giovanni Galeati [Italy] Date 18 May 1949 Venue Ullevaal Stadion, Norway Competition Friendly Fixture Norway 1 v 4 England [Head to Head] England Scorers James Mullen [5 mins] Thomas Finney [38 mins] Bjorn Spydevold [[60 mins]] John Morris [70 mins] Norway Scorers Villy Andresen [50 mins] England Team Frank Swift Manchester City William Ellerington Southampton John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City James Dickinson Portsmouth Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Morris Derby County James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Torgeir Torgersen, Bjorn Spydevold, Harry Karlsen, Knut Andersen, Thorbjorn Svenssen, Odd Andersen, Hans Nordahl, Trygye Arnesen, Villy Andresen, Gunnar Dahlen, Gunnar Thoresen. Attendance 32874 Referee Andersson [Sweden] Date 22 May 1949 Venue Stade Olympique, Colombes, France Competition Friendly Fixture France 1 v 3 England [Head to Head] England Scorers John Morris [8 mins] William Wright [24 mins] John Morris [86 mins] France Scorers Georges Moreel [1 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers William Ellerington Southampton John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End John Morris Derby County John Rowley Manchester United Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team René Vignal, André Grillon, Marcel Salva, Robert Jonquet, Roger Mindonnet, Louis Hon, Roger Gabet, Antoine Cuissard, Roger Quenolle, Albert Batteux, Georges Moreel. Attendance 61308 Referee Karel Van Der Meer [Holland] Date 21 Sep 1949 Venue Goodison Park - Everton, England Competition Friendly Fixture England 0 v 2 Republic of Ireland [Head to Head] England Scorers Republic of Ireland Scorers Con Martin [33 mins] Peter Farrell [85 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Bert Mozley Derby County John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City James Dickinson Portsmouth Peter Harris Portsmouth John Morris Derby County Jesse Pye Wolverhampton Wanderers Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Tommy Godwin, Jackie Carey, Tom Aherne, Willie Walsh, Con Martin, Tommy Moroney, Peter Corr, Peter Farrell, Davy Walsh, Peter Desmond, Tommy O'Connor. Attendance 51487 Referee Mowatt [Scotland] Date 15 Oct 1949 Venue Ninian Park, Wales Competition Home Championship/World Cup Qualifier, 1950 Fixture Wales 1 v 4 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Mortensen [22 mins] John Milburn [29 mins] John Milburn [34 mins] John Milburn [66 mins] Wales Scorers Mel Griffiths [80 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Bert Mozley Derby County John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Milburn Newcastle United Leonard Shackleton Sunderland John Hancocks Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team Cyril Sidlow, Wally Barnes, Alf Sherwood, Roy Paul, Tommy Jones, Ronnie Burgess, Mal Griffiths, Billy Lucas, Trevor Ford, Frank Scrine, George Edwards. Attendance 60000 Referee Mowatt [Scotland] Date 16 Nov 1949 Venue Maine Road, England Competition Home Championship , 1950 Fixture England 9 v 2 Northern Ireland [Head to Head] England Scorers John Rowley [6 mins] Jack Froggatt [25 mins] Stanley Pearson [33 mins] Stanley Mortensen [35 mins] John Rowley [47 mins] Stanley Mortensen [50 mins] John Rowley [56 mins] John Rowley [58 mins] Stanley Pearson [68 mins] Northern Ireland Scorers Sammy Smyth [55 mins] Bobby Brennan [75 mins] England Team Bernard Streten Luton Town Bert Mozley Derby County John Aston Manchester United Willie Watson Sunderland Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Rowley Manchester United Stanley Pearson Manchester United Jack Froggatt Portsmouth Opposition Team Hugh Kelly, Jack Feeney, Gerry Bowler, Alf McMichael, Jackie Vernon, Jim McCabe, Dave Cochrane, Sammy Smyth, Bobby Brennan, Charlie Tully, John McKenna. Attendance 57000 Referee Mervyn Griffiths [Wales] Date 30 Nov 1949 Venue White Hart Lane, England Competition Friendly Fixture England 2 v 0 Italy [Head to Head] England Scorers John Rowley [75 mins] William Wright [79 mins] Italy Scorers England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United Willie Watson Sunderland Cornelius Franklin Stoke City William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Thomas Finney Preston North End Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Rowley Manchester United Stanley Pearson Manchester United Jack Froggatt Portsmouth Opposition Team Giuseppe Moro, Alberto Bertuccelli, Attilio Giovannini, Carlo Annovazzi, Carlo Parola, Alberto Piccinini, Giampiero Boniperti, Benito Lorenzi, Amadeo Amadei, Rinaldo Martino, Riccardo Carapellese. Attendance 71797 Referee Mowatt [Scotland] Date 15 Apr 1950 Venue Hampden Park, Scotland Competition Home Championship/World Cup Qualifier, 1950 Fixture Scotland 0 v 1 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Roy Bentley [64 mins] Scotland Scorers England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Cornelius Franklin Stoke City James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Roy Bentley Chelsea Robert Langton Bolton Wanderers Opposition Team Jim Cowan, George Young, Sammy Cox, Ian McColl, Willie Woodburn, Alex Forbes, Willie Waddell, Willie Moir, Willie Bauld, Billy Steel, Billy Liddell. Attendance 133300 Referee Reginald Leafe [England] Date 14 May 1950 Venue Estádio Nacional, Portugal Competition Friendly Fixture Portugal 3 v 5 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Thomas Finney [4 mins] Stanley Mortensen [15 mins] Thomas Finney [28 mins] Thomas Finney [55 mins] Thomas Finney [72 mins] Portugal Scorers Henrique Ben-David [47 mins] Henrique Ben-David [59 mins] Manuel Vasques [70 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers William Jones Liverpool James Dickinson Portsmouth John Milburn Newcastle United Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Roy Bentley Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Ernesto de Oliveira, Virgilio Mendes, Angelo Carvalho, Serafim Batista, Felix Assuncao Antunes, Francisco Ferreira, Rogerio Carvalho, Manuel Vasques, Henrique Ben-David, José Travacos, Albano Pereira. Subs: Carlos Canario for Francisco Ferreira (26 mins), and Octavio Barrosa for Virgilio Mendes (31 mins). Attendance 65000 Referee Carpani [Italy] Date 18 May 1950 Venue Stade du Heysel, Belgium Competition Friendly Fixture Belgium 1 v 4 England [Head to Head] England Scorers James Mullen [46 mins] Stanley Mortensen [65 mins] Wilfred Mannion [68 mins] Roy Bentley [86 mins] Belgium Scorers Joseph Mermans [43 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers William Jones Liverpool James Dickinson Portsmouth John Milburn Newcastle United Stanley Mortensen Blackpool Roy Bentley Chelsea Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Thomas Finney Preston North End James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team Henri Meert, Arsene Vaillant, Léopold Anoul, Jan van der Auwera, Louis Carre, Victor Mees, Jozef van Looy, Frédéric Chaves D'Aguilar, Joseph Mermans, Albert de Hert, Georges Mordant. Attendance 55854 Referee Vicenti [France] Date 25 Jun 1950 Venue Estádio Maracană, Brazil Competition World Cup Finals - Group Stage, 1950 Fixture Chile 0 v 2 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Stanley Mortensen [27 mins] Wilfred Mannion [51 mins] Chile Scorers England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Lawrence Hughes Liverpool James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Roy Bentley Chelsea Stanley Mortensen Blackpool James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team Manuel Alvarez, Hernan Carvalho, Miguel Busquet, Atillo Cremaschi, Fernando Roldan, Jorge Robledo, Manuel Munoz, Luis Mananes, Sergio Livingstone, Arturo Farias, Guillermo Diaz. Attendance 30000 Referee Karel Van Der Meer [Holland] Date 29 Jun 1950 Venue Estádio Independencia, Brazil Competition World Cup Finals - Group Stage, 1950 Fixture USA 1 v 0 England [Head to Head] England Scorers USA Scorers Joseph Gaetjens [38 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Lawrence Hughes Liverpool James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Roy Bentley Chelsea Stanley Mortensen Blackpool James Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers Opposition Team Walter Bahr, Edward Souza, Frank Wallace, John Souza, Gino Pariani, Ed McIlvenny, Joe Maca, Frank Borghi, Joseph Gaetjens, Harry Keough, Charles Colombo. Attendance 10000 Referee Generoso Dattilo [Italy] Date 02 Jul 1950 Venue Estádio Maracană, Brazil Competition World Cup Finals - Group Stage, 1950 Fixture Spain 1 v 0 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Spain Scorers Telmo Zarra [49 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur William Eckersley Blackburn Rovers William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Lawrence Hughes Liverpool James Dickinson Portsmouth Stanley Matthews Blackpool Stanley Mortensen Blackpool John Milburn Newcastle United Edward Baily Tottenham Hotspur Thomas Finney Preston North End Opposition Team Antonio Ramallets, Telmo Zarra, Antonio Puchades, Jose Parra, Jose Luis Panizo, Silvestre Igoa, Gabriel Alonso, Estanislao Basora, Piru, Mariano Gonzalvo III, Jose Gonzalvo II. Attendance 74000 Referee Giovanni Galeati [Italy] Date 07 Oct 1950 Venue Windsor Park, Northern Ireland Competition Home Championship , 1951 Fixture Northern Ireland 1 v 4 England [Head to Head] England Scorers Edward Baily [43 mins] Jack Lee [64 mins] William Wright [85 mins] Edward Baily [86 mins] Northern Ireland Scorers Edward McMorran [74 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur John Aston Manchester United William Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers Allenby Chilton Manchester United James Dickinson Portsmouth Stanley Matthews Blackpool Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Jack Lee Derby County Edward Baily Tottenham Hotspur Robert Langton Bolton Wanderers Opposition Team Hugh Kelly, Charles Gallogy, Alf McMichael, Danny Blanchflower, Jack Vernon, Wilbur Cush, John Campbell, Edward Crossan, Edward McMorran, Bobby Brennan, John McKenna. Attendance 50000 Referee Thomas Mitchell [Northern Ireland] Date 15 Nov 1950 Venue Roker Park, England Competition Home Championship , 1951 Fixture England 4 v 2 Wales [Head to Head] England Scorers Edward Baily [31 mins] Edward Baily [40 mins] Wilfred Mannion [66 mins] John Milburn [90 mins] Wales Scorers Trevor Ford [59 mins] Trevor Ford [74 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur Lionel Smith Arsenal Willie Watson Sunderland Leslie Compton Arsenal James Dickinson Portsmouth Thomas Finney Preston North End Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough John Milburn Newcastle United Edward Baily Tottenham Hotspur Leslie Medley Tottenham Hotspur Opposition Team Iorwerth Hughes, Wally Barnes, Alf Sherwood, Roy Paul, Ray Daniel, William Lucas, Mal Griffiths, Bryn Allen, Trevor Ford, Ivor Allchurch, Roy Clarke. Attendance 59137 Referee Mowatt [Scotland] Date 22 Nov 1950 Venue Arsenal Stadium, England Competition Friendly Fixture England 2 v 2 Yugoslavia [Head to Head] England Scorers Nathaniel Lofthouse [29 mins] Nathaniel Lofthouse [34 mins] Yugoslavia Scorers Leslie Compton og [40 mins] Todor Zinanovic [72 mins] England Team Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfred Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur William Eckersley Blackburn Rovers Willie Watson Sunderland Leslie Compton Arsenal James Dickinson Portsmouth John Hancocks Wolverhampton Wanderers Wilfred Mannion Middlesbrough Nathaniel Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers Edward Baily Tottenham Hotspur Leslie Medley Tottenham Hotspur Opposition Team Vladimir Beara, Branko Stankovic, Ratko Colic, Zlatko Cajkovski, Ivan Horvat, Predrag Djajic, Tihomir Ognjanov, Rajko Mitic, Todor Zivanovic, Stejpan Bobek, Bernard Vukas. Attendance 61454 Referee Karel Van Der Meer [Holland]